Models for selecting and using technology: 3. Broadcast or communicative?
This is the third post in a series on selecting and using technology for teaching and learning.
The first two were Models for selecting and...
Instructional design: the times they are a’changing
Last week I attended a very interesting workshop, called Just ID, at the University of British Columbia. The workshop was organized with the support of...
DE in Community Colleges in the USA: 2010 in review
Lokken, F. (2011) Trends in eLearning: Tracking the Impact of eLearning at Community Colleges: 2010 Distance Education Survey Results Washington DC: Instructional Technology Council.
This carefully conducted...
Book: Managing Technology in Higher Education now available
Bates, A. and Sangrà, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Co.
Now out!...
Blackboard diversifies – but will it work?
Kolowich, S. (2011) Blackboard's next phase Inside Higher Education, February 22
I'm catching up a bit on some old news feeds, and thought this was...
Research on Virtual Learning Environments
Smart, C. (2011) VLEs at the heart of curriculum innovation, JISC e-Learning Focus, February 7
This article looks at four projects using VLEs in the...
Blackboard gets into data analytics
Schaffhauser, D. (2011) Blackboard buys into data analytics Campus Technology, February 8
Interesting report on the purchase by Blackboard of iStrategy, a data warehouse and...
e-learning outlook for 2011
What's in my crystal ball for e-learning in 2011? (For how well I did in my predictions for 2010, see e-learning retrospective - how...
Video on understanding the difference between an LMS and PLEs
PLEs meet LMSs
This 4 min 30 sec YouTube video is an 'animated' chat about the differences between Learning Management Systems (the man) and Personal...
Innovative e-learning in the Vancouver area
I worry about the often negative tone of many of my posts. It was therefore a great pleasure to attend the joint Justice Institute...