Six priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010
Summary of my priorities
1. A requirement for all newly appointed full-time instructors in public Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to have a formal certification in...
The state of e-learning 2009
It's that time of year again. Here's a personal look back at e-learning in 2009 (I will do another blog on priorities for Canadian...
Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations
Wright, C., Dhanarajan, G. and Reju, S. (2009) Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations IRRODL, Vol. 10, No. 1
I...
Offline online courses
Thomas Edison State College, one of New Jersey’s 12 senior public institutions of higher education, offers associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in more than...
Call for action on open education from NMC and the Open University of Catalonia
A communiqué has just been released about the outcome of the Open Ed Tech conference held jointly by NMC and UOC in Barcelona October...
What technology students have this year
Smith, S., Salaway, G., and Caruso, J. The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2009—Key Findings Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied...
Learning English via games on cell-phones in rural India
Simmi Aujla (2009) In Rural India, Learning English via Cellphone Chronicle of Higher Education, October 21
A project based at Carnegie Mellon University will study...
Useful sources on mobile learning
The Ontario Educator Meetup has a useful reading list on mobile learning, mainly web posts about mobile learning in schools.
Thanks again to Richard Elliott's...
Free book on mobile learning in higher education
Jan Herrington, Anthony Herrington, Jessica Mantei, Ian Olney and Brian Ferry (editors), (2009) New technologies, new pedagogies: Mobile learning in higher education, Wollongong, Australia:...
Informal mobile learning for banana farmers in Africa
Arnquist, S. (2009) In rural Africa, a fertile market for mobile phones New York Times, October 5
An article showing how mobile phones are being...