March 18, 2010

E-Learning Project Management

A special issue of the Journal of Distance Education has been published with a focus on project management of e-learning.


Table of Contents

March 16, 2010

Researching the Net Generation: Separating Fact from Fiction

Elluminate Live presentation: March 17, 10 am PDT
Mark Bullen, Tannis Morgan, Adnan Qayyum

http://elluminate.nait.ca/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1261533799686

Description

Generation is often used to explain and rationalize the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in higher education. However, a comprehensive review of the research and popular literature on the topic and an empirical study at one postsecondary institution in Canada suggest there are no significant generational differences in how learners say they use ICTs or their perceived behavioural characteristics. The results of this investigation add to a growing body of research that calls into question the prevailing net generation discourse that argues that generation can be used to explain the use of ICTs in higher education. This presentation will review and analyze the key net generation claims and the growing body of empirical research that contradicts the popular view of the net generation learners as being sophisticated users of digital technologies with unique needs.

March 13, 2010

Commonwealth of Learning Newsletter

The latest issue of the Commonwealth of Learning newsletter, Connections has been published:
Contents:
FRONT COVER:
Samoa Workshop Develops VUSSC Maritime Training Materials
PCF6 in India, 14-28 November 2010; Kerala
PCF5 Souvenir DVDs
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb

NEWS:
Excellence in Distance Education Awards; Nominations deadline: 30 April 2010
COL at CHOGM 2009
Commonwealth Welcomes Rwanda
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/News.aspx

COL IN ACTION:
Lifelong Learning for Farmers: Sri Lanka
Honorary COL Advisors Named
COL Launches Blog (www.col.org/blog)
Closer Ties with USP
Open Schools Association Launched
OERs for Open Schools
LIVES: Mobile Phones for Learning
LINUX for IT Managers
Developing Capacity in Radio Scriptwriting in Africa
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/inAction.aspx

IN FOCUS:
Meeting the Growing Demand for Teacher Education
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/InFocus.aspx

FAIR COMMENT:
Time for a Radical Change in Teacher Education
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/FairComment.aspx

FROM OUR PARTNERS:
IGNOU celebrates 25 years
COL Publications in Chinese
Environmental Engineering Courses
Internet Radio in Maldives
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/Partners.aspx

NEW RESOURCES
Mega-Schools, Technology and Teachers: Achieving Education for All (Routledge; Daniel)
Multi-media for Open Schools (NAMCOL)
EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010 (UNESCO)
Good Practice in Information and Communications Technology for Education (ADB)
Guidelines for Broadcasters on Promoting User-generated Content (CBA/UNESCO)
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/NewResources.aspx

PEOPLE:
A Fresh Perspective: Reflections on a Lifelong Learning for Farmers Study Tour in India (Lydia Meister, COL staff)
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/People.aspx

EVENTS:
COL RIM Introduced to African Universities
Case Writing Workshop in Bangladesh
Harnessing the Potential of Media for Learning
Upcoming Events
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/Events.aspx

EDTECH NEWS:
eReaders
Mobile Phone Banking in Africa
Virtual Servers
The Learning Potential of Google Wave
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/EdTech.aspx