These 2 posts (Part 1 and Part 2) by Tony Bates, consider the need for change in Higher Education and the role that technology has in supporting that change.
In reading Part 1, the current 19th Century industrial model of education that universities still cling on to is all too familiar. While many will see what [...]
Technology and the future of Higher Education
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Innovation · Learning · Technology · Transformation · change · changing culture
Education for a digital world
July 4th, 2008 · No Comments
This book gives a detailed and comprehensive coverage of how digital technologies can be used to transform our present, outdated, industrial model of education. Co-published by BC Campus and the Commonwealth of Learning, it is available as a free download. As we are aware, despite the widespread availability of new technologies, their impact on teaching [...]
Tags: Learning · Technology · Web 2.0 · changing culture · collaboration · social · teaching
