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New copyright fee will see students pay more for learning materials
(Edmonton Journal, 2010-04-14)
Access Copyright has just published a fee proposal with the Copyright Board of Canada that will substantially increase the fees that college and university students pay for their learning content.
Titled the Access ...
Cloud computing and adult literacy: How cloud computing can sustain the promise of adult learning
(AlphaPlus, 2010-12-31)
Cloud
Computing
and
Adult
Literacy
is
the
final
report
of
an
Alpha
Plus
Project
to
examine
How cloud computing can sustain the promise of Adult Learning. The report
includes a review of recent literature ...
Report on UNESCO/COL Workshop New York June 18 - 19 2011
(2011-07-17)
A description of a UNESCO Chair meeting of participants outlining the presentations and recording the goals and meeting outcomes.
AUPress: A Comparison of an Open Access University Press with Traditional Presses
(2011-08-30)
This study is a comparison of AUPress with three other traditional (non-open access) Canadian university
presses. The analysis is based on the rankings that are correlated with book sales on Amazon.com and
Amazon.ca. ...
AU Press on Iphone: A Stanza implementation
(WASET (World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, 2010-03-29)
This case study explores problems and solutions encountered when converting PDF documents for distribution and review on mobile devices. At Athabasca University (AU) researchers have initiated a process for the implementation ...
A Canadian educational initiative falls victim to technology: Industry Canada allows cellphone providers to abandon commitment to provide bandwidth for learning programs
(Edmonton Journal, 2010-02-24)
A consortium of Bell and Rogers, known as Inukshuk, is dropping out of its obligation to support education in Canada.
Historically, the 2500-2690 MHz wireless bandwidth, was designated for educational use in Canada and ...
Report on the assessment and accreditation of Learners using OER
(2013-09-17)
This report shares the findings and lessons learned from an investigation into the economics of disaggregated models for assessing and accrediting informal learners, with particular attention to the OER University (OERu) ...
Cloud computing and adult literacy: How cloud computing can sustain the promise of adult learning
(Datamatics Global Services Limited, 2013)
Adult literacy in Canada consists of a patchwork of large and small adult
education providers: many of them are autonomous community societies,
some are school boards, and others are community college based, as well
as ...
Formalising informal learning: Assessment and accreditation challenges within disaggregated systems
(Open Praxis, 2014)
This paper shares the findings and lessons learned from an investigation into the economics of disaggregated models for assessing and accrediting informal learners, with particular attention to the OER universitas (OERu) ...
The Open Educational Resources Movement:: Free learning for all students
(IEEE, 2012-07-05)
In recent years, the term Open Educational Resources (OER) has emerged, aiming to promote open access to digital educational resources that are available online for everyone at a global level [1]. The term was first adopted ...