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Rural Development Using Elearning: Learning Technologies in the Knowledge Economy
(2010-07-15)Historically, small provinces and states have been bypassed by the great metropolitan areas in economic development. However, as the new advanced training technology sector of the economy grows, distance from markets is ... -
A snake, some oilBook review of Silicon Snake Oil by C. Stoll. CMC Magazine
(CMC Magazine, 1995-09-01)Silicon Snake Oil could represent a first attempt to compile a database on every negative aspect that could possibly be attributed to cyberspace. In one long whine, Stoll lists off everything that can and does go wrong ... -
Standards: it is not just about compliance
(Elearning Reports, 2005-01)On a recent conference tour of the Americas, and before setting off to Australia for CORDRAs and Hawaii for IEEEs PERL workshops, respectively, CanCore’s Norm Friesen and Rory McGreal took a breather to discuss the latest ... -
Stealing the goose: Copyright and learning
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004-11)The internet is the world’s largest knowledge common and the information source of first resort. Much of this information is open and freely available. However there are organizations and companies today that are trying ... -
Stop paying twice for educational material: Online resources, open content make textbooks obsolete
(2009-10-22)Let’s eliminate government waste AND save the environment. Paper-based school textbooks, workbooks, and test materials, not to mention multimedia, videos and educational games are being bought and re-bought or licensed and ... -
A systems analysis of TeleEducation NB - a province-wide distributed distance learning network
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Technologies of online learning (elearning)
(Athabasca University, 2004)This chapter includes an examination of some of the most exciting technologies and features used in online instruction today, and those we may use tomorrow. Education is one of the fastestgrowing economic and social sectors ... -
TeleCampus student numbers survey
(DEOS News, 2000)A survey was undertaken to determine the number of students worldwide currently studying online. The authors surveyed 520 institutions whose courses are listed in the TeleCampus Online Course Directory to obtain enrollment ... -
Telecourse instructor's manual
(TeleEducation NB, 1997)The manual is designed for people who want to develop and deliver a telecourse using various communication tools. Instructions, invaluable advice as well as checklists are included to guide you through your preparation. -
TeleEducation driving the electronic highway: The New Brunswick model
(GLOSAS News, 1994)The principal strength of the initiative in New Brunswick is the high degree of cooperation and collaboration in implementing projects among all sectors. The TeleEducation initiative is being used as a driver to promote ... -
TeleEducation NB and the Telecampus online course database: Building the learning industry in New Brunswick
(Commonwealth of Learning, 1999)The TeleCampus online course database (http://database.telecampus.com) is a project of TeleEducation NB. It has implemented as a comprehensive online course database sponsored by Industry Canada, the World Bank, the ... -
The TeleEducation NB Programme Development Fund: Using distance education to promote economic development
(Canadian Association of Distance Education, 2000)The initial TeleEducation New Brunswick Programme Development Fund (PDF) was a provincial economic development initiative that supported proposals for the design of online distance education courses and programs. It provided ... -
TeleEducation NB: An open, distributed, bilingual Province-wide distance education network
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Teleeducation NB: Developing a provincial learning industry
(T,H.E. Journal, 1998)The NB provincial advanced training technology sector gains enormously from the TeleCampus initiative. Opportunities for profit are increased as on-line training projects that are exportable outside the province are ... -
TeleEducation NB: People problems and solutions in a Canadian province-wide distributed distance learning network
(DEOS News, 1999)TeleEducation NB (TENB) is a province-wide distributed learning network that assists educational institutions and private sector companies in delivering distance education. As an example of a province-wide distributed ... -
Ten reasons for not doing web-based instruction (and ten responses)
(Distance Education Report, 1998)Ten reasons for not doing web-based instruction -
Téléapprentissage et mondialisation de l'enseignement [English translation]
(Éducation, 2002-12)As the new advanced training technology sector of the economy grows as a global enterprise, distance from markets is no longer a factor, particularly in the design and delivery of online courses. Small remote areas can ... -
A Typology of Learning Object Repositories
(2007-09-06)In this paper, the investigator attempts to create a comprehensive listing of learning object repositories (LORs) and address the following research questions. 1. What types of LOR are available on the Internet? 2. What ... -
Virtual platforms at Athabasca University
(2012-08-12)The Athabasca University environment includes a virtual media lab (the e-Lab) which is an integrated website platform for curriculum enhancement and development, social networking, and pedagogical and disciplinary research. ...