In 2004 the United Kingdom e-University failed and was put out of its misery. The analysis of this failure was, and is, extensive and ongoing. Historians will no doubt provided us with a nuanced assessment of the failure that draws on a variety of strands and contributing factors.
I’m not going to be that sophisticated in [...]
Michael suggested I might want to comment on issues other than the eMM during this visit to his blog, so today I (Stephen) want to talk about the wider use of technology in the learning environment. A recent article in the Communications of the ACM started me thinking about the issues that face institutions engaging [...]
In my first post as a visitor to Michael’s blog I quoted Michael Fullan as encapsulating the motivations behind my research. I’m going to repeat that quote again as this post is going to focus on change:
“The answer to large-scale reform is not to try to emulate the characteristics of the minority who are getting [...]
In my last post I (Stephen) promised to explain in more detail what the e-Learning Maturity Model (eMM) is and how it might be of use. The eMM is an example of a process maturity model and, like all such models, its founded on a basic presumption that success in any complex endeavour is a [...]
Thanks Michael for this opportunity to share a kiwi perspective on e-learning and to talk about the eMM. I should start by saying that although I have been Acting Director at the UTDC, I’m now back in my primary role as a senior lecturer in e-learning. My Director is Professor Tom Angelo, well known and [...]
