Flicking through The Age newspaper on Monday, a headline caught my eye: Going the distance. The article, part of an education supplement, celebrated the fact that “for 100 years, long-distance learning has helped Victorian students who can’t get to regular schools”. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Academic development; ODL does it better
Last week I received hard copy of a report on academic staff development in Australia, Development of Academics and Higher Education Futures. Prepared by Peter Ling from Swinburne for the Council of Australian Directors of Academic Development (CADAD) and supported by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), the report was the main output of a project which was designed to document current approaches, identify issues and provide recommendations to address such challenges. Continue reading