Dear Colleagues: Here's an interesting article with the core argument for why Canada needs to establish five new digital universities maintenant. While I recognize the author's own bias in light of his own social location, I'd recommend considering more deeply the issues raised and the rationale for the shift. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tonybates.ca_2018_11_12_why-2Dcanada-2Dneeds-2Dfive-2Dnew-2Ddigital-2Dlearning-2Duniversities_&d=DwIF-w&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=VDXTC_bSZ_YNjENou35xzq2EFahL2mH0R0v34juTF_o&s=KQOZOOUcX5l692xTe3XUr5Y2cQfapwFM9clqWNRmrg0&e= [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tonybates.ca_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_Centre-2Dfor-2DDigital-2DMedia-2D2-2D1.jpg&d=DwIF-w&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=VDXTC_bSZ_YNjENou35xzq2EFahL2mH0R0v34juTF_o&s=WUTMYd61jeIwFxc4W0oxjtbjavU03042i6GD4KMA2-Q&e=]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tonybates.ca_2018_11_12_why-2Dcanada-2Dneeds-2Dfive-2Dnew-2Ddigital-2Dlearning-2Duniversities_&d=DwIF-w&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=VDXTC_bSZ_YNjENou35xzq2EFahL2mH0R0v34juTF_o&s=KQOZOOUcX5l692xTe3XUr5Y2cQfapwFM9clqWNRmrg0&e=> Why Canada needs five new digital learning universities | Tony Bates<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tonybates.ca_2018_11_12_why-2Dcanada-2Dneeds-2Dfive-2Dnew-2Ddigital-2Dlearning-2Duniversities_&d=DwIF-w&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=VDXTC_bSZ_YNjENou35xzq2EFahL2mH0R0v34juTF_o&s=KQOZOOUcX5l692xTe3XUr5Y2cQfapwFM9clqWNRmrg0&e=> www.tonybates.ca The Centre for Digital Media: a possible ‘hub’ for a new digital university? Following the results from the recent national survey of online learning and distance education in Canadian universities and colleges, and also my work for Contact North’s Pockets of Innovation project, I have come to the conclusion that there is an urgent need to establish new forms of higher education in ... With kind regards, -Joe Dr. Joseph H. Michalski Acting Academic Dean and Associate Academic Dean King’s University College at Western University 266 Epworth Avenue London, Ontario, Canada N6A 2M3 Tel: (519) 433-3491 Fax: (519) 963-1263 Email: [log in to unmask] ______________________ eið + 1 = 0 ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1
