The View of the Future – Kim Holland

In the past, information (knowledge) and access to that information (knowledge), was very difficult and expensive. Libraries routinely chained the books to the shelves. Books were expensive to produce, because they had to be created one at a time. Access to books were restricted to a few locations and few could read the words scribed [...]

New tools for a old world – Kim Holland

‘Who are I?’ Yes, the plural for I’m not one person but many. I wear many hats and I’m sure you do as well. One individual, yes, but many roles I play. Let me explore me, at least a small part of me; the part of me being an academic involved with Distance Studies. First, [...]

WebCT in your life – Kim Holland

At Western (yes I know the full name) about one third of the undergraduate classes use Webct. This percentage varies from faculty to faculty and from department to department. To look at the most recent data (2008) check out http://www.uwo.ca/its/reach/ITSOpPlanUpdate-Dec08.pdf. As the data in this file shows, over time more classes are using this learning management [...]