Been feeling guilty that its so long since last blogged (and I am meant to set an example 
) so here is a thought for today.
Just received a phone call from one of our college students, she was concerned that she couldnt see her course online. I did a bit of digging and found that the course wasnt "Live" (we only make our courses live when a staff member says that they wish to have an online course).
Having spoken to to the student I found that the lecturer hadnt said that they would be using Bb in class or that there were materials online. However the student had done a different course with us last year which did have online materials - so she assumed that her course this year would have online materials.
So 4 years ago having a online course with good material might have been a "Wow" factor, now it is becoming expected.
Lets assume that OFSTEAD and other monitoring bodies lag a year or so behind students, that gives teaching staff a year or so to get online - or explain to an inspector why they think it benefits their students not having online materials/support/communiction/collaboration.
Hmm - should I anticipate a stampede of Dinosaurs in the near future?
