8 juillet 2015

By Sarab Atiyat - EvoLLLution. Private companies have the potential to become an integral source of providing education within the coding sector of the IT industry in Bangladesh because Bangladesh is currently a hub for outsourcing IT services to a worldwide market. More...

By Steven Ender - EvoLLLution. It was an evolutionary thinking process. Starting back in 2009, we were facing the biggest recession in the country. Michigan was impacted more so than other states because we had been in a recession prior to 2009. More...

By Charles Dull - EvoLLLution. Eighteen years ago I began teaching online and was immediately flooded with warnings from education colleagues and associates: They will take all that is in your head and make it a computer program, students cannot engage online, it’s a flash in the pan fad, it’s a lower-quality product, it will last and eliminate faculty, it will only last because of easy access. On and on the warnings poured in. More...

By Edward W. Finn III - EvoLLLution. For years, Information Technology (IT) and Instructional Technology were misconstrued as synonyms.  The assumption was that an IT professional could seamlessly integrate technology into the classroom without the need to know anything about pedagogy. More...

By William Gaskill - EvoLLLution. In most university-affiliated programs, IEP directors have considerable autonomy and a wide range of responsibilities in addition to academic and administrative oversight. These include developing and managing large budgets, marketing and program promotion, establishing partnerships and agreements with overseas study abroad consulting agencies, and overseas student recruiting. More...

By Jackie Anderson - EvoLLLution. Change in higher education is an anomaly. Universities still do the same thing, the same way, as the last three centuries of administrators/educators before. The mere mention of changing existing processes or structure evokes many emotions from staff, including fear, confusion and stress. More...

By Elizabeth Dooley - EvoLLLution. Adult students have unique perspectives and specific needs. Institutions are finding a range of ways to meet these needs. For example, West Virginia, like many other states, offers a flexible, non-traditional Regents degree program for adult learners. More...

By Laura Weidner - EvoLLLution. A community college lives and dies by its reputation for quality instruction and learning outcomes. If the quality of that learning is compromised in any way, the entire institution is hurt. A poor quality course—whether delivered online, on campus, or onsite at a corporate workplace—can create negative ripples in numerous directions. More...

By Jeff Fanter - EvoLLLution. Engagement can be defined in a number of different ways. I believe one of the most important, yet simplest, forms of engagement is being able to assist a student whenever they need assistance, wherever they are. More...

By John Ebersole - EvoLLLution. It has often been noted that institutions of higher education are prone to “follow the leader” behavior, especially when it comes to innovation and the acceptance of new ideas. What the big-name institutions say, adopt and do is seen as providing a type of legitimacy that can be used as “cover” for decision-makers at lesser-known schools. If Harvard, Stanford or MIT are doing something new (say, MOOCs), then it’s seen as acceptable for others. More...