By Mark Lieberman. Template structures for online courses are becoming more common across higher ed. While they can create efficiency, some instructors worry they're stamping out individual agency. More...
Plug-and-Play Online Courses: Innovation or Dystopia?
University of Idaho Expands Online and Video With PanaCast Systems
By Mark Lieberman. The University of Idaho has purchased 12 PanaCast 2 camera systems that facilitate video conferencing and online learning. More...
What's the Price of an Online Education?
By Mark Lieberman. How much students should pay for online programs varies widely from institution to institution. More...
Spartanburg Methodist College Selects D2L
By Mark Lieberman. Spartanburg Methodist College, in South Carolina, will transition from Moodle and Savant's VCAMP360 to the cloud-based Brightspace platform by D2L, the company announced last week. More...
New Database of Teaching and Learning Centers Nationwide
By Mark Lieberman. Centers for teaching and learning at institutions across the U.S. will be easier than ever to find and contact, thanks to a new interactive tool from the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network. More...
Carnegie Mellon Rolls Out Open Learning Science Tools
By Mark Lieberman. Under the OpenSimon banner, named for the institution's innovation-minded Simon Initiative, newly available tools include an OER authoring tool, a learning analytics hub and a secure repository for research data. More...
Horizon Report Highlights Upcoming Challenges
By Mark Lieberman. The latest edition of the Educause Horizon Report, an analysis of future trends in higher education, is available here. More...
Trial and Error: Refining Online Courses With Constant Feedback
By Mark Lieberman. Struggling to figure out how best to serve students? One professor tried a radical approach: he asked them. More...
UC Davis Adds Online Short Courses Powered by 2U
By Mark Lieberman. The University of California, Davis, this summer will launch new online short courses in leadership and strategic negotiations as part of its existing partnership with the online program manager 2U, the company announced last week. More...
Doing It Yourself: The ‘Internal OPM’ Model
By Mark Lieberman. As concerns about outsourcing ring out across online education, several institutions have carved out niches by developing in-house capacity that resembles OPM functions. More...