Today’s college students are logging more screen time and less seat time, thanks to a push from state and university leaders to enroll them into online courses as a way to save money and reach people who can’t come to campus. More...
Santa Clara University on launching its first online MBA program
In this interview, the senior assistant dean of graduate business programs at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business shares lessons learned from the recent launch of Santa Clara’s first online MBA program, and how the school adapted its marketing efforts to extend the reach of the new program. More...
Maintaining the faculty voice in asynchronous online courses
Anxiety about teaching used to be confined largely to staying up to date on the subject matter I was teaching and getting up to speed on new learning technologies (if I deemed them applicable and worth the effort). More...
Are you ready to go online? Key considerations for new online education initiatives
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) selected Lynn University to join the Consortium on Instructional Excellence. More...
The Hybrid Conundrum
By Matt Reed. For a while, it did. It combined a Netflix-like ability to order DVD’s online with the option of in-store pickup and return. It was advertised as the best of both worlds, and in a sense, it may have been. But in trying to do two things, it didn’t do either terribly well. Now Netflix is a powerhouse, and Blockbuster an artifact. More...
Learning Innovation = Residential Education + Online Learning
By Joshua Kim. Last week at the Summit for Online Leadership and Administration + Roundtable I was asked to define learning innovation. More...
Online Options Give Adults Access, but Outcomes Lag
By Doug Lederman. Using newly available federal and state-by-state data, an analyst explores states' embrace of fully online learning and whether it drives adult students' access and success. More...
Five Ways to Build Community in Online Classrooms
Techno-News Blog. I was still dealing with the real issues of isolation, fear, and frustration that results in students leaving their online courses. More...
Are You Ready To Go Online? Key Considerations for New Online Education Initiatives
Techno-News Blog. While successes online are fairly well documented, failures are not as public The online space is getting more and more crowded, so you must define what it is that differentiates you. More...
Why Online?
Techno-News Blog. Online learning is no longer the wave of the future. Today, it is a significant part of many students’ educational experience and estimates suggest that, by 2019, 50 percent of all high school courses will be offered online. More...