Boardroom Despatches: E-learning - Will Its Day Ever Come?
This oddly disjointed article asks whether e-learning's day will ever come. It concludes that it will, but in between is a somewhat suspect comparison between British and American model of learning, one that involves flying a student from Scotland to the U.S. every couple of months. More...
Supercourse
The Supercourse is an online repository of more than 1000 free online lectures on epidemiology, prevention and public health. It boasts more than 9000 faculty members from 134 countries. More...
If I Wanted to Make Money in Elearning...
George Siemens offers this light look at potential business models in e-learning. Some of the ideas are better than others. I'm not sure how much money there is to be made creating a portal, for example. More...
By . The Open University, described by several commentators as one of the most successful innovations in Britain since the Second World War, is currently going through an existential crisis, which culminated two weeks ago with the resignation of its Vice-Chancellor, Peter Horrocks, following a devastating vote of no confidence by faculty and staff. More...
By Lindsay McKenzie. A federal requirement for online colleges to tell students whether their academic programs meet state licensing requirements may be postponed. More...
Techno-News Blog. The union, with its roughly 100,000 workers, expects the state will need to fill annually 65,000 allied health positions — non-physician jobs like medical assistant, MRI technician and billing coder — through 2024. More...
Techno-News Blog. All of these colleges set up extensive centralized staffs to support online offerings, which the report identifies as a key component to their success. UCF, for example, has a 90-person team “that includes instructional designers, media support resources, faculty professional development staff, and quality assurance staff.” At ASU, a centralized innovation team called EdPlus employs 250 people. More...
Techno-News Blog. Faculty members from the University of Central Florida wrote in Evolllution about the strategies to building engagement for online students. Citing common factors leading to “transactional distance” for students, such as a lack of feedback or unresponsiveness from admissions officers or instructors, poor course design or detachment from campus life, the authors say that building student confidence begins with the school’s readiness to answer questions and to provide support for the online learning process. More...
Techno-News Blog. Online learning has a different set of requirements and can demand more motiviation, self-discipline and a greater level of commitment than heading to class on-campus. On the other hand, if you’re juggling a full-time job and other commitments, online study means greater flexibility. More...
Techno-News Blog. A new charter school in central Indiana plans to blend the teachings of a traditional Hoosier career path with modern technology. The Indiana Agriculture & Technology School is an online public school that is tuition-free, and as part of the learning process, students spend time on a 600-acre farm north of Morgantown. More...
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