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24 avril 2018

The future of college looks like the future of retail

University Business Magazine logoOnline learning has come a long way since the turn of the millennium. It certainly hasn’t displaced traditional colleges, as its biggest proponents said it had the potential to, but it has gained widespread popularity: The number of students in the U.S. enrolled in at least one online course rose from 1.6 million in 2002 to more than 6 million in 2016. More...

24 avril 2018

How institutions can ensure their online offerings are up to scratch

University Business Magazine logoAdoption and offering of online programming is on the rise at postsecondary institutions across the United States and Canada, it’s continued growth being driven by a number of trends coming together. Of course, development, delivery and support of online programming requires a different set of competencies and priorities from institutional leaders than the more traditional face-to-face offerings that have been the bread and butter of higher learning academies for generations. More...

24 avril 2018

Why no one finishes an online course—and why it doesn’t matter

University Business Magazine logoIn 2015, we learned that the global market for online learning reached $107-billion, a number that got the attention of thousands of educators and entrepreneurs. More...

22 avril 2018

Hosting Diversity or Embracing It?

Diversity is a key issue for most colleges and universities today—how to achieve it, how to manage it. While listening to a report on NPR about Purdue’s acquisition of Kaplan University’s online learning platform, it struck me that generational diversity should be added to the list of the kinds of diversity that universities should value. More...

20 avril 2018

Why online teaching requires rigorous training

Why online teaching requires rigorous training (Mary Burns)
Mary Burns, Larry Cuban on School Reform, Classroom Practice, January 12, 2014
If this headline is true, then I am a bad online teacher, because I have not had rigorous training. But I don't think I'm a bad online teacher. So there is something wrong with the statement in the headline. More...

20 avril 2018

Online Learning's Complex, Fractured Landscape

HomeBy Doug Lederman. Survey of chief online officers shows enormous variation in how colleges define and structure digital education, in terms of pricing, program structure and use of instructional design. More...

19 avril 2018

Online courses benefit Chinese children in poor areas

Screenshot-2018-4-19 Techno-News BlogTechno-News Blog. A news report by China.org.cn on China’s live streaming industry transforming the classes in poor areas: There are only three students at Lumacha Primary School in a remote, mountainous area of northwest China’s Gansu province. More...

19 avril 2018

Amazon to close TenMarks online education service after 2018-19 school year

Screenshot-2018-4-19 Techno-News BlogTechno-News Blog. Amazon will close its TenMarks online math and writing learning service after the 2018-2019 school year, the latest surprise twist in the tech giant’s foray into education technology. More...

19 avril 2018

Working the Online Crowd: Humor and Teaching with Tech

Screenshot-2018-4-19 Techno-News BlogTechno-News Blog. Humor is a tough nut to crack. In the face-to-face classroom, it works great to keep the troops awake and actively breathing. Effective techniques include goofy activities, oddball writing assignments and witty comments. Prodding students into a laugh proved to be a viable strategy and I was very successful at it. More...

13 avril 2018

Putting a Faculty Face on Distance Education Programs

Putting a Faculty Face on Distance Education Programs
The Triad model resurfaces in this article from Syllabus devoted to defining and describing the role of the on-site facilitator, the third link in online learning (after student and subject expert). More...

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