By Erica Cirino. Digital learning opportunities are widely available and abundant today. From MOOCs to digital study aids to virtual tutoring, there are many ways for students to hone their academic skills while still maintaining flexibility in their schedules. An added bonus? They can often do this from the comfort and convenience of their own computer, smartphone, or other electronic device. More...
By Greg Smith. In 1949, University of Maryland University College (UMUC) first sent faculty overseas to provide higher education at U.S. military installations. Fast forward to 2017, and UMUC is the largest online public university in the United States, celebrating our 70th year of serving adult students in Maryland and around the world. More...
By Meris Stansbury. As online learning continues to grow as an increasingly viable option for postsecondary and continuing education (at least 5.8 million US students are enrolled in at least one online course), especially as non-traditional students are becoming the norm, there still exists a universal unfamiliarity with online learning that has led to the proliferation of several myths or misconceptions about this popular mode of learning. More...
Submitted by Tim Goral. The 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act is often considered the landmark in the democratization of higher education, assuring postsecondary access to more than the privileged few and ensuring, simultaneously, the education of scholars and the training of a highly skilled workforce. Over 150 years later we need to re-envision the implementation of the concepts put forward through the grand purpose of that step and the series of Acts that followed (Hatch Act of 1887, Morrill Act of 1890, Smith-Lever Act of 1914) in light of today’s technology and needs. More...
By Joshua Kim. My wife and I are in a mixed marriage.
I work in online education. She dislikes learning online.
I spend the majority of my time and energy trying to figure out how to leverage technology to improve education. More...
By Joshua Kim. What about small residential colleges, places that differentiate around an in-person residential learning experience. More...
Conformément à la loi du 7 octobre 2016 pour une République numérique, les enseignements délivrés par les établissements d'enseignement supérieur peuvent être dispensées soit en présence des usagers, soit à distance, le cas échéant, sous forme numérique, soit selon des dispositifs associant les deux formes.
Un volume minimal d'enseignement pédagogique, fixé par voie réglementaire, peut être assuré en présence des étudiants.
L'enseignement à distance doit être totalement ou majoritairement conçu et organisé par des enseignants de l'établissement et être assorti d'un accompagnement personnalisé des étudiants.
Chaque établissement doit arrêter les conditions de la validation des enseignements au plus tard à la fin du 1er mois de l'année d'enseignement, sans les modifier en cours d'année.
La validation des enseignements contrôlée par des épreuves organisées à distance sous forme numérique, doit être garantie par la vérification de l'identité du candidat ; celui-ci devant disposer des moyens techniques lui permettant le passage effectif des épreuves. La surveillance de l'épreuve et le respect des règles applicables aux examens doivent aussi être garanties.
Décret n° 2017-619 du 24 avril 2017. Voir l'article...
By Paul Fain. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities this week introduced a new online course that seeks to help college administrators design and use proactive student advising systems. More...
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