Par Denys Lamontagne. Beaucoup de plates-formes de cours en ligne offrent maintenant leurs services dans le nuage et invitent les usagers à présenter leurs cours sans frais sur leur site. Ils se financeront à partir de vos revenus de cours ou encore en fonction du niveau de personnalisation et de service que vous souhaitez offrir. Voir l'article...
Utiliser son compte personnel de formation en e-learning : pensez-y !
Le Compte Personnel de Formation remplace le DIF depuis la réforme de la formation professionnelle de mars 2014. Il est possible de l'utiliser pour se former, en elearning. Une méthode peu connue mais qui peut s'avérer aussi bien intéressante pour les salariés souhaitant se former que leur responsable des ressources humaines. Voir l'article...
Le e-learning, une « capsule pédagogique »
Par Antoine Teillet. Formations à distance, formations présentielles, à chaque tenant ses arguments sur les atouts et les handicaps de chaque mode d’apprentissage. Avec cependant un constat de plus en plus partagé : la meilleure solution réside en l’association de ces formules. Voir l'article...
Build, Buy or Buddy: Supporting Retention for Online Students
By Deborah Bushway - EvoLLLution. Distance education, and online course and degree delivery in particular, has experienced impressive growth during the past 15 years. Recent research indicates that online enrollments continue to grow, even though the pace of growth has slowed. Additionally, increasing numbers of academic leaders consider online delivery to be a primary component of the institution’s strategy. Interestingly, when asked about barriers to online growth, these same academic leaders cited concerns about student success and retention in online programs. More...
Engaging Experiences and Student-Centered Service Critical to Online Retention
By Timothy Gordon - EvoLLLution. Numerous studies published in recent years paint online learning as something of a gamble for students. Though it provides a flexible pathway for non-traditional learners to access post-secondary content, the success rates tend to be lower than in-class options. That said, students that persist through at least one online course have higher completion rates than those that never enroll in an online course. More...
Online Students Require Greater Engagement from Institution
By Beth Brunk-Chavez - EvoLLLution. The systems and processes most colleges and universities have in place to manage their on-campus students do not work for online learners. Most of these processes are reliant on the notion that on-campus students have the time and capacity to go from office to office and wait for responses. More...
Exploring Pricing Issues for High-Quality Online Programming
By Ross Dickens - EvoLLLution. All insights below reflect the experience at the University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin) and within its College of Business and Global Affairs (CBGA). The answers are not meant as “best practices” examples, but simply as “this practice” realities. UT Martin has, roughly, 7,500 students, with about 5,000 of those on campus on a regular basis. More...
Hybrid Format Solves Online’s Student Engagement Challenges
By Robert T. Monroe - EvoLLLution. As students become increasingly non-traditional, the demand for highly convenient, flexible approaches to degree completion is rising. However, it’s critical that, in providing such flexible options for learners, institutions don’t ignore the non-academic elements that make their programs truly great. More...
Online Learning Doesn’t Have to Be Isolating: Exploring the Mentoring Model
By Angie Besendorfer - EvoLLLution. When I mention that I work for Western Governors University (WGU), an online university, many people tell me, “I tried that once but I just didn’t have the self-discipline.” Their experience with online learning included little beyondlogin information and a final deadline. Luckily, online education is progressing dramatically. More...
Improved Analytics Critical to the Personalization of Online Learning
By Michael Horn - EvoLLLution. The evolution of technology and technological tools over recent years has positively impacted the effectiveness of online learning, which has transformed into a highly engaging, highly integrated platform for students to pursue postsecondary credentials with maximum flexibility. Of course, as with any technology, there is still room for improvement and growth. More...