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Laura Dicht has since last November served as manager of online program quality in New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. Before that, she spent two years as an instructional designer for the school. In the nine months in her new role, she’s gathered some newfound insights into the online teaching experience, shaped new processes […]
New Approaches to Judging Quality in Higher Education: Profiles of Emerging Methods Apart from Traditional Accreditation The purpose of this report is to profile a selection of emerging approaches to judg- ing quality in higher education that represent a range of stakeholder interests andperspectives. This report includes three sections: Part 1. Quality Assurance at a […]
Faster and more wide-ranging innovation is often urged as the key to solving the various challenges that currently face humankind, from climate change to income inequality. This article looks at a complex example of innovation, the portability ofqualifications proposed in Groningen Declaration, and reviews some of the politi- cal and social obstacles that might slow […]
It is increasingly important that higher education institutions can audit and evaluate the scope and efficacy of their digital learning resources across various scales. To-date there has been little effort to address this need for a validated, appropriate and simple to execute method that will facilitate such an audit; whether it be at the scale […]
An evolving workforce will demand lifelong learning, and higher-ed reform will have to mold postsecondary education to follow suit eCampus News
Higher education is in a time of transition. Colleges and universities are seeking—and sometimes struggling—to keep pace. The challenges come from a number of directions: the changing population of students, evolving demands of the workplace and society into which students will enter, new frontiers in pedagogy powered by new technologies and research on learning, existing […]
Colleges seek guidance about looming federal requirement for online colleges to tell students whether academic programs meet licensing requirements in their home states. Inside Higher Ed
Accreditation in the United States: U. S. Department of Education Accrediting Agencies Recognized for Distance Education and Correspondence Education by the U. S. Department of Education Accreditation: U. S. Department of State , Education USA Council for Higher Education Accreditation Accreditation of Online Degree Programs: Frequently Asked Questions, U.S. News & World Report Higher education […]
There has been much discussion in the higher education and accreditation communities about the bill in the House of Representatives (H.R. 4508) to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, introduced in December 2017. The bill has been passed by the House Education and Workforce Committee and awaits moving to the floor of the House. Some of […]
Last September, Western Governors University was told that it may owe up to $712 million to the federal government. The fine was recommended after an auditor’s report concluded the school was offering what amount to “correspondence courses” rather than courses that meet all the specific criteria needed to qualify for financial aid eligibility under Title […]
