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A Comparison of Student Technology Acceptance between Traditional and Non-Traditional Students Using Online Learning Technologies

Online learning has changed higher education, emerging as a primary source for delivering courses and programs to students. As online learning has grown, more non-traditional students have entered college, many for the first time. Consequently, many of these non-traditional are experiencing online learning, and the technologies that deliver them, for the first time. Retention rates […]

I’ve Been There! Fostering Student Academic Leadership in the Online Environment

Fostering student academic leadership in an online environment can be challenging.  How can a program provide peer support to students while equipping them for current and future leadership roles?  Discussion will include an analysis of the Doctoral Graduate Assistant Program and Doctoral Advisory Board opportunities at American College of Education. Online Journal of Distance Learning […]

Gallaudet University gives students Apple devices to ease online learning

Gallaudet University is working with Apple to equip students and faculty with technology and improve the quality of their education, which is taking place entirely online this semester, the company announced Thursday. edscoop

Experts speaking: Crucial teacher attributes for implementing blended learning in higher education

While blended learning in higher education is valued for various reasons such as addressing students’ needs for flexibility, blended learning implementation remains a challenging process. Because the teacher lies at the heart of any educational change process, the current qualitative study investigates crucial teacher attributes for blended learning implementation from the perspective of experts. Experts […]

Download White Paper: Re-Inventing the Classroom Experience: 7 Attributes of a Hybrid Learning Environment

In order for teachers to plan and students to thrive, schools need an instructional model that works as well at home as it does in school. In March 2020, when schools closed, it became evident that teachers and students who were implementing my student-focused instructional framework — ​The Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom​ — were able to […]

The need for standards of quality

As an increasing number of schools and districts throughout the state of Michigan are including an online learning format in their academic programs, there is a related and growing need to ensure students are receiving the highest quality education in this format. Having a set of nationally-recognized “standards of quality” for schools and districts will […]

Universities told to prepare all students for AI-driven future

With artificial intelligence used increasingly across nearly all professional sectors, universities need to provide students with the opportunity to learn about AI and data science, from their most basic levels of application to deeper understandings of their development, so learners can apply that knowledge to future careers, education leaders said during a webinar Wednesday. edscoop

Podcast: Dr. Rick Shearer Shares Insight Into Transactional Distance Theory with Dr. LeRoy Hill

In this session, Dr. Rick Shearer shares insight into Transactional Distance Theory as originally proposed by Prof. Micheal Moore. Listen to the Podcast Let’s Talk eLearning is a podcast series that shares success tips on elearning and distance education. The podcast was created as a way to assist pratitioners to understand some key issues, challenges […]

TIME FOR CLASS: COVID-19 EDITION, PART 2

This is the second report in an ongoing series designed to understand the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and learning in higher education; it serves as a follow-up to our first report, Time for Class – A National Survey of Faculty During COVID-19, which was released in early July. The current report […]

Strategic Hiring: Using Job Analysis to Effectively Select Online Faculty

Unlike training and professional development, hiring faculty for online teaching remains underexplored by scholars. It is imperative that faculty hiring be approached thoughtfully and strategically so that institutions can deliver quality online instruction in alignment with their missions, visions, and values. To address this need, this article illustrates how to use job analysis as the […]

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