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The Future of Digital Distance Learning The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 2019 National Conference is the premier event for professionals in the distance learning industry. Our 2019 event will be held Monday May 20, 2019 – Thursday May 23, 2019 and promises to deliver an action-packed agenda that will bring together distance […]
Background Competency‐based education (CBE) as a means of awarding degrees and credentials in higher education has emerged as a student‐centric, personalized academic design with the potential to transform learning; however, the variety that currently exists in program design and delivery has limited the development opportunities for systemic enterprise solutions. To scale, expand, and enhance the […]
This study investigated to determine the online course design elements that are associated with student online course satisfaction. A total of 90 online courses were reviewed, using the course checklist based on the Quality Matters rubric. The results show that course structure and layout were inconsistent across courses within a program or department, and several […]
This article reports on a pilot undergraduate subject that incorporated a range of technology-enhanced learning approaches including online lectures, an online site for in and out of class communications, and strong encouragement for students to blog and use Twitter. This paper evaluates student engagement through the social networking sites (SNS), focusing on the online communication […]
Likely the most significant and life changing technologies of the 21st Century is the adoption of social media as major components of commercial, entertainment and educational activities. In this article, I overview the supposed benefits of the application of these tools within formal higher education programs. I then discuss the disadvantages and challenges, with a […]
If we are to bring about lasting changes around the use of technology in teaching and learning in colleges and universities, we need to understand the practices that staff undertake and the challenges they face. Effective and sustained change comes from a place of working in service to pedagogies, and practices that support and surround […]
Universities are increasingly looking towards online technology to assist their students. Grammarly advertises itself as the world’s most accurate online grammar checker, yet little research exists on its performance as a feedback tool in universities. This paper reports on a study investigating students’ perceptions of Grammarly when used in conjunction with advice from an academic […]
Millions of dollars are being invested in “digital literacy,” “digital skills,” and “digital readiness” programs across different sectors and countries. Nevertheless, such efforts have limited coordination and are uneven across covered topics due to the lack of a globally shared understanding and framework for digital competencies and standards. Digital Intelligence (DQ) is a comprehensive set of […]
In the fast moving eLearning and distance education environment of today major businesses and large institutions of higher education may have to rely on independent course creators to provide the necessary instructional experiences for their students or license courses that are produced by another large business or university system. Whether a course creator works in […]
I usually see artificial intelligence explained in one of two ways: through the increasingly sensationalist perspective of the media or through dense scientific literature riddled with superfluous language and field-specific terms. There’s a less publicized area between these extremes where I think literature needs to step up a bit. News about “breakthroughs” like that stupid […]