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Download Reports: Trends in Higher Education Reports Find Published Tuition and Fees in Grant Aid for Students Continue to Grow at Moderate Rates

NEW YORK — The College Board’s 2018 Trends in Higher Education reports released today—Trends in Student Aid and Trends in College Pricing—show a continuation of moderate growth in college prices and grant aid and declines in undergraduate student borrowing. Published tuition and fee prices of colleges and universities were about the same in 2018-19 as […]

Administrative Considerations Impacting the Quality of Online Teaching

While content and pedagogical knowledge are the foundation of quality instruction, there are a number of administrative, policy, and operational factors that influence instructional behaviors. Understanding the influence (positive or negative) of operational functions on teaching and learning can help inform policies, procedures, and support to maximize the teaching and learning dynamic in the online […]

Instructional Design: Study of a Widening Scope of Practice

Instructional design continues to evolve and demonstrates positive growth. Understanding of the field remains limited by relative novelty, simplistic definitions, and linear depictions. This study investigates the current state of practice to reveal a wide scope, a diverse range of functions and specializations present in instructional design. The chiefly quantitative study included more than 250 […]

Cheating and Plagiarism in E-Assessment: Students’ Perspectives

The aim of this study was to identify students’ perceptions on cheating and plagiarism and trust in e-assessment according to their assessment experience and mode of learning as well as exploring their concerns in e-assessment. Participants were 952 students from two public universities in Turkey and Bulgaria. The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey. […]

Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and Affect

Supporting productive peer-to-peer interaction is a central challenge in online courses. Although cooperative learning research provides robust evidence for the positive outcomes of face-to-face cooperative learning (Johnson & Johnson, 1989), online modes of cooperative learning have provided mixed results. This study examines the effects of synchronous versus asynchronous interaction on students’ sense of cooperation, belonging, […]

Helping doctoral students crack the publication code: An evaluation and content analysis of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Getting published in an academic journal is no easy feat, especially for doctoral students and English as a second language speakers, seeking to publish in English. Considering the relatively low acceptance rate for educational technology journals, this article seeks to provide guidance by following the framework of rigour, impact, and prestige (West & Rich, 2012) […]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S FY 2019 ANNUAL PLAN INCLUDES INCREASED SCRUTINY OF ONLINE LEARNING

Although the current administration in Washington continues to enthusiastically embrace online learning, in 2019, online learning may face heightened scrutiny. In late November, the U.S. Department of Education released its FY 2019 Annual Plan. Over the coming year, the Department of Education promises to take a closer look at the activities of online program management […]

Why every college should create learner profiles

Collaborating with your Registrar’s office is the key to creating a student-centered pedagogy eCampus News

50 Colleges Hit With ADA Lawsuits

Jason Camacho, a blind resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., is suing 50 colleges over the accessibility of their websites. The 50 lawsuits, filed in November, say the colleges are in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, as their websites are not accessible to people with disabilities. Camacho uses a screen reader and said he experienced […]