Navigate an Online Course’s Learning Management System
These online platforms typically enable students to access course materials, receive grades and communicate with classmates. U.S. News & World Report
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Faculty Collaboration and Technology in the Liberal Arts
In response to enrollment and revenue declines, residential liberal arts programs are seeking ways to contain costs and build institutional capacity, while maintaining the quality of a liberal arts education. Some institutions have banded together to form robust consortia to share resources and distribute burdens. And some of these consortia have focused their efforts on […]
Download Report: Crossing the Line: What Counts as Online Harassment?
Crossing the Line: What Counts as Online Harassment? Americans agree that certain behaviors constitute online harassment, but they are more divided on others Pew Research Center surveys have found that online harassment is a common phenomenon in the digital lives of many Americans, and that a majority of Americans feel harassment online is a major […]
A double-loop evaluation process for MOOC design and its pilot application in the university domain
The diffusion of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is significantly changing the way people learn and update their knowledge and competencies. Although the benefits characterizing MOOCs, which leverage on free and open access to know-how and digitized materials, there are some challenges which call for improving and enhancing the existing methods and approaches for MOOCs […]
Making Sense of the Information Seeking Process of Undergraduates in a Specialised University: Revelations from Dialogue Journaling on WhatsApp Messenger
Aim/Purpose: The research work investigated the information seeking process of undergraduates in a specialised university in Nigeria, in the course of a group assignment. Background: Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process (ISP) model is used as lens to reveal how students interact with information in the affective, cognitive and physical realms. Methodology: Qualitative research methods were employed. […]
A Learning Analytics Approach for Evaluating the Impact of Interactivity in Online Video Lectures on the Attention Span of Students
Aim/Purpose As online video lectures rapidly gain popularity in formal and informal learning environments, one of their main challenges is student retention. This study investigates the influence of adding interactivity to online video lectures on students’ attention span. Background Interactivity is perceived as increasing the attention span of learners and improving the quality of learning. […]
New Book: Best Practices in Planning Strategically for Online Educational Programs
Best Practices in Planning Strategically for Online Educational Programs is a step-by-step guide to developing strategic plans for creating and implementing online educational programs within higher education institutions. From conception to execution and assessment, the successful management of purposeful online educational programs in colleges and universities carries increasing importance and a unique set of requirements. […]
Development of an institutional framework to guide transitions into enhanced blended learning in higher education
The rapidly changing digital landscape is having a significant influence on learning and teaching. Our study assesses the response of one higher education institution (HEI) to the changing digital landscape and its transition into enhanced blended learning, which seeks to go beyond the early implementation stage to make the most effective use of online learning […]
Print versus digital texts: understanding the experimental research and challenging the dichotomies
This article presents the results of a systematic critical review of interdisciplinary literature concerned with digital text (or e-text) uses in education and proposes recommendations for how e-texts can be implemented for impactful learning. A variety of e-texts can be found in the repertoire of educational resources accessible to students, and in the constantly changing […]
Supporting Analytics through Data Integration and Governance
[This article is the fourth in a 2017 series that presents case studies related to the theme of integration and partnerships as reflected in enterprise IT: Communicating the Business Value of Enterprise IT Integrating Data and Systems to Support Next-Generation Enterprise IT Aligning Institutional Processes Through Business Process Redesign Supporting Analytics through […]