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The Linguistic Deception of the Phrase Best Practices: A Critical Analysis of Articles Discussing “Best” Practices in Online Learning

This article examines the use of the phrase best practices in academic literature that discusses online learning. Results of our study indicate that, despite the ubiquity of this phrase in academic literature concerning online pedagogy, the majority of articles lack empirical support for promoting certain approaches as best practices. Faculty and administrators would be well […]

Insights Gained from Pandemic Response [video]

Three higher ed IT leaders discuss some of the lessons they are learning as they respond to current challenges. EDUCAUSE Review

Learning During the Pandemic

The inequitable ways the move to remote learning has affected different groups of students; are recession-affected students flocking to online courses? What’s happening with the fall semester? Inside Higher Ed  

Adapting to online learning in a pinch

Emergencies are inevitable–but a strong online learning plan can help with continuity and student success eCampus News Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

April 17, 2020 at 3pm EST: “Thinking on the Edge of the Box” – Michael Beaudoin, Ed. D., Emeritus Professor of Education

Current as well as aspiring distance education leaders, attempting to introduce innovative  programs and practices into conventional academic settings are often so eager to demonstrate they are ‘thinking outside the box’ that the new ideas they advocate appear too different and too radical compared to current practices, and thus frequently end-up alienating rather than attracting […]

5 Easy Ways to Infuse Learning Science into Remote Teaching

In my experience, the key to successful online learning — or any learning for that matter — is recognizing that durable, long-lasting and serviceable knowledge is acquired when there is increased cognitive effort. In the world of remote or online teaching, that’s not always easy to achieve. Campus Technology

WGU to Host Webinar on Maintaining Student Support in Online Higher Ed

The webinar will stream Thursday, April 16, and highlight the online university’s approach to personalized support for institutions moving to virtual learning amid COVID-19 outbreak. Western Governors University

Daily Updated Resources and Information for Online Learning

A drastic experiment in progress’: How will coronavirus change our kids? At the start of World War II, millions of children were evacuated from London and other cities and sent to live with foster parents in the English countryside. What happened to these children became a subject of study for psychoanalyst Anna Freud, who wrote […]

Higher Ed IT Funding Request for Federal Emergency Relief Bill

In March 2020, Congress and the Trump Administration negotiated and passed a $2.2 trillion emergency relief bill to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. EDUCAUSE worked to keep its members informed and engaged in supporting the higher education community’s request for the relief package, which ultimately yielded $14 billion in funding for colleges and […]

EDUCAUSE COVID-19 QuickPoll Results: Grading and Proctoring

With the massive and abrupt move to remote teaching and learning, higher education institutions need to address course grading and exam proctoring to maintain educational continuity. EDUCAUSE Review

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