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The newest version of the Colleague Intelligent Learning Platform from Ellucian includes a user-friendly central repository that is designed to make it easier for faculty to store, share, and manage all their course learning materials. At Marietta College in Ohio, the new functionality is providing a shared resources area that is easily accessible to its […]
Key Takeaways Working successfully with students having diverse educational backgrounds and abilities in self-directed learning demands diverse approaches, including mass customization of study plans supported by a technology- and analytics-driven solution. Western Governors University provides students and their faculty mentors an online coaching report based on each student’s pre-assessment and assessment results by topic […]
For only the second time in the U.S., a college has been formally accused of targeting minorities and women in TV and online advertisements. And a group of students claims the for-profit institution fell well short of accreditation requirements, costing graduates jobs over the past two years. eCampus News Full Article
TABLE OF CONTENTS NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY (NACIQI) HOLDS MEETING FOR RECOGNITION REVIEWS BILL TO COMBAT VISA FRAUD BY UNACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS ADVANCES IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SEEKS TO CLARIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAMS USDE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS OVERTURNED USDE TO ESTABLISH NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING […]
WASHINGTON — A proposed change that would lead to smaller Pell Grants for some students enrolled in online classes was intended to prevent financial aid fraud. But advocates for distance education fear it’s the first in a possible series of unintended consequences, as the Education Department prepares to take steps to crack down on fraud […]
nside Higher Ed survey about faculty views of online educationis on point. Since I had participated by filling out the survey, I was curious about its findings. My interest surged after reading the related article by Steve Kolowich — who noted that for professors “the rise of online education excites them more than it frightens […]
Apple iPads are lagging behind their hype on four-year campuses, while e-textbooks finally seem to be living up to theirs. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
The rising cost of textbooks—along with the rise of easy-to-use publishing tools online—has helped drive the popularity of open source materials and professors’ taking a do-it-yourself approach to textbook publishing. Here are three professors who wrote their own textbooks and are distributing them free. Wired Campus Full Article
As professionals develop their careers, distance learning is becoming a growth area for universities The Guardian Full Article
Joel Smith, vice provost and CIO at Carnegie Mellon University (PA), believes that education technologists have not yet fully explored the potential of partnering with learning scientists and others seeking to inform instruction. CT talked with Smith about the need for these new partnerships. Campus Technology Full Article