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The political philosophy (from the U.S. Declaration of Independence) that “all men are created equal” succinctly captures the raison d’être and phenomenal successes of American higher education. Today, the deepest commitment to this idea of fair play is affordable access to a higher education that offers the opportunity to cultivate knowledge, envision and pursue a […]
ast year, a proposal in Congress to require all federally supported research to be placed online, freely available, attracted considerable attention and debate — and ultimately stalled.Read the Full Article
CHAPEL HILL — Responding to growing statewide demand for affordable access to quality higher education, the University of North Carolina system is launching the University of North Carolina Online, a central website that provides convenient one-stop access to more than 130 online degree, certificate, and licensure programs offered by the 16 UNC campuses. Read the […]
The FBI’s University Education Program (UEP) offers educational and professional development opportunities to its employees. UEP is partnering with Capella to strengthen the FBI workforce and contribute to the Bureau’s strategic goals and help FBI employees develop key management leadership skills and competencies. This new agreement continues a tradition of cooperation between Capella and the […]
With Applications From Nontraditional Students Rising, More Universities Are Revamping Evaluation MethodsRead the Full Article
What if RateMyProfessors.com — the site that professors love to hate — is more accurate than they think? Or what if officially sanctioned student evaluations of faculty members — which many professors like to contrast with RateMyProfessors.com — are just as dubious as RateMyProfessors?Read the Full Article
ABSTRACT: Higher education institutions undertake a range of approaches to evaluating and making judgments about the quality of their e-learning provision. This paper begins by exploring benchmarking as one current strategy in common use in universities to identify and implement quality practices: from the use of checklists (for example, of best practices and standards) to […]
University launching major push into growing marketRead the Full Story
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AbstractThis document describes the collaborative process we have utilized in conceptualizing a electronic portfolio requirement for all teacher education majors. We outline the philosophical, logistical, and infrastructure considerations that have been part of the process along with the portfolio structure we have adopted; we demonstrate several examples of potential portfolio types and approaches; and we […]