Archive for the ‘Online Learning’ Category

Download Report: Grade Increase: Tracking Distance Education in the United States

Distance education enrollments increased for the fourteenth straight year, growing faster than they have for the past several years. From 2002 to 2012 both distance and overall enrollments grew annually, but since 2012 distance growth has continued its steady increase in an environment that saw overall enrollments decline for four straight years and the largest […]

The Case(s) Against Personalized Learning

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are backing it with hundreds of millions of dollars. States from Florida to Vermont have adopted supportive laws and policies. And school districts across the country are embracing this emerging education trend. But as “personalized learning” takes root, it’s also coming under greater scrutiny. Education Week 

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

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 […]