3 Reasons to Go Online with New Student Orientations

Moving new student orientations to a fully online or blended format has made these programs more affordable, convenient, and accessible for students and their families, and more efficient and streamlined for college and university staff. EDUCAUSE Review

October 18, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Learner Support Services, Management

Coursera for Campus Extends Free Plans, Adds Enhancements

Coursera has announced that it is continuing its offer of free courses for students and whole campuses, along with some enhanced functionality. Free access to Coursera for Campus was announced in March, to help institutions of higher education transform their programs to online formats. Access to 3,800 courses offered in the Coursera catalog was expected […]

October 18, 2020 | Announcement, Daily News, Higher Education

Institutional Support for Online Teaching in Quality Assurance Frameworks

The widespread growth of online education at higher education institutions necessitates institutional support for the development, implementation, and sustenance of online education. Faculty who teach online are at the forefront of implementation and play a critical role in online student success. In this scoping review, 13 online education quality frameworks were analyzed for the types […]

October 18, 2020 | Accreditation, Assessment, Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design

Procrastination and Delayed Assignment Submissions: Student and Faculty Perceptions of Late Point Policy and Grace

An exploratory study using a questionnaire was conducted among 597 full-time enrolled online students and 53 full-time online faculty teaching at a private university in the Southwest. Results are presented in frequency tables and participant feedback to compare differences and similarities of instructor and student perceptions of reasons for late assignment submission, late point policy, […]

October 18, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design

It’s Complicated: The Relationship Between Participation in Academic Coaching and Program Completion in Online Graduate Students

Among graduate students at one completely online university, it previously was found that participation in synchronous one-on-one academic coaching even once increased the odds of persistence 6 to 9 months later 2.66 times. To examine the longer-term impact of this service, this study was designed to investigate the relationship with program completion by comparing the […]

October 18, 2020 | Coaching, Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Online Learning, Online Training

A Whole-School Approach to Virtual Learning

Over the last decade, K-12 online learning has surged. The same technologies that let us interact face to face at the press of a button, and enable companies to do business anytime from anywhere, are being leveraged to connect students to a high-quality education outside of the traditional classroom. However, the increased adoption of online […]

October 18, 2020 | Daily News, K-12, Learners, Teacher Education, Teachers, Teaching

Virtual Learning Should and Can Be Hands-On

Alexis R. Abramson, an engineering dean, provides advice on how to replicate the experiential learning of labs, group projects and field research in virtual and hybrid classes. Inside Higher Ed

October 14, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design

An exploratory study of students’ perceptions of learning management system utilisation and learning community

Blackboard Learn is one of the learning management systems (LMSs), which is used in teaching to manage user learning interventions and assist in the planning, distribution and evaluation of a specific learning process. The purpose of this study was to investigate how the functionalities of Blackboard Learn were used in online courses and how students […]

October 14, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Learners, Learning Management Systems

A Comparison of Student Technology Acceptance between Traditional and Non-Traditional Students Using Online Learning Technologies

Online learning has changed higher education, emerging as a primary source for delivering courses and programs to students. As online learning has grown, more non-traditional students have entered college, many for the first time. Consequently, many of these non-traditional are experiencing online learning, and the technologies that deliver them, for the first time. Retention rates […]

October 14, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Learners, Technology

I’ve Been There! Fostering Student Academic Leadership in the Online Environment

Fostering student academic leadership in an online environment can be challenging.  How can a program provide peer support to students while equipping them for current and future leadership roles?  Discussion will include an analysis of the Doctoral Graduate Assistant Program and Doctoral Advisory Board opportunities at American College of Education. Online Journal of Distance Learning […]

October 14, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Management