COVID-19 and Online Education Decisions

New survey data show pandemic may be disproportionately influencing women to choose online education over in-person options. Inside Higher Ed

July 30, 2020 | Accessibility, Daily News, Higher Education, Home Schooling, K-12, Online Proctoring, Policy

Listen to Podcast Series From Epsilon XR on eLearning Presented by Industry Leaders, Including Dr. Saba

Epsilon XR is passionate about the impact that e-learning is having in learning and development programs all around the world. Data has shown that e-learning is optimizing employee performance, leading to better quality of work, a stronger customer experience, and an increase in revenue. In an effort to become a resource to L&D professionals, Epsilon XR […]

July 26, 2020 | Daily News, Elearning

Download Report: Remote to Hybrid Learning: A Position Paper on a Paradigm Shift for Education

The fallout from COVID-19, continuing advances in digital technology, and intensifying pent-up demand for student centered learning have combined to present an unprecedented opportunity to transform education across whole systems. We have been impressed by the tireless action to address the emergency needs of students and families. We are deeply encouraged by the growing desire […]

July 26, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, K-12, Learners, Learning Design, Online Learning, Online Teaching

Cultivating Online Faculty Growth Through Leadership Training

Whether in business or education, leadership should always take steps to prepare employees for increasing responsibilities and future leadership roles. Continuous leadership training helps ensure employees are prepared to lead their classrooms as well as step into future leadership roles with confidence. Cultivating faculty leadership has numerous benefits for not only the faculty involved, but […]

July 23, 2020 | Daily News, Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Leadership Professional Development, Management

As Fall Approaches, Schools Work to Improve Remote Learning

Schools made a dramatic shift to remote learning when school closed in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic with varying degrees of success, and now as fall nears, districts hope to be better prepared than last time. Center for Digital Education

July 23, 2020 | Daily News, K-12

The Effect of Online Core Courses Enrollment on Student Success: The Case of University System of Georgia

This study examines the impact of online core courses on students’ academic and financial outcomes of postsecondary students. To do so, we analyzed data from a large sample of students in the University System of Georgia (USG), governing agency of Georgia’s 26 public universities and colleges. Since 2001, USG has offered “eCore” courses: lower-division core […]

July 21, 2020 | Daily News, Governance, Government, Higher Education, Online Learning, Online Teaching

What’s Next for Remote Learning?

Colleges spent millions of dollars facilitating the pivot from face-to-face to remote instruction last spring. Administrators who oversee online learning don’t want that investment to go to waste. Inside Higher Ed

July 21, 2020 | Daily News, Digital Media, Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Online Learning, Online Teaching

IU [Indiana University] Report Offers 4 Recommendations for Online Teaching this Fall

Indiana University has released preliminary findings from a survey of undergraduates and instructors across its all of its campuses, examining their experiences of the transition to remote instruction this past spring. The research was conducted by the eLearning Research and Practice Lab, a unit within IU’s Pervasive Technology Institute, as part of the “Mega-Study of […]

July 18, 2020 | Assessment, Daily News, Higher Education, Online Learning, Online Teaching

Development and Validation of the Purdue Global Online Teaching Effectiveness Scale

The currently available measures of online teaching effectiveness (OTE) have several flaws, including a lack of psychometric rigor, high costs, and reliance on the construct of traditional on-the-ground teaching effectiveness as opposed to the unique features of OTE (Blackman, Pedersen, March, Reyes-Fournier, & Cumella, 2019). Therefore, the present research sought to establish a psychometrically sound […]

July 18, 2020 | Analytics, Assessment, Daily News, Higher Education, Online Learning

Download Report: The Missing Metrics: Emerging Practices for Measuring Students’ relationships and networks

Young people need the right resources at their disposal to navigate uncertain times and to pursue their evolving interests and passions. All too often, however, a critical resource in the opportunity equation repeatedly goes unmeasured: students’ social capital. Social capital describes students’ access to, and ability to mobilize, relationships that help them further their potential […]

July 18, 2020 | Daily News, Discussion Forum, Higher Education, Interaction, Interaction Analysis, K-12, Learners, Learning Communities, Learning Ecosystems