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