Download Report: Education Pays 2019: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society

As in previous editions, Education Pays 2019: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society documents differences in the earnings and employment patterns of U.S. adults with different levels of education. It also compares health-related behaviors, reliance on public assistance programs, civic participation, and indicators of the well-being of the next generation. In addition […]

January 31, 2020 | Cost of College, Daily News, Higher Education, Reports & White Papers

Join us on the online webinar: Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning for the Future of Higher Education – Dr. Farhad Saba & Dr. Rick Shearer – February 6, 2020 at 3pm ET – Open Session

  Join us online: Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning for the Future of Higher Education – Dr. Farhad Saba & Dr. Rick Shearer – February 6, 2020 at 3pm ET – Open Session February 6, 2020 at 3pm Eastern Time US – Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning for the Future of Higher Education– Dr. Farhad Saba […]

January 30, 2020 | Announcement, Daily News

LEARNING to Realize Education’s Promise

The World Development Report 2018 (WDR 2018)—LEARNING to Realize Education’s Promise—is the first ever devoted entirely to education. And the timing is excellent: education has long been critical to human welfare, but it is even more so in a time of rapid economic and social change. The best way to equip children and youth for […]

January 26, 2020 | Daily News, K-12, Reports & White Papers

Evidence-Based Learning: Futures Using learning design and learning analytics to empower teachers to meet students’ diverse needs

With the introduction of learning design in early 2000 and learning analytics in 2012, the OU has led the way in how teachers make complex decisions to design interactive courses, and how students can maximise their learning potential. The next obvious steps would be to include AI, personalisation, and student-led learn- ing analytics to provide […]

January 26, 2020 | Analytics, Daily News, Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Learners, Learning Design

S&P’s higher ed outlook stays negative in 2020

S&P Global Ratings gave nonprofit colleges and universities a negative outlook for the third-straight year, citing continued challenges that could do more to hurt than help institutions’ credit ratings. However, well-resourced institutions with broader reach and recognition are expected to fare better than smaller, regional schools, the ratings agency noted in a report explaining its outlook. The […]

January 26, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Markets

Creating a Taxonomy of Leadership Competency Development

A great deal of literature in leadership studies focuses on “what” to teach in regard to leadership (Komives, Lucas, & McMahon, 2013; Northouse, 2014), “how” to effectively teach leadership (Collinson & Tourish, 2015; Rosch & Anthony, 2012), the educators “who” teach leadership (Jenkins & Owens, 2016; Seemiller & Priest, 2015), and even “where” leadership can […]

January 26, 2020 | Business, Competency Based Education, Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Leadership Professional Development

Early Detection of Students at Risk – Predicting Student Dropouts Using Administrative Student Data from German Universities and Machine Learning Methods

To successfully reduce student attrition, it is imperative to understand what the underlying determinants of attrition are and which students are at risk of dropping out. We develop an early detection system (EDS) using administrative student data from a state and private university to predict student dropout as a basis for a targeted intervention. To […]

January 26, 2020 | Daily News, Data Mining, Higher Education, Research

Have a question? Just ask it: using an anonymous mobile discussion platform for student engagement and peer interaction to support large group teaching

This article analyses the pilot of an anonymous question and answer mobile application with a large cohort of undergraduate students (460) enrolled on an Operations Strategy Management module. The mobile application allowed students to pose anonymous questions to both peers and staff, create replies and vote on questions posted by other users. The aim of […]

January 26, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Learner Engagement, Research

Distance Learners’ Experiences of Silence Online: A Phenomenological Inquiry

Although learner silence in face-to-face classrooms has been the topic of considerable research interest, relatively little investigation has been done into learners’ experience of silence in distance education. Guided by a phenomenology of practice approach, this study explores the lived experiences of online silence, using interview data gathered from 12 graduate students who were engaged […]

January 26, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Learner Engagement, Learning Design

Microblogging with Padlet: Students’ New Writing Experience on A2–B1 Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

This research work aims to answer the question, compared to conventional media, whether the use of Padlet as a microblogging platform can improve students’ German writing skills for A2 – B1 level CEFR standard. Students in the class A wrote with conventional paper sheet. Meanwhile, students in the class B wrote essay writing assignment through […]

January 26, 2020 | Daily News, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Research, Technology