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Download Article: How research informs educational technology decision-making in higher education: the role of external research versus internal research

Research use in educational decision-making has been encouraged and well documented at the K-12 education level in the United States but not in higher education, or more specifically for educational technology. We conducted a qualitative study to investigate the role of research in decisions about acquiring and using educational technology for teaching and learning in […]

Obtaining an Exemplary Online Program Endorsement: A Case Study

Because funding for many higher education institutions is based on student persistence and graduation rates, and because competition for online student enrollments is fierce among public and private institutions, quality and competitiveness in online course development, instruction, and administration is imperative. Additionally, because distance education processes and policies are reviewed by accrediting agencies, actions taken […]

Structural changes in the landscape of Spanish distance universities

The main national distance learning universities were launched before the emergence of the Internet. In order to adapt to digital connectivity, these universities had to modify their organizational and methodological procedures. But in recent years important changes have emerged in the field of educational technology, and this has significantly altered the higher education sector. This […]

Few Colleges Deploying Edtech Products Consult Scientific, Study Finds, But Other Factors Might Be More Important

One of the central issues pertaining to technology and education today is that few—if any—know whether a new edtech product or service will improve learning outcomes. It might also have unintended consequences. While many researchers have investigated the decision-making process behind edtech implementation at the K-12 level, few have done so in higher ed. Assistant […]

Online and Out of State

Ohio’s Eastern Gateway Community College draws scrutiny from lawmakers for working with an OPM to rapidly grow online enrollment of out-of-state students. Inside Higher Ed

Penn State World Campus Taps Google Cloud to Build Virtual Advising Assistant

At the start of the spring 2020 semester this January, Penn State World Campuswill have a new artificial intelligence tool for answering the most common requests from its undergraduate students. A virtual assistant will help academic advisers at the online institution screen student e-mails for certain keywords and phrases, and then automatically pull relevant information […]

Rolling Out Learning Analytics at a National Level

In August 2018, the world’s first national learning analytics service was launched in the UK. The service is offered by Jisc, provider of networking and IT services for UK education and research, and is available to all universities and colleges across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. By pooling resources for this service, institutions enjoy […]

Predictive Learning Analytics ‘At Scale’: Guidelines to Successful Implementation in Higher Education

Predictive Learning Analytics (PLA) aim to improve learning by identifying students at risk of failing their studies. Yet, little is known about how best to integrate and scaffold PLA initiatives into higher education institutions. Towards this end, it becomes essential to capture and analyze the perceptions of relevant educational stakeholders (i.e., managers, teachers, students) about […]

Exploring the Digital Landscape in Higher Education

Exploring the Digital Landscape in Higher Education This white paper includes: In depth analysis and visualization of the responses received from higher education faculty relating to the use of technology in higher education. Anecdotal evidence and commentary provided by higher education professionals interviewed after taking the survey. Ideas for making the most of the technology […]

Catholic Universities Collaborate on Online Program

Notre Dame de Namur University has taken several stabs at expanding the reach of its online master’s program in public administration. It worked with Deltak (an online program management provider now part of Wiley Education Services) to create the online version of its in-person program in 2012, and then brought management of the program in-house […]

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