Posts Tagged ‘Instructional Systems’

5 ways to make online education more effective

Online education programs are here to stay—here are strategies to make these programs more impactful and valuable for educators and students eCampus News

U. Wisconsin taps analytics to ensure students learn during pandemic

The University of Wisconsin, Madison implemented data analytics tools to ensure students are learning from their classes, which has become especially important to assess student engagement in online learning during the pandemic, UW’s student learning team said in an event last week. edscoop

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Experts speaking: Crucial teacher attributes for implementing blended learning in higher education

While blended learning in higher education is valued for various reasons such as addressing students’ needs for flexibility, blended learning implementation remains a challenging process. Because the teacher lies at the heart of any educational change process, the current qualitative study investigates crucial teacher attributes for blended learning implementation from the perspective of experts. Experts […]

Download White Paper: Re-Inventing the Classroom Experience: 7 Attributes of a Hybrid Learning Environment

In order for teachers to plan and students to thrive, schools need an instructional model that works as well at home as it does in school. In March 2020, when schools closed, it became evident that teachers and students who were implementing my student-focused instructional framework — ​The Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom​ — were able to […]

Podcast: Dr. Rick Shearer Shares Insight Into Transactional Distance Theory with Dr. LeRoy Hill

In this session, Dr. Rick Shearer shares insight into Transactional Distance Theory as originally proposed by Prof. Micheal Moore. Listen to the Podcast Let’s Talk eLearning is a podcast series that shares success tips on elearning and distance education. The podcast was created as a way to assist pratitioners to understand some key issues, challenges […]

Faculty Confidence in Online Learning Grows

Survey finds significant increases in professors’ confidence in virtual learning and their sense of support from their colleges — but continuing concerns about equity for underrepresented students. Inside Higher Ed

Advising the Online Student: A Breakout of Advising Frequency, Preferences, and Satisfaction of Online Students

This breakout study reviews the findings of a 2017 study of Penn State University’s World Campus undergraduate online students.  The study surveyed students to report demographic, academic, preferences, and satisfaction information and sought to develop relationships between these variables by their levels of academic success.  This breakout study focuses on the findings related to three […]