Competent at What?
Competency-based education appears to be higher education’s “next big thing.” Yet many academics aren’t sure what it is. And that goes double for lawmakers and journalists. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
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Open distance learning for development: Lessons from strengthening research capacity on gender, crisis prevention, and recovery
This paper documents the experience and lessons from implementing an e-learning program aimed at creating research capacity for gender, crisis prevention, and recovery. It presents a case study of bringing together a multidisciplinary group of women professionals through both online and face-to-face interactions to learn the skills needed to be a successful researcher. It reviews […]
The Teacher as Leader: Effect of Teaching Behaviors on Class Community and Agreement
This article examines the effects of teaching behaviors in online university classes, focusing on the agreement among class members. Literature on group leaders’ effects on group agreement about workplace climate is reviewed. Hypotheses are generated about the effects that teachers of online courses, as class leaders, have on both the level and agreement about the […]
Podcasting for Language Learning Through iTunes U: The Learner’s View
iTunes U has become the main worldwide provider of educational podcasts but, despite its popularity, little is known about the type of user who downloads iTunes U language resources, or how those resources are used. This paper presents the results of the first major survey (1891 responses) of users of one of the most successful […]
Open Access Books: Wellcome Library Announces Support of Knowledge Unlatched Project & View “KU: The Movie”
Wellcome Library has signed up to a new open access pilot project, Knowledge Unlatched (KU). KU aims to make a collection of books, covering a wide range of humanities and social science topics, available on open access licenses through funding from hundreds of libraries. Library Journal Full Article
From a Million MOOC Users, a Few Early Research Results
Preliminary results of a study of 16 massive open online courses offered through the University of Pennsylvania show that only a small percentage of people who start the courses finish them—and that, on average, only half of those who register for the courses even watch the first lecture. Wired Campus Full Article
Higher Education’s Big (Data) Bang: Part One
At a conference in October devoted to exploring the perks of Big Data in higher education, the event’s keynote speaker had a surprisingly contrarian take on the subject. eCampus News Full Article
The Credentialing Economy: Transformed by and for Its Beneficiaries
Education is being economically squeezed in a Holy Grail pursuit of educational justice and attainment at scale. IMS standards-based mash-ups and an Internet-like governance model for the credentialing economy together can improve flexibility and affordability for all beneficiaries. EDUCAUSE Full Article
Introduction to Distance Education: Approaching the 21st Century
Dr. Farhad (Fred) Saba, Ph. D. Founder, Distance-Educator.com As the 21st Century approached several events dramatically changed the environment of business and education in the US, as well as elsewhere in the world. In June of 1997, Allen Greenspan, then the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board testified in the Congress, that the US economy has […]
An Exploration of Students’ Experiences of Learning in an Online Primary Teacher Education Program
This study examined students’ experiences of learning in the Bachelor of Education Primary (Language Arts) program offered by the School of Education, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Trinidad, in partnership with UWI Open Campus (UWIOC). It is the first and only online program offered by the School at the University’s St. Augustine Campus. […]
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