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PHOENIX — The University of Phoenix became the nation’s largest private university by delivering high profits to investors and a solid, albeit low-overhead, education to midcareer workers seeking college degrees. But its reputation is fraying as prominent educators, students and some of its own former administrators say the relentless pressure for higher profits, at a […]
Given that Harris N. Miller has spent most of his professional life working in high-tech fields, you’d expect him to lean toward metaphors and analogies with a 21st century spin. But when asked why he was interested in heading the country’s main association of for-profit and career-oriented colleges, Miller reaches not for the buzzwords of […]
Mr. Brian Mahoney, Vice President, Business Development, Course Advisor Following is an interview with Mr. Brian Mahoney Vice President – Business Development for Course Advisor a leading online education directory by Dr. Saba Dr. Saba:Please, tell us about your background and how you became interested in applying technology solutions to higher education? Mr. Mahoney:My passion […]
At Chadwick University in Birmingham, students can get a graduate degree based on how much of life they’ve seen.Read the Full Article
Online education is a $10 billion-a-year industry, up from $2.5 billion in 2004, according to the “Postsecondary Education Factbook.” Enrollment for online courses is projected to reach about 1.7 million U.S. students this year, more than three times those enrolled in 2002.Read the Full Article
In this article, Judith V. Boettcher provides ten core learning principles that can guide technology-enhanced teaching as well as more traditional forms of instruction. Drawn from both traditional pedagogical theory as well as current research about how people learn, the ten principles integrate these findings in a helpful set of guidelines that give emphasis to […]
This research reports findings from a study which explored the process and criteria of partner selection – how and why partners are chosen – for two distance education consortia. The researchers reviewed recent literature on partnerships and partner selection. Two Canada-wide distance education consortia were identified as large-scale case studies for investigation of the research […]
Wikis are a very versatile and easy-to-use tool that is finding increasing applications in teaching and learning. This paper will illustrate how teaching academics can join the wiki revolution. First. it will introduce the common wikis and then focus on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, which has become one of the most popular Internet sites and […]
Abstract: This paper provides an illustrative example of an approach to creating and reporting individual profiles of engagement in particular behaviours in an online asynchronous discussion (OAD). Individual results of analysis of transcripts of an OAD can provide insights different from those gained by focusing on aggregate measures of group behaviours. In this case, we […]
AbstractA number of terms are in vogue that describe the transformation of science through utilization of Grid computing, Internet-based instrumentation, and global collaboration. For the purposes of this special theme section of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, the term e-science serves as an umbrella for these initiatives. This article introduces the contributions to the collection […]