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While a great deal has been written on the advantages and benefits of online teaching, and research continues to proliferate, many practitioners are seeking guidelines that can be applied to the design of assessment in online environments. The last decade has seen the convergence of traditional distance education with on-campus modes of delivery and work-based […]
The American Library Association and other groups are challenging the Children’s Internet Protection Act, or CIPA, a law that threatens public schools and libraries with the loss of federal technology funding if they fail to install filtering software. Read the Full Article
Carole Barone is vice president of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association of nearly 1,900 colleges, universities, and corporations whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. She spends a good deal of her time heading up the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII), an EDUCAUSE program that focuses on creating […]
eCollege Continues to Solidify Partnerships with Leading Publishers DENVER – March 4, 2003 – eCollege(SM) [Nasdaq: ECLG], a leading provider of technology and services for online higher education programs, today announced a partnership with Houghton Mifflin, one of the leading educational publishers in the United States. The partnership provides eCollege’s customers access to Houghton Mifflin’s […]
The letter, sent to the 1,700 high school students who submitted early-decision applications, included nearly 550 who had already been rejected in December and early January. Read the Full Article
This article reports on an exploratory research effort in which the extent of MBA student learning on twelve specific competencies relevant to effective business performance was assessed. The article focuses on the extent to which differences in student learning outcomes may be influenced by one of three different types of instructional delivery: on-campus, distance, and […]
Exploration of how to assure effective teaching and learning online is extremely important and timely as many institutions seek to maximize the educational benefits from this constantly developing technology. This study categorizes principles gathered from an extensive review of the literature focusing on current best practices for effective teaching and learning in online courses. It […]
Assessments are the foundation of effective instructional practices and return-on-investment studies. The power of tests and assessments will become exponentially more important with the advent of content management systems and learning management systems. Once those applications become AICC standard compliant, course developers can take advantage of assessments as a means of driving advanced learning practices, […]
Given the cost of content, the under-resourcing of universities and the scattered nature of expertise in Africa, the collaborative development of open content seems like a useful way to get high-quality, locally-relevant content for using to enhance teaching-and-learning.Read the Full Article
The Maryland Distance Learning Association and the College of the Air Distance Education Consortium are please to announce their annual conference – April 14-16 at the Rocky Gap Resort near Cumberland, Maryland. The conference site is nestled among the beautiful Allegheny mountains, near the West Virginia and Pennsylvania state lines. The conference program is now […]