Distance and Online Learning
The demand for distance and online educational formats is rapidly growing, but this means more than simply changing the way education is delivered. With the growth of online learning, the entire student management infrastructure needs to evolve to ensure these students are being engaged properly.
Evolving Learner Feedback For The Digital Age
Cathy Hendon | Program Director for the Master of Organizational Leadership in the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies, Trevecca Nazarene UniversityEducators have always recognized the value and necessity of providing effective feedback in moving students toward educational growth and enhanced performance. In today’s digital age, however, feedback can take on…
The edX Model Is One Promising Route To Education’s Future
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director for the Future of Learning and Work, Lumina FoundationThere are two intriguing flight paths I’ve been watching—both stemming from grants Lumina Foundation awarded to edX, the nonprofit online education platform founded by Harvard and MIT: Build 30 competency-based,…
What It Takes to Keep Track of Online Alumni
Faye L. Lesht | Research Associate Professor for Digital Learning, Marquette University David SchejbalThousands of students graduate each year from online degree programs and those numbers are growing. Online programs appeal to many students, especially to those where schooling is secondary to careers…
Why Faculty Buy-In Is Core To The Success Of Online Programs
Casey Evans | Senior Director of Academic Portfolio Management for EdPlus, Arizona State UniversityWe all know that online learning is here to stay. Learners around the globe are drawn to the flexibility, ease of use, and access that online learning provides. As traditional institutions make…
What We Learned from 2U’s Earnings Call
Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic | Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation and Technology in the Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston CollegeIn what could easily be billed as a “call heard around the (online) world” 2U has laid out its view of challenges facing online education efforts in general and some…
Multi-Modality: How To Avoid Becoming Higher Ed’s Blockbuster Video
John Wells | Senior Vice Provost for Online Education, University of Massachusetts- AmherstIn December 2018, UMass Amherst announced a strategic expansion of University Without Walls (UWW), which will extend the UMass Amherst traditional academic experience to all students regardless of location or…
Get Smart About Going Online: Choosing the Right Model to Deliver Digital Programming
Charles Kilfoye | Assistant Vice President of Learner Success in the Lifelong Learning Network, Northeastern UniversityOnline learning is making headlines again with big players such as University of Massachusetts and California Community College Online launching high profile online initiatives recently. Some would argue that if…