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.
The $10,000 Degree and the Growth of Online Education at Fayetteville State University
Jon Young | Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff, Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville State University’s $10,000 (or $10K) Degree Pathway—unveiled by Chancellor James A. Anderson in August 2018—launches a new chapter in this North Carolina public HBCU’s expansion of its mission through…
Evolving State Authorization of Online Programs: A Call to Action
Deborah Keyek-Franssen | Associate Vice President for Digital Education and Engagement, University of Colorado SystemFor educators working in online and distance education, an understanding of state authorization often means a vague familiarity with the issue, and confidence that it is a non-issue. This is…
Improving Access and Cutting Red Tape: How SARA Is Reducing Bureaucratic Hurdles to Distance Education
Marshall Hill | Executive Director, National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)In our country, both K-12 and postsecondary education are largely under the oversight and control of the states. And while states generally oversee education with similar broad goals, policies and…
Four Key Considerations to Guide a University’s OPM Partnership
Christina Trombley | Executive Director for Drake Online, Drake UniversityThe number of online program management (OPM) companies may have tripled in the past decade, according to Inside Higher Ed. As more and more higher education institutions face flat or…
How Student-Centricity and Substantive Interaction Take CBE to the Next Level
Margaret Moodian | Tutorial Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Brandman UniversityMany people often question whether online teaching in a competency-based education (CBE) program can have the same impact on students’ lives as face-to-face teaching or traditional online programs. My answer…
Maintaining the Faculty Voice in Asynchronous Online Courses
Dan Donaldson | Dean of the School of Professional Studies, National UniversityAnxiety about teaching used to be confined largely to staying up to date on the subject matter I was teaching and getting up to speed on new learning technologies (if…
The Science of Digital Growth: Exploring Best Practices in Online Programming and Innovation
Lou Pugliese | Senior Innovation Fellow and Managing Director of Technology at the Innovation Action Lab, Arizona State UniversityIn March 2018, the EdPlus Action Lab at Arizona State University released Making Digital Learning Work: Success Strategies from Six Leading Universities and Community Colleges. The comprehensive study, conducted in…