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.
Keeping it Simple in a Time of Complexity
Matt Lisle | Director of Digital Learning Technologies at the Center for 21st Century Universities, Georgia Institute of TechnologyItās important to consider how overwhelmed students might be before automatically implementing new learning toolsāfocus on prioritizing tools that students are already using in different contexts. On March 12, 2020,…
Seamless Student Success: Adapting to Student Expectations Virtually
Christina Trombley | Executive Director for Drake Online, Drake UniversityCreating a seamless student experience in the virtual realm requires a very high touch, ensuring that students are answered and cared for by human beings rather than heavily automated systems.Ā …
Adapting to the Flexibility of the Online Environment
Donna Diller | Director of the Montoya Campus, Central New Mexico Community CollegeWeāve come to accept that the online environment will only become more important after the pandemic, and institutions need to be well equipped to serve high-quality programming and services in…
Improving Digital Content Strategy in the Age of COVID-19
Bill Pepicello | Former President, University of PhoenixInstitutions must consider creating easy-to-use and fully integrated digital ecosystems, like the ones students are already used to, to elevate it up to what it can be. Beginning with the…
Adapting Teaching Skills to an Online Environment
John Mason | CEO, ACS Distance Education and PublishingIt does a disservice to students to assume that in-person and online learning is anything similar, so faculty need time and resources to adapt to their new environment. Is there…
Online Education in the COVID-19 Era: 3 Questions to Help You Define Your Strategy
Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic | Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation and Technology in the Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston CollegeTo say that COVID-19 is disrupting the economy in general and higher education in particular would be one of the biggest understatements of the century. What is clear is that…
Could āEmergency Remote Teachingā Accelerate a Re-Envisioning of Active Learning Through an Online Environment at Scale?
Vistasp Karbhari | Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at ArlingtonActive Learning is often linked to Jean Piagetās theory of cognitive development wherein the learner builds an understanding, and Dewey's theory of progressive learning through experiential assimilation.Ā As described by…