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 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…
Partnering Internally to Grow Online: How to Support Online Expansion as a Service Provider
Kim Siegenthaler | Director of Mizzou Online, University of MissouriDemand for online education is on the rise and many colleges and universities are scrambling to meet it. After all, this modality allows for the expansion of access to institutional…
From First Steps to Next Steps: The Online First Year Experience (OFYE) (Part 2)
Jamie Holcomb | Associate Dean of Faculty and First-Year Experience, Southern New Hampshire UniversityThis is the second installment of a two-part series by Holcomb, Jackson, Korstange and Hall describing the factors that go into serving first-time online learners. In the first installment, the…
From First Steps to Next Steps: The Online First Year Experience (OFYE) (Part 1)
Jamie Holcomb | Associate Dean of Faculty and First-Year Experience, Southern New Hampshire UniversityEvolving technologies, newly defined learning experiences and increased access has created a digital disruption in higher education. Access is no longer limited by location or time, and several new educational…
Pursuing National Accreditation to Create Access Quickly While Proving Quality and Rigor
Michael K. Moore | Chief Academic and Operating Officer, University of Arkansas System eVersityLaunching an innovative online education division—one that vastly expands access to postsecondary programming while also providing students a valuable outcome and credential at the end of their program—is critical for…
Scale Requires Networking: How Institutions Can Ensure Their Online Offerings Are Up to Scratch
Eric Fredericksen | Associate Vice President for Online Learning and Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, University of RochesterAdoption and offering of online programming is on the rise at postsecondary institutions across the United States and Canada, it’s continued growth being driven by a number of trends coming…
Reducing Transactional Distance: Engaging Online Students in Higher Education
Amanda Major | Instructional Designer in the Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central FloridaA 2017 report by Digital Learning Compass estimates that over 6 million students are enrolled in distance education, representing 1 in 4 students who take at least one course online.…