In a previous article, I discussed how financial modeling work could be adapted to inform decision-making and understand the financial implications of continuing the fall 2020 term online. Since financial…
How a Health Sciences University Faces Crisis
Nancy Rubin | Dean of Continuing Education and Distance Education, Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityHealth care workers are more essential than ever in this pandemic, and institutions specialized in health services are faced with their own challenges for the high demand role. These programs…
All crises might not be the same, but they can prepare you for any unforeseen situations to come. With the COVID-19 crisis, CE divisions were faced with the challenge of…
Recession Resources: Creating a New Learner Experience for Higher Ed’s New Normal
Timothy Renick | Senior Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success, Georgia State UniversityAs COVID-19 sends people into isolation, it also shutters thousands of “non-essential” businesses. As a result, millions of people have been pushed into unemployment and are looking for a way…
Online Education: Beyond Lectures and Discussion Groups
Stephen Kosslyn | Founder and CEO, Foundry CollegeSetting Expectations for Remote Learning
Robin Robinson | Director of Education Technology and eLearning, Framingham State UniversityTeaching Online from Home? Make Cybersecurity a Priority
James Kenigsberg | Chief Technology Officer, 2URemote in a Time of Pandemic: Six Considerations As We Adapt to COVID-19
A. Sasha Thackaberry | Associate Vice Chancellor of Learning Experience Design Innovation, National UniversityChallenges and Solutions of Research into the Quality of Online Learning: A Quality Matters Lens
Barbra Burch | Manager of Research and Development, Quality Matters Stella PortoEvolving 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 UniversityThe edX Model Is One Promising Route To Education’s Future
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington UniversityWhat It Takes to Keep Track of Online Alumni
Faye L. Lesht | Research Associate, Excelsior College David SchejbalWhy Faculty Buy-In Is Core To The Success Of Online Programs
Casey Evans | Senior Director of Academic Portfolio Management for EdPlus, Arizona State University
In 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…
Online 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…
Assessing the State of Online Learning: Diving into the CHLOE Surveys
Ron Legon | Executive Director Emeritus, Quality Matters and Co-Director, CHLOEIntroduction: Background and Scope of CHLOE In 2016, Quality Matters, the leading quality assurance organization for online learning, agreed to join forces with Eduventures Research, a leading higher education research…
Teaching Foreign Languages Online: A Shining Light in Desperate Times
Zack Underwood | Director of University Studies, Virginia TechOnline Learning: Driving Higher Education’s Transformative Years
Tanya Zlateva | Dean for the Metropolitan College and Extended Education, Boston UniversityReality Education: Virtually the Future of Online and Distance Education
Andrew Afton Lawrence | Online Instructor, University of the PeopleIt Takes a Village to Make a Village: How to Make Online Learners Part of the College Community
Cheryl Oliver | Associate Dean of Professional Programs at the Carson College of Business, Washington State UniversityThe Online Cap: Why It’s Critical to Maintain Small Online Class Sizes
Erica Vail Young | Executive Director of Online Learning, Clarks Summit UniversityThe $10,000 Degree and the Growth of Online Education at Fayetteville State University
Jon Young | Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff, Fayetteville State UniversityEvolving State Authorization of Online Programs: A Call to Action
Deborah Keyek-Franssen | Associate Vice President and Dean of University Connected Learning, University of Utah Christine Galdston, Jaimie HenthornImproving 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)Four Key Considerations to Guide a University’s OPM Partnership
Christina Trombley | Executive Director for Drake Online, Drake University
Many 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 | Associate Provost, Lock Haven University Shannon McCartyMy anxiety 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…
In 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…