EducationText.org By Michael B. Horn Using video storytelling to motivate learning Hollywood is coming to a university near you—as nearby as the closest computer screen. Educators are attempting to harness the power of the industry that commands our attention at the movies (and on our tablets, televisions, and phones) for students […]
Inside Higher Ed The Next Southern New Hampshire? Maryville University has bold plans for expansion online, with Pearson’s help, but experts warn that the small private university could struggle to stand out. By Lindsay McKenzie April 11, 2018 “Maryville … is that in Ohio?” a source asked. Actually, Maryville University, a small […]
Education Dive Hospitality group looks to strengthen worker pipeline through online courses AUTHOR Patti Zarling PUBLISHED March 1, 2018 Dive Brief: The American Hotel and Lodging Association’s foundation has launched a program that will make it easier for hotel industry employees to earn an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree at […]
The Evolllution Reducing Transactional Distance: Engaging Online Students in Higher Education Amanda Major | Instructional Designer in the Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central FloridaJennifer Sumner | Director of the UCF Online Connect Center and Strategic Initiatives for UCF Connect, University of Central Florida Reducing transactional distance is […]
Inside Higher Ed The Accreditation Race Arkansas’s new public online university chooses national accreditor over its regional agency, raising questions about pace, prestige and the state of quality assurance. By Lindsay McKenzie September 8, 2017 When the University of Arkansas System envisioned creating the online-only institution eVersity in 2014, it planned […]
techwire.net Brown Orders Creation of Online Community College BY KAYLA NICK-KEARNEY | JUNE 30, 2017 Gov. Jerry Brown has directed California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley to create a fully online-only community college. The memo directing Oakley to create the college included a deadline to submit a plan for […]