The Elusive National Online Opportunity
Despite assumptions of a boundless national market, online learning is mainly a regional endeavor. This infographic by Eduventures highlights some key building blocks of a successful regional online...
View ArticleTips for Assessing Student Learning Using Blackboard
The online assessment tools of Blackboard can be utilized to facilitate meaningful and memorable learning activities for students. These online assessment tools include: surveys, test, quizzes, and...
View ArticleTrends in Online Learning – April 2014
I was recently invited to participate as a panelist in a Blackboard webinar discussing results of study of 200 senior education leaders from universities across the U.S. exploring trends in learning...
View Article5 Ways Online Learning Improves Education
Click here to enlarge | Source: Find more e-Learning Infographics This info graphic above presents five ways on how online learning improves educational productivity. Increase access to educational...
View ArticleTop Advantages of Asynchronous eLearning
via LeanForward Asynchronous eLearning Advantages: Greater Accessibility Save Time and Boost Productivity Minimize Disruption to Workflow Scalability Eliminate Travel Costs Simplified Training...
View ArticleOnline College Students 2014: Comprehensive Data on Demands and Preferences
11 Key Findings About Online College Students According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2012 approximately 2.6 million students were enrolled in fully-online degree programs, while...
View Article10 eLearning Design Principles Infographic
Design is too often overlooked by course developers, or otherwise misunderstood – some eLearning designers think that as long as their course “looks good,” the visuals are sufficient. But graphical...
View Article2014 UPCEA Federal Policy Brief
As a current member of the advisory council for the UPCEA Center for Online Leadership and Strategy, I’m passing along this special update below from Bob Hansen, UPCEA CEO, releasing the 2014 UPCEA...
View Article2014 Survey of Online Learning Report
Grade Level:Tracking Online Education in the United States is the twelfth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. The 2014 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the...
View ArticleInfographic: Keeping Pace with the Changing Face of Online Learning
Over the past two decades the Internet has made it possible for anyone anywhere to pursue an affordable degree; for adults to continue their education in efforts to remain productive; and for...
View ArticleKeeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and...
Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice (2013) is the 10th in a series of annual reports that began in 2004 that examine the status of K-12 online education...
View Article2013 Survey of Online Learning Report
“Grade Change: Tracking Online Education in the United States, 2013” This is the 11th annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education from the Babson Survey Research Group,...
View ArticleWhat’s New with SARA? Update on the National State Authorization Reciprocity...
The national initiative, the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) will create interstate reciprocity in the regulation of postsecondary distance education. The four regional higher...
View ArticleBest Practices in Online Teaching
Online teaching presents a unique set of challenges that require clear definition of faculty performance. Research shows that specific strategies can support and enhance the teaching and learning...
View ArticleMobile Online Support Strategies for Serving Today’s Connected Online Students
I was honored to be invited to give a keynote presentation for the Symposium for Online Program Coordinators at the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) on February 21, 2014 on the topic of...
View ArticleInteractive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard...
The Interactive Rubric tool in Blackboard makes it possible for rubrics with click-and-score simplicity to be built into the grading workflow, increasing efficiency while also supporting consistent...
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