From the Abstract of the report, found at: http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf “The meta-analysis found that, on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction. The difference between […]
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Does A(H1N1) = A Black Swan for OL? Submitted by John Sener on Fri, 2009-05-01 17:04. Evolution of Online Education Cases increasing, campuses closing; the prospect of a far worse […]
Wellesley College teams with Olin, Babson to offer new curricula – The Boston Globe Posted using ShareThis
If you open the link at the end of this post, you can view the graphic for the age group 15-24 (as well as other demographics), and then slide along […]
Open Textbooks Gaining Ground: Flat World in 400 Colleges Shared via AddThis
This study is worth a read – the results indicate that their sample of 171 students self-stated as having intermediate to high computer skills, were less proficient than they thought […]
As a result of blatant imitation of my brilliant colleague Don Tracia at Bunker Hill Comm College, we now have a “genius wall” full of helpful tip sheets for faculty […]
Here is a cleaner version of the Gartner Hype Cycle. It’s a helpful model for understanding which technologies have made it into broad, mainstream use and therefore should be considered […]
This paper says it’s about online academic integrity, but many of the suggestions cover on-campus classes as well – very useful, definitely some unique approaches — http://wiche.edu/attachment_library/Student_Authentication/BestPractices.pdf
