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Unique Memorial for Beloved Online Professor
The death of a professor who was passionate about online learning prompted colleagues, students and friends to pay tribute to him through the medium he championed.
Next on College Completion Agenda: Equity
Community colleges are realizing that addressing racial and income equity are the missing pieces to improving completion rates. And Achieving the Dream wants to help them eliminate that inequity.
Online Students Multitask More (Not in a Good Way)
Study finds that even those who are inclined to stray do so less in face-to-face classes -- presumably because instructors and peers are watching. What are the implications for online learning? And is all multitasking bad?
The Pulse: The Science of Adult Learning
This month's episode of the Pulse podcast features a presentation by Kristen Betts entitled "Neuro-Andragogy: Science & Art of Changing the Brain."
New Online Academic Programs
Colleges begin programs in psychology, HR management, information and communication sciences, and applied computer science, among other disciplines.
Trial and Error: Online Prep for Face-to-Face Programs
Students in Brandeis's graduate programs complained they didn't feel prepared when they arrived on campus. The institution turned to an online platform for a solution.
Helping Institutions Reach Accessibility Goals
Many colleges lack formal policies for digital accessibility, leaving students with disabilities at a disadvantage. A new set of quality indicators could lay the foundation institutions need.
Opinion
Stimulate Innovation? Yes, but Not DeVos’s Way
Expanding access to lower-cost and more flexible training programs must be tied to measurable job outcomes, General Assembly officials argue.