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Digital Learning in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
This week's digital learning content in Inside Higher Ed: A report from the Student Public Interest Research Groups asserts that...
If You Build It, They May Not Come
Initiative to encourage liberal arts colleges to create online courses gets positive reviews from faculty members, but students may not be convinced.
Amazon Snags a Higher Ed Superstar
Candace Thille, a pioneer in the science of learning, takes a leave from Stanford to help the ambitious retailer better train its workers, with implications that could extend far beyond the company.
The Pulse: USciences eLearning 3.0
In this month's episode of The Pulse podcast, Rodney B. Murray discusses USciences eLearning 3.0, the conference that his institution...
When Students Teach Students
Students take the lead on creating elearning modules used in classrooms at a Nebraska medical institution -- and faculty members say the content helps them appeal to students more directly.
Introducing a New(-ish) Learning Mode: Blendflex/Hyflex
In select courses at institutions in Georgia and Minnesota, students toggle between face-to-face, synchronous online and asynchronous online -- the volume of each is up to them. Data suggest the approach has been successful.
Statewide, Online, Nondegree, Competency-Based. Good Idea?
California legislators mull governor's proposal to create new virtual community college. Aspects of the ambitious plan remain to be worked out, and it's unclear whether it will work.
The Uncertain Landscape for Online Legal Education
Law school accreditor rejects Syracuse's bid to create hybrid J.D. program, but approves another such degree as it considers changes in its standards.