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Thought Leader Interview: Phil Hill of 'eLiterate'
In first of a series of discussions with digital learning leaders, the eLiterate analyst explores the role of the faculty, measuring effectiveness and whether tech companies are getting more realistic in their promises.
Instructional Design Teams: Beyond the Numbers
Institutions are embracing instructional design as online courses and programs proliferate. Designers hope they'll soon be viewed as part of the academic landscape, rather than merely as tech support.
OER and Affordable-Textbook Labeling Gains Ground
Institutions in several states are now required to label courses with OER and affordable materials. Proponents cheer the move toward transparency, though some challenges remain.
Opinion
For State Universities, Big Is In
Responding to declining high school enrollments and state higher education austerity, some public universities are scaling up online.
Cengage Unveils 'All-You-Can-Read' Approach to Digital Materials
Cengage, one of the major publishers of textbooks and instructional materials, announced this week that it would begin a subscription...
Arrests, Anger, Anxiety as Grad Students Visit Paul Ryan's Office
Key area of concern is House plan to tax tuition waivers, which some have said would make it impossible for them to afford to stay in their programs.
Handing Off DeVry
Once a large for-profit institution, DeVry is now being handed over to a company that runs a small college with 600 students. Experts see the move as a sign of the times.
Newly Tenured … at Bucknell, Prairie State, Tennessee Tech
Bucknell University Marcellus Andrews, economics Michelle Oswald Beiler, civil and environmental engineering Paul Botelho, music Claire Campbell, history Kevin Gilmore...