Teaching Matters Online Learning
JANUARY 31, 2018
Students studying online, as distance learners, face the challenge of gauging their progress in relation to that of their geographically disparate peers. Furthermore, distance learners are more likely to feel isolated and can become demotivated, which accounts for typically higher levels of withdrawal from online programmes versus those delivered on-campus.
Terminalfour
JANUARY 30, 2018
We're going to take a look at stellar examples of storytelling in Higher Education land hope that they inspire you
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Teaching Matters Student Employment
JANUARY 16, 2018
iStock [erhui1979] In a typical university course, students are set a list of texts by authors they do not know and will never meet. The texts are already published and there is no opportunity for students to give feedback. While many courses of this kind are excellent, there is nevertheless the danger of conveying an impression that research and teaching are disconnected.
The Change Leader, Inc.
JANUARY 12, 2018
What are the New Year resolutions for college and university presidents? As we embark on a new year, higher education continues to face what seems to be a perfect storm of challenges. Its what we do to meet those challenges that will determine higher education relevance in the United States and the nations place in the global economy. Challenge 1 – Declining Enrollment While data suggests most Americans believe a postsecondary education is essential despite the high cost, one of the bigge
Dr. Paul Gordon Brown
JANUARY 8, 2018
There are a number of practices in residential life and education that have become commonplace, but that don't always advance our roles as educators and student affairs professionals. Over my many years in residence life, I've seen the following four ideas surface again and again. They are concepts that seem to be ingrained in our collective.
Hope College Network
JANUARY 11, 2018
It’s a new year! And, a new chapter for you, as well. You’ll be starting college life in just a few months. These are exciting times — but let’s be honest, these can be stressful times, too. We want to take the worry out of your upcoming transition to Hope College and Holland, Michigan so we’ve created a “Countdown to Hope” — your checklist on next steps for financial aid, scholarships and enrollment.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
JANUARY 29, 2018
This week sees the launch of the second instance of the Introduction to Social Research Methods MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on the edX platform. Known as ‘ SOCRMx ’, this course is free and openly accessible to learners across the globe, and provides eight weeks of stimulating materials related to conducting social science research. The course has been designed and developed by the team at the Centre for Research in Digital Education , which also hosts the fully online MSc in Digital Educa
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Teaching Matters Online Learning
JANUARY 22, 2018
‘Futures thinking’ has become popular over recent years as a way for institutions to understand the implications of rapid social and technological change. It is often defined as a form of ‘design thinking’ in which creative and speculative responses to change are co-developed across communities. Within universities there is a growing trend to apply this method to collaborative thinking about futures for teaching and learning, often as a way of understanding how digital shifts are re-shaping educ
Terminalfour
JANUARY 22, 2018
Once upon a time marketers began to realize that the quality of the content on their websites mattered.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
JANUARY 10, 2018
CC0 Online and distance learning programmes offer many benefits for students and can be a privileged mode of learning, with distance being a positive principle and not a deficit ( Manifesto for teaching online 2016 ). As well as being aware of the opportunities that online learning offers students, we should also be aware that students have varying confidence levels when using online tools.
Terminalfour
JANUARY 9, 2018
We felt it our duty to paws (ahem) and appreciate Georgetown University’s homage to some of TVs most iconic shows.
Terminalfour
JANUARY 8, 2018
For the digital marketers out there, a good snowy campus scene can send your social engagement through the roof.
Dr. Paul Gordon Brown
JANUARY 20, 2018
In developing a residential curriculum, one of the first tasks a residence life department undertakes is the establishment of an educational priority. An educational priority is summative statement of what students will learn by their participation in a curriculum. An educational priority is broad, informed by research and theory, and contextualized to an individual campus and student population.
The Change Leader, Inc.
JANUARY 29, 2018
Higher ed budget cuts and accountability issues threaten higher education institutions worldwide. The financial challenges facing higher education institutions are immense. Many higher education leaders are in a difficult spot: declining tuition revenues and lower state allocations. The federal tax bill also threatens to slice into many higher education budgets, as has President Trumps immigration policies and the game of ping pong he appears to be playing with the federal courts.
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