Three higher ed institutions and 10 faculty-led teams have earned #DLIAwards for advancing undergraduate student success through the adoption of digital courseware. NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Nov. 16, 2017) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced the recipients of the 2017 OLC Digital Learning Innovation Awards (#DLIAward). The awards were presented to honorees... Read More>

Insider Higher Ed | November 15, 2017 - That's one of the main takeaways from a newly released survey of chief academic officers. Another big one: OER will be major source of content for courses within five years. Faculty members want to use digital technologies, and chief academic officers want them to... Read More>

Campus Technology | November 15, 2017 - In a recent survey, most chief academic officers (CAOs) at 359 two- and four-year institutions (86 percent) agreed that digital content and learning can improve the student experience. Eighty-seven percent of CAOs said digital learning resources "make learning more efficient and effective for students";... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | November 15, 2017 - Digital learning leaders diagnose the challenges of seeking faculty support -- and possible solutions to obtaining it. ORLANDO, Fla. -- Matthew Rascoff, associate vice provost for digital education and innovation at Duke University, uses an unconventional analogy when describing the current relationship between faculty members... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | November 8, 2017 - A 3-D virtual microscope developed by Oregon State Ecampus closely replicates the real thing -- and could be a harbinger of innovation in online science courses. Institutions hoping to take their science programs online often run into the same roadblock: how to translate a... Read More>

Jill Buban | Senior Director of Research and Innovation, Online Learning Consortium As digital education continues to grow in popularity and impact, it’s critical for research into digital learning practices and trends to keep up to facilitate the continued advance of the space—that’s where the OLC’s Research Center for Digital Learning... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | November 1, 2017 - Two-thirds of faculty members responding to an annual Inside Higher Ed survey say they’ve never taken an online course. Do they need that experience to be capable online instructors? One in three instructors who responded to Inside Higher Ed’s2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology said they... Read More>

The CITE, a blog published by the National Association of College Stores, takes a look at the intersection of education and technology, highlighting issues that range from course materials to learning delivery to the student experience. Comments, discussion, feedback, and ideas are welcome. Faculty View Online Courses More Favorably As more... Read More>

Entering its 10th year, IELOL is a unique leadership development program that features a blended-learning format, including an Immersion Experience on the campus of the program’s 2018 academic partner, Washington State University.Entering its 10th year, IELOL is a unique leadership development program that features a blended-learning format, including an Immersion... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | October 30, 2017 - Professors are slowly gaining confidence in the effectiveness of online learning as more of them teach online, Inside Higher Ed's 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology reveals. While faculty members remain slightly more likely to disagree than to agree that online courses can achieve student outcomes that... Read More>