Often, faculty who teach online courses know little about the students who enter their online classrooms. I know that my current students are practicing professionals enrolled in an online accelerated program in order to earn a Bachelor of Science degree, Read More >
Archives - March, 2015
Of the many obstacles that online learning presents, combatting academic dishonesty is among the most challenging. It is hard to envision a scenario where a student completes an online quiz (or test) without using their phone, tablet, or other device Read More >
You know who loves change? Not most people. I’ve been hearing and seeing a lot about change lately, and it’s gotten me thinking. How do we manage change so that we don’t lose our strongest talent? Higher education is changing Read More >
Whether we engage a retrospective and look back 20 years or fast forward 20 years, either direction the higher education landscape changes. What will the higher education institution of the future look like? How will the learning experience morph? What Read More >
The summer schedules have come out at the Community College where I teach and students are starting to deliberate how bad they want their summer off. Their thought pattern is simple, as many of us had it when we were Read More >
Scroll down below to learn more about what people are sharing online. Join the community and share what you are learning and working on! [View the story “Tracking Online Trends & Upcoming OLC Conferences” on Storify]
When I think about what’s special about conferences, it’s the opportunity to focus for a few days on my learning and not worry about everyday routine work; and it’s the opportunity to meet others and network, talking about our learning, Read More >
How Can We Meet the Unique Challenges of Community Colleges in the Online Environment? Find Out In Our New Workshop, DEVELOPING ONLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAMS, Starting February 27! Online education is rapidly expanding as a preferred delivery mode for Read More >
Read below to learn from others in the online community. Share with us what you are learning and reading through social networks. [View the story “What the #OLCCHAT community is talking about…..” on Storify]
Just last week, I started in a new role with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) as their Chief Knowledge Officer. I’m excited to work across the online community to advance our shared agenda. It was very fortuitous that the Read More >