2020 has arrived and creates the opportunity to set or recalibrate professional development goals. For institutions, this might be evaluating what skills and knowledge faculty need to deploy the best pedagogical approaches for their institution and learners. For faculty, this Read More >
During my time as a higher education and nonprofit administrator, professor and consultant, I have heard a number times that there must be a way for higher education to advance economic development and public diplomacy. International and domestic students; faculty; Read More >
While many institutions have already faced (and hopefully have won) the fight for more online courses and programs, the quality of those courses and programs must be at the forefront of the administrators’ minds, and there has been an increasing Read More >
Faculty face a monumental task in leading educational programs. Days are spent designing curriculum, maintaining teaching responsibilities, and supporting students while juggling committee assignments, assessments, and professional development. As expectations grow, so do reporting responsibilities and the need to balance Read More >
Emotions and Learning: Myths & Neuroscience The last time you engaged in deep learning, you probably didn’t stop to ask yourself about the emotions you were experiencing at the time. However, that doesn’t mean that emotions weren’t playing a role Read More >
“You changed my perceptions of online learning. Before meeting with you, I did not believe online education could be high-quality.” This was a quote I heard last week (not 10 years ago) about my institution and our online programs. I Read More >
Creating an affordable learning initiative that supports online students is a significant accomplishment, but how do we assess these programs? How will we define success, and what metrics will we use to measure success? Anyone who has established an affordable Read More >
OLC is pleased to partner with Every Learner Everywhere, Carolina Distance Learning, DigitalEd, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Biointeractive, along with a number of experts and institutions in the development of a comprehensive national survey on the state of Read More >
It’s the ultimate question: how do we keep online education affordable while maintaining a high standard of quality and innovation? Over the years, institutions of higher education have needed to explore a range of financial models in order to answer Read More >
The Online Learning Consortium publishes a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, Online Learning (OLJ), four times per year. We just published our final issue of 2019 and are excited to share the 378 pages of original research it contains with the OLC Read More >
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