Monthly Archives: March 2012
[Summary from: The Journal of Educators Online, January 2012.] Online education is becoming an increasingly important component of higher education. The Sloan Foundation 2010 Survey of Online Learning reports that more than 30 percent of all students take at least one online course during their college career. Because of this, attention is now turning to the quality of student outcomes that this instructional method provides. However, there is a huge gap in empirical investigations devoted to the link between technology … Continue reading
One of the week’s hot discussion topics among college faculty stems from the findings of a study that suggests many instructors aren’t properly taking advantage of Web-based tools to make their online courses more interactive. As detailed yesterday in a blog post from the Chronicle of Higher Education, the study claims that the community college professors who were observed for the study relying “on static course materials that aren’t likely to motivate students or encourage them to interact with each … Continue reading