My husband regularly spends time on Facebook, and keeps encouraging me to join. My brother recently emailed about a trip that he took, and I mentioned to my husband that I was looking forward to seeing the pictures from the trip. My husband chimed in that he had already seen the trip pictures, as well [...]
At least four different generations are involved in the educational process as instructors, administrators and support staff, and students. This population has diverse world views, goals and values based in large part on their past experiences and the economic, political, social and technological climates they encountered on their path to adulthood. Not unexpectedly, tensions arise [...]
When you first look into the process of developing a course, online or otherwise, one must, of course, identify the course objectives, and then think about how to appeal to the learning styles of your potential students in order to help them meet these objectives. Sounds pretty straightforward, right?
Appealing to learning styles is code for [...]
Since joining eCollege, I’ve had the opportunity to discuss accountability and tracking of learning outcomes with university leaders from across the country. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) Annual Meeting this weekend will be yet another opportunity to listen to academic leaders share about the variety of approaches that are [...]