Faculty & staff updates

Digital learning developments predicted to be of continued interest for the next five years.

• Predicting 2017's legacy

A cyberlearning center recognized 6 educational technology trends ranging from community mapping to new uses for touchscreen interfaces.

• 6 broad trends emerge for future of ed tech

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General has recommended that Western Governors University return over $700 million dollars in federal financial aid, citing insufficient faculty...

OER has contributed to retention and diminished costs in a community college, leading to a Z-degree.

• Savings and student success

Jeff Selingo predicts major changes to the institutional model of higher education to better align with lifelong learning needs.  

• Lifetime learning is the new model for higher education

Students want information fast, especially on financial aid, and are often on a tight schedule to choose their institution. A related issue is that they are generally behind in instructors’...

Discussion around online learning myths and digital credentials in the landscape of distance education.

• Debunked: 8 online learning myths that need to disappear