Posts Tagged ‘distance education funding’
April 26 - Are More Regulations Coming for Online Education?
By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration
After years of double-digit growth and more than 4.5 million students currently learning online, almost everyone agrees that online education has moved from the periphery of higher education to the mainstream. It also has moved into the sight line of the federal government, which has stepped up efforts to better monitor, structure, and regulate online education.
March 30 - External Pressures Bring Changes to Higher Education
By: Christopher Hill in Distance Learning Administration
Higher education faces a number of pressures today that online learning may be able to help address. The economy is increasingly driven by knowledge and technology continues to evolve. At the same time, people are becoming more mobile while demanding lifelong learning to meet their educational needs. All of these pressures are coming to bear on academe, and universities are deciding whether and how to respond.
February 25 - Changes in Federal Distance Ed Policy: How You Can Respond
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
If you’re involved in distance education, the recent changes in federal policy and regulation are going to affect you. Get a comprehensive update on the latest developments, from a distance educator who actually helped shape the language of the new law.
Fred Lokken is a professor of political science and associate dean for Teaching Technologies at the Truckee Meadows Community College. He is currently the chair of the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) in which capacity he worked with Congressional staff members and higher education lobbyists to shape the language of the HEOA to reflect the concerns of e-learning practitioners.
