Posts Tagged ‘Distance Learning Administration’
February 19 - Academic Integrity in Distance Learning
By: Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti in Distance Learning Administration
The problem of academic dishonesty has become one of staggering proportions. In a recent paper on the subject, Robert Kitahara, assistant professor in the business programs at Troy University, and co-author Frederick Westfall, associate professor and regional chair of business programs for Troy University, detail a growing problem in distance learning in which students cheat on tests and assignments, then seek redress for wrongs against them when they are caught.
June 23 - Creating a Faculty Investment and Reward Model
By: Rob Kelly in Faculty Evaluation
What obligations do faculty members have to their institutions beyond their disciplines and departments? It’s a question that is sure to get a lot of play as higher education institutions deal with the pressures brought about by increased scrutiny from outside constituents and other factors such as changing student demographics and a shift from a faculty-focused to a learner-focused orientation.
January 13 - Lessons Learned from a Bad Online Teaching Experience
By: Lori Norin and Tim Wall in Asynchronous Learning and Trends, Effective Teaching Strategies, Online Education
A few years ago, our university started accelerating its distance learning program. Some professors designed courses that worked well, while others found that 100 percent Web delivery wasn’t effective for them.
December 8 - Research Now Part of Distance Education Administrator’s Job Description
By: Christopher Hill in Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
As distance education continues to become a fact of institutional life, provosts, academic vice presidents, and board members are asking questions of distance educators that can only be answered with in-depth academic-style research and analysis.
November 3 - Distance Education – Measuring the Benefits and Costs
By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
In the early years, web-based distance education was looked at as a magic bullet. A relatively quick and easy way to increase revenue without a lot of additional work or expense. Like so many things in life, however, turning a profit in online distance education is easier said than done. [...]
September 10 - 5 Ways to Create Nonthreatening Distance Learning Courses While Maintaining High Academic Standards
By: Rob Kelly in Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
Instructors who are new to the online classroom often struggle with the issue of how to be rigorous while creating a safe learning environment, and mistakenly think, “You can be nice or demanding, but somehow you can’t be both.” “That’s absolutely not true,” says Andrea Sanders, associate professor of English at Chattanooga State Technical Community College…
