Tom Haymes, Author at eCampus News

Higher ed: We are missing the boat in online learning

March 15, 2019 by Tom Haymes

We are having the wrong conversations around online instruction. There is a constant pressure to “utilize” technology and “expand online learning” without much reflection on how the technology…

Classroom Innovation

Do you teach the way you were taught?

March 14, 2019 by Rebecca Graetz, Ed.D

A group of college students collaborating around a table

As academics, we tend to model our teaching style on the way we were taught. In some courses this works well, but in other courses it may not.…

Campus Leadership

Here’s one way to stop “summer melt”

March 14, 2019 by Dennis Pierce

a group of college freshmen hanging outside and laughing

As recently as last year, nearly one in five students who committed to attending Georgia State University (GSU) never showed up for classes in the fall.

Campus Leadership

It’s time to redefine student success

March 13, 2019 by Dr. Henry G. Brzycki & Elaine J. Brzycki

a group of happy, healthy-looking college students studying at a table

In higher ed today, student success is focused on retention, graduation, or completion rates. Institutions appear to be stuck in the paradigm that if college students simply complete…

Online Learning

7 myths about online learning in higher ed

March 12, 2019 by Rebecca Graetz, Ed.D

While online learning has been around for many years, it took a new twist when the first online university launched in 1976.

Campus Leadership

3 challenges & solutions around online learning

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by Nancy Rubin

Student using a laptop for online learning

For 15 years, I’ve been strongly committed to educational excellence and creating a positive learning experience in the online environment. The progress made in the distance education community…

Student Success & Well-Being

Here’s a way for colleges to help develop tomorrow’s leaders

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by MCC Communications

Metropolitan Community College (MCC) students who want to grow their leadership skills get the opportunity at the Missouri college’s MCC LEADS Academy.

Campus Leadership

Are you reaching the “new normal” student?

March 8, 2019 by Phil Regier

An adult student, in a suit, working on a tablet.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 62 percent of undergraduate students, described as the “new normal,” have at least one nontraditional characteristic such as being a…

Online Learning

I taught online courses and formed stronger relationships with my students

March 7, 2019 by Bill Bergman

A Facebook post and conversation showing the professor communicating with students

Even though I never saw the 50 college students I taught in back-to-back sessions last summer, I feel especially close to them. Our digital relationships were just as…

Classroom Innovation

How power dynamics can undermine effective learning

March 7, 2019 by Tom Haymes

Two people in a library, learning from each other

By definition, there is a finite amount of power over any given set of human interactions. How those relationships are structured can have significant impacts on the ability…

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