The audacity of massive open online courses
I read David Cillay’s thoughtful blog encouraging a redirection of the lively conversation that swirls about us related to MOOCs. David is most certainly right. For better or…
Badges, credit, and accreditation in online education
Digital badges represent a new, innovative mechanism for verifying achievement and attainment of pre-specified skills and competencies. As we’ve been learning during the “Badges: New Currency for Professional…
Optimizing the cloud on college campuses
Cloud computing is becoming commonplace these days. Whether with personal software downloads, Amazon or iTunes purchases, use of the cloud has increased to the point where it’s a…
Cybersecurity internship targets students
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) summer internship program for community college students focusing on cybersecurity was so successful, the department plans to ramp it up. Twenty-three…
Accreditors are monitoring changes in e-Learning
Weather is always a source of great conversation and stories. Just like the weather, the patterns of higher education are changing. Some events are predictable like the changing…
Access control: a vital part of campus security
A modern access control system can be hosted on a campus network, allowing it to integrate with other systems to produce a more effective and efficient security response.…
Inviting monsters into the online classroom
Not long ago, we were looking to create a new online course that would engage students in serious discussions about sociology, ethics, psychology, and epidemiology. The answer, obviously,…
How MOOCs are evolving with video technology
Crack open most massive open online courses (MOOCs) today and you’ll typically find three things – course documents (syllabi, eTextbooks, calendars), interactive elements (discussions, wikis, assignments, quizzes), and…
Competency-based degree programs in higher education: Opportunities and challenges
Competency-based learning in higher education recently increased in popularity and support due to the need for more efficiency and transparency in the higher education sector. The third-party groups…
MOOCs and the potential for learning socially
With more open access to course content from a wide variety of providers, learners will naturally and quite easily include and extend their learning activities to existing social…