Meris Stansbury, Author at eCampus News

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The former Editorial Director for both eSchool News and eCampus News, and was formerly the Managing Editor of eCampus News. Before working at eSchool Media, Meris worked as an assistant editor for The World and I, an online curriculum publication. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2006 with a BA in English, and enjoys spending way too much time either reading or cooking.

Latest posts by Meris Stansbury (see all)

25 education trends for 2018 - January 1, 2018
IT #1: 6 essential technologies on the higher ed horizon - December 27, 2017
#3: 3 big ways today’s college students are different from just a decade ago - December 27, 2017

Digital Innovation

How research universities are pulverizing low graduation rates

March 3, 2016 by Meris Stansbury

An “innovation alliance” founded two years ago is now on track to graduate almost 100,000 additional students on top of the national average within the next decade. And…

Microcredentials

4 steps to launching a CBE program

March 3, 2016March 2, 2016 by Andrew Barbour

A pioneer of competency-based education shares the key steps for developing a successful CBE program. For competency-based education, it’s no ... Read more

Campus Leadership

Can social media enhance the MOOC experience?

February 29, 2016 by Meris Stansbury

Researchers say ‘yes,’ but only when taking into consideration 3 key issues. Though social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter ... Read more

Campus Leadership

STEM crisis quickly becoming an IT problem

March 23, 2016February 22, 2016 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

According to recent data, Gen Z demands that devices and software—and the support required to use them—be woven into their daily lives; yet, most of this digital native…

Campus Leadership

The future of textbooks looks like this

July 7, 2016February 22, 2016 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Faculty and students may still prefer print to digital, but spikes in print costs, as well as a demand for personalization, is pushing digital textbooks and course materials…

Campus Leadership

Why higher ed should be concerned about “education deserts”

February 25, 2016February 16, 2016 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

“Education desert,” is defined as a “place with either no colleges or universities located nearby or with one community college as the only local public broad-access institution."

Campus Leadership

What should MOOC quality standards look like?

February 15, 2016February 12, 2016 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

As more institutions consider offering MOOCs for credit, often the MOOCs provided by third-party platforms, researchers say it’s imperative to gauge instructional and design effectiveness…but how; and with…

Campus Leadership

Online learning data reveals interesting findings

February 11, 2016 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Online learning enrollment may be up across the board, but one type of institution is climbing up the online enrollment ladder at a breakneck pace; and some institutions…

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