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May 21, 2018
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Best practices for starting a peer-tutoring program

The Berkeley College Center for Academic Success (CAS) opened in 2006, with peer tutors employed to provide positive role models for students. Since then, the program has expanded, and faculty report that students using the CAS show improvements of between 20 and 25 points in their assignments. Central to the…

Why basing college accreditation on outcomes, not inputs, makes sense

To understand their children’s progress in school, reasonable parents would likely look at their report cards, ask them how things are going, or talk to their teachers. But, were they to evaluate their children’s education the way colleges and universities are evaluated, parents would instead be metaphorically digging through their…

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3 ways video assessment fosters community in online courses

While online courses have become a convenient option for students, their growing popularity has also exposed some significant challenges associated with distance learning. One in particular—how to foster community in online courses—is especially pressing. Unfortunately, digitizing aspects of the learning process has caused some of the human components to fall…

5 roles university libraries will play in the future

Universities are seeking ways to innovate and keep up with the changing expectations of students and faculty, and university libraries are no different. Academic libraries are good at adapting as they try to meet students and faculty who learn differently and who have varying expectations for what their university library…

11 online education trends institutions should track

Career aspirations continue to drive students' decisions to enroll in online education programs, according to a new survey tracking online learning trends. The report from BestColleges.com surveyed 295 online program administrators and 1,500 students, including prospective students, current students, and alumni, to gauge their experiences in online education programs. In…

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