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How to Design an Online Course with a 96% Completion Rate

Online education is a $100+ billion dollar industry and growing. Easier access to education makes the world better, and, according to MIT researchers, people who finish online courses end up with…
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Survey: Instructional Designers Drive Better Student Outcomes

Survey: Instructional Designers Drive Better Student Outcomes | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Where faculty are compelled to work with instructional designers on development of their online courses, students have better outcomes, according to a recent survey from Quality Matters and Eduventures Research
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Teaching in the Era of Bots: Students Need Humans Now More Than Ever

Teaching in the Era of Bots: Students Need Humans Now More Than Ever | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
In recent years, technology has played a significant role in reshaping the landscape of college teaching, and it will surely continue to do so. But th
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4 Ways Drones Bring College Campuses to New Heights

4 Ways Drones Bring College Campuses to New Heights | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Universities are reaching lofty goals with new ways to integrate drones on campus.
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Establishing Effective Relationships with Vendors

Establishing Effective Relationships with Vendors | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
When approaching a project that significantly impacts the campus data and technology infrastructure, IT leaders need to understand the vendor's capabi
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How Faculty Can ‘Click’ Their Way to a More Inclusive Classroom

How Faculty Can ‘Click’ Their Way to a More Inclusive Classroom | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
What do you think is important for an instructor to do when using classroom response systems (polling software or clickers)? Select all that apply.A
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Online Learning’s ‘Greatest Hits’

Online Learning’s ‘Greatest Hits’ | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: “How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with thei
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Moving from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching Can Be Hard. Here’s One Expert’s Advice.

Moving from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching Can Be Hard. Here’s One Expert’s Advice. | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Enrollment in online courses is rising. But the shift to online instruction can be challenging for some instructors who have spent most of thei
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An ‘Edinburgh Model’ for Online Teaching Programme: Notes from a pilot run 

An ‘Edinburgh Model’ for Online Teaching Programme: Notes from a pilot run  | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
In this post, Dr Michael Gallagher, a Lecturer in the Centre for Research in Digital Education, describes how he and colleagues drew on current expertise and research within The University of Edinb…
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Fully Online Courses Are No. 1 Requirement for Many Working Learners

Fully Online Courses Are No. 1 Requirement for Many Working Learners | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
A recent report from child care and education benefits company Bright Horizons found that four out of five working learners do some of their learning online, and more than half are enrolled in courses that are entirely online.
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Bringing Students On Board for Portfolios

Bringing Students On Board for Portfolios | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Henderson State University wants every student to have a job offer before graduation. A big part of their strategy in approaching that ideal is including career-building skills and tools — like portfolios — in the curriculum.
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University faculty believe in Learning Styles and promote it to students while their Teacher Training departments say it's a myth.

University faculty believe in Learning Styles and promote it to students while their Teacher Training departments say it's a myth. | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it

In a 2017 study by Newton and Miah, from the University of Swansea, Evidence-Based Higher Education – Is the Learning Styles ‘Myth’, 58% believed Learning Styles to be beneficial. Only 33% actually used Learning Styles but remarkably, they report that 32% faculty continued to believe in their use, even after being presented with the evidence that shows it doesn’t work.

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Follow Along With a Grad Seminar About Edtech: Part 1, Picking the Best Tech 

Follow Along With a Grad Seminar About Edtech: Part 1, Picking the Best Tech  | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Over the next two months, I’ll share th
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6 Tips for Introducing and Managing Virtual Desktops

6 Tips for Introducing and Managing Virtual Desktops | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
The authors offer six tips for IT teams that are considering virtual desktops.
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The voice of AV’s higher education sector

The voice of AV’s higher education sector | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Shifts in student expectations, ever-evolving educational spaces and industry skills gaps were all on the agenda when we headed to the LTSMG conference at the University of Cambridge.
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The Learning Technology Manager's Guide to xAPI

The Learning Technology Manager's Guide to xAPI | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Created to help you understand what xAPIs are and how they can help your organization. Download our free guide today.
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Teaching With Technology in Higher Ed? Start With Relationship-Building.

Teaching With Technology in Higher Ed? Start With Relationship-Building. | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. Every new version of Microsof
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The University of Adelaide Selects eLumen for Integrated Curriculum Design, Management and Assessment –

The University of Adelaide Selects eLumen for Integrated Curriculum Design, Management and Assessment – | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
eLumen, the leading provider of software and services built to power student learning and success, is excited to announce that the University of Adelaide is the first university in Australia to select eLumen to provide an integrated solution for enhancing curriculum design, management and assessment. Implementation of the system constitutes a major transformative project for…
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The Beginning of a New Era in the Online Degree Market

The Beginning of a New Era in the Online Degree Market | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
The online degree market has been one of the fastest-growing and most resilient segments of American higher education over the last two decades
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Creating Libraries for Online Students Is Harder Than You Think

Creating Libraries for Online Students Is Harder Than You Think | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Students who take online college courses may not realize it, but they are the beneficiaries of a special bill of rights. Its goal? To ensure student
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What Can Traditional Higher Ed Learn From Hamburger U?

What Can Traditional Higher Ed Learn From Hamburger U? | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
As colleges move into online education, they’re finding themselves in learning mode. And as they do their homework on how to set up and run thei
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Campuswire Raises $3.6 Million to Improve Online Class Discussions

Campuswire Raises $3.6 Million to Improve Online Class Discussions | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Leaving college before graduation can be a tough decision for anyone, let alone the son of a college professor. And yet, Tade Oyerinde took the plung
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Online Education: From Good To Better To Best?

Online Education: From Good To Better To Best? | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Online education has been around for a while and perceptions of the quality of online education have lagged behind that of the traditional classroom. But that's suddenly changing with a growing number of examples where online is actually outperforming the classroom.
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Heads up, author is head of Kaplan.
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Online Learning: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Third-Party Partnerships

Online Learning: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Third-Party Partnerships | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
Deciding whether to develop or outsource the expertise and technological infrastructure necessary to launch an online degree program requires a thorou
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When Colleges Consider Outsourcing Online Programs, Calculations Can Get Complicated

When Colleges Consider Outsourcing Online Programs, Calculations Can Get Complicated | Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning | Scoop.it
A growing number of colleges are turning to for-profit companies to help them run their online programs, and to help finance them. These companies ar
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