Category Archives: Online Learning Policies, Procedures, Systems

CUNY Survey of Online Learning-Part 1

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Note: For the sake of brevity, the term “online” used in this post and the survey described, includes hybrid or blended teaching in addition to fully online courses. The distinction between “hybrid” and “online” concerns the extent to which a … Continue reading →

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The “Central” Issue

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Should there be a greater central office presence at CUNY for hybrid/online?  In my estimation, this is a central issue for the future development of CUNY’s hybrid/online programs. As I have suggested over a series of blog posts, there are … Continue reading →

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Babson Study Confirms Strategic Importance of Online

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Bruce Rosenbloom

The latest Babson (formerly Sloan-C) study on the state of online learning in the U.S. was released last week. (Babson study link) Going the Distance: Online Education in the United States 2011, by Elaine Allen and Jeff Seaman is the … Continue reading →

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Institutional Process Toward Online: Part 2

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Bruce Rosenbloom

In Part 1 on this topic, I discussed the evolution of hybrid online learning from traditional pedagogy to the point where hybrid/online courses are first offered (as illustrated in the diagram below).  This process is characterized by instructors willing to … Continue reading →

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A Strategic Plan for Online: Guiding Principles

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Strategic plans are written documents, and therein lay their value. For once a college or university creates and publicizes their strategic plan for hybrid/online learning, that policy has weight that mere proclamations by chancellors or presidents do not. The process … Continue reading →

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White Elephant Technology

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Bruce Rosenbloom

There are technologies that capture our imagination, hopes and desires—but then fail to deliver in the end.  It’s what I call “white elephant” technologies; dazzling at first glance, but what do you do with it day to day? In past … Continue reading →

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Institutional Process Toward Online – Part 1

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Online learning has evolved from ‘distance education,” which evolved from the early forms of correspondence courses. The 100+ year span of this history has used various methods of communication, from the U.S. Postal Service in the 1800s, dedicated TV networks … Continue reading →

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Online as a Strategic Asset

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Imagine a six-story brownstone in the heart of New York City generously donated to the City University of New York.  The brownstone is structurally sound and the donors have agreed to support the extensive renovation required to transform the space … Continue reading →

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