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
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
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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(Ignore text below) ________________________________________________________ Online and the Gridiron Higher education is a competitive game. Colleges and universities compete for students, money, faculty and prestige. Online education is part of this larger game, and part of this competitive environment. To … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
