Distance Learning

Grain Size Online

The rise of online learning has so far failed to generate serious thinking about the appropriate size of learning experiences. The Coursera platform has been no exception as it has stayed with the course as […]

Distance Learning

Remote Learning Projects

An article by Emily Richmond in The Atlantic describes how teachers at Essex Tech in Massachusetts, are continuing career and technical education at a distance. Of particular note are the ways the teachers have adapted […]

Distance Learning

Online Forever

Writing in Forbes, Brandon Busteed observes that corporate education and training will never return to the classroom, moving online as quickly and fully as possible. He points out that as the training and upskilling requirements […]

Distance Learning

eMailing It In

As many of us focus on providing courses to students at a distance there is a good deal of advice and assistance on offer. In most cases, the assumption is that faculty will need more […]

Distance Learning

Thursday Classes

As colleges and universities continue to develop their own approaches to increasing the number of distance learning courses to meet the growing demand, it is useful to think about strategies for making the transition to […]