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Online learning platform uses ‘Hollywood Squares’ model to boost engagement
The ever-present temptations of Facebook, Twitter, eMail, instant messaging, text messages, and online shopping are no match for face-to-face-to-face-to-face interaction.…
Teachers and administrators, don’t be scared of technology: It won’t replace the classroom
Last year, our principal posed this question to our faculty, write Jody Passanisi and Shara Peters for Scientific American: Can we be rendered obsolete by online learning?…
Cyber school funding formulas draw ire
The tuition for a student living in one Pennsylvania district who is enrolled in a public cyber charter school might be thousands of dollars different from that for a similar…
Public university becomes first to endorse untraditional online model
Students at the University of Wisconsin (UW) can earn college degrees based on proven competency in a subject, making UW the first publicly-funded school to launch a competency-based degree program.…
College cost website raises questions about Romney’s higher-ed stance
The for-profit Florida university that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney supports as a model for holding down college costs is one of the country’s priciest schools, according to a new…
Three ways to improve your college’s recruitment program
In today’s competitive climate, institutions face a significant conundrum: the need to simultaneously increase student enrollment and reduce student recruitment costs. This challenge has motivated institutions to stretch beyond their…
What are college students talking about on Facebook?
General confusion might be the key ingredient to an engaged crop of incoming freshmen on a college or university’s Facebook page.…
Court: Schools can publish small excerpts of texts online for students
A federal judge in Atlanta has ruled mostly in favor of Georgia State University in a copyright case that would allow professors to continue posting excerpts of published works online…
Personalized instruction provides HOPE to Colorado students
HOPE Online Learning Academy Co-Op in Colorado’s Douglas County has used a blend of online and face-to-face learning to deliver highly individualized instruction to students, many of whom entered the…
Students want personalized learning, mobile technology
More and more students own mobile devices, including tablets, and indicate a strong desire to use those personal learning tools in school to increase collaboration and access to resources, according…