What does it mean to “teach” an online course? This question might be the most serious question facing colleges and universities as they migrate more…
Poet Ponders the Digital
What does it mean to “teach” an online course? This question might be the most serious question facing colleges and universities as they migrate more…
Is it a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) if there is a fee for credits? What should such fees be? UW to offer fee-based courses…
I teach at a small regional and it is making some positive moves to foster online and traditional courses that are compelling for students. We…
While I am a proponent of online education, some “market realities” are starting to concern me. Education is unlike most products in several ways, but…
This fall, I resorted to using “anti-plagairism” tools for the first time in at least six years. One reason for this is that what I…
Over on Slashdot, the following question has 165 comments in under ten hours: Ask Slashdot: Is E-Learning a Viable Option? – Slashdot Once again, we…
One of the questions facing colleges and universities is “Can Anything Be Taught Online?” The simple answer is, no. But some of almost every topic…
This story explains some of my doubts about online education. It is not online education that concerns me, but the poor oversight and administration that…
I spent most of today trying to get an online course ready to launch this weekend. I’ve never been a fan of Blackboard and the…
At the university where I teach we are engaged in a debate familiar to online educators: which delivery methods will we embrace and why? When…