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"Learning to Hate Learning Objectives By Mikita Brottman Like many of my colleagues, I assume, I'm growing deeply frustrated with the need for "learning objectives"-that list of superficial projections and assumptions that most syllabi these days are required to contain ("Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to … "). Perhaps learning objectives make sense for most courses outside the humanities, but for me-as, no doubt, for many others-they bear absolutely no connection to anything that happens in the classroom."

"What are the Noetic Sciences? no*et*ic: From the Greek noēsis / noētikos, meaning inner wisdom, direct knowing, or subjective understanding. sci*ence: Systems of acquiring knowledge that use observation, experimentation, and replication to describe and explain natural phenomena. no*et*ic sci*ences: A multidisciplinary field that brings objective scientific tools and techniques together with subjective inner knowing to study the full range of human experiences."

"A Dozen Strategies for Improving Online Student Retention By: Al Infande, EdD in Online Education Add Comment Online student retention is one of the most critical components for the success of any college or university. The key to a successful online retention program is the realization that student retention is everybody's job. The main objective of a well-established online retention program is to maintain a student's enrollment and to keep him highly satisfied with the level of education he is acquiring in an online environment. This is not an easy task since there are many reasons why a student might need or want to withdraw or leave the program of study. Below are a dozen strategies for improving online student retention for administrators and faculty:"

"The growing role of the digital economy in daily life has heightened demand for new data and measurement tools. Internationally comparable and timely statistics combined with robust cross-country analyses are crucial to strengthen the evidence base for digital economy policy making, particularly in a context of rapid change. This report presents indicators traditionally used to monitor the information society and complements them with experimental indicators that provide insight into areas of policy interest. The key objectives of this publication are to highlight measurement gaps and propose actions to advance the measurement agenda."