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Grade Change - Tracking Online Education in the United State - 2013 The eleventh annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education is designed, administered and analyzed by the Babson Survey Research Group, with data collection conducted in partnership with the College Board.

I know that most of the members of this group work in higher education. Some of us work in teacher preparation programs and need resources for K-12 teachers. I've found Edutopia to be a reliable resource. Their Technology Blogs have some thoughtful ideas that will help learners at the college level.

Online teaching is increasingly common at many types of higher education institutions, ranging from hybrid courses that offer a combination of in-person and online instruction, to fully online experiences and distance learning. The following resources provide guidelines for creating an online course, best practices for teaching online, and strategies for assessing the quality of online education.

Article about delivering educational activities using Web 2.0 tools.

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EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/10/balancing-advantages-disadvantages-student-social-media-use/ "In " Only Disconnect," Andrew Reiner, writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education, lamented the state of American youth, particularly their preoccupation with social media. By the end of his article, Reiner advocated for social media Sabbaths, in which students would disconnect from their networks in order to more deeply engage with each other and their academic pursuits.

A resource to review to assure teachers are meeting accessibility guidelines.

I browse this collective weblog to stay abreast of tech trends and the topics of the day in education.

Special Reports Faculty members experiment with artificial intelligence in the classroom Premium content for subscribers. Subscribe Today Last spring, Ashok K. Goel pulled off one of the great pranks in the history of artificial intelligence. In an online course, Mr. Goel, a computer-science professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, relied on nine teaching assistants, including...

This is the latest episode of our new podcast series on the future of higher education. You can subscribe in iTunes, Overcast, or Stitcher. Perhaps you've stood in the front of a classroom, looked out on the room full of students distractedly checking email or Facebook, and thought: They're just not that into this.

This is a nice article on trends in higher education and distance learning.

Do you remember what inspired you to go to college? Take a minute, think back, and see if you can recall the specific moment. Maybe it was your first glimpse of a college campus near home. Maybe a trusted teacher encouraged you to study a field you loved.

Tips on making e-books for online learning.

What a great way to customize the reading assignments and resources for students in our online courses. This seems like it could also save money on textbook costs for our students.

Take a look at Piazza to host course related Q/A sessions. Thinking about follow up after guest skype interviews. Carol H

See the Guide to Using Twitter in university, research, teaching, and impact activities. Carol H @ltaparaprof