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Patrick Tabatcher

The True Size Of ... interactive map - 0 views

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    An interactive map that allows users to drag countries, continents, etc... around the map to view their relative size
Patrick Tabatcher

To Scale: The Solar System on Vimeo - 0 views

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    A video showing some people creating a scale model of the solar system on a lakebed in Nevada. Helps to illustrate the relative sizes of the planets, their distance from the sun and differences in speed to orbit the sun.
wlampner

Listening to Online Education's Ombudsman - The Digital Campus 2013 - The Chronicle of ... - 0 views

  • weighty body of research suggesting that online learning can be just as good as face-to-face.
  • small sample size; inability to control for ubiquitous selection effect
  • really important is first to recognize that online learning isn't any one thing
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  • lack of good estimates of likely cost savings
  • People want to simplify, and sometimes they want to oversimplify,
  • o 'disrupt' or not 'disrupt' is not the way to intelligently discuss online learning,
  • randomized experimental trials are tedious and often beside the point
  • Colleges that wait for perfect evidence risk sinking deeper into a hole
  • There can be a fine line between deliberation and inertia.
  • case for using randomized trials should itself be subject to careful cost-benefit analysis
  • best is the enemy of the good
Steve Kaufman

Small, Rural Colleges Grapple With Their Geography - 0 views

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    Kayaks and gorgeous views. A cellphone tower. A Starbucks not so far away. When recruiting students and faculty members, colleges in remote locations count unusual assets as part of their appeal.
Kristine Howard

600.9a1i - 0 views

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    (c) If an institution is offering postsecondary education through distance or correspondence education to students in a State in which it is not physically located or in which it is otherwise subject to State jurisdiction as determined by the State, the institution must meet any State requirements for it to be legally offering postsecondary distance or correspondence education in that State.
Kristine Howard

600.9c Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: - 0 views

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    (c) If an institution is offering postsecondary education through distance or correspondence education to students in a State in which it is not physically located or in which it is otherwise subject to State jurisdiction as determined by the State, the institution must meet any State requirements for it to be legally offering postsecondary distance or correspondence education in that State.
wlampner

Innovative Pedagogical Approaches for Higher Education - 0 views

  • REIMAGINE EDUCATION The global awards for innovative higher education pedagogies enhancing learning and employability
  • Despite years of discussion about the need to reform higher education most programs, whether academic or private enterprise, still rely on traditional pedagogical approaches that center on "teaching" (not learning) and often remain isolated from the demands of employers.
  • The Wharton-QS Stars Awards 2014: Reimagine Education took place on December 9th in Philadelphia.
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  • global competition received submissions from 427 universities and enterprises from 43 countries with 21 awards judged by a panel of 25 international experts – a 'who’s who' of higher education.
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    Oscars of innovation in higher education. Maybe some ideas here that could inspire our faculty to think outside the box?
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