Research presented here by researchers from Wabash College -- and based on national data sets -- finds that there may be a minimal relationship between what colleges spend on education and the quality of the education students receive. Further, the research suggests that colleges that spend a fraction of what others do, and operate with much higher student-faculty ratios and greater use of part-time faculty members, may be succeeding educationally as well as their better-financed (and more prestigious) counterparts
Study casts doubt on idea that spending more per student leads to better educational ou... - 0 views
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45 colleges and universities, most of them liberal arts colleges,
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good teaching with high quality interactions with faculty," high expectations and academic challenge, interaction with ideas and people different from one's own, and "deep learning" through characteristics identified by the National Survey of Student Engagement.
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The outcomes variables are as per NSSE
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survey shows that colleges (w.liberal arts in sample) that have more spending per students, part time faculty and higher faculty-student ratios, get similar results on the NSSE score. A NSEE variable is "good teaching with high quality interactions with faculty"
CLAY CHRISTENSEN: Higher Education Is 'On The Edge Of The Crevasse' - Business Insider - 0 views
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"I think higher education is just on the edge of the crevasse. Generally, universities are doing very well financially, so they don't feel from the data that their world is going to collapse. But I think even five years from now these enterprises are going to be in real trouble."
The Pitch For The Minerva Project - Business Insider - 0 views
Essay on issues related to what digital scholarship 'counts' for tenure and promotion |... - 0 views
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How do we help faculty understand this issue better?
Essay urges liberal arts colleges to create a measure of civic engagement | Inside High... - 0 views
Colleges Need To Prepare Students For The Current Economy - Business Insider - 0 views
The Trouble With Online College - NYTimes.com - 0 views
The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Education | Most Innovative Companies 2... - 0 views
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The tide is turing to student assessment.
Home | A Year at Mission Hill - 0 views
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Reimagining public education. What implications does it have for us?
Professor Leaves a MOOC in Mid-Course in Dispute Over Teaching - Wired Campus - The Chr... - 0 views
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Sometimes it is difficult to make the transition from classroom to online as an instructor.
MOOCs instead of open education | Bryan Alexander - 0 views
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Some interesting points as to why everything seems to be about MOOCs.
Course-by-course approval of MOOCs may not be wise (essay) | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views
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"Dig deeper and we are left to ask, how many MOOC courses will really be worth college credit, where will the credits be accepted, and for how long will college credits even be the primary measurement of learning?"
MOOC-WHIPPED | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views
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"So how can it be that MOOCs are so popular, here in America, and, it seems, all over the world? Aren't they just bringing back the sage on the stage, the deadly lecture? Why would people want this? It's positively old-fashioned."
To MOOC or Not to MOOC - WorldWise - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views
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This is a different article with the same title as another on the list. Not sure that there is much that is new.
The Control Shift: A Grassroots Education Revolution Takes Shape | MindShift - 0 views
ACE doubles down on prior learning assessment | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views
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"The council says it wants more students to earn college credit for learning that occurs outside the college classroom." - It may be time to examine our stance on accepting online credits.
Decoding Digital Pedagogy, pt. 1: Beyond the LMS - 0 views
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"For some, teaching begins with authority and expertise. For the digital pedagogue, teaching begins with inquiry. And that's why digital pedagogy is so important. It reminds us that the new landscape of learning is mysterious and worth exploring." - an interesting position
