In the history course I taught this summer at a local community college, a student I will call Carmen struggled all semester. She had emigrated […]

September 11, 2001 will be marked by historians as a watershed event in American history, for many reasons.  One reason, though hardly the most important, […]

We hear a lot about what employers, parents and higher education institutions think about the value of a college education. But do recent graduates think […]

Mobile access is increasing for all of the things we do online, including training and education. The convenience of online learning is amplified when you can […]

A friend of mine was recently removed from an online course. He wasn’t asked to leave the degree program, but was blocked from continuing in […]

One of the items frequently included on lists of “tips for being a successful online student” is: Get to know your professors. But making these […]

Are there differences between online learning, distance learning, web-based learning and eLearning? The only assumption you can really make is that at least a component […]

With the spring semester behind us, many students are either already enrolled in a class or looking for something to add to their schedules during […]

“All you need is an Internet connection!” We often hear this description of online learning and teaching. Work and learn on the go as long […]

If you’ve ever edited your own paper, only to find it full of errors when returned by the professor, you know the power of a […]

If you’ve ever worked on a project as part of a student group, you know that the experience isn’t without stress. Add distance to the […]

How do decisions about the design of online courses impact student learning? This was a discussion prompt in one of my online classes this semester […]