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By Jess Wisloski | December 06, 2011
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Does learning in groups or online collaborative learning actually benefit students in online courses? Not really, suggests an article in the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT). The good news is, it doesn’t harm student learning, either.
“Learning Outcomes Associated with Group Assignments,” a paper published in the Fall 2011 issue of JOLT by three professors at the University of Missouri/Kansas City, summarizes the findings from a nursing course, in which of the 54 eligible study participants, 57 percent completed the study of group projects.
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By Jess Wisloski | November 29, 2011
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Ever cheated on a test for an online class, or given free pass to a student who you know may have cheated? Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a perhaps not-so-shocking report about shady online class practices at the five largest for-profit colleges and ten other online colleges. The practices uncovered in the report might make any self-respecting teacher wince.
Or, maybe not. Eight of the 15 for-profit schools that were studied followed college policies when it came to academic dishonesty and grading standards, but seven of the schools acted in a less than forthright manner, with one or more teachers failing to take disciplinary action against students who were not present for live classes, or who turned in bogus exam responses.
Does your college have good policies in place to deal with plagiarism and cheating? Have you as an instructor ever been asked to look the other way? Discuss with others in our forums.
Additionally, and perhaps a worrisome indicator for the federal government, which handed out $32 billion in grants and loans through student aid programs in 2009-2010 to for-profit schools, these schools did not consistently follow exit counseling guidelines for students who left school mid-term.
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By Jess Wisloski | November 21, 2011
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Online education continues to rise, with roughly 6.1 million college students having taken an online course in the fall semester of 2010, according to a report by the Babson Survey Research Group, (formerly the Sloan Online Survey), which was released earlier this month.Institutions of Higher Learning Embrace Online EducationInstitutions of higher learning increasingly embrace online education, with 65.5 percent of chief academic officers now calling online education “critical” to their institution’s long-term strategy, an opinion that’s risen more than 15 percent over eight years. Sixty-seven percent believe academic outcomes from online classes are equivalent to those in face-to-face learning, but still, one-third of academic leaders think online classes are inferior.
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A unique online course project at Texas A & M University (TAMU) has provided more than 5,000 rural schoolkids in Texas with a peek into a possible future career as a veterinarian assistant.
The online courses featured in “Preparatory Training for the Veterinary Assistant,” were developed by Dr. Floron "Buddy" Faries, a Texas AgriLife Extension veterinarian, to meet the demand in Texas for high school training online for veterinary assistants.
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By Lorna Collier
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 Non-traditional, older students who are interested in environmental law—but who don’t want to become practicing trial lawyers—can now enroll in two new, 100 percent online master degrees offered by Vermont Law School.
Vermont Law is offering a new master of law online degree (LLM) in environmental law, designed especially for people who are licensed attorneys, but seek re-tooling in an environmental specialty area.
Another new Vermont Law degree is the online master of environmental law and policy. This distance degree has been developed for managers who do not intend to practice trial law but seek the legal expertise necessary to manage complex environmental projects.
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