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Fostering Open Minds Online
One of the most useful practices is to establish netiquette guidelines, which are indispensable for teaching about inequality and oppression, writes Abby L. Ferber.
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Creating Effective Instructional Videos for Online Courses
Salena Rabidoux and Amy Rottmann provide instructors easy-to-follow tips and techniques for developing evergreen videos that engage students.
Tech Firms Struggle With Student Data Use Issues
As reported by Inside Higher Ed, tech companies are collecting an enormous amount of data from universities and colleges, but...
Trial and Error: To Flip or Not to Flip?
Students stopped coming to a professor's class, so he flipped the course and created a detailed report about the results. Some students liked the new format -- but that didn't keep them coming to class.
Online Students Sue Over Fees, Lost Time and Wages
A lawsuit filed against Excelsior College alleges the institution defrauded nursing students of thousands of dollars and made it difficult for them to graduate.
Should Online Instructors Be Online Students?
Two-thirds of faculty members responding to an annual Inside Higher Ed survey say they’ve never taken an online course. Do they need that experience to be capable online instructors?
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OER: Bigger Than Affordability
Open education resources can catalyze a much-needed national conversation about what we mean by “public” higher education, Robin DeRosa writes.
Capella and Strayer Universities to Merge
As reported by Inside Higher Ed, the transaction trend among publicly traded for-profit universities continued this week, with news that...