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Colleges Balk at Federal Plan to Require Attendance Taking in Online Courses
The department says taking attendance will help ensure Title IV funds are used properly. Online-facing faculty said it will create a financial and time burden.
Ep. 123: Reprise: Generative AI’s Potential Influence on Teaching and Learning
Discussions about the impact of generative artificial intelligence in teaching and learning are steadily moving beyond questions about whether and how students will cheat.
The Rise of ‘Anti-OPMs’
Online program managers have long been criticized for their decades-long contracts and revenue-sharing models. Some colleges are opting for an alternative: online program enablement.
The Progressive Case for Reforming Higher Ed
Customized, digital education offers a path for progressive reform, Michael D. Smith writes.
New OPM Regulations Aren’t Coming Until 2025, if They Happen at All
The Biden administration has pushed off new regs that have loomed over colleges and outside contractors for months. But the threat of them has already created waves across higher education.
Bridging the Campus Divide With ‘Dangerous Ideas’ and AI Debate Moderators
In this polarized time, one assistant professor is teaching students to argue more constructively about the most contentious topics: abortion, guns, transracial identities, moral obligations to animals—even the existence of God.
Animated AI TAs Coming to Morehouse
The AI avatars—which can look like students’ professors—are intended to answer course questions 24-7.
An Online Pivot That Continues to Pay Off
Enrollment is so strong at Unity Environmental University that it recently announced it will both raise employee salaries and freeze tuition.