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Vermont State University’s ‘All-Digital’ Library Fiasco
A merged institution born out of financial strain seeks to balance cost with quality, while also reaching more rural residents. But its botched announcement led to an outcry, an apology and a no-confidence vote.
Oversight Coming for Online Program Providers
Colleges and universities that contract with an online program management company need to submit details about those arrangements by May 1.
Opinion
Let’s Stop Talking About ChatGPT
And let’s do something instead. This is what I’m doing: a new course for people who ask students to write.
Opinion
ChatGPT Is a Plague Upon Education
What winter of 2020 was for COVID-19, winter of 2023 is for ChatGPT—and higher education will never be the same, Jeremy Weissman writes.
China Bans Overseas Online Colleges
As online students scramble to make international travel arrangements or to request exemptions with little notice, analysts suggest China’s ban lacks nuance.
Online Classes Surge at Virginia Tech. But What About Outcomes?
The university’s undergraduate online course offerings grew from 3 to 8 percent in recent years. But some question the scant attention the institution has paid to understanding outcomes in its massive online courses.
Community Colleges’ Positive, Pervasive Digital Leap
From rural New Hampshire to urban Miami, community college students, faculty and administrators are broadly enthusiastic about digital learning options, according to a new report.
Designing Assignments in the ChatGPT Era
Some instructors seek to craft assignments that guide students in surpassing what AI can do. Others see that as a fool’s errand—one that lends too much agency to the software.