Feb. 01, 2010

Does Technology Offer a Better Way to Learn?

In the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow project, Apple Computer, Inc., investigated how teaching and learning change when people have constant access to state-of-the-art technology. The project began in 1985 and is ongoing.

 

After the first 10 years, the project reported that students became re-energized and more excited about learning when using information technology. Grades improved, standardized test scores went up, and dropout and absenteeism rates decreased, according to Apple’s report on “Teaching, Learning and Technology.”

 

The study reported...

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Jan. 27, 2010

Online Education and Adult Students

Traditionally, most North American universities target graduating high school students as their prime market for recruitment.

But people who earned their degrees or began earning them in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s are now changing careers, seeking more training and education to sustain and excel in their chosen fields, and making plans to work beyond the once-mandatory retirement age of 65.

To do this, they are looking for accessible degree completion programs and new career education opportunities.

Adult learners need flexible scheduling, affordable prices and...

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Jan. 26, 2010

Distance Education Is Booming

In the fall of 2000, there were 45,000 enrollments in fully online or blended-online courses. That number grew nearly 22 times to one million enrollments by the fall of 2007.

While that amount represents only one percent of all courses in 2007, Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen in his provocative book, Disrupting Class, predicts that by 2019, about 50 percent of high school courses will be delivered online.

Consider these other statistics:

  • 42 states have significant supplemental or full-time online learning programs.
  • ...
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Jan. 25, 2010

What Is a Cyberschool?

Distance learning, online education, cyberschool—what do these terms mean? Some common words and phrases related to education, defined.

An educational course is defined in four ways by the nonprofit Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C):

  1. A traditional course, using no online technology, has its content delivered orally and in writing.
  2. A Web-facilitated course has less than 30 percent of its content delivered online. The course is essentially a face-to-face course that is facilitated using Web-based technology, such as a Web page to post the syllabus....
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Jan. 24, 2010

Eight Questions to Ask about an Online Degree Program

If you’re thinking about enrolling in a distance education program, here are eight important questions to ask:

  1. How technologically savvy do I need to be to take electronically delivered courses?

    2. Some computer literacy is necessary. Usually, a cyberschool will give you a list of the technologies that must be accessible to you when you apply for admission. Just in case a list isn’t offered, ask about hardware, software, computer, and peripherals requirements. Also, broadband access is usually preferred.

  2. What kind of student support structure...
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