A Return to Best Practices for Teaching Online

Is the distinction between online learning and campus-based instruction disappearing? Asking faculty to move their courses online may be deceptively simple. That's why co-authors Judith Boettcher and Rita-Marie Conrad have refined a list of 14 best practices based on core learning principles to help faculty succeed in creating effective online courses.

California Community Colleges Unveils Course Exchange System

California Community Colleges will soon allow students to cross-register for online courses through a course exchange system.

U Wisconsin College of Engineering Embraces Flipped Classrooms

The University of Wisconsin's first cohort of students to complete a significant number of their undergraduate courses primarily through the flipped classroom model is preparing to graduate in the spring.

U-M to Plan Digital Strategy for Future Innovation

The Office of Academic Innovation at U-M will spend the next year identifying more ways to encourage faculty and staff to embrace digital technology in the classroom.

Stanford VR Project Takes Students to Oceans of the Future

A new, free virtual reality program allows users to explore just what happens as climate change kills off coral reefs.

Online Learning Consortium, Tyton Partners Launch Courseware in Context

The Online Learning Consortium, in collaboration with Tyton Partners, has formally released the Courseware in Context Framework.

New Course Delivers First Certified Flipped Educators

Less than a month after the Flipped Learning Global Initiative announced a new certification track, the organization has its first group of 16 credential holders.

3D Printer Shipments to Double This Year

Global sales of 3D printers will more than double from last year to 2016, growing 108 percent from 219,168 shipments to 455,772, according to a new report from Gartner.

Moodle Mobile App Expands Offline Functionality

The mobile app that allows access to the open source learning platform has launched a new version, 3.1.3, that makes it easier to use in areas with little or no web access.

ProQuest Launches New Online Library Catalog Enrichment Service

ProQuest, in partnership with LibraryThing, has launched Syndetics Unbound, a new online service designed to provide libraries and their patrons with dynamic information and interactive, guided discovery through the online catalog.

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