Effective practice: Learning Effectiveness

Curriculum and course design and conduct

• Personalized, Student-Centered Life-Long Learning for Adult Learners
  University of Phoenix's online courses are designed for adults to learn efficiently through interactive discussions. -- more
  
• Flexible Enrollment Options Offer Students Control of Learning
  Flexible enrollment options offer learners choices and control of their pace of learning at Washington State University. -- more
  
• Learning and Cost Effectiveness in an Elementary Algebra Redesign
  Riverside Community College's elementary algebra course, redesigned to incorporated student interaction, helps students to learn more effectively. -- more
  
• Open Source CMS based on Social Constructionist Pedagogy
  Moodle is an open-course course management system (CMS) designed to help educators create quality online courses with emphasis on social constructivist pedagogy. -- more
  
• A New Methodology for Evaluation: The Pedagogical Rating of Online Courses
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology's pedagogical effectiveness index provides a simple yet mutlidimensional tool to the learning effectiveness of the online courses based on media, learning models and interactivity elements. -- more
  
• Blended Learning Chemistry Course
  Harper College's blended learning chemistry course delivers instructions effectively through thoughtful course design. -- more
  
• Integrated Assessment System for Courses, Overall Program and Post-Program Career Impacts
  This practice outlines a system of planned evaluations that together firmly support a process of continuous improvement for a distance degree program at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Key elements include: an evaluation of each course by students and faculty; an evaluation of the overall program at graduation; and a follow-up survey of alumni, their co-workers, and their family members to measure the impact of the program upon professional and personal development of alumni. -- more
  
• The Unique Value of Online MBA Course Syllabi
  The course syllabus serves as a useful communication tool primarily between students and faculty as it concisely outlines expectations. We are able to provide students and other interested parties with timely and consistent information on courses and we are able to provide details on key university policies. -- more
  
• Combining Effective Individualized and Group Instruction
  This practice combines individualized (self-regulated) learning with collaborative problem-based learning to reap the benefits of both approaches in a single, completely online, graduate course in Educational Psychology. -- more
  

• Strategies for Mentoring Online Adult Learners in a Competency-Based Degree Program
  Western Governors University develops useful mentor strategies to help students progress through online degree programs timely and successfully -- more