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Issue Contents Online Learning Survey Released Sloan-C Announces Partnership with College Board The 2005 Survey of Online Learning concludes that the breadth of online college courses may soon rival traditional face-to-face offerings. Survey results show more than three out of five institutions offering face-to-face undergraduate (63%) or graduate (65%) level courses also offer courses at the same level online. In addition, larger percentages (56%) of chief academic officers agree that online education is critical to their long-term strategy. "Colleges and universities are starting to understand that online courses help increase enrollment and improve diversity without the need for additional classrooms," said Frank Mayadas, president, Sloan-C and program director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. "It also helps address professors' needs for workplace flexibility, among other issues challenging academia." The third annual survey, "Growing by Degrees: Online Education in the United States, 2005," is based on responses from 1,025 colleges and universities and represents the state of online education in U.S. higher education. In an effort to best measure online learning in America, The Sloan Consortium is partnering with the College Board to expand data collection. "Online learning is rapidly becoming a mainstream college experience," said Hal Higginbotham, president, collegeboard.com. "Starting this year we will include Sloan-C questions in our Annual Survey of Colleges to better understand online learning in higher education." The collaborative effort will not only make participation more convenient for responding institutions, it will effectively triple the study's sample size Selected findings from this year's survey report:
More about the 2005 Survey of Online Learning, including a copy of the full report. There's Still Time to Take Advantage of our Special College Pass Program Don't miss out on this special offer. For only $1,995 you get:
Act soon, only 50 College Passes will be offered this year. Discover all the details on the Sloan-C web site. Annual Conference Sets New Milestones The Sloan-C 11th Annual Conference was a tremendous success according to reports from some of the 717 attendees from 43 states and 12 countries. This conference builds on a spirit of collegiality fostered throughout the year through the Sloan Consortium. The result was a richly engaging environment with lively exchanges between presenters and participants. Pre-Conference Workshops sold out early as participants sought the latest challenges and opportunities in online learning in the areas of leadership, cutting-edge technologies, student services and blended learning. Added to this year's Conference was a Newcomer Breakfast attended by more than 150 participants who seemed to enjoy the orientation to the Conference and Sloan-C, and the opportunity to network with other colleagues (and many enjoyed some nice give-aways from Sloan-C). In addition to the growth in attendees, proposal submissions nearly tripled as researchers and faculty sought the opportunity to present at what is now considered the premier conference on online education. Over 140 proposals were selected along three themes or tracks: Growth Challenges: Access and Scale; Effective Online Instruction and Institutional Transformation. Keynote speaker Jack Wilson, President of the University of Massachusetts system challenged the audience to consider reverse engineering the institutions by taking advantage of what we have learned through online education to reshape traditional academia. Wilson was followed by a thought-provoking presentation by Julian Lombardi and David Reed, members of the team of principal architects of the Croquet Project, a new platform for developing and distributing asynchronous collaboration with multi users and virtual worlds. Jacqueline F. Moloney, Ed.D. More about
Sloan-C conferences, including proceedings... "Best of" Awards Presented at 11th Sloan-C International Conference The recipients of the 2005 Sloan-C Excellence in Online Teaching & Learning Awards were presented before more than 700 attendees from across the country. The awards went to: Excellence in Faculty Development for Online
Teaching Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Teaching
& Learning Programming Excellence in Online Teaching Most Outstanding Achievement in Online Learning
by an Individual Most Outstanding Online Teaching & Learning
Program Award for Effective Practice Read about all the Sloan-C awards on our web site. Join Sloan-C today to receive the latest news in online education, discounts on publications and workshops, and much more. Choose from three levels of membership, Premium, Free, and E-mail list membership. Click here to learn more about the value of being a Sloan-C member. |
Membership - How to join Sloan-C Workshops & Seminars - Tailored for faculty and administrators JALN - The leading journal for online education Publications - The state-of-the-art in online learning Effective Practices - Learn what works for others JobLine - Post or fill a job opportunity College Pass - Multiple workshops at great savings Vendor Corner - Partnering with Sloan-C Featured Download The Sloan Consortium annual survey of the state of online learning in U.S. Higher Education has become the most current, comprehensive, and widely quoted source of information on the numbers and trends in online learning. Based on responses from over 1,000 colleges and universities, "Growing by Degrees: Online Education in the United States, 2005" shows that schools are offering a large number of online courses, and there is great diversity in the courses and programs being offered. Download your free copy. Upcoming Sloan-C Events February: March:
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