We've written a few times about "non-traditional" learners but the reality is that on today's college and university campuses across the U.S. more than half the students enrolled are more than 24 years old - with many working part-time or full-time and even supporting...

Yesterday's eCampus News reports on a growing trend away from higher education institutions working with online program management (OPM) companies and towards more of a fee for service model where they can source and use best of breed services when/where needed....

In today's Education Dive they cover the topic of professional development for college instructors, a topic that recently came up during the American Association of Community Colleges meeting this past week in New Orleans. The basic gist of it all? According to...

Competency-based education (CBE) chatter has been on the rise the last few years. The approach to learning, long advocated and implemented by Western Governors University (WGU) is now spreading it's wings and touching a growing number of institutions. For those who...

Campus Technology shares a thoughtful first-person perspective piece by an instructor who has been deeply involved with flipped and active learning for a number of years. While technology can certainly help generate efficiencies for instructors and learners alike,...

We just came across a piece by Dr. Devoney Looser of Arizona State University which presents a valuable instructor-side perspective on motivations and experiences with online teaching. With all of the chatter about online learning, one critical vantage point - that of...

The National Financial Educators Council recently reported on the results from an online study with 2,409 participants across the United States posing a central question "What high school-level course would benefit your life the most?". The top response across age...

Finally some coverage for one of the fastest-growing student populations - non-traditional students. Though we're not fans of labeling this group as 'non-traditional' as their experience of juggling work, families and academia are fast becoming commonplace they do...

Inside Higher Ed covers a recent report issued by the Center for Community College Student Engagement which revealed that up to half of community college students are concerned that lack of sufficient financial support could end up causing them to abandon their...

Though the headline is a bit misleading as most digital learning is still occurring on desktops and laptops, this article is focused on providing a high-level perspective on adaptive learning with interviews with a number of vendors in the space. The Gates Foundation,...