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As an adjunct college professor myself, I can't stress enough the profound influence instructional design has on student success and satisfaction. When instructional methods become stagnant and fail to evolve with the changing needs of learners, a chain reaction of negative consequences is set in motion. Let’s start with the more commonly thought about consequences, such as dwindling motivation and lackluster academic performance. However, as we venture further, we will also shed light on the often overlooked and interconnected repercussions, including retention challenges, unsettling knowledge gaps, career setbacks, diminished satisfaction with the university, a tarnished academic reputation, weakened program competitiveness, and the heartrending reduction or elimination of cherished academic offerings.
Setting budgets is one of the most important responsibilities university leaders must shoulder. Budgets serve as the practical manifestation of a university’s mission and goals, so pursuing the process thoughtfully is critical to driving innovation the right way at any institution. There is a lot more to budgeting than the numbers on the page. Successful senior leaders recognize it is one of the primary instruments they can use to shape change, both now and in the long-term, across campus and beyond.
We are pleased to have another member of the Noodle Advisory Board, the Dean of the School of Education and a Distinguished Professor at American University, Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, on the podcast.
Zero OD completions resulted from distance programs in 2020, but our analysis shows that other popular clinical degrees have already moved to hybrid learning. In collaboration with the Noodle Data Science team, we analyzed the share of clinical degree completions from distance based programs vs in-person programs in 2020.Based on data from Emsi Q4 2021 Data Set (economicmodeling.com).
Two members of Noodle's Learning team were published today in International Perspectives on Supporting and Engaging Online Learners (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 39). The work also marks Noodle's VP of Student Affairs Jaimie Hoffman's second edited volume.
It's not easy to go online, and it's especially challenging in a crisis situation. Online higher education experts from Noodle Partners and the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine co-hosted an interactive webinar week to help prepare university faculty and leadership for a swift online move.
Data reveals that online learners consistently and increasingly prefer to study at local institutions.
Lowering the cost of higher ed through the strategic use of technology was the central theme of the discussion-- a goal that Katzman believes can be achieved by thinking carefully about how to lower the administrative costs associated with online programs.
Noodle Partners and the American Council on Education (ACE) are unveiling “ACE Engage” next week, a first-of-its-kind online professional learning platform designed to encourage collaboration and community amongst higher education professionals.