2014 Predictions: Articles

Enjoy these articles in which experts analyze the new year’s possibilities in online learning and higher ed (MOOCs loom large in these pieces!):

“Innovation in 2014: Welcome to the Evolution” by Jeffrey Selingo (1/13/14)
From The Chronicle:
http://chronicle.com/article/Innovation-in-2014-Welcome-to/143971/

“Anant Agarwal Predicts the Campus of the Future [CES 2014]” by Roger Riddell (1/10/14)
From Education Dive:
http://www.educationdive.com/news/anant-agarwal-predicts-the-campus-of-the-future-ces-2014/213639/

“What’s Next for Education? Answer: Follow-the-Learner” by Debbie Morrison (1/5/14)
From Online Learning Insights blog:
http://onlinelearninginsights.com/2014/01/05/whats-next-for-education-answer-follow-the-learner/

“6 Ways Government Could Impact Education in 2014” by Daniel Shumski (12/11/13)
From Education Dive:
http://www.educationdive.com/news/6-ways-government-could-impact-education-in-2014/203839/

“Colleges Can Still Save Themselves. Here’s How” by Jeffrey Selingo (12/2/13)
From The Chronicle:
http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Can-Still-Save/143305/

“What’s in Store for MOOCs in 2014?” by Daniel Shumski (11/27/13)
From Education Dive:
http://www.educationdive.com/news/whats-in-store-for-moocs-in-2014/198600/

Articles: Developmental Ed Debates and Solutions

For those of you with an interest in developmental education: below are a few pieces representing current solutions and lively debates. (Note the CCCOnline Math MOOC is featured in a governor’s newsletter; we ran a short piece on our Math MOOC here.)

“Wrong Answer on Remediation” by William G. Tierney and Julia C. Duncheon (11/8/13)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/11/08/ending-remediation-wrong-answer-essay

“Faster Math Path” by Paul Fain (10/21/13):
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding California:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/21/california-community-colleges-cautious-experiment-accelerated-remediation

“Less Choice, More Mainstreaming” by Megan Rogers (10/2/13)
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding Colorado:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/02/remedial-reform-and-completion-key-latino-students-success-politician-argues

“Going to the Root of the Problem” by Paul Fain (9/13/13)
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding Tennessee:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/13/promising-remedial-math-reform-tennessee-expands

“Community College System Pilots Pre-Algebra MOOC”
From the Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (8/13).

 

“Free Courses for a Big Problem” by Paul Fain (7/19/13)
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding MOOCs:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/07/19/two-year-colleges-go-open-source-seek-fix-remediation

“Remediation If You Want It” by Paul Fain (6/5/13)
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding Florida:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/06/05/florida-law-gives-students-and-colleges-flexibility-remediation

Math MOOC Live at CCCOnline

Exciting news for CCCOnline: we’re running a pilot session of a developmental Math MOOC this summer (through Aug. 9), and more than 100 students are participating! The goal of this MOOC is to help students improve their Math skills for free in a friendly environment, possibly to gain enough knowledge to test out of further remediation, but in any case to improve confidence before furthering their Math education in a formal classroom.

The Math MOOC will run again twice in fall, and we’ll report more about the project in the future! If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Math Associate Dean Erica Hastert at Erica.hastert@cccs.edu. 

As always, your comments are welcome in the CCCOnline Community.

Effectiveness in the Classroom

For your reading enjoyment, below are a few recent articles with the general theme of effectiveness in the classroom:

 

“Who Does Screencasting Help the Most?” by Robert Talbert (5/6/13)
From The Chronicle’s “Casting Out Nines” blog:

http://chronicle.com/blognetwork/castingoutnines/2013/05/06/who-does-screencasting-help-the-most/

 

“Charisma Doesn’t Count” by Chris Parr (5/30/13)
From Inside Higher Ed:

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/30/study-finds-students-dont-learn-more-charismatic-lecturers

 

“New Research Effort Aims to Examine Effectiveness of MOOCs” by Sara Grossman (6/10/13)
From The Chronicle’s “Wired Campus” blog:

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/new-research-effort-aims-to-examine-effectiveness-of-moocs/44217