How Well Do Students Adapt to Online Learning? Study Released

This month, the Community College Research Center published a study titled "Adaptability to Online Learning: Differences Across Types of Students and Academic Subject Areas”; WCET’s Russell Poulin responded to it, and to a subsequent New York Times editorial, here.

As you read, we always like to hear your thoughts and encourage you to share them in the CCCO Community.

Organizing Your Files

It’s a classic New Year’s resolution and all-around personal goal: to get better organized. On that topic, please enjoy these reference links, written specifically for those who teach:

“Tips for Online Instructors: Managing Files, Feedback, and Workload” by Eileen F. Schiffer (2/4/13)
From Faculty Focus:
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/tips-for-online-instructors-managing-files-feedback-and-workload/

“Organizing Your Teaching Materials” by Natalie Houston (7/29/10)
From The Chronicle’s “ProfHacker” blog:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/organizing-your-teaching-materials/25857

“Review of Organizing for the Creative Person” by Nels P. Highberg (12/18/09)
From The Chronicle’s “ProfHacker” blog:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/review-of-organizing-for-the-creative-person/22889

Comments always welcome in the CCCOnline Community!

Intriguing Forecasts for Higher Ed

This week, we offer two pieces containing reflection and projections about online classes and funding for higher education. As always, please have your say in the CCCOnline Community.

This recent post from TechCrunch is one man’s reflection on the California State University system’s new pilot, and his forecast of how such online classes may “end higher education as we know it”:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/15/how-californias-new-online-education-pilot-will-end-college-as-we-know-it/

A related piece on LinkedIn compares higher ed to the newspaper industry, and explains that today’s students need to prepare for themselves a “college value plan”:  http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130126183946-212158738-is-your-college-going-out-of-business

Syllabus Philosophies

This week in “Syllabus Bloat?” (Inside Higher Ed’s “Confessions of a Community College Dean” blog), Matt Reed discusses the importance of clarity in a course syllabus and why he believes a detailed syllabus may be necessary.

As always, feel free to comment in the CCCOnline Community.

Starting the Semester: What Works for Your Classes?

As we count down to spring semester, we ask: what are some tips and tricks you use to get your online classes off to the right start? 
Join the idea exchange in the CCCOnline Community!

P.S. Below are a few posts on the topic from Fall 2010:
Quality Time: Goal Post # 1 (Students and the Syllabus)

Quality Time: Goal Post # 2 (Opening Lines of Communication with Students)
Quality Time: Goal Post # 3 (Establish Community)