Distance Education Report

A recent television advertisement for an automobile brand shows a young Scout making a boxy wooden model car while his father looks on. Later, the pair drives to a Scouting race event, where the boy finds that his competition is another boy whose father has handed him a racer clearly made and detailed by adult hands.

As the nation deals with economic recession, institutions of higher education, including those that offer online coursework and programs, are wondering what impact this situation will have on their enrollments.

From "Hindsight, Foresight, Insight: Understanding Adult Learning Trends to Predict Future Opportunities," a study by the Aslanian Group. Trend: Optimizing Technology: Online Learning, Marketing, and Campus Features and Services Here are some statistics...

Oral communication skills are always cited among the most important proficiencies for college graduates. Yet oral performance is often sacrificed entirely in online classes, even when the class should logically provide a major oral component. This article offers a technological answer to the problem of assessing oral performance in distance education.