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Thirty Years After Allan Bloom's Classic "The Closing Of The American Mind": The Liberal Arts And The Question Of What It Means To Be College Educated, Robert W. Hill
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The author, a university professor for many years, ponders the important question of what academic Allan Bloom would make of recent developments in higher education such as the disappearance of many liberal arts colleges by either closings or changing the academic mission to add graduate or professional degree programs.
Guns On College Campuses – Not A Good Idea!, Robert W. Hill
Guns On College Campuses – Not A Good Idea!, Robert W. Hill
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Thirty Years After Allan Bloom’S Classic The Closing Of The American Mind: The Liberal Arts And What Does It Mean To Be College Educated Today, Robert W. Hill
Thirty Years After Allan Bloom’S Classic The Closing Of The American Mind: The Liberal Arts And What Does It Mean To Be College Educated Today, Robert W. Hill
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And Finally... Engagement, Michael Simonson
And Finally... Engagement, Michael Simonson
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Engagement of a learner is defined as emotional and intellectual involvement or commitment—the participation in learning activities via interaction with others in meaningful ways. Engagement theory considers engagement as the process of involving learners in groups or teams working collaboratively on project-based and authentic activities.
And Finally... Doing It Wrong—Who Says?, Michael Simonson
And Finally... Doing It Wrong—Who Says?, Michael Simonson
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Several years ago there was considerable discussion among leaders of schools, colleges, universities, and organizations who wanted to offer instruction at a distance. In response, Distance Learning published a column titled “Designing the Perfect Online Program” hoping that the set of guidelines provided would assist organizations in their planning, and to reduce the likelihood that illconceived plans would be implemented.
And Finally … Let’S Go Deeply Digital?, Michael Simonson
And Finally … Let’S Go Deeply Digital?, Michael Simonson
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The origination of the term “deeply digital” is widely credited to a Report to the President made in 2010 by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The core of this report was that technology, deeply digital technology, should not replace teachers but support them. Properly used, technology can extend the reach of teachers by giving them access to the best instructional and professional development tools that can create customized learning environments and assessments for students, and to capture rich information about individual performance. (p. 80)
And Finally … Seven Critical Elements, Michael Simonson
And Finally … Seven Critical Elements, Michael Simonson
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Robust research and decades of experience have yielded a wide variety of useful (if sometimes conflicting) guidelines for planning and implementing online instruction. However, seven elements are critical for an effective online course.