Online education platforms scale college STEM instruction with equivalent learning outcomes at lower cost

Asynchronous Learning and Faculty Development: Evolving College-Level Online Instruction and Empowered Learning

A phenomenological study of higher education faculty experiences with course content adaptation, methodological changes, and program assessment, this paper summarizes both psychological and work-effort considerations for creating online learning environments. Using journaling, student responses and interviews, the qualitative, two-year study yielded consistent conclusions regarding the need for...

Online Information Security Education through Anchored Instruction

The Internet is unquestionably the most extensive and accessible resource for information and commerce in history. But it is also providing a medium for new forms of crime, espionage, and even terror, targeting organizations and individuals alike. Broad awareness of vulnerabilities and defenses is needed to protect against all types of cyber attacks. While online learning environments provide a...

Learning outcomes of information literacy instruction at business schools

This paper reports results from an exploratory study investigating the factors affecting student learning outcomes of information literacy instruction (ILI) given at business schools. Specifically, the potential influence of student demographics, learning environment factors, and information literacy program components on behavioral, psychological, and benefit outcomes were examined. In total, ...

Simple Rules for Delivering Improved Health Outcomes at Lower Cost

Designing Deeper Learning Experiences for Online Instruction

Deeper learning promotes students’ active engagement in learning environments, so they can continuously explore, reflect and produce information to build complex knowledge structures. Consequently, deeper learning has become a major focus of scholarly investigation and debate. Multiple studies have been conducted to describe the characteristics of deeper learning and to determine methods for in...