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A letter from the editors
of the Sloan-C View
Drawing on commentary from
the fifth annual invitational Sloan-C summer research
workshop, John Bourne speculates
on “The Art of Possibility: Perspectives on the future of online
education.” Clearly, online education is already, and will
continue to grow as, an integral part of mainstream
higher education, as shown in the recently released
report: Sizing
the Opportunity: The Quality and Extent of Online
Education in the United States,
2002 and 2003.
The integration of
online delivery brings questions about and solutions for preserving
academic integrity.
This issue of the View includes a synopsis of the
Sloan-C listserv’s discussion
of practices that you can replicate and resources
you can share. Visit Sloan-C
Effective Practices for more specifics. An “Opportunities” column
invites you to explore the possibilities of a proposed
Certified Proctor Network designed to enable cost efficiencies, reduce
staff time and
ensure exam security.
In “High Touch and High Tech,” Joan
McMahon of Towson
University and Neil Davidson of University of Maryland recount a conversation
that led to the creation of a workshop that helps faculty convert their
best classroom practices for building student engagement to online
teaching practices.
Congratulations to the 2003 recipients of annual awards: Most Outstanding
Achievement in ALN by an Individual; Excellence in ALN Teaching; Most
Outstanding ALN Program; Excellence in ALN Faculty Development; and
Excellence in Institution-Wide ALN Programming. Congratulations to
the recipients of awards for effective practices in learning effectiveness,
cost effectiveness, access, faculty satisfaction and student satisfaction.
Awards will be presented at the 9th
Annual Sloan-C International Conference focusing on Implications
for Teaching and
Learning, November 14-16, 2003 in Orlando Florida at the Rosen Centre
Hotel. Note that a discounted early bird registration for the conference
is open through October 17. At the conference, we look forward to getting
together with colleagues, veterans and newcomers, and the Sloan-C editors
for a cracker barrel workshop: Effective
Practices in Online Education on Friday, November 14. Come prepared to contribute one effective practice
of your own and take away many other effective practices.
You are welcome to join and to visit Sloan-C
soon and often.
Best Regards,
… for the Sloan Consortium
Frank Mayadas,
John Bourne and
Janet Moore
The purpose of the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C)
is to help learning organizations continually improve
quality, scale, and breadth according to their own distinctive missions,
so that
education will become a part of everyday life,
accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, in a
wide variety of disciplines.
You are welcome to join Sloan-C: http://www.sloan-c.org
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