The Other 85 Percent

I first wrote about the problems in the 21st Century GI Bill last July. Well, the problems are finally getting some media attention.
When asked by the reporter for Inside Higher Ed who wrote this recent article why I thought that the bill included the disincentive for distance education, my response is that I don’t know.  [...]

A recent article claims that the current report of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) “challenges online learning assumptions.”  But this is not the first time that NSSE has documented that students in online programs report that they are very engaged in their learning, more so than their counterparts who participate in face-to-face programs.
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Obviously the extreme economic downturn is having an effect on higher education, and there are many articles in the press about immediate and future impacts.  The Wall Street Journal captured the general issues that have recently been in the press, and concludes that the combination of current and planned enrollment caps and tuition increases “will [...]

Recently the annual survey of online learning was released by the Sloan Consortium. The report shows continued growth in demand for online offerings despite the expectation of many, including the report’s authors, that demand would slow.
Institutions responding to the survey indicated that they believe current economic challenges will have a positive impact on overall [...]

An article posted to Inside Higher Ed reporting on this year’s results from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) indicates that many community college students are part of the other 85 percent of college students: the article correctly reports that “many more (students) at community colleges work, attend class part-time or have pressing [...]