NEA Gives Thumbs Up to Distance Education
The National Education Association (NEA) this week released a study showing positive support among NEA-member faculty for distance education. The study polled more than 400 plus instructors who had taught…
The National Education Association (NEA) this week released a study showing positive support among NEA-member faculty for distance education. The study polled more than 400 plus instructors who had taught…
…the federal government are high.” Furthermore, he notes, compared with our international competitors, the U.S. spends more on higher education but is falling behind them in the percentage of citizens…
…to study. Each course requires 145 to 155 hours of study. While our content is rigorous, it is also understandable. Our lessons are intentionally designed to provide a clear context…
…would it have? First, faculty recruitment and retention will be severely damaged. When candidates ask about tenure and academic freedom in Arkansas, hiring officials will be legally and morally obligated…
…speech and open debate, and courageously invited Will to speak. As Miami president David C. Hodge said in a statement, “While the urge to suppress the voices with whom we…
…along with academic skills; graduates will make more money than typical college graduates, he says. (Strong is not very enthusiastic about elite educational institutions; he quit Harvard to study Great…
…particularly in the business world. For instance, in a 2006 study by Jonathan Adams of Florida State University and Margaret H. DeFleur of Louisiana State University, 96 percent of companies…
…given is that presentation of “controversial” ideas would be too upsetting and must be suppressed. The latest example is the ugly, violent reaction at Middlebury College on March 2 when…
…will be successful over time, including looking at guided pathways to careers—what we’re calling the “Rise” program, which is a co-requisite model for developmental education students. Initiatives like that will…
…programs and administrators. Worse than the waste of resources that entails are the effects on free speech and on the quality of education. Free speech is threatened because the diversity…