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The Adaptive Paradigm: To Adapt, or not to Adapt?

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Dr. Phil Ice, VP of Research and Development at American Public University System Adaptive learning is a current hot-button topic permeating higher education. In their quest to improve learning outcomes while increasing scalability, countless institutional administrators, program directors, and faculty are trying to determine which of the vast array of adaptive learning offerings may be […]

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Defending the Liberal Arts

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At a recent conference entitled “What is Liberal Education For?,” scholars gathered at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of its Santa Fe campus as well as to continue the debate about the merits of a wide, knowledge-encompassing degree versus something more practical and focused. […]

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Tracking Key Education Trends on a Late Summer Day

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By Jeffrey McCafferty, Associate Vice President, Strategic Planning at the American Public University System Late summer and early autumn is one of my favorite times to visit New York City. The weather is warm, people are bustling, and there is a sense of starting anew as summer vacations have concluded and all are back to […]

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Tracking Key Education Trends on a Late Summer Day

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By Jeffrey McCafferty, Associate Vice President, Strategic Planning at the American Public University System Late summer and early autumn is one of my favorite times to visit New York City. The weather is warm, people are bustling, and there is a sense of starting anew as summer vacations have concluded and all are back to […]

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Australia’s Universities Considering Tuition Discounting

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An article in Inside Higher Ed discusses the efforts by the Australian government to deregulate tuition and fees by 2016 and the potential consequences for students if that occurs. Naturally, the discussion leads to tuition discounting as it exists in the United States. The writer references a July 2014 survey by the National Association of […]

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Internet, Policy & Politics 2014: Crowdsourcing for Politics and Policy

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Last week, I presented at The Internet, Policy & Politics Conference to debate whether or not MOOCs will satisfy learning effectiveness, satisfaction, and overall quality. I took note of the opening keynote speech by Dr. Chris Lintott, an astrophysicist and Citizen Science project lead in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford. Dr. […]

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MOOCs and 78 Banbury Road

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Dr. Paul Rich is President of the Policy Studies Organization, an academic partner of APUS and publisher of many academic journals.  His enthusiasm for affordable learning through technology mirrors mine and I asked him if he would provide an introduction for the conference that we are attending this week at Oxford. Every two years, American […]

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State Public Tuition Rate Legislation Creates New Education Options for Veterans

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Guest Post by George M. Vukovich, Director, Veterans Relations at American Public University System A recent article on Money.com, “Why Veterans Will Soon Save Thousands on College,” provides promising information for veterans and their family members as they transition from the military environment to civilian life, college and beyond. As a retired Marine, and advocate for […]

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Two-Minute Video Application for College

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Last week, Goucher College, a liberal arts college in Baltimore, Maryland, announced that it would allow prospective students the choice of submitting the standard college application including transcripts and recommendations or, alternatively, a two-minute video plus two samples of academic work. The Chronicle of Higher Education notes that Goucher is taking a bolder step than […]

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The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – Viral Buzz & Contagious

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For the past four weeks, I’ve watched social media videos on Facebook and Instagram that relate to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The first videos that I saw were from college athletes.  Then, one of my daughters challenged me (who can say no to their daughter?), and, in turn, I challenged two colleagues at the […]

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