Collaborative Action Research in Innovation, Transformation and Effectiveness in Higher Education
What is the state of best practices in Internet-supported Learning in Higher Education? Only seven of 24 best practices surveyed are widely followed. Which vendors rate highest in satisfaction with leaders of online initiatives? Our latest update listed 82 vendors and products by name across nine categories from course management systems to authoring/presentation tools to student information systems. This report is available to participants, sponsors, and IMS Global Learning Consortium members.
Transforming Quality into Scale. With growth in enrollments across higher education at about 2-3% annually and growth in successful online programs ranging anywhere from 10-30% per year, successfully growing enrollments and faculty resources by a factor of ten in four years seems difficult to imagine. Yet, that's been the challenge of Dr. Paula Peinovich, President of Walden University.
Higher Education for Those Who Serve. What are the challenges and requirements for serving students in 110 countries? What do active military and public service professionals require from higher education today? For a perspective as both an insider and a traditional academician we interviewed Dr. Frank McCluskey, executive vice president and provost of the American Public University System (APUS).
What is A-HEC? The Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness is a nonprofit research and educational organization that facilitates collaboration among institutions to reveal and share best practices. The goal of A-HEC is to provide a way for institutions to share practices that serve the world need for high quality higher education for more people.
A-HEC conducts and publishes participatory, collaborative research concerning how higher education institutions and leaders can improve effectiveness and transform higher education. See our work . . . Institutions and individuals that participate in A-HEC are helping to create a new "culture of inquiry" of participatory evaluation that helps the participant and the community.
Who is A-HEC For? The Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness is for higher education leaders of all types. A-HEC promotes Leadership Praxis in Higher Education. A majority of current members are leaders of higher education institutions or corporations involved in service to higher education.
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