511 …Rochester Institute of Technology, the first and third meetings of the education committee now highlight a particular academic quality practice or issue, such as academic program-level assessment, online education and…
512 …MOOCs (massive open online courses), is an important aspect of Valparaiso’s approach to board oversight of educational quality. Variations among the eight institutions reflect each board’s prior experiences and culture,…
513 …at convenient locations; a blend of online and in-person instructions; no tenured faculty; no shared governance; minimal investment in facilities or student amenities. Does that have any appeal? Coles: There’s…
514 …we sent them a written request for documentation, including sample contracts and reporting packages. We asked the candidates to submit all their documentation to a secure online site; the candidates…
515 …unions, policy makers, and accreditation agencies, among others, and have collected helpful resources, available online at http://resources.thechangingfaculty.org. Those conversations have illuminated how the faculty came to be comprised of mostly…
516 …remain competitive and are responding to the needs of today’s students? Expand online learning—along with evening, weekend, and summer classes for students who are working. Develop three-year Bachelor of Technology…
517 …outsourcing services, commercializing intellectual property, “looking for new ways to make money” by entering into entrepreneurial agreements with for-profit ventures, and increasing revenue through online education—all of which, needless to…
518 …student living and learning center to accommodate its surge in enrollment. In May, the college’s work to upgrade its network to deliver expedient online access to its larger population of…
519 …of the university. Two-dozen town hall meetings were held, and an online system was set up for collecting comments. Everything was shared with the board’s executive committee, along with a…
520 …that painful change—reducing or reorganizing departments, laying off employees, cutting budgets, denying pay increases—often sparks faculty animosity. Disturbing the traditional teaching-learning equation—adding many adjunct teachers, developing online programs, shifting to…
