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A letter from the editors
of the Sloan-C View
This issue of the View focuses on value as perceived by administrators, accreditors, and faculty engaged in innovative course design.
The Sloan Consortium announces the release
of the 2003 Sloan
Survey of Online Learning, and Jeff Seaman provides
insight about the prevailing belief that learning outcomes for online
education are expected to be superior outcomes.
Anthony Picciano of Hunter
College gives an overview
of some of the challenges facing accreditors as
higher education seeks to demonstrate quality in ways that
diminish the effects of digital
diploma mills.
In “A Major New Channel” Steve
Andriole of Villanova explains how digital cable and video contribute to
learning effectiveness, and
Karen Swan of Kent State shares some pedagogical tips from ADL’s What
Works in Distance Education. John
Sener, Sloan-C editor, reports on some cost
effective practices that extend the reach of
education for student teachers, laboratory studies, and faculty
and curriculum
development.
As Early Bird (up until October 17) registration
draws near for the 9th Annual
Sloan-C International Conference focusing on Implications for
Teaching
and Learning, November 14-16, 2003 in
Orlando Florida at the Rosen Centre Hotel,
we look forward to getting together with colleagues, veterans
and
newcomers,
for eye-opening collaboration.
When an institution or organization joins Sloan-C,
everyone in the institution or organization
is welcome to establish a personal account
to access Sloan-C resources, so we hope to
meet many new friends this year. Plan to join the
Sloan-C editors for a cracker barrel workshop:
Effective
Practices in Online Education on Friday, November 14. Come prepared to contribute one
effective practice of your own and take
away many other effective practices.
You are welcome to join and to visit Sloan-C
soon and often.
Best Regards,
… for the Sloan Consortium
Frank Mayadas,
John Bourne and
Janet Moore
The purpose of the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C)
is to help learning organizations continually improve quality, scale,
and breadth according to their own distinctive missions, so that
education will become a part of everyday life, accessible and affordable
for anyone, anywhere, at any time, in a wide variety of disciplines.
You are welcome to join Sloan-C: http://www.sloan-c.org
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