Online Learning Update

July 29, 2019

Quantum Computing Explained at the University of Illinois Springfield

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:06 am

Ryan Drawdy and Ray Schroeder, Helix Education Blog

Quantum courses have been around for a while, but today, the theories are becoming reality. The idea has already bubbled up in technical areas such as computer science, management of information systems, physics, and computer engineering. But there are also futuristic curricula that need to take into account the advantages of quantum computing. “The computers do exist,” Ray said. “Probably in the near term, they’ll be in the cloud, and we will pay for a millisecond or a second or five seconds of use of the computer at most, so it probably won’t be sitting on your desk.”  (ed note: check out the two minute animation of my explanation of quantum computing)

https://www.helixeducation.com/resources/uncategorized/quantum-computing-university-illinois-springfield/

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June 20, 2012

Gates Grants for ‘Breakthrough Learning Models’ Includes University of Illinois Springfield

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:04 pm

by Inside Higher Ed

$450,000 to the League for Innovation in the Community College to develop and pilot a national consortium of leading online two- and four-year colleges that will help increase seat capacity in the community college system and support more low-income young adults in attaining a postsecondary credential. The consortium will initially include Coastline Community College (CA), the University of Massachusetts Online, Pennsylvania State World Campus and the University of Illinois-Springfield.

League for Innovation grant details:

http://www.league.org/blog/post.cfm/league-for-innovation-in-the-community-college-announces-new-learning-first-project

Article:

http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2012/06/20/gates-grants-breakthrough-learning-models

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June 27, 2011

University of Illinois Springfield online course draws big response (begins today!)

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:04 am

By Chris Dettro, State Journal Register

There are no grades to be earned in a new online course offered by the University of Illinois Springfield. No credit is given. And participants can begin in the middle of the course or wherever they please. But after four days of registration, more than 2,000 people from more than 50 countries had signed up for the “MOOC” — Massive Open Online Course — that will focus on the topic “Online Learning Today … and Tomorrow.”  Visit the site http://sites.google.com/site/edumooc

http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x438674688/UIS-online-course-draws-big-response

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June 23, 2011

U. of Illinois at Springfield Offers New ‘Massive Open Online Course’

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

By Marc Parry, Chronicle of Higher Ed Wired

What happens when you invite the whole world to join an online class?

As The Chronicle reported last year, a growing number of educators are giving that idea a try by offering free “massive open online courses,” or MOOC’s, to anyone who wants to learn. Today, that experimental idea gained some more traction in mainstream higher education. The University of Illinois at Springfield announced a new not-for-credit MOOC devoted to examining the state of online education and where e-learning is heading. Nearly 500 people from two dozen countries have registered so far, with 1,000 expected to sign up by the time the course begins next Monday.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/u-of-illinois-at-springfield-offers-new-massive-open-online-course/31853

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September 19, 2010

University of Illinois at Springfield Sets Online Learning Enrollment Record

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

by Blake Wood, the University of Illinois at Springfield

The University of Illinois Springfield is celebrating its largest fall enrollment in the institution’s 40-year history. The total number of enrolled students both on campus and online at UIS is 5,174. Online programs at UIS are continuing to grow with a nearly 15% increase in the number of credit hours being taken online this semester, according to Ray Schroeder, director of the Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service. A total of 17,172 online credit hours being taken this fall compared to 14,955 online credit hours last fall. The number of students majoring in online degree or certificate programs grew by 63 students. A total 1,364 online majors are enrolled at UIS, a 4.8% increase from the previous fall semester. “UIS continues to lead the way in online learning. Every semester since we began offering online classes a dozen years ago, the number of online credit hours taken by our students has increased,” said Schroeder. Overall more than 55% of UIS students (2,850 total) are taking at least one online class this fall.

http://news.uis.edu/2010/09/uis-sets-record-with-5174-students.html

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August 1, 2010

Educators Focus on Distance Learning in Springfield, MO

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:05 am

by OzarksFirst.com

Educators and government agencies met in Springfield to improve distance learning. “It can greatly reduce a student’s out of pocket expenses because they don’t have to travel to campus, find childcare or miss work,” says Witt Salley, vice president of Missouri Distance Learning. “So for instance, whenever we saw gas prices soar a couple summers ago, we saw our online enrollment spike in relation to that.”

http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=299865

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June 14, 2021

Is the Future of Higher Education a Subscription Model?

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 11:44 pm

JW Marshall interviews Ray Schroeder, MarketScale

Online learning was steadily growing pre-pandemic. Then it reached a considerable acceleration, but universities are taking a new look at their model to continue gaining new students and remaining solvent. The answer could be subscription-based learning. Discussing this topic and more, Voices of eLearning host JW Marshall spoke with Ray Schroeder, Associate Vice-Chancellor, University of Illinois-Springfield, and Senior Fellow, UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association). Schroeder has been an educator for 50 years and launched the University of Illinois-Springfield online learning program in 1997. After 24 years in higher ed online learning, he reported that of the last graduating class, 98% had taken at least one online course.

https://marketscale.com/industries/education-technology/is-the-future-of-higher-education-a-subscription-model/

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February 12, 2021

Discover 14 Current Online Learning Trends

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:05 am

Jordan Friedman, Josh Moody, US News

In a world shaped by the coronavirus pandemic, online education shined bright in 2020. As campuses closed, colleges shifted their courses to remote delivery and finished out the semester online. Shifting programs online allows colleges to cast a broader net and not rely on local or regional students to boost their headcount, says Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor for online learning at the University of Illinois–Springfield. Phil Regier, university dean for educational initiatives and CEO of EdPlus at Arizona State University, adds: “Students should expect to see more STEM offerings in physical sciences and data science, focus areas in social justice, and study areas that focus on the ethics and rules surrounding media and data consumption.”

https://news.yahoo.com/discover-14-current-online-learning-130000087.html

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December 3, 2020

Creating a New Model for MOOCS

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

Sherry Negrea, Unbound

The rise in popularity of MOOCs comes as the model in this online space has shifted to credit-bearing courses and degrees, with at least 50 MOOC-based degrees now offered by universities globally. As more students and adult learners turn to MOOCs, the online courses and degrees are accelerating the adoption of online learning in higher education. “The pandemic has been transformative for many institutions,” said Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor for online learning at the University of Illinois Springfield, who organized a MOOC in 2011. “They have awakened to online learning. It could take years to tame a mutating virus, all the while universities will have to cope with periodic campus outbreaks. Online learning will become a mainstay of learning delivery among the institutions that survive.”

https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/massive-open-online-courses/creating-a-new-model-for-moocs/

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November 9, 2020

What Does the Blockchain Mean for University Partnerships?

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

Ray Schroeder and Eric Olsen, Helix Education

COVID has accelerated the evolution and adoption of a lot of new technologies across higher ed. What has the pandemic done to the blockchain movement specifically? Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor of online learning at University of Illinois Springfield, and senior fellow at UPCEA, returns to the Enrollment Growth University show to remark on the acceleration of the blockchain movement during COVID-19 and how the blockchain can assist in new university collaborations.

https://www.helixeducation.com/resources/enrollment-growth-university/what-does-the-blockchain-mean-for-university-partnerships/

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November 8, 2020

A third of surveyed MSU students report problem accessing online learning

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:01 am

Claudette Riley, Springfield News-Leader

More than a third of Missouri State students reported a problem accessing online learning, according to a mid-semester survey university conducted. Of the 35 percent reporting an issue, 17 percent complained of internet issues and 14 percent pointed to trouble with equipment, such as laptops, or software, including the Blackboard learning management system.

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2020/10/24/survey-third-msu-students-report-issue-online-learning/3710160001/

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August 15, 2020

10 Types of Credentials You Can Earn Online

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:05 am

Jordan Friedman and Josh Moody, US News

When it comes to online learning, students should choose a credential that fulfills their goals while providing flexibility – whether it’s a single course certificate or a full degree. “There’s such a wide range of offerings to them at economical prices that allow them to target their education specifically to their career plan,” says Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor for online learning at the University of Illinois—Springfield. In fact, the nonprofit Credential Engine calculates more than 738,428 “unique credential programs” in the U.S., a number that Executive Director Scott Cheney expects to continue to rise. Here are 10 different credentials students can earn online.

https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/slideshows/10-types-of-credentials-you-can-earn-online

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August 6, 2020

Digital innovations aimed at enhancing democracy experts predict by 2030

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:12 am

Emily A. Vogels, Lee Raine, Janna Anderson, Pew Research

Experts who were canvassed about the relationship between people’s technology use and democracy also expressed serious concerns about how things will unfold in the next decade. Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor of online learning at the University of Illinois, Springfield, wrote, “Dramatic shifts in employment and education are likely to take place in the coming decade…. New education models such as just-in-time AI-enhanced adaptive learning will emerge, as will truly personalized learning. These will grow in the context of broad social structures that emerge both within and outside formal education as we know it.”

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/06/30/innovations-these-experts-predict-by-2030/

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April 29, 2020

Educators can adjust online classes to fit learning styles

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:05 am

Shawna De La Rosa, Education Dive

Educators must balance many learning preferences as students adjust to online learning, which will be a good fit for some and difficult for others, District Administration reports. Some students will struggle with change and others will have a hard time dealing with isolation.  A paper by the University of Illinois Springfield lays out four styles of learners and how educators can adapt online curriculum accordingly. The visual/verbal learner, for example, does best when information is presented through visual aids, textbooks and class notes. They prefer to study in quiet environments, and the online environment is particularly well-suited to them.

https://www.educationdive.com/news/educators-can-adjust-online-classes-to-fit-learning-styles/576054/

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March 19, 2020

Ray Schroeder, UIS AVC / UPCEA Sr. Fellow with advice to faculty delivering class online for first-time

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

CAPE at University of Illinois Springfield

Advice for faculty members who have to quickly transition their courses to an online or remote instructional format from UIS Associate Vice Chancellor for Online Learning, Ray Schroeder responds based on 25 years in the field and having played an instrumental role in the 2005 Sloan Semester Katrina initiative.

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March 17, 2020

Best practices in emergency response through online – Ray Schroeder

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 3:03 pm

Ray Schroeder, Associate Vice Chancellor of Online at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) and UPCEA Senior Fellow shares observations of best practices in the emergency response.  Based on 25 years in the field and having played an instrumental role in the 2005 Sloan Semester emergency response to the Katrina hurricane, Ray shares practical advice to colleges and universities.

https://youtu.be/DeRY0mEqIVI

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October 30, 2019

Speed Demons: How Quantum Computing Could Change Education

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:12 am

by Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge
This marked a moment that is being dubbed “quantum supremacy,” when computers using quantum methods…. In other words, we could be entering a new era of processing speed, and that is bound to bring some breakthroughs in areas that impact our daily lives…. And to bring the conversation back down to earth, we talked with Ray Schroeder, the associate vice chancellor for online learning at the University of Illinois at Springfield, to hear what these new super-fast computers might mean for education.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-10-29-speed-demons-how-quantum-computing-could-change-education

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October 16, 2019

In the Dark on Digital Learning

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 8:29 am

By Lilah Burke, Inside Higher Ed

The results of a new survey offer presidents, provosts and CFOs a wake-up call about how they’re perceived by their colleagues in IT and digital learning. The reviews are less than glowing, with only about 40 percent of IT officials reporting that college leaders are “well informed” about digital learning and digital transformation. Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor for online learning at University of Illinois at Springfield (and an Inside Higher Ed columnist), said that although administrators at his university have been very engaged, the results of the survey were not surprising. Schroeder also said more residential students are choosing to take online classes for the scheduling freedom they can provide. As the trend doesn’t seem to be abating any time soon, Schroeder said it’s important for administrators to give IT officials a seat at the table, specifically on the dean’s council or president’s executive committee.

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/10/16/administrators-are-neither-engaged-nor-knowledgeable-about

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April 17, 2019

Ray Schroeder Discusses The Plight of Small Colleges in the Age of Online Learning and the Promise of AI in Personalized Learning

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:09 am

Henry Kronk, IBL News

Professor Emeritus Ray Schroeder finds it difficult to stop working. As the Associate Vice Chancellor for Online Learning at the University of Illinois Springfield and the founding director of the National Council for Online Education at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), he has a lot on his plate. IBL News recently got in touch with Professor Schroder to discuss his current work and a few trends in online learning. The interview occurred on the afternoon of March 12th, and the first topic of conversation had to be the admissions scandal that had come to light that morning.

Ray Schroeder: “Universities Have to Change To Meet Students’ Needs”

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March 7, 2019

The Maturing MOOC

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:12 am

By Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed

In the summer of 2011 we produced eduMOOC — a constructivist massive open online course about online learning with the help of a small group of talented and expert professionals at the University of Illinois Springfield as well as colleagues around the country who were then, and continue to be, among the leaders in our field of online learning. By the time it concluded in August, eduMOOC had reached 2,700 learners in 70 countries — making it among the largest such classes produced up to that time.  MOOCs will continue to evolve. The groundbreaking work of Ashok Goel at Georgia Tech in developing a virtual teaching assistant is a key milestone in enabling these large-scale classes to engage students and to potentially personalize learning. In the meantime, the essential online, at-scale characteristics will make them affordable and attractive to students around the world.

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/online-trending-now/maturing-mooc

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February 5, 2019

8 Things to Know About Online Degree Test Requirements

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:05 am

By Jordan Friedman, US News

rospective online students may need to submit SAT or ACT scores when applying to undergraduate programs and the GMAT or GRE for graduate programs, though this varies. “I have mixed feelings about test scores myself. I think they show a snapshot in time of how a student does. Part of that is how they test – do they have test anxiety or not?” says Vickie Cook, executive director of the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service at the University of Illinois—Springfield. “On the other hand, I know that there is substantial evidence that students who have certain levels of competency that they bring in that’s reflected through that test score are more successful.”  Students with several years of prior work experience may be able to waive SAT, ACT, GRE or GMAT score requirements.

https://www.usnews.com/higher-education/online-education/articles/2019-01-22/what-to-know-about-admissions-test-requirements-for-online-degree-programs

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