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Strategies for Communicating the Value of AACSB and SACS Accreditation
As institutions expand their distance education programs, administrators must formalize faculty workload expectations for the instruction of online and hybrid courses. This brief reviews faculty workload policies for both...
Published by: Winthrop University
Online and Hybrid Course Prioritization Guide: 10 Strategies for Promoting Enrollment Growth and Student Success
Institutions of all shapes and sizes are investing significant sums to expand their portfolio of online and hybrid courses without specific institutional priorities in mind, often resulting in a mix of arbitrary, sub-scale...
Published by: Winthrop University
Structuring Academic Calendars to Maximize COE Offerings
This report examines how institutions schedule online and face-to-face courses and term lengths. The research provides information on the structure and implementation of full-year trimester systems. The report collects...
Published by: Winthrop University
Consolidating Program Accreditation Data for Regional Review
Regional accreditors often desire the same metrics and data collected by professional program reviews, but may use different terminologies to describe this information; as a result, some schools must manually translate or even...
Published by: Winthrop University
Ensuring Multimodal Course Consistency
The growth of online, hybrid, and distance courses challenges institutions to maintain content consistency across multiple platforms. This report examines the policies, standards, and practices that guide course consistency...
Published by: Winthrop University
Expediting New Program Development: Meeting Market Demand and Leveraging Internal Resources
Expediting new program development can help universities meet student and employer demand while gaining an edge over competitors, but coordinating program development and approval requires careful preparation and execution. This...
Published by: Winthrop University
Impacts of Graduate Student Enrollment Increases
As graduate schools seek to increase enrollment, faculty and staff must consider the impacts of enrollment increases on program curricula, faculty workloads, and course delivery methods. This brief examines how other...
Published by: Winthrop University
Faculty Instructional Quality Assessment Practices Incorporating Teaching Portfolios and Peer Review with Student Course Evaluations
Program directors and department chairs require different means of assessing faculty quality due to the unreliability of student course evaluation data. This report outlines alternative strategies for review committees to assess...
Published by: Winthrop University
Universal Design in Higher Education
While colleges and universities increasingly draw upon the concept of Universal Design to create an ideal learning environment, it can be challenging to apply the concept practically in the classroom. This project explores...
Published by: Winthrop University
Developing Comprehensive Academic Plans
Institutions engage in academic planning to supplement strategic planning processes and guide future academic direction. This report profiles the processes seven public research institutions undertook to develop comprehensive...
Published by: Winthrop University