Author Archive for Clare Kaufman

Compost your No. 2 pencils and paper (if you still have any), and power down the laptop. Today's classroom necessities can be accessed from your mobile phone.

Mobile devices are revolutionizing the college classroom. Smartphones power new ways for students to learn, access information and communicate with each other. They create a "24-7 learning environment," according to Sprint educational sales director Ed Davalos. In 2007, the New Media Consortium said that "the time is approaching when these little devices will be […]

Over three-quarters of academic leaders report that online colleges can provide an education as good as or better than actual classroom instruction, according to a 2010 Sloan Consortium report on distance education. But some 70 percent of faculty believe otherwise, describing online courses as "inferior" or "somewhat inferior to face-to-face."

The question is: Who's right?

The jury remains out on the quality of online programs. Wide disparities still exist among online programs, with some instructors mastering the art of web-based education and […]