Sloan-C Survey Results

Based on responses from over 1,100 colleges and universities, Entering the Mainstream: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2003 and 2004 shows online enrollments continue to grow and institutes of higher education expect the rate of growth to continue increasing.

See the report overview and download the report by clicking on the link above for answers and evidence on questions like these: Will online enrollments continue their rapid growth?
Are students as satisfied with online courses as they are with face-to-face instruction? What role do schools see online learning playing in their long term strategy? Do schools continue to believe that quality measures up?

2004 Sloan-C Awards Recipients

Presented at the 10th Sloan-C Annual International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks: The Power of Innovation from Innovation to the Mainstream, Friday, Nov 12th, the Sloan Consortium annual awards recognize excellence and effectiveness. Congratulations to these recipients of the 2004 Sloan-C awards for significant contributions to knowledge about asynchronous learning networks:

University of Wisconsin Master of Engineering in Professional Practice: Most Outstanding Online Teaching & Learning Program
eArmyU: Award for Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Teaching & Learning Programming
University of Nebraska Summer Institute for Online Teaching: Excellence in Online Teaching & Learning Faculty Development
Jason Scorza, Fairleigh Dickinson University: Excellence in Online Teaching
Starr Roxanne Hiltz, New Jersey Institute of Technology: Most Outstanding Achievement in Online Learning by an Individual
Rogue Community College: Effective Practice Award for Discipline-Specific Online Writing Lab with 24/7 Access and Asynchronous Peer Tutoring
Western Washington University: Effective Practice Award for Integrated Laboratory Network: Better Access to Scientific Instrumentation
Michigan State University: Effective Practice Award for Effective Feedback to the Instructor from Online Homework
eArmyU: Effective Practice Award for Providing anytime, anywhere online access to higher education for a highly mobile learner population
Florida Community College at Jacksonville: Effective Practice Award for Supporting Online Adjunct Faculty: A Virtual Mentoring Program

For individual descriptions, download the
Sloan Consortium Awards 2004 pdf.