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CHLOE 10: Meeting The Moment: Navigating Growth, Competition, and AI in Online Higher Education, 2025

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:46:14 Z

This report assesses the current state of online learning in higher education.

2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:07:50 Z

The 2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report profiles key trends and emerging technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning, and envisions a number of scenarios and implications for that future.

2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:07:50 Z

The 2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report profiles key trends and emerging technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning, and envisions a number of scenarios and implications for that future.

2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report^® | Teaching and Learning Edition

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:08:06 Z

The 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report profiles key trends and emerging technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning, and envisions a number of scenarios and implications for that future.

2020 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report^™ | Teaching and Learning Edition

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:43 Z

The Horizon Report profiles key trends and emerging technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning and envisions a number of scenarios and implications for that future. It is based on the perspectives and expertise of a global panel of leaders from across the higher education landscape.

7 Things You Should Know About Online Program Management

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:29:45 Z

Online program management (OPM) refers to the practice of contracting with external, third-party organizations that help colleges and universities develop and deliver online degree or certificate programs. Some OPM options are based on a “tuition revenue share” model in which a vendor provides services in exchange for a share of revenues. Others are based on a fee-for-service model. OPM is often used to jumpstart an online presence for institutions that do not have that capacity in-house.

7 Things You Should Know About Digital Badges

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 17:09:33 Z

Digital badges are validated indicators of skills or competencies, often representing the completion of a microcredential.

2019 Horizon Report

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:08:51 Z

The 2019 Horizon Report details the key trends, significant challenges, and important developments in educational technology, as ranked by an expert panel of higher education IT leaders.

Horizon Report Preview 2019

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:56:56 Z

The EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Preview provides summaries of each of the upcoming edition’s trends, challenges, and important developments in educational technology, which were ranked most highly by the expert panel.

7 Things You Should Know About the Comprehensive Learner Record

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:56:09 Z

Digital student records are evolving in ways that more fully document student achievements. One such form is the Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR), a digital asset that helps students both better understand their learning and share a verifiable record of their knowledge and accomplishments.

7 Things You Should Know About Credential Transparency Description Language

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:13:53 Z

The Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) is a dictionary of terms for describing credentials and credential-related information, including rules for credentialing practices and organizations.

Academics Propose a ‘Blockchain University,’ Where Faculty (and Algorithms) Rule

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:26:36 Z

A group of academics affiliated with Oxford University have proposed a new model of higher education that replaces traditional administrators with “smart contracts” on the blockchain, the same technology that drives Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

7 Things You Should Read About Microcredentialing/Digital Badging

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:59:58 Z

Badges and other forms of microcredentials provide a way to recognize the acquisition of specific skills, as opposed to traditional degrees and other certifications, which cover full programs of academic study.

New Directions in Instructional Design: Keeping Pace in a Time of Rapid Change

Wed, 07 Jun 2017 19:46:21 Z

The 2017 ELI Focus Session was held April 19 and 20 to explore current issues in instructional design, collectively seeking ways to best support our institutions.

7 Things You Should Read About Blockchain

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:51:25 Z

Blockchain, which is best known as the foundation of Bitcoin, is a technology that functions as a public, distributed, unchangeable ledger.

The Advancing MOOCs for Development Initiative

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:01:34 Z

This report is an examination of MOOC usage for professional workforce development outcomes in Colombia, the Philippines, & South Africa.

Developing a Higher Education Badging Initiative

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:38:00 Z

Developing a plan to thoughtfully integrate digital badges into higher education initiatives involves an investment of time by multiple stakeholders to ensure a meaningful mapping of outcomes and credentials.

Where Badges Work Better

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:38:12 Z

Following their emergence around 2011, digital badges began transforming the way learning and accomplishment are recognized.

7 Things You Should Know About Badging for Professional Development

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:36:14 Z

Making Credentials Matter

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:04:46 Z

Higher education institutions should think clearly about their students' occupational goals and the ways various credentials can give them access to the fields they want to enter.