The Horizon Report: 2008 Edition
The 2008 edition of The Horizon Report—from the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative—identifies six
key emerging technologies
that are likely to have considerable impact on teaching, learning and creative expression within higher education. (2/08)
Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning
The Sloan Consortium’s fifth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education indicates that nearly 20 percent of all students (3.5 million) were taking at least one online course in Fall 2006, a 10 percent increase from the previous year. Two-year associate’s institutions have the highest growth rates and account for over one-half of all online enrollments for the last five years. (11/07)
Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2005
The National Center for Education Statistics presents 11 years of data from 1994 to 2005 (no survey was conducted in 2004) on Internet access in U.S. public schools by school characteristics. It provides trend analysis on the percent of public schools and instructional rooms with Internet access and on the ratio of students to instructional computers with Internet access. The report contains data on the types of Internet connections, technologies and procedures used to prevent student access to inappropriate material on the Internet, and the availability of hand-held and laptop computers to students and teachers. It also provides information on teacher professional development on how to integrate the use of the Internet into the curriculum, and the use of the Internet to provide opportunities and information for teaching and learning. (12/06)
Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: A Review of State-Level Policy and Practice
In its third annual Keeping Pace report, the North American Council of Online Learning (NACOL) examines state-led online programs and state-level policies governing online education. (11/06)
Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006
The Sloan Consortium—a consortium of institutions and organizations committed to quality online education—has released its fourth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. The report, based on responses from over 2,200 colleges and universities, examines a number of key questions, including: Who is learning online?; What types of institutions have online offerings?; Have perceptions of quality changed for online offerings?; and What are the barriers to widespread adoption of online education? (11/06)