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Press Releases
February 6, 2008 - Wellesley, MA -- The fifth annual Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning and Higher Education will take place in Chicago April 6 through 8, 2008. Over 200 administrative leaders, faculty members, instructional designers and researchers will attend and benefit from this 2-day event by learning, sharing and networking during the highly interactive workshop sessions. More details…
October 22, 2007 - Wellesley, MA -- Nearly one in five higher education students now takes at least one class online, according to a new study of more than 2,500 colleges and universities nationwide. The 2007 Sloan Survey of Online Learning, released today by the Babson Survey Research Group, reveals that online enrollment rose by nearly ten percent in fall 2006, to 3.49 million students. More details…
October 15, 2007 - Needham, MA -- Sloan-C Honors Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning.The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), an association of more than 1,200 institutions and organizations of higher education engaged in online learning, will present its 2007 awards at the 13th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning: The Power of Online Learning: Making a Difference, in Orlando, Florida, November 7, 2007. More details…
March 21, 2007 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- More college students are taking online courses at college and universities in the Midwest than ever before, according to a recent report published by the Sloan Consortium in partnership with the Midwestern Higher Education Compact. Over 460,000 students in MHEC's 11-member states took at least one online course in fall 2005, which represents a one-year growth rate of 35 percent, the same as observed nationally. More details…
March 12, 2007 - ATLANTA, GA -- More college students are taking online academic courses at institutions in the 16 member states of the Southern Regional Education Board than ever before, according to a recent report published by the Sloan Consortium in partnership with SREB. More than 1.1 million students were enrolled in online classes at two- and four-year colleges in SREB states in 2006, a 68 percent increase over the previous year — and nearly double the 35 percent national gain. More details…
March 12, 2007 - Needham, MA -- In Blending In: The Extent and Promise of Blended Education in the United States, a comprehensive report on academic and consumer preferences for blended learning in the post secondary market, the Babson Survey Research Group and Eduventures found that academic leadership is seeing greater promise in the growth of online education than that of blended learning, while consumer’s openness to online and blended delivery continues to outpace their experience, leaving considerable room for growth in both delivery models. More details…
March 5, 2007 - Needham, MA -- The Sloan Consortium's first ever survey of online learning in elementary and secondary education, K-12 Online Learning: A Survey of U.S. School District Administrators, predicts rapid growth in online education. The nationwide survey, conducted during the 2005-2006 academic year, finds that almost two out of three (63 %) school districts had one or more students enrolled in either a fully online or a blended course, which combines online learning with traditional face-to-face instruction. More details…
November 9, 2006 - Orlando, FL -- The Sloan Survey of Online Learning, Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006 shows tremendous growth in online learning in America. “This is the largest study to date and it tells us online learning is growing without any sign of a plateau,” says Jeff Seaman, chief information officer and survey director, The Sloan Consortium. “There were nearly 3.2 million students taking at least one course online this past fall, up from 2.3 million just last year.” More details…
September 30, 2006 - Needham, MA -- The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), an association of more than 1000 institutions and organizations of higher education engaged in online learning, will present the 2006 awards at the 12th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning: the Power of Online Learning, Realizing the Vision, in Orlando, Florida, November 8, 2006. "The individuals and institutions honored this year are recognized for showing exceptional leadership in advancing online education along these dimensions," -- Frank Mayadas President of Sloan-C. More details…
September 30, 2006 - Needham, MA -- The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) will present the 2006 awards at the 12th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning: the Power of Online Learning, Realizing the Vision, in Orlando, Florida, November 8, 2006. "The field of online education continues to show vigor and strength. Every year we see advances in the important matters of quality, scale and breadth within this still fledgling community," -- Frank Mayadas President of Sloan-C. More details…
September 20, 2006 - New Orleans, LA -- Within days of Hurricane Katrina hitting the Gulf Coast and levies breaking in New Orleans, a group of colleges and universities across the country pulled together to offer free online courses to students displaced by the storm. The initiative, supported with a $1.1 million dollar grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, was called Sloan Semester and created a fully functional virtual institution in 21 days.
Today, forty experts from around the country -- including representatives from the Louisiana Board of Regents, many of the impacted institutions and leading experts in emergency preparedness in higher education -- are gathering for a working session in New Orleans. More details…
May 15, 2006 - Atlanta, GA -- Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco recognized the Sloan Foundation, the Sloan Consortium and the Southern Regional Education Board's efforts to assist college and university students impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The three were also recognized with a prestigious award from ADEC, a national distance learning organization. More details…
May 15, 2006 - Atlanta, GA -- Online learning is thriving in the 16 member states of the Southern Regional
Education Board when compared with the rest of the nation, according to a
first-of-its-kind report by SREB, in partnership with the Sloan Consortium. The number of students using online courses in colleges and universities is
higher on average for SREB states than for the nation. College officials in SREB
states consistently show more positive interest in online learning than their
counterparts do nationally, according to survey results in the first annual
report on online learning in the South, Growing by Degrees: Online Education
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May 1, 2006 - Washington, D.C. -- ADEC recognizes Sloan Foundation and partners for post hurricane online learning campaign. -- more...
April 25, 2006 - New York, NY -- Sloan Foundation Addresses Education Commission on Future of Higher Education. Testimony of A. Frank Mayadas, Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to the Commission on the Future of Higher Education. This commission is charted by the Secretary of Education and chaired by Charles Miller. Online Learning and the American Workforce. -- more...
Sloan-C Member News
December 10, 2007 -- Western Governors University (WGU) today named Sal Monaco, Ph.D. as its new provost and vice-president of academic affairs, according to President Robert W. Mendenhall. Dr. Monaco joins WGU following a distinguished career developing and delivering high quality educational programs in business, technology, health care administration, and education.
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December 3, 2007 -- Western Governors University (www.wgu.edu) has named Dave Wilson as its new Chief Technology Officer, according to WGU President Dr. Robert Mendenhall. Wilson joins the university following a long and varied career path.
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October 18, 2007 -- Going against the national tide again, Western Governors University (www.wgy.edu) has decided it will not increase tuition for the second year in a row. By contrast, most colleges and universities are typically raising tuition 5 to 10 percent and have done so the past several years, often at twice the rate of inflation.
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May 24, 2007 -- The Teachers College at Western Governors University (www.wgu.edu) is offering as many as fifty scholarships/ to help current teachers earn an online master's degree as well as a recognized endorsement in English language learning (ELL) or English as a second language (ESL).
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April 18, 2007 -- EAST LANSING, Mich. - From Michigan State University's horticulture expertise springs an innovative partnership that takes MSU's research and plants it in cyberspace. Learn2Grow.com is an interactive Web site that enables gardeners to get the regional and national gardening information they want, the way they want it: quick, reliable, engaging and online.
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August 30, 2006 --Shrewsbury, MA - UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts' online education division, today announced that online education program revenue grew by 32 percent and enrollment increased by 23 percent, in academic year 2006 (Sept 2005 – August 2006). Revenue from online programs was $22.9 million, up from $17.4 million in academic year 2005. -- more...
April 27, 2006 -- Shrewsbury, MA -- The Sloan Foundation, a national association that promotes online learning standards, has awarded UMassOnline a planning grant to help expand access to the University of Massachusetts. The planning grant will help UMassOnline to develop new models of e-learning to maximize the local and regional advantages of the five campuses.The Sloan Foundation, a national association that promotes online learning standards, has awarded UMassOnline a planning grant to help expand access to the University of Massachusetts. The planning grant will help UMassOnline to develop new models of e-learning to maximize the local and regional advantages of the five campuses. -- more...
May. 5, 2006-Con Edison partners with Stevens under Sloan grant in unique online training Spearheaded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York is partnering with the New Jersey-based university, Stevens Institute of Technology, to launch the first in a series of unique online training courses delivered to employees of the giant New York power company. -- more...
Sloan-C Vendor Partner News
July 5, 2006 - Education technology provider Blackboard has unveiled a product for schools in the early stages of developing an online learning strategy. -- more...
Mar. 21, 2005 - Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web collaboration solutions for the real-time organization, announced today that it will integrate Elluminate Live! Enterprise Edition™ with Microsoft® Office Communicator. -- more...
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