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What is Demonstrated Interest in College Admission?

Great College Advice

You are communicating that you would be an active, interested, and engaged member of your chosen community. In today’s world of higher education, the admissions office is more accurately identified as the “sales and marketing division” of a college or university.

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New Issue: Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL) Vol 22(2)

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

I also have a piece in this issue entitled ‘ Definitions of the Terms Open, Distance, and Flexible in the Context of Formal and Non-Formal Learning ‘ Issue 26 (2) of the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL) is now available to the world.

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New Technology and Attitudes Emerge from the Pandemic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the start of 2020, there was robust availability of online higher education, but no one anticipated that a worldwide pandemic called COVID-19 would soon usher in a new world of distance learning. “The Stukes could see a pandemic on the horizon and quickly trained her students for a shift to virtual. “In

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Cultivating a Culture of Connection and Care for the Changing Terrain

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Perspectives and expectations based on work from home that began during the COVID-19 pandemic spawned changes in communicating, teaching, and engaging. In-person relationships are being displaced by virtual engagement. A “new norm” has taken flight in doing business with our nation’s colleges. Roueche, n.d.)

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E-Communication Skills: Bridging a Gap

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are a few of the ways many college students communicate with their instructors over email, much to the dismay and frustration of many educators. "I Effective and professional communication is expected from students. Explanations with too much personal information. Chiles The issue isn’t particularly new either. 9 Facebook post.

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Fostering Connectedness in the Asynchronous Online Environment

The Scholarly Teacher

Sally Clemenson , Minnesota State University, Mankato Ellen Johnson , Minnesota State University, Mankato Keywords: Connectedness, Asynchronous, Online Learning Key Statement: Connectedness in the asynchronous online environment can be difficult to establish. Without connectedness, students can feel lost, disengaged, and unmotivated.

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The Metaverse explained for university leaders: opportunities and decisions ahead (4/4)

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

Technology that allows for the real world to be scanned and proximity detection linked to location services on an individual’s phone also represents opportunities. The opportunities for Universities will range from providing their learning community as a test-bed for any of the major players to purchasing XR artifacts.