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New Report Highlights Outcomes of Digital Learning on CampusTEMPE, Ariz., April 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arizona State University Action Lab at EdPlus and The Boston Consulting Group today released Making Digital Learning Work, a report that highlights new findings about the impact of digital learning on student access, outcomes, and cost. Rooted in the study of initiatives at six two- and four-year public institutions, the project was designed to inform the field with a quantitative understanding of the return on investment for digital learning programs. The evidence surfaced in the study suggests that colleges and universities looking to grow enrollment, expand access to high-quality education, improve student performance, and do so at lower cost, should consider investing in high-quality digital learning. "We are now seeing how scaled digital learning environments circumnavigate barriers of time and space, decrease time to completion amidst a radical demographic shift, and provide pathways for unprecedented program completion," says Lou Pugliese, Managing Director and Senior Education Fellow, EdPlus at ASU. "The maturity of digital technologies has given way to new design methods that now allow institutions to more effectively address the unique set of specific learner needs in order to sustain in their academic journey." The project selected six institutions to study from a total pool of 50, including three four-year institutions (Arizona State University, Georgia State University, and the University ofCentral Florida) and three two-year institutions (Houston Community College, Rio Salado College, and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System). On-site analyses, conducted by the Boston Consulting Group with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, examined a range of modalities, including fully online courses, hybrid programs, adaptive technology, and open educational resources. The report's findings center on three primary institutional objectives:
The report identified seven promising practices from the case study institutions that colleges and universities can adopt to implement successful digital learning approaches:
To learn more and to download a full copy of the report, please visit: https://edplus.asu.edu/what-we-do/making-digital-learning-work. View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-report-highlights-outcomes-of-digital-learning-on-campus-300628651.html SOURCE Arizona State University |