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Ways of making higher education cheaper to run: Part 2

Posted on by Paul Bacsich

Government should from now on solve in schools the issues created in schools that universities are increasingly expected to "solve". Government and universities should think more out of the box and at a whole-system level If students are coming out of school with the ability to study in HE but without relevant qualifications, then routes should be found to offer them the qualifications, but outside (and before they start at) universities. Some constraints on student entry, subject choice, location choice and lifestyle choices while at university may be required to generate efficiencies.

Ways of making UK higher education cheaper to run

Posted on by Paul Bacsich

This is an updated response to a blog post by Jim Dickinson in March on "ways to make UK higher education cheaper to run" and Bob Drake's recent LinkedIn post of 28 May 2024 on "Whoever wins the UK General Election in July needs to have a serious conversation about Higher Education (HE). The history of cost studies in higher education is highlighted, along with questions about the current cost situation in the UK and comparisons to other countries.

“What schools can learn from virtual schools (and online universities)”

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Abstract for our talk for "What schools can learn from virtual schools (and online universities)" for the EDEN DLE 2024 Annual Conference "Learning in the Age of AI: Towards Imaginative Futures", to be held in Graz, Austria, 16-18 June 2024.

Special Issue of the journal “Education Sciences” on “Virtual Schools” – call for papers

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The Special Issue of the MDPI Journal "Education Sciences" aims to consolidate cutting-edge research and insights into K-12 virtual schools to serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers, policy makers, school leaders and virtual school teachers. Its full title is “Virtual Schools for K-12 Education: Lessons Learned and Implications for Digital K-12 and Other Sectors of Education” (Guest Editors: Paul Bacsich, Sara de Freitas and Bieke Schreurs). The deadline for submissions is now 1 October 2024.

Credit transfer for online masters programmes

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The topics of credit transfer between academic programmes and Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) before studying a new programme have a growing literature, the more so with the recent explosive growth of interest in microcredentials - however, few of the many papers on the topics focus on the situation for postgraduate programmes. Yet the development … Continue reading Credit transfer for online masters programmes

Digital Learning Book Chapter

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Coming soon! A short book chapter written by Paul Bacsich and Charlotte Doody on “Trends and Issues of Digital Learning in the United Kingdom”, looking at blended and online learning in schools. Look out for this in the next two months as part of a larger publication, a multi-chapter book, from the National Taiwan Normal … Continue reading Digital Learning Book Chapter

Special Issue “Virtual Schools for K-12 Education: Lessons Learned”

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Special Issue of the MDPI journal "Education Sciences" on "Virtual Schools" (online K-12 providers) Authors are invited to submit research articles to this Special Issue. The deadline for submissions is 1 April 2024. This Special Issue aims to consolidate cutting-edge research and insights into K-12 virtual schools in order to serve as a comprehensive resource for … Continue reading Special Issue “Virtual Schools for K-12 Education: Lessons Learned”