What does it mean to be an online learning leader? - Meris Stansbury, eCampusNews

If online learning is to succeed as not only as a legitimate option for learning but as a respected platform within an institution, leadership has to build that respect through calculated risks and building multi-departmental relationships. That was the main takeaway from an EDUCAUSE conference panel on the “Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Learning,” based on a newly released report from UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association). “We wrote this report to serve as an aspirational model for the approach to online learning,” said Vickie Cook, director of Online Learning, Research and Service at the University of Illinois at Springfield and one of the authors of the report. http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/online-learning-leader-265/