Heroes of Higher Ed - 3: Online Education and Assessment: 1:48

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Eric, Admar, and Liesl talk with Janice Thorpe, Ph.D., Director of Online Leaning and Assessment in the UCCS Comm. Department. In this first episode in their chats with her, they focus on her background and interest in online education as well as some of her thoughts on assessment and education in general.

Some topics include: Online learning, higher education, standardized assessment, first-generation students, student success, effective online skills, effective online teaching skills, cell phones in schools. Now hit play, subscribe, and notifications if you want to keep hearing from us and please comment below :)

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