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Recent advances in technology have dramatically changed the delivery of higher education. New innovations are helping institutions promote access to higher education and educational success in new and different ways. Campus leaders are constantly seeking ways to better incorporate technology into education, both in and out of the classroom. ACE offers resources to help colleges and universities better leverage technology, develop and implement new models and stay on top of broader trends.

Featured Content

  • Legal Watch: Policing the Social Network

    A discussion of internet issues as well as strategies colleges and universities may consider when contemplating how to deal with social media on their campuses.

  • Article

    The New Space Race: Global Sustainability

    Has the nation reached another Sputnik-era crossroads? Genshaft asserts that it has, and this time, it's the challenge to create sustainable practices, technologies, and systems that must be met before it's too late.

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    Distributed Education: Summary of a Six-Part Series

    This report, Distributed Education: Summary of a Six-Part Series, consists of an executive summary of each of the six monographs on distributed education commissioned by the American Council on Education (ACE) and EDUCAUSE. This publication provides readers a brief overview of each of the six invited papers, which cover a variety of topics related to distributed education: the contemporary context of distributed education, self-regulation, the importance of institutional leadership, among others.

Previous Content

  • November 7, 2007

    Entertainment Industry Proposal on Illegal File Sharing in the HEA Reauthorization Bill

    Letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chair George Miller expressing concerns about a proposal developed by the entertainment industry on illegal peer-to-peer file sharing to be included in the Higher Education Act

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    January 2, 2003

    Barriers to Distance Education

    Technology provides higher education with the potential to disseminate knowledge to more people than ever before. Despite the promise of distributed education and continued advancements in technology, significant barriers remain. This paper describes the barriers to distance learning, both inside and outside the higher education community.

  • Document

    November 13, 2002

    Partnerships in Distributed Education

    Partnerships among higher education institutions and between these institutions and for-profit firms can be effective vehicles for implementing distributed education. However, these relationships often raise issues related to curriculum control, faculty autonomy, trademarks, technology expertise, courseware ownership, and revenue sharing. This monograph provides guidance to institutions seeking to form successful partnerships in distributed education.

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    January 30, 2002

    Maintaining the Delicate Balance

    This paper describes the challenge of regulating distance education providers and funding students who participate in distance education courses. The paper also examines two related areas in which the responsibilities of institutions and accreditors are growing because of distance learning: protecting students and the public against poor quality higher education, and attending to quality in an increasingly internationalized higher education marketplace.

  • June 1, 2001

    Distributed Education and Its Challenges: An Overview

    Distance or distributed education is one of the most complex issues facing higher education institutions today. This paper is designed to provide college and university presidents with an overview of distance education, e-learning, or what we prefer to call distributed learning. We prefer the term distributed learning over distance education because "distance" is too restrictive a concept.