Building a Go-to Resource on Innovation in Online Learning | Campus Technology

Meg Lloyd, Northern California-based freelance writer summaries, "Drexel University created an open source website to showcase leading technologies, practices and research in virtual education."

Virtually Inspired's online case studies include in-depth project descriptions, video resources, supplemental links, images and more.

At Drexel University, a long-standing culture of community leadership has often benefitted surrounding or related communities with new or better access to digital technology advancements. One exemplary initiative, back in the early 2000s, brought enhanced IT services to more than 50 institutional partners via an ASP model — a strategy that received a Campus Technology Innovators award in 2006. Now in 2018, we are recognizing Drexel University Online (DUO) for "Virtually Inspired," a project designed to reach out to the education community worldwide, with resources and examples to help institutions integrate digital technologies into their online and blended learning programs.

It all began a little more than three years ago, when DUO leadership noticed that the education community as a whole was still struggling to remain ahead of the learning curve when it came to providing effective access to high-quality online and blended education — especially given the ever-increasing numbers of tools and applications in today's technology-driven environment...

Research for the ambitious, ongoing project initially included many dozens of interviews with faculty, administrators and professional development trainers to define problems and recommend solutions. 
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Source: Campus Technology