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Representation in Online Courses: Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors
“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in...
Addressing Student Retention with Course Design
Student retention is a complex and multifaceted issue that many colleges and universities have sought to address, especially as online learning has only grown since 2020. One of the main factors...
7 Strategies to Optimize Higher Ed Call Centers
Higher education call centers, more comprehensively known as contact centers today, now sit closer to enrollment strategy than many institutions realize. They often serve as the first live...
Designing Online Courses: Where To Start
If you want to build strong online courses, start with the learning experience you hope students will have and the outcomes you need them to reach. Then build the course backward from there. The...
Online Program Management Contracts: How They Work
When it comes to Online Program Management (OPM) partnerships, the contract structure matters as much as the services themselves. OPM agreements shape your financial risk, your control over academic...
Five Design Elements That Lead to Teaching Success
Professors are hired because they bring expertise in their subject area. But most of them were never formally trained in all the elements that go into online teaching, such as course design,...
Tips to Select the Best Online Course Development Partner
Choosing an online course development partner often starts with a familiar desire: you need someone who can produce content quickly and efficiently. That desire can create risk. You need content...
Reasons To Rethink the Revenue-Share OPM Model
Revenue-share Online Program Management (OPM) deals can help you launch online programs fast, with less upfront spend. However, they can also lock you into a cost structure and operating model that...
How to Follow Up on Student Inquiries
A prospective student fills out an inquiry form on Sunday night. By Monday afternoon, they’ve already received three emails, two texts, and a voicemail. From the institution’s perspective, the...
Magellan Learning Solutions is partnering with University of Lynchburg
Magellan Learning Solutions is proud to partner with the University of Lynchburg, a campus community known for its personal touch and student-centered culture. We look forward to supporting their...
Student Loneliness and the Online Classroom
Loneliness is a growing problem among Americans as a whole, including college students. Roughly 33% of us report feeling lonely, which boosts our risk of a host of mental and physical health...
Online Student Enrollments: The Importance of Swift Lead Follow Up
When a prospective student cares enough to click on an ad or fill out a form, they rarely wait patiently for a response. They move on. Particularly in online education, where learners can compare...
How Curriculum Design Impacts Demand for Online Programs
Students may gravitate toward online programs for their convenience, but they still demand quality content and engaging pedagogy. A well-developed curriculum is at the foundation of online program...
ADA Compliance and the April 24 Deadline
You may be reading this post because your institution needs to make some quick adjustments in ADA compliance. If so, you are not alone. ADA compliance has been best practice online for many years,...
What Is Online Program Enablement?
Online program enablement is a flexible, modular approach to building, growing, and managing online programs. Because many institutions reach a point when standard Online Program Management (OPM) no...














