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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Capella University: Innovation Driven by an Outcomes-Based Institution
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Pearce, Kimberly D.; Offerman, Michael J. – Continuing Higher Education Review, 2010
In 2010, Capella University became the first online university--and the first for-profit institution--to receive the CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation) Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes. In 2009, Capella University also received the Platinum-level Learning Impact Award/Best Outcomes-based…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Virtual Universities, Educational Quality, Distance Education
Collaborative Degree Programs: A Facilitational Model.
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Offerman, Michael J. – Continuing Higher Education Review, 1997
Interviews with 10 faculty participating in a collaborative bachelors' degree program involving 5 nursing schools identified elements of the program's success: initial agreement, faculty control, initial curriculum focus, management of ambiguity, iterative process, objective facilitation, institutional autonomy, and assertive conflict management.…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation