If there are artifacts, records of responses, dribble files, for online courses, then evaluation is more grounded and quantifiable. Standards, then, must include data gathering and reporting practices. The bill would require the state to encourage the use of technology consistent with the institutional missions of the segments of higher education to demonstrate improvement in specified areas. The bill would specify principles to be observed by the state in the use of technology and the expenditure of state revenue on technology infrastructure and applications. AB1123 Cost factors, more than ever, drive delivery methods we use.
Pedagogy is a secondary concern.
The college population forecasts of growth suggest enormous increases in demand. Building a campus to meet this need is expensive. If this is true, I make the case that professional associations and agencies must adopt and enforce standards for effective online courses.