Higher education · Online learning
Online education, built with rigor and care.
Strategic guidance for colleges, universities, and organizations launching, growing, and governing online programs.
What we do
Five areas of expertise, one integrated approach.
Scaling Online Programs
Institutional strategy for online growth: planning sustainable capacity, expanding program portfolios, and quality reviews against recognized standards.
Online Program Development
From market fit and business planning to launch: Building fully online degree and certificate programs that meet real demand.
Compliance & Governance
NC-SARA, MSCHE and state authorization guidance, policy development, website compliance, and requirements for online international students.
Faculty Development
Fellowships, workshops, and communities of practice that prepare faculty to design and teach rigorous, engaging online and hybrid courses.
Online Student Support
Designing student-centered services — advising, onboarding, retention, and career pathways — so online learners succeed and persist.
30+
years in educational technology & leadership
3 yrs
to substantial increases in annual revenue from online programs
35+
fully online programs developed and launched in two years at a major urban public university
“The pivot to online teaching wasn’t only about adopting new technology; rather, it was about changing human behavior.”
Judith Cahn, EdD, Inside Higher Ed
Perspective
Good teaching is good teaching, regardless of modality.
In Inside Higher Ed, Dr. Cahn and co-authors James R. Stellar and Suzanne Brooks argue that the pandemic exposed a gap that was never about technology: most professors are never taught how to teach. Their recommendations shape how we approach faculty development.
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Make the study of teaching and learning, with real fieldwork, part of every doctoral program.
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Give new faculty onboarding time dedicated to understanding how students learn.
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Build continuing professional development and authentic evidence of teaching quality into tenure.
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Teach online instructional methods to doctoral students and faculty before and during their appointments.