Distance & Online Learning.

No matter the name ascribed to electronic delivery of instruction, the challenges have persisted for decades; namely, offering equitable and reliable access to educational experiences through technology.

Hezel Associates’ research encompasses the broad spectrum of online learning challenges.  In each of these areas, Hezel Associates carved out a strong reputation for designing and conducting studies that provide research driven strategy to guide decision-making including:

• community engagement;
• learner access; content quality and delivery
• the appropriate use of instructional technology
• teacher quality and teacher professional development
• school improvement
• capacity building 

Hezel Associates groundbreaking research series includes Distance Education and Educational Telecommunications: A State-by-State Analysis, which continues to inform the state of distance learning in the U.S. and is widely used by policy makers in higher education, state administration, and federal and state education departments. Later contributions to the body of literature in distance education include the Global eLearning Opportunity for U.S. Higher Education and IQAT: the Interactive Quality Assessment Tool. The only online benchmarking tool, IQAT helps distance learning administrators measure and manage change by tracking distance learning program performance data over time and comparing it to that at other institutions.

What is the future of your distant learning program?

No matter the name ascribed to electronic delivery of instruction, the challenges have persisted for decades; namely, offering equitable and reliable access to educational experiences through technology. Not only have we developed substantial expertise in the implications of technology-enhanced learning and leveraged that knowledge to identify best practices and assist federal, state, and local administrators, but we influence the discussion of those policy issues through our research and reports toward guiding the development of policy.  Click here to learn more.