The Online Higher Education Learning Collaborative helps our members understand the online higher education market and optimize their online operations.

• Our research archive features major pioneering studies of the online higher education market, offering unique perspectives on this dynamic territory.
• Our Member Roundtables, analyst discussions, and Annual Member Meeting offer members unparalleled opportunities to learn from industry leaders.
• Our team of analysts is available to conduct research to meet individual member needs on topics such as program viability, positioning and differentiation, and operational best practices.

Gerry DiGiusto explores the issue of student identity
for online higher education providers

• Cost Effective: The membership model allows members to access Eduventures' expert analysts and peer network for a fraction of the cost of proprietary consulting.
  
  
• Increased Efficiency: By learning from peers, members reduce the risk of reinventing the wheel when addressing challenges or launching new initiatives. Additionally, Eduventures' analysts conduct thorough preliminary research for members to help them allocate limited resources effectively. Finally, our team can help university leaders to decipher and analyze the wealth of data that often exists in house, but is not fully used due to resource constraints.
  
  
• Wisdom of Experience: Eduventures focuses exclusively on higher education, making our team of analysts and practitioners some of the country's leading experts on the sector. (See where our experts have been quoted.) Additionally, through our membership programs, we are in regular contact with thousands of practitioners in the field to ensure the relevance and timeliness of our analysis.
  
  
• Multi-layered Support: We know that campus leaders have a diverse set of challenges, be they recruiting and retaining students, launching new degree programs, or securing resources. Our peer network, broad research into shared challenges, institution-specific analysis, and one-on-one guidance offer members a complex system of support to meet any challenge effectively.

Collaboration With Peers

• Each member is immediately linked into a dynamic peer network to exchange best practices and share solutions to common challenges.
• Members set a research agenda for Eduventures' expert analysts to carry out. We conduct 2-3 membershipwide research projects each year to delve deeply into the most pressing challenges our members face.
• Members come together in person once a year and participate in regular phone and web meetings and discussions about current issues.
• Members have online access to all research reports completed for the program.

Customized Support

• You can consider Eduventures' expert analysts as an extension of your team. They are always available by phone to brainstorm, provide insight, and deliver quick analysis and recommendations to members.
• Each member can commission customized research projects at any time. Eduventures' analysts work directly with members to design the investigation, deliver the analysis, and guide decision-making based on the results.
• Our expert advisors visit each of our members once a year to provide in-person guidance -- whether working with staff during a strategic planning retreat or presenting market research results and recommendations to institutional leaders. Our campus visits are one of the most popular and valuable components of membership.

Interested in becoming a member of the Online Higher Education Learning Collaborative?
Contact us to get started.

Meet the OHE-LC program director: Richard Garrett.

Want to find out what other schools are members? See our institutional client list.

Additional Resources:

• Online Higher Education Update
• The Adult Learner: An Eduventures Perspective
• Managing Change on Campus: Academic Program Development and Assessment
• How the OHE-LC Provides Value to Its Members