Professors Cede Grading Power to Outsiders—Even Computers
One college gives the job to software, while another employs independent ‘evaluators’SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article
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Penn State’s World Campus offers minor in homeland security
University Park, Pa. — Penn State undergraduate students who want to expand their career opportunities now have a new online option. The homeland security minor is Penn State’s first online minor. It will enable students to acquire specialized knowledge and skills for jobs in the homeland security field, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects […]
Lehigh U Pilots Open Source E-Portfolio
f you haven’t heard of Mahara, the open-source e-portfolio system, you’re missing out on a free, Moodle-integrated tool that promotes student success and engagement and fosters a collaborative teaching and learning experience with flexibility and creativity.SOURCE: Campus Technology Read the Full Article
Education-Technology Giants SunGard and Datatel Announce Merger
Two of the largest software companies in higher education, SunGard and Datatel, today announced plans to merge, after the private-equity firm that owns Datatel signaled plans to buy SunGard Higher Education for $1.775-billion.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article Education Institutions Worldwide to Benefit From Strategic Combination of Datatel and SunGard Higher […]
Missouri teachers protest social media crackdown
State’s teachers are prohibited from having private contact with students on social media websites, under a new law that takes effect this monthSOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article
State Educational Technology Directors Association
Founded in the fall of 2001, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the principal association serving, supporting and representing U.S. state and territorial educational technology leadership. SETDA works in partnership with like-minded individuals and organizations as a forum for inter-state collaboration, cooperation and best practices.SOURCE: State Educational Technology Directors AssociationVisit the Site
Sonic Foundry Webcasts Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Sonic Foundry, Inc.(NASDAQ: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting, lecture capture and knowledge management, today announced the 27th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning will be streamed to a remote audience using Mediasite. The conference, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Division of Continuing […]
UK e-learning Market update: A “Choppy” Market with momentum……..
Our research put forward reflects a mid year update of the UK market only, based on our forecasting model with inputs from the overall economic performance of the UK, rises in adoption levels of e-learning, close tracking and analysis of public sector procurement patterns, and of course conversations and observations of what is happening in […]
Reports of Flash’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
What Adobe’s new HTML5 development tool means for its Flash technology, and for the wider Web. SOURCE: MIT Technology Review Read the Full Article
A Guide to K-12 Open Source LMS Options
Which open source learning management systems are right for K-12? Which districts are using them? And what has the experience been compared with commercial alternatives? THE Journal offers this overview of both popular and emerging LMS options for K-12 technology decision makers.SOURCE: T.H.E. Journal Read the Full Article