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Abstract As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over the retention of the online learner is increasing. Educational administrators at institutions offering online courses, those fully online or brick and mortars, are eager to promote student achievement. Retention is critically important, not just for student success, but also for the success […]
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –A group of leading colleges and universities have partnered with Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) and K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) to pilot a new, innovative approach for improving outcomes in developmental education. Studies show nearly 60 percent of community college students and 20 percent of students at four-year colleges […]
Following is an interview with Mr.Troy Gorostiza, President of Knowledge Stream by Dr. Saba Dr. Saba: How did you become interested in training and educational technologies? Mr. Gorostiza: My first interest in this area was back in 1995 when I attended an audio class and worked on editing an infomercial for a local electronics store. […]
Higher education historically has focused on instructors teaching rather than students learning, an ineffective approach that could seriously hamper the promise of mobile learning. Successful student learning emerges from active engagement, connection to the students’ prior knowledge, and simulation of real world experiences — all facilitated by engaging learners’ senses through multimedia. Higher education should […]
Providence Equity is the leading candidate to buy Blackboard Inc., the dominant course-management software company in higher education, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing an anonymous source. Blackboard announced in April that it was considering takeover offers from unnamed bidders. SOURCE: Wired Campus Read the Full Article
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Kuali Foundation announced the launch of Kuali Mobility Enterprise as a next generation set of tools to connect mobile devices to a variety of campus systems. “Students, faculty, and staff expect to be able to use their smartphones and tablets to get information and do their work,” said Brad Wheeler, Kuali […]
Fans Join the History Hunt by Retracing Investigations, Taking an Interactive Civil War “Trip,” Watching Exclusive Online and Mobile Premieres, Earning Engagement Stickers and MoreSOURCE: PBSRead The Press Release
Accessibility for all students is a key concern in IT in higher education, one tied to the core mission of education and underscored by recent federal activity reinforcing the need for compliance in all aspects of technology implementations. Yet institutions are scratching their collective heads over how to make digital information accessible to students with […]
Microsoft, Dell, Wells Fargo, Time Warner Cable, Orbitz and Others to Present on Latest Trends in Learning and Talent ManagementSOURCE: SumTotalRead the Press Release
ALBANY, NY (WAMC) – Beginning next month, The U.S. Department of Education is tightening control of its federal aid to higher education beginning through new regulations that will impact colleges offering distance learning courses. Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.SOURCE: WAMC Northeast Public RadioRead the Full Article