Score One for the Robo-Tutors
n a study spanning six public universities, students taught statistics mainly through software learned as much as peers taught primarily by humans. And the robots got the job done quicker. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
Archive for the ‘Elearning’ Category
Making science real: photo-sharing in biology and chemistry
Abstract This article presents the findings of a qualitative evaluation on the effect of a specialised software tool on the efficiency and quality of assignment marking. The software, Lightwork, combines with the Moodle learning management system and provides support through marking rubrics and marker allocations. To enable the evaluation a framework has been developed that […]
Applying a framework to evaluate assignment marking software: a case study on Lightwork
Abstract This article presents the findings of a qualitative evaluation on the effect of a specialised software tool on the efficiency and quality of assignment marking. The software, Lightwork, combines with the Moodle learning management system and provides support through marking rubrics and marker allocations. To enable the evaluation a framework has been developed that […]
Open Access Push From Brussels
The European Union is set to throw the weight of its £64 billion ($102 billion) research funding program behind open-access publishing, Times Higher Education has learned. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
Virtual Philosophy
Some assume that online education is not a suitable medium for courses that rely on the Socratic Method. But the philosophy professors at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro are skeptical. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
IU [Indiana University] ahead of the curve with eTexts initiative
The ritual dates back to … well, probably to as long as college students have been shelling out cash for their textbooks. Students pay good money for their textbooks, only to turn around and sell them back at the end of the semester for pennies on the dollar – if there is any market for […]
Employers Group and Vubiz collaborate to offer leading HR
Increasing compliance threats across the United States have prompted Employers Group and Vubiz, two leading providers of training, to partner and create a comprehensive, eight-module eLearning program, designed to instill human resources professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to avoid costly compliance issues. The Human Resources Generalist Certificate, originally created as a California-specific […]
Wiley Partners With Quantum To Deliver Intelligent Adaptive Learning And Assessment Solution For Accounting Education
Contact: Susan Spilka sspilka@wiley.com (201) 748-6147 Al Renshaw al.renshaw@quantumsimulations.com (800) 577-9040, Ext. 201 Hoboken, New Jersey, May 8, 2012/PRNewswire/-Global publisher John Wiley & Sons (NYSE: JWA and JWB), which provides content and content-enabled services for students and educators, researchers, and professional practitioners, has partnered with Quantum Simulations, Inc., a leading developer of artificial intelligence-based education […]
EDUCATION NAVIGATOR: Helping Sailors Chart a Course for Success: Interview with Dr. Mary Redd-Clary Director Navy Voluntary Education Program Center for Personal and Professional Development
As director of the Navy Voluntary Education (VOLED) Program, Dr. Mary Redd-Clary is responsible for the supervision of over 180 government personnel assigned to the Virtual Education Center, the Pensacola VOLED support detachment, and 35 Navy college offices located in the continental U.S., Asia, the Middle East and Europe. She also oversees the execution of […]
Legal Education and the Web
In an unusual move among highly ranked traditional law schools, the Washington University Law School today unveileda fully online master’s degree program in U.S. law. The program will be designed and taught by Washington Law faculty using a platform developed by 2tor, a Maryland-based online education provider. It will begin enrolling students in January 2013. […]