Datatel Web Content Management System Enables Institutions to Create Websites with Up to 75% Less Effort
Version 2.0 Enables Higher Education Institutions to Easily Create and Maintain Compelling WebsitesSOURCE: DatatelRead the Press Release
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Cross-State Cooperation
WASHINGTON — Most distance education experts agree that the eventual solution to the new requirement that colleges be authorized by every state where they operate is reciprocity — states will agree to accept each others’ authorization, as they do for driver’s licenses and other credentials.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article
Distance Education Fraud Rings Investigated
A recent report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Education details the results of investigations into fraud rings—sometimes involving hundreds of individuals—that have been targeting distance education programs in order to receive Title IV student aid. OIG makes a number of recommendations that would impact institutions.SOURCE: National Association of […]
The Effects of Podcasting on College Student Achievement and Attitude
Abstract This mixed methods study investigated the impact of weekly podcasts, written and recorded by course instructors to summarize college course content, on student achievement and attitudes. Weekly summative podcasts were posted on an Internet website in Windows Media format and downloaded by college students. After four weeks of podcasts, students were assessed and evaluated […]
ePerformance: Crafting, Rehearsing, and Presenting the ePortfolio Persona
Abstract: “ePerformance: Crafting, Rehearsing, and Presenting the ePortfolio Persona” exposes vital intersections between pedagogy and performance to reveal how using ePortfolio encourages not only student-centered learning, but facilitates collaboration through cooperative exchanges. Productive interactivity with audiences who actively influence process, content, and outcomes displaces classroom hierarchies and the passive absorption of predetermined material. It is […]
Open Webcasts: Open Educational Resources, Research, and Ideas.
Athabasca University is presenting a series of five noon-hour webcasts exploring major issues and opportunities presented by OER. SOURCE: Athabasca University Read the Press Release and Access the Links to the Webcasts
Freeing the LMS
Last year, the media conglomerate Pearson controlled a shade over 1 percent of the market for learning management systems (LMS) among traditional colleges, according to the Campus Computing Project.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article
The Lecturers’ Filibuster
The specter and promise of online education is perhaps nowhere more deeply felt than in California, where campus administrators and instructors are faced with a bloodletting. University of California officials have suggested that the system will have to innovate out of the current financial crisis by expanding online programs. (State house analysts agree.) Instructors, meanwhile, […]
Learner Autonomy in a Task-Based 3D World and Production
AbstractThis study contributes to the research on learner autonomy by examining the relationship between Little’s (1991) notions of ‘independent action’ and ‘decision-making’, input, and L2 production in computer-assisted language learning (CALL). Operationalizing ‘independent action’ and ‘decision-making’ with Dam’s (1995) definition that focuses on ‘choice’, the present study examines whether, while learners are engaged in a […]
Considerations in Choosing Online Collaboration Systems: Functions, Uses, and Effects
Abstract In this article, we explore the functions, uses, and effects of collaborative technologies in higher education classroom contexts. Increased interest in collaborative learning strategies and the burgeoning number of courses offered online indicate the need to consider collaborative technologies as part of the instructional design process. Existing and upcoming technologies provide potentially powerful and […]