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Improving Faculty Use of Technology in a Small Campus Community

The main problem is that university faculty already have teaching, research and publishing requirements, and working to integrate technology takes time away from these activities. Also, faculty often become discouraged because they do not receive credit for their work in adding significant technology components to their courses.Read the Full Story

Aplia: new frontier of online learning for ISU class

A new alternative is Aplia, an online teaching tool used specifically for economics. The site is unaffiliated with the university and is based on subscription rates.Read the Full Story

Kaplan University Holds First Commencement Ceremony for Online Graduates

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Kaplan University, a regionally accredited university, held its first commencement ceremony for online graduates this morning, January 23 at 11:00 a.m. Andrew S. Rosen, President, Kaplan University, presided over the ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Harold O. Levy, Executive Vice President […]

Local Students Log On to Columbia Online Resources

In the latest collaboration between Columbia and neighboring schools, a dozen computers and hundreds of Columbia University lectures, e-seminars, symposia and archives now fill the distance-learning center at the newly re-opened Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change.Read the Full Story

Child-To-Child Interaction and Corrective Feedback In A Computer Mediated L2 Class

The relationship among error types, feedback types, and immediate learner repair were also examined. A total of 46, fifth-grade children participated in the study. Using Blackboard, the instructor randomly paired students and created a “virtual group” for each pair.Read the Full Story

UMassOnline Kicks Off Fifth Year with Six New Online Programs

Kicking off its fifth year and fifth spring semester, UMassOnline today introduces six new online programs, bringing its portfolio to 45 online degree and certificate programs. With the addition of online continuing medical education (CME) courses from UMass Medical School, UMassOnline now represents every campus in the UMass system.Read the Full Story

UPCOMING PAPER DISCUSSIONS: January 24-28, 2005 Paper 81: New Social Interaction Tools for Online Learning, by Patti Shank, Ph. D. CPT and President of Learning Peaks

Patti has dedicated the entire week to answer your questions and discuss important issues related to the paper!! Please review her paper and then join us [Instructional Technolgy Forum] on the list to discuss it! New Social Interaction Tools for Online Instruction

Hartnell offers entire course program online

When the spring semester kicks of Monday, it becomes an option at Hartnell College.Read the Full Story

Online Forum Connects Students: Website offers textbooks, professor ratings and event announcements

Creator and webmaster Avishai Shraga also debuted the site at Stanford, New York University and the University of California at San Diego.Read the Full Story

UP [University of the Philippines] Open University marks 10 years of digital education

The highlight of the 10th anniversary is the presentation of the UPOU Oblation by UPOU Chancellor Felix Librero to new UP President Emerlinda Roman at the UPOU headquarters in Los Banos, Laguna.Read the Full Story