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CUE [Committee on Undergraduate Education] Proposes Placing Course Evaluations Online

Associate Dean of the College Jeffrey Wolcowitz also told the CUE that course add/drop fees will be reduced beginning next fall and are expected to eventually be completely eliminated. Read the Full Story

Creating a Quality Online Masters Program

While the program is not yet complete, insofar as all of the courses having being written and taught, we know at this point enough information to begin a process of reflection and refinement about the creation, administration, and operation of such a program. We have as well a good profile of the typical student. Read […]

Blackboard users give mixed reviews

History professor Alan Kors has stopped using Blackboard — Penn’s online course supplemental software –completely. Read the Full Story

New online Epidemiology program approved

Biostatistics is the application of statistics to biological data, usually in the sense of medical research. Epidemiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution and control of disease in populations. Read the Full Story

The Law Catches Up With Distance Education

Legal issues in postsecondary Education is a popular course in the Department of Leadership, Foundations and Human Resource Education at the University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development in Kentucky. Read the Full Story

Bernie Dodge Puts His Life Online

Welcome to the world of blogging where committed bloggers post information, random thoughts, personal opinions and occasionally the intimate details of their daily lives on the Internet. Read the Full Story

A Closer Look at Scientifically Based Research – What the Words Mean

The following explication is from a Software & Information Industry Association publication titled “Scientifically Based Research: A Guide for Education Publishers and Developers.” Read the Full Story

Professor Harnessing Advanced Technology to Address Environmental Issues

For UC Merced Engineering professor Tom Harmon, the concept means something a bit different but no less thrilling: sensors as wispy as hair that can gauge when, where and how much pollution enters a body of water. Read the Full Story

Students choose to use online course feedback

Before students are allowed access to their grades at the end of the semester, they must either complete or opt out of completing evaluations of their classes. This year, more Yalies than ever are choosing the former.Read the Full Story

New program to help teachers improve hi-tech proficiency

The Educational Technology program, which includes Indiana’s first computer education teaching license, is offered through the Department of Educational Studies in Teachers College.Read the Full Story