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Atomic Learning Now Blackboard Signature Partner

Atomic Learning, award-winning provider of online training, has joined the Blackboard Partnerships™ program as a Blackboard Signature Partner™ Atomic Learning Press Release

PBS Kids Launches The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That Math Games

Cross-platform Game Experience THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT: MATH SAFARI Makes Math Fun and Approachable at Home, in the Classroom, or on the Go PBS Full Article

Online Mentors to Guide Women Into the Sciences

Hundreds of prominent women working in science, technology, engineering and math will become online mentors for college students next month, part of a six-week program to encourage young women to pursue careers in STEM fields. The New York Times Full Article

‘Game-Changers’ in Global Ed

DUBLIN, Ireland – Leaders in international higher education discussed the trends they expect to inform the future of the field last week at the European Association for International Education conference. Inside Higher Ed Full Article

The Future of Predictive Analytics in Higher Ed

Colleges and universities have been under increasing pressure from President Obama to graduate students more quickly — and graduate more of them. Center for Digital Education Full Article

Analyzing The Influences Of Course Design And Gender On Online Participation

Interaction is a critical component of successful online learning and by extension an important component in overall online program quality. The researcher studied the impact of course design on participation in an online university course. The participants were university students’ (n= 62, male= 33, female= 29). Their responses from online discussions were analyzed using repeated […]

House cracks down on for-profit recruiters targeting GI Bill benefits

The U.S. House of Representatives responded to military veterans’ scathing criticism of for-profit colleges last week and passed legislation that will prevent schools that accept GI Bill benefits from paying commission to recruiters. eCampus News Full Article

Catholic Distance University Brings Theology Studies to Students Worldwide

What do a computer executive commuting to Belgium from Prague, a worker on a Mississippi River steamboat, a deacon in Washington state, a homemaker in Virginia, soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an average citizen in Australia have in common? National Catholic Register Full Article

Cognitive communication 2.0 in Higher Education: to tweet or not to tweet?

Research has been fertile in producing studies on pedagogical change and innovation through technology in Higher Education Institutions, namely the integration of the social media in pedagogical practice. However, there is a lack of Research has been fertile in producing studies on pedagogical change and innovation through technology in Higher Education Institutions, namely the integration […]

An Online Odyssey: A Case Study of Creating and Delivering an Online Writing Course for Undergraduate Students

Online courses continue to become increasingly prevalent in higher education. The relationship between computers and writing is natural, as computers are now the primary tool for producing writing. The purpose of this case-study paper is to report on the design, development, and delivery of an online course that was created in response to the identification […]