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The University of Washington plans to offer “enhanced” versions of the massive open online courses (MOOCs) it will develop through a partnership with Coursera, according to the university’s provost. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
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Turnitin and Desire2Learn Release Milestone Integration
Turnitin, the leader in originality checking and online grading, and Desire2Learn, a leader in providing innovative learning solutions, today announced at FUSION 2012, significant usability and functionality enhancements to the integration of Grademark with Desire2Learn Learning Suite 10.This enhanced integration of Turnitin’s award-winning online grading tool provides Desire2Learn users with richer grade collection capabilities in […]
Adobe Launches eLearning Suite 6, Presenter 8
Industry-Leading Authoring Suite Introduces HTML5-Based mLearning Support, Presenter Compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint Adobe Press Release
Pinterest Aids Educators in Common Core Prep
With more states ramping up their preparations on Common Core State Standards, educators are looking for ways to get a handle on the new standards. The social network Pinterest is becoming a surprisingly valuable tool as they share Common Core resources with one another. Converge Magazine Full Article
Canadian Film Online captures the history of Canadian film and makes it available to everyone through AU’s e-Lab.
Canadian film icon Fil Fraser jokes that “when I was making movies, we needed cameras the size of Volkswagens.” Indeed, much has changed since his 1977 drama Why Shoot the Teacher? took a top prize at the awards now known as the Genies. Athabasca University Press Release
Top campuses jump into the free online course game
A dozen of the country’s top universities will make courses available for free on the open online class site Coursera by the beginning of 2013. The announcement was made on that same day that investors — including two campuses — invested millions in the web-based learning site. eSchool News Full Article
Columbia names first chief digital officer
Social media expert Sree Sreenivasan, a professor at the Journalism School, will be responsible for expanding Columbia’s online distance-learning programs. Columbia University Press Release
Hiring Managers’ Perceptions of the Value of an Online MBA
Abstract Researchers have theorized that online degrees are less valuable in the perception of hiring managers. Identifying the factors which influence the hiring managers’ perceptions and if obtaining a degree from a for-profit institution influences that perception is critical in designing programs and courses. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that […]
Learning Analytics
This paper provides a brief introduction to the domain of ‘learning analytics’. We first explain the background and idea behind the concept. Then we give a brief overview of current research issues. We briefly list some more controversial issues before concluding. e-learning and education Journal Full Article
Assessing Student Retention in Online Learning Environments: A Longitudinal Study
Abstract In their initial study, authors Boston, Ice, and Gibson (2011) explored the relationship between student demographics and interactions, and retention at a large online university. Participants in the preliminary study (n = 20,569) included degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed at least one course at the American Public University System (APUS) in 2007. Two notable […]