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You’ve heard the reasons why professors don’t trust RateMyProfessors.com, the Web site to which students flock. Students who don’t do the work have equal say with those who do. The best way to get good ratings is to be relatively easy on grades, good looking or both, and so forth.Read the Full Article
Nine area and international studies programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison received a grant from the national Social Science Research Council (SSRC) to create an interactive program that will support public dissemination of scholarship on the topic of Islam.Read the Full Article
Earlier this week, Linden Lab, creator of the well-known virtual world Second Life, announced a new CEO: Mark Kingdon, currently CEO of digital marketing firm Organic. He will be taking over in mid-May.Read the Full Article
This research describes the lessons learned during initial implementation of e-folios at four teacher education programsRead the Full Article
Studies find employers, however, favor traditional degrees, but tide may be turningRead the Full Article
In this account, we describe a pilot program that our team has been working on since August 2006. We are developing model Sakai course sites for the Writing Program that highlight the integration between writing assignments and library research. Currently, we are testing several options for incorporating access to library materials directly within the course […]
Continuing their campaign to draw attention to the cost of textbooks, the Student Public Interest Research Groups celebrated Tuesday what they’re calling a major milestone — reaching 1,000 professors who’ve signed a statement supporting the use of free, online and open source textbooks.Read the Full Article
For all the talk of textbooks with their hefty price tags, professors have always included other sources in their teaching material, whether in the form of journal articles, newspaper clippings, individual chapters or other media.Read the Full Article
Aubrey White did not want to drive 40 miles to attend Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nev.So he picked only online classes for his first term in fall 2005. In five semesters, he never took a traditional, face-to-face class while obtaining an associate degree in business.Read the Full Article
unchild E-Learning is a leader in on-line educational delivery to Aboriginal Communities in Canada.Featured in Time magazine in July, 2005 titled Made in Canada- Innovators in Canada, Laura Blue writes: “These innovators are finding new ways to bring energy and excitement to education”. Read the Full Article