Blackboard Appoints New Senior Marketing Executives
Experienced Executives to Focus Company on International Expansion and Education Market StrategyRead the Full Story
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Questionmark Adds New Functionality to Word Authoring Templates
Testing and assessment software provider Questionmark today released a new version of its popular Word Authoring Templates product. Questionmark Word Authoring Templates enable subject matter experts (SMEs) to produce questions for use in Questionmarkâ„¢ Perceptionâ„¢ quizzes, tests and exams using a familiar and easy-to-use environment.The new version of Word Authoring Templates is compatible with Questionmark […]
Comparison of Student Experiences with Different Online Graduate Courses in Health Promotion
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to understand the experience of students as they progressed through three specific online graduate courses in health promotion studies delivered primarily by asynchronous computer conferencing. Focused teleconference discussions were conducted with approximately 45 students from the different courses and the transcripts subjected to qualitative analysis. Themes that emerged included […]
Online Tutoring Part of Growing Trend: Market for Web Education Matures
When students in Leslie Chernila’s English class at the Art Institute of Washington write an essay about the work of Garrison Keillor, she has them send it off to a critic halfway across the country before turning it in. The paper soon returns, complete with comments about structure and word choice.Read the Full Story
Evaluating Online Teachers Is Largely a Virtual Task
Administrators use Web tools to monitor e-mail, other data for performance reviews.Read the Full Story
INNOVATOR 2005: Arizona State University
ChallengeArizona State University (ASU) needed to provide a full life cycle, chemical material management system that could be widely used by the university research community, provide increased control over laboratory materials, aid investigators in their research efforts, and comply with federal and state mandates on chemical and biological safety. The ideal system would be easy […]
N.D. [North Dakota] rolls out guidance software
School guidance counselors across North Dakota are training to use new college-preparation software that will be deployed in all of the state’s public middle and high schools this fall, as part of a deal reached in June between the software’s provider, Bridges Transitions Inc., and Student Loans of North Dakota (SLND), a division of the […]
Changes in Technologies and Student Learning Drive College Textbook Prices, Concludes GAO Study
Washington, DC, August 16, 2005: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today endorsed the conclusions of a GAO study on college textbooks that note textbook prices have been largely driven by publishers’ investments in additional instructional materials and new technologies. Those investments were made in response to faculty needs and to enhance student success. AAP […]
Download Report: The Council of Chief State School Officers announces the publication of its biennial report, Key State Education Policies on PK-12 Education.
The primary purpose of the report is to inform policymakers and educators about the current status and trends in policies across the 50 states that define elementary and secondary education. The report provides a 50-state analysis and highlights trends for state policies that define teaching and learning across the United States.Read the Full Story
Open Source Software and Schools: New Opportunities and Directions
AbstractIntegrating information and communication technology into schools has been challenging. A central component of the challenge is coping with the expense and usage restrictions of software that is installed on school computers. An alternative approach to the educational software problem is, however, emerging. This approach involves making greater use of open source software. In many […]