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Relative Effectiveness of Computer-Based and Human Feedback for Enhancing Student Learning

The purpose of this study is to examine the educational impact of presenting various levels of computer-based, online feedback (no-feedback, knowledge-of-response, knowledge-of-correct-response, topic-contingent, and response-contingent) either alone or paired with human interaction in an independent, mastery learning environment. Results indicate that student learning is enhanced by human interaction but is not influenced by the various […]

Address by Sir John Daniel –Commonwealth Cooperation in Distance Education: Potential Benefits for Small States, Caribbean Regional Association for Distance and Open Learning

IntroductionIt is a great pleasure to be here in Trinidad and in the Caribbean. In my first year as President of the Commonwealth of Learning I am trying to visit each of the six major regions of the Commonwealth: Central and West Africa; East and Southern Africa; the Pacific; South Asia; Europe/North America, and the […]

Spellings Calls For “Strategic Vision For Higher Education”

“We must have the vision to see where higher education can take us in a future where both freedom and competition are on the move,” Secretary Spellings said. “This is a world defined less by where you live and more by what you know. We must find a way to give all Americans the skills […]

Diploma mills provide phony credentials: Web sites push fake degrees

These days you can be anything you want by simply clicking on a mouse and buying a degree from a “diploma mill.”Read the Full Story

Take a virtual field trip into Hawai’i’s volcanoes

“Volcanoes: The Earth at Work!” is one of 16 free “eFieldTrips” offered online by Distance Learning Integrators Inc.Read the Full Story

Online education: Alternative school succeeds where other students struggle

Test scores don’t tell the whole story, according to both online school administrators and those in Moffat County.Read the Full Story

Augmented Reality: Another (Virtual) Brick in the Wall

Imagine wandering through a southern Victorian-era cemetery shaded by ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss, seeing images of the people who are buried under the crumbling stones appear and listening as they tell you their stories. Read the Full Story

Progressive Selects CEU.com for Continuing Education

CEU.com, a leading nationwide provider of online CE courses, will provide Progressiveâ€™s direct sales and service groups with state approved, Internet-based courses in property and casualty insurance. These courses will allow employees to fulfill state-mandated insurance CE requirements.Joseph Horoszko, Progressive Training Manager, said CEU.comâ€™s credit tracking system and automatic state notification provide convenience to employees […]

Exclusive Interview: Andy Cooley, Senior Vice President, Marketing Sungard SCT Higher Education

Dr. Saba:You have had a successful career in both business and education; how did you become interested in the role of technology in higher education? Mr. Cooley :For some time, I worked closely with education foundations and organizations as a communications consultant. Through this experience, I became aware of the many strengths of our educational […]

Dartmouth awarded $21.8 million NSF grant

An interdisciplinary group led by Dartmouth researcher Michael Gazzaniga has received a $21.8 million National Science Foundation grant to establish the Center for Cognitive and Educational Neuroscience (CCEN), as part of NSF’s new Science and Learning Center (SLC) initiative. Researchers and students involved in the CCEN will work to understand the brain mechanisms of learning […]