Educational gaming gaining steam
Impact of well-designed games cannot be ignored, experts say eSchool News Full Article
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Expanding Evidence Approaches for Learning in a Digital World
Change happens big in technology and it happens fast. And when public money is being spent and students’ futures are at stake, it is crucial that changes also happen smart. Our new report, Expanding Evidence Approaches for Learning in a Digital World, calls for smart change by presenting educators, policymakers, and funders with an expanded […]
An e-book hub service based on a cloud platform
Due to the constant performance upgrades and regular price reductions of mobile devices in recent years, users are able to take advantage of the various devices to obtain digital content regardless of the limitations of time and place. The increasing use of e-books has stimulated new e-learning approaches. This research project developed an e-book hub […]
A rapid auto-indexing technology for designing readable e-learning content
A rapid scene indexing method is proposed to improve retrieval performance for students accessing instructional videos. This indexing method is applied to anchor suitable indices to the instructional video so that students can obtain several small lesson units to gain learning mastery. The method also regulates online course progress. These anchored points not only provide […]
Protecting students’ intellectual property in the web plagiarism detection process
Learning management systems (LMS) play a central role in communications in online and distance education. In the digital era, with all the information now accessible at students’ fingertips, plagiarism detection services (PDS) have become a must-have part of LMS. Such integration provides a seamless experience for users, allowing PDS to check submitted digital artifacts without […]
Download the report: The Economic Case for Higher Education
As the semester draws to a close at schools and universities across the country and college applications are submitted, the Treasury Department has released a report that should be food for thought for students scrambling to complete their work and finish their exams. The new report, prepared in conjunction with the Education Department, shows that investing in […]
Factors Affecting the Future of Higher Education: Quality of Learning
Farhad (Fred) Saba, Ph. D. Founder and Editor, Distance-Educator.com Cole (2009) in a comprehensive book titled The great American university stated that: “American society today is not preparing enough of its talented students for work in fields that will be critical for the growth of knowledge in science and engineering; nor is it adequately preparing […]
The Resonance Factor: Probing the Impact of Video on Student Retention in Distance Learning
Teaching and instructing is one of the challenging manifestations of informing, within which dis-tance learning is considered harder than face-to-face instruction. Student retention is one of the major challenges of distance learning. Current innovative technologies enable widespread use of video lectures that may ease the loneliness of the distance learner and increase retention. This study […]
New online learning tool brings ‘the crowd’ into homework assignments
In an effort to bring a more human dimension to the online-education experience, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Associate Professor Rob Miller has developed a new computer system that will help provide students with feedback on their homework assignments and create more interaction between students, teachers and alumni. MIT Press Release
Higher education: Not what it used to be
American universities represent declining value for money to their students The Economist Full Article