May 2006

Online Learning Evaluation

May 24, 2006

Effectively Evaluating Online Learning Programs. ‘Effectively evaluating online learning programs starts with two simple ideas: Apply tried-and-true approaches, and take advantage of the opportunity to use new ones. In practice, while there are many effective approaches to evaluating online learning programs, many organizations do not know these approaches or how to apply them.’

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Course Management Systems (CMS)

May 23, 2006

EduTools: Course Management Systems (CMS) Reviews. ‘This site was built to assist higher education in using a more rational decision-making process to review the many options for a course management system. This site reviews each product by researching and describing more than 40 product features. When considering several products and their features, the number of [...]

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Education Commons

May 23, 2006

Education Commons. ‘Education Commons is a virtual community of academic systems users, designers and systems implementers sharing knowledge, experiences and best practices. The goal of the community is to create an open and transparent system of communication between diverse groups committed to advancing the state of education worldwide. It’s meant to be a virtual commons, [...]

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Microsoft in Education

May 22, 2006

Microsoft Education: Lesson plans, tutorials and other educational resources for students, educators, and administrators. ‘Working closely with worldwide education communities, Microsoft has developed technology, tools, programs, and solutions to help address education challenges while improving teaching and learning opportunities.’

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4Teachers

May 22, 2006

4Teachers. ’4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering free online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk [...]

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Plagiarism in e-Learning

May 17, 2006

Plagiarism in e-learning systems: Identifying and solving the problem for practical assignments. ‘This article will show that electronic corruption is a problem in e-learning systems where practical submissions are used. There is a difference between the electronic corruption of gaining entry into the e-learning system and changing marks (data integrity) and submission integrity. Electronic corruption [...]

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More and More Students Get Online Degrees

May 17, 2006

Online Degree Programs Take Off. ‘As more Schools embrace Web-based courses, more students log on to expand their Education while they work. Angela Bostic will get her MBA in August from the University of Maryland University College, part of a dual master’s degree she is pursuing. She has never met a professor, has never sat [...]

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Elgg, Drupal and Moodle: Educational Tools

May 15, 2006

Elgg, Drupal, and Moodle – the components of an online learning environment. ‘Elgg, Drupal, and Moodle all have a role to play in providing tools for learning communities. The example outlined in this post illustrates one way these three applications can work together in an academic setting. At the outset, however, it needs to be [...]

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