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Keystone College Transitions to Moodlerooms
Moodlerooms — Monday, January 30, 2012
Keystone College has launched joule®, an enterprise e-Learning platform based on the open-source software, Moodle. joule is delivered by Moodle partner and e-Learning solutions provider, Moodlerooms, which provides Keystone with a fully-supported teaching and learning environment that integrates seamlessly with its student information system Read More »
Questia Launches Free iPad App To Help Write Research Papers
Cengage Learning — Saturday, January 28, 2012
On the heels of its successful free iPhone and iPod touch app that helps college students write better research papers faster, Questia has released the universal version that now includes the iPad app, making Questia's vast online library and research tools accessible on all iOS devices. Read More »
95% of College Students Found Kno’s Digital Textbook App Very Useful
Kno, Inc. — Saturday, January 28, 2012
Kno, Inc. revealed today that an overwhelming number (95%) of college students using the Kno digital textbook application found it very useful and plan to use it again, according to a pilot conducted with four California Community Colleges, ... Read More »
EducationDynamics Releases 2011-12 eLearning Index
EducationDynamics — Tuesday, January 24, 2012
EducationDynamics, higher education’s leading marketing information and technology services company, today released its 2011-12 eLearning Index, complete with five-year trends and analysis. The annual report delivers the most comprehensive review of the online education market currently available... Read More »
State University of New York Selects Blackboard
— Saturday, January 21, 2012
In an effort to establish a common platform to support the full spectrum of online learning, the State University of New York (SUNY) has selected Blackboard as a strategic partner in online learning and its primary learning management system vendor. The agreement is part of a larger, system-wide effort at SUNY to control costs.... Read More »
CCCS Will Deploy SunGard Higher Education Course Signals
SunGard Higher Education — Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) will implement SunGard Higher Education’s Course Signals early intervention system at its 13 colleges and online consortium. The system helps improve student performance by alerting at-risk students early in their courses to take corrective actions... Read More »
Purchase College Chooses Banner Digital Campus
SunGard Higher Education — Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Purchase College, State University of New York , has licensed the Banner Digital Campus to help inform student success initiatives and streamline administrative processes while improving operational efficiencies. The College joins 21 other institutions within the SUNY system that run their digital campus environments with Banner. Read More »
Pearson and Monster Partner
Pearson — Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Pearson and Monster Government Solutions announced a partnership designed to improve workforce readiness and job placement for students at private sector and career colleges. Through a new suite of products and services, the companies will provide real-time labor data and analytics solutions... Read More »
Pearson and Knewton Partner on Adaptive Learning Technology
Pearson, Knewton — Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Today, Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, and Knewton, the adaptive learning pioneer, will announce the first suite of MyLab/Mastering offerings that will be powered by Knewton’s Adaptive Learning Platform™. Read More »
Pearson’s CourseConnect™ Courses Now Available for iPad
Pearson Learning Solutions — Monday, January 09, 2012
Pearson announced that its CourseConnect™ courses for online and blended learning are now available for the iPad. Students accessing their CourseConnect courses on their iPads will find the same rich learning experiences as on their computers, with iPad-designed features including easy touch-screen navigation, practice exercises, relevant imagery and integrated rich media. Read More »
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