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eInstruction Introduces Wave for Higher Education
eInstruction® — Saturday, January 12, 2013
eInstruction will expand its line of products with the release of Wave, a centralized, online solution for higher education. Wave extends the functionality of an institution’s learning management system (LMS) by facilitating summative and formative assessment with the use of student response devices such as clickers, smartphones, laptops, and tablets. Read More »
CSU Offers Flexible Test-Taking via Remote Proctor Now
Columbia Southern University — Thursday, December 20, 2012
Columbia Southern University (CSU) is now offering students a flexible and secure method to take an exam without the need for a human proctor to monitor the test-taking. Remote Proctor Now is an on-demand, third-party, webcam- based alternative which allows students to sit for an examination anytime through use of video technology. Read More »
EdX Expands to a Variety of Subjects
EdX — Thursday, December 20, 2012
EdX, the not-for-profit online learning initiative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), announced today its initial spring 2013 schedule, including its first set of courses in the humanities and social sciences – introductory courses with wide, global appeal. Read More »
Colleague Student Planning Helps Map and Track Course Offerings
Ellucian — Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Ellucian announced today the general availability of Colleague® Student Planning, a web-based solution designed to help students clarify, plan, and track their course of study in order to progress more confidently to a degree. The solution also helps improve the quality of interaction between students and advisors, and enables institutions to map future course offerings more effectively. Read More »
EBSCO's Points of View Debate BLOG Invite Students To Join the Conversation
EBSCO Publishing — Tuesday, December 11, 2012
EBSCO Publishing's (EBSCO) Points of View Debate Blog has proven itself as a valuable classroom resource once again. During the recent election season the blog, a popular forum for students to voice their opinions on current events, experienced unprecedented traffic with discussions fueled by a variety of topical themes and questions surrounding the politically-charged campaigns. Read More »
ExamSoft and LiveText Partner for Comprehensive Assessment Solution
ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc., LiveText — Saturday, December 08, 2012
ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc. and LiveText announced a strategic partnership to offer higher education institutions the most comprehensive outcomes-based assessment and reporting solution to demonstrate the institutional effectiveness expected for accreditation. Read More »
Higher Ed Startup Offering Free Test Drive of Customizable Online Text
ByPass Publishing — Thursday, December 06, 2012
Beginning in January 2013, ByPass Publishing, an educational start-up based in Dubuque, Iowa, is offering free "test drives" of their new product, Psychology in the Fastlane, the first title of the company's emerging Fastlane Series. More than 40 subject matter experts collaborated to create the baseline content. The result is a powerful multi-modal content publishing system that allows instructors to efficiently create their own course-specific online textbook by selecting quality, peer-reviewed content. Read More »
Ellucian Announces General Availability of Colleague Intelligent Learning Platform for Blackboard Learn
Ellucian — Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Ellucian announced today the general availability of its newest version of Colleague Intelligent Learning Platform, an integration solution that is designed to make it easier for institutions to manage information from their Colleague by Ellucian administrative and their Blackboard Learn™ learning management system (LMS) to improve the overall teaching and learning experience. Read More »
Akademos-Textbook Trends Report
Akademos — Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Digital textbooks have yet to reach critical adoption, however, data from Akademos, a leading provider of integrated online bookstores and marketplaces for educational institutions, shows a trend in that direction. The company has seen an increase of more than 300% in eBook purchases over the last three years, but eBooks still remain less than 5% of overall textbook sales. Read More »
Cengage Licenses BAM Radio Network Content
Cengage Learning, Inc.,BAM Radio Network — Monday, November 19, 2012
BAM Radio Network (BRN) announced that Cengage Learning, Inc. has signed an agreement to license BAM Radio Network content. The non-exclusive agreement includes selected BAM Radio Network segments on the value of art in education, multiple learning styles and the case for movement in education, all hosted by Rae Pica. The content licensing agreement has a term of five years. Read More »
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