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University Recruiters Tap into High School Talent with New MyBioFlick Application Built on Facebook® Platform
MyBioFlick — Wednesday, April 15, 2009
MyBioFlick, a new application built on Facebook® Platform that enables colleges to recruit new students based upon online videos (‘bios’) that highlight their extracurricular activities, today announced its official launch. Read More »
Seminole Community College Switches to ANGEL to Support Online Learning
ANGEL® Learning — Tuesday, April 14, 2009
ANGEL® Learning has published a case study highlighting the Seminole Community College transition to the ANGEL Learning Management Suite (LMS) from the course management system it originally licensed. Read More »
Students at Highly Selective Colleges Much More Likely Than Others To Graduate in Four Years
ACT — Friday, April 10, 2009
Students who attend colleges with very selective admission policies are much more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree—particularly within four years—than students who attend less selective schools, according to the results of a new survey by ACT, Inc. Read More »
SAGE Partners with Blackboard and CourseSmart; Students and Educators Get Innovative, Cost-effective Course Material Online
SAGE — Thursday, April 09, 2009
SAGE is pleased to announce its recent partnership with two industry-leading, online education applications: Blackboard and CourseSmart. The synergy created from this partnership provides both students and education professionals with an innovative new mode of education. Read More »
Sarah Lawrence College Chooses Jenzabar To Enhance Constituent Services
Jenzabar, Inc. — Thursday, April 09, 2009
Sarah Lawrence College, based in Bronxville, New York, chose a flagship Jenzabar enterprise resource planning system to enhance services for students, faculty, staff and alumni. Jenzabar EX will help Sarah Lawrence streamline operations and meet the dynamic needs of its constituents. Read More »
Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business Now Recognizes Pearson’s New State-of-the-Art Measure of English Language Ability
Pearson — Monday, April 06, 2009
PTE Academic is Pearson’s new computer-based academic English language test, designed to measure the language proficiency of candidates for admission who are non-native English speakers. Read More »
ShareStream Announces Interoperability with Sakai Open-Source Courseware Management System
ShareStream Education Resources — Monday, April 06, 2009
ShareStream, a leading provider of digital media management and delivery platforms for higher education, announced this week that its technology is interoperable with Sakai, the widely deployed open source Courseware Management System. Read More »
Meru Wireless Network Turns San José City College and Evergreen Valley College into Campus-Wide 'Wireless Hot Zones' for 20,000 Students
Meru Networks — Saturday, April 04, 2009
Students at Silicon Valley's San José City College and Evergreen Valley College need no longer visit the computer lab, library to plug in their laptop computers since a new high-performance wireless network from Meru Networks has turned every indoor space on campus into a "wireless hot zone" for Internet access. Read More »
Blackboard Launches Instant Messaging Within Blackboard Learn(TM)
Blackboard Inc. — Thursday, April 02, 2009
Blackboard Inc. announced the introduction of instant messaging (IM) to its flagship Blackboard Learn(TM) platform. This enhancement is accomplished through a partnership with Wimba Inc. to bring secure, education-focused instant messaging to all institutions using Blackboard Learn worldwide at no extra cost Read More »
Louisiana State University Continuing Education Selects Jenzabar's Non-Traditional System
Jenzabar®, Inc. — Thursday, April 02, 2009
Louisiana State University Continuing Education has selected Jenzabar Non-Traditional System (Jenzabar NTS) to consolidate various departmental administrative systems and to obtain insightful student data for a better understanding of the University's non-traditional students. Read More »
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