Moodle 2 planning underway
BCC is planning a major upgrade in the Moodle course management system this summer. A group of faculty will explore how the new version will affect their existing Moodle courses, […]
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“Students love tech” Infographic
No big surprises here, but it’s a fun use of infographics with digital post-its and “handwriting” (remember that?). Click the image for a larger view. Via: OnlineEducation.net
Tablets: At the Tipping Point?
This Pearson survey (Pearson the publisher), “Pearson Foundation Survey on Students and Tablets,” provides some interesting data on students who own tablets already, and also what students are thinking about […]
A Flood of New Higher Ed-Relevant Apps for Mobile Devices
Here’s just a sample. Read the reviews at http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_iphone_ipad_and_android_apps_for_december_2011.php
New Year, New Growth for Online Learning
The Sloan Consortium 2011 report “reveals that the number of students taking at least one online course has now surpassed 6 million. Now nearly one-third of all students in higher […]
More on learning analytics
This article discusses some sophisticated uses of LA in the classroom, such as: what if you could track responses to a problem, then have a student’s computer group him/her with […]
How Many Really? BBC Dimensions
This is an amazing set of sites that lets the user explore quantitative reasoning, history, geometry, populations, environment… and a host of other disciplines through interactive comparative graphics and information. […]
PARCC – What is it, and how does it affect us?
It’s hard to keep straight all the initiatives on the federal, state, and regional levels that are aimed that college completion, student success, retention, career options, and so on. One […]
Learning Analytics Lessons from Moneyball (WCET Blog)
In the current assessment-focused environment of higher ed, it’s great to read something about baseball! What’s the connection? The movie “Moneyball” tells the story of the Oakland Athletics ball team, […]
About Eportfolios
Tim Dalton has written a thoughtful post on eportfolios. Now that eportfolios have reached some level of maturity, institutions that have adopted them encounter some definitional issues. If your institution […]
