Resource Center: 21st Century Teaching & Learning

  • C-Level View | Feature

    The Wait is Over: The LMS and the ePortfolio Merge to Serve a Culture of Learning

    There's ample evidence of a cultural shift in focus in higher education, from teaching to learning, from classroom-centric to learning-centric, from lecture to activity. These and other examples, especially the shift from learning in courses to continuous learning, represent areas that may have an impact on the LMS. Is it possible that the values of the LMS will become more aligned with those of the ePortfolio? Will these two previously distinct technologies merge to serve more common purposes? Read More

  • Smart Classroom | Feature

    Making Lecture Capture Work Lessons from the Pros

    Lecture capture technology goes beyond just recording classroom lectures. It’s a cool tool that can help improve both teaching and learning. Here’s how. Read More

  • Security | Feature

    Open to Attack?

    An emphasis on the open sharing of ideas makes higher ed more vulnerable to network attacks than corporations. How can schools mitigate the risks while still preserving their academic freedom? Read More

  • Community Colleges | Feature

    Are Students Online Ready? How to Boost Student Success and Completion Rates

    Thrust into online learning at scale in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina--a disaster that put 45 percent of its physical campus out of commission--New Orleans-based Delgado Community College experienced the aftershock of realizing that many of its students were not "online ready." Success rates--and therefore retention and completion rates--suffered just because of a student skills gap in online education. A self-guided online learning module, DORM, has made a big difference even as a doubling of enrollment since 2006 has put further pressure on available classroom space. Read More

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