Campus Technology: Thinking Beyond Project Completion: Analytics, Online Course Guides, and Quality Assurance

Strategic Discussions on Technology

2/20/2013

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Thinking Beyond Project Completion: Analytics, Online Course Guides, and Quality Assurance
At the American Public University System, creating an online library course guide for every course the university offers (now numbering over 1,800) is just a first step. It's the application of metrics and data analysis for a higher level of quality assurance that will sustain the program into the future.
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Worth Noting

Western Governors U Receives $1 Million Grant for Competency-Based Learning
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $1.19 million grant to Western Governors University to launch competency-based associate's degree programs in information technology.
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Virginia Community College System To Launch Mobile Apps for 23 Schools
Virginia’s Community College System will launch new campus apps to increase the connection between VCCS and its 400,000 students and their campus communities.
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University of Hong Kong Implements Videoconferencing for Communications and Collaboration
The Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong is home to a new videoconferencing solution that provides law students with a more interactive learning experience and lets them collaborate with overseas students in real-time.
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College-Age Americans Planning To Use Facebook Less
Younger Americans may be losing interest in Facebook. According to new research out of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a significant chunk of the population aged 18 to 29 reported they're planning to use Facebook less in the next year, while a tiny minority said they plan to use it more.
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Grant Program Encourages Research on Online Courses
A company that specializes in helping institutions convert their traditional courses to online ones has launched a grant program that will help fund research on the impact and effectiveness of online learning.
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U Virginia Business Strategy MOOC To Partner with Entrepreneurs, Nonprofits
The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business has launched a massive open online course that will offer real-world experience by providing students with the opportunity to analyze actual entrepreneurial and nonprofit ventures.
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Ed Map, AcademicPub Partner on Custom Materials
Course materials manager Ed Map has inked a deal to partner with digital and print custom-content textbook publisher AcademicPub, including the integration of the AcademicPub aggregation platform with Ed Map's OpenVue materials management technology.
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Samsung Launches New Thin- and Zero-Client Displays for Cloud Access through Desktop Virtualization
Samsung has launched two new cloud display lines, the TC-series thin client cloud displays and the NC-series zero-client cloud displays.
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Newest Version of Courseload Focused On Accessibility
Courseload has launched version 2.3 of its software with a stated focus on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, touting the release as the first e-text platform to provide a single, unified, collaborative experience for faculty and students of all abilities.
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