Assessment
- Aplia Launches Web-based Interactive Homework System
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5/9/2008
Cengage Learning's Aplia division has launched a new Web-based homework system called Grade It Now. The system combines aspects of practice problems with graded problems to encourage students to improve results as they work.
- ePortfolios: Hot Once Again
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4/16/2008
The question about ePortfolios is no longer "What is it?" Now, it's "How can we do it?" A Web-based ePortfolio provides the answer.
- Community College To Host Watershed ePortfolio Conference
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3/26/2008
Laguardia Community College will host a conference in April on ePortfolios in higher education.
- SAS Opens Up SAS OnDemand for Academics
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3/18/2008
SAS has broadened the availability of SAS OnDemand for Academics, a service that allows faculty and students to integrate advanced data analysis in their teaching and learning activities. Users register for the service, download a SAS software application via the Web, and then perform processing by connecting to a hosted server at SAS.
- Electronic Transcripts at the Tipping Point
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3/13/2008
In an age of electronic information, it seems obvious--exchange student transcripts electronically, thereby cutting costs, speeding the process, and making fraud more difficult. But in a process that has taken many years, student transcripts are just now being pushed and pulled into the 21st century. Often on a state-by-state basis, high schools and colleges are gradually adopting technologies to allow them to exchange transcripts electronically.
- Community College Applies Business Intelligence to Finance and Student Retention
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2/28/2008
Broward Community College in Ft. Lauderdale, FL said it is using business intelligence software from SAS to better manage finances and increase enrollment. With eight campuses, BCC must collect, analyze, and report on financial and student data to justify state funding and compete with other educational institutions.
- The Future of Web 2.0
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2/27/2008
Web 2.0 is changing the landscape of higher education IT and the application of learning technologies. Washington State University's Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology Director Gary Brown explains why he thinks we're moving from collaborative learning environments (CLEs) and ePortfolios, to personal learning environments (PLEs) and worldware.
- ASR Launches Accountability Framework for Higher Ed
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2/22/2008
Education consulting firm ASR Analytics has debuted a new suite of services focused on the reporting and analysis of accountability data in colleges and universities. The new Accountability Framework for Higher Education (AFHE) is designed to provide a "sustainable reporting foundation for decision making" using BI methodologies.
- Rethinking Accountability: Response to "The ePortfolio Hijacked"
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1/23/2008
This past December, Trent Batson voiced a concern in the C-Level View e-newsletter that those in higher education who are responsible for meeting the demands of external accreditors have "hijacked" the idea of electronic portfolios. Batson suggested a separation of student-owned ePortfolios and assessment management systems. Here, Syracuse University's Joe Shedd offers a different take on how institutions should position their ePortfolio programs.
- The ePortfolio Hijacked
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12/12/2007
The idea of the electronic portfolio in higher education in the US has transmuted from a focus on learning to a focus on accountability. Trent Batson hopes to clarify the difference between the terms "ePortfolio" and "assessment management system."
- Testing: No Longer a Contact Sport?
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10/11/2007
Universities are turning to technology to tackle (seemingly) growing problems with academic integrity (formerly known as "cheating"). Anti-plagiarism solutions routinely check student work; centers are devoted to studying and documenting cheating; and one university has gone so far as to build a high-tech, secure site for testing.
- Autodesk Launches Academic Certs
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9/27/2007
Software developer Autodesk is expanding its certifications to secondary and post-secondary students through its new Autodesk academic certification program. The credential students earn is the same as the professional-level credential but is offered at an academic discount.
- Virtual LSAT Course Slated for Oct.
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9/11/2007
Test preparation company PowerScores' new Virtual LSAT Course will begin instruction in October for the Dec. 1 LSAT test. While PowerScore holds onsite test instruction, the online course offer students across the globe the chance to remotely prepare for the test from their homes or offices.
- Blackboard Debuts Anti-Plagiarism Technology for LMS
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8/15/2007
Blackboard this week debuted a new tool called SafeAssign, which is designed to eliminate plagiarism in student assignments. The service detects plagiarized works in student papers and delivers reports on such incidents through the Blackboard Learning System.
- University of Delaware Responds to Classroom Clickers
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8/14/2007
Any instructor who has had the experience Duncan describes can appreciate the idea of using clickers, or personal response devices, to gauge student participation and understanding.
- U West Streamlines Administrative Systems
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7/19/2007
The University of the West in Rosemead, CA is upgrading its administrative systems in order to grow enrollment and and fulfill new accreditation requirements. The upgrades include CampusVue Collegiate and CampusNet, two enterprise solutions from Campus Management in Boca Raton, FL.
- Scantron Launches Class Climate 3.0
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7/11/2007
Scantron has released an update to Class Climate, its course evaluation system designed for higher ed. The new version sports enhancements to performance, data analysis, and customization options, as well as other changes.
- Georgia DTAE To Standardize Student Evaluations, Planning Surveys
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6/27/2007
The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (GDTAE), which oversees the Technical College System of Georgia, said it plans to standardize on Scantron's Class Climate and eListen systems in order to standardize the surveys it conducts with students.
- N.Z. College Applicants Seek Computing Drivers Licenses
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3/26/2007
Secondary schools in New Zealand are beginning to certify their students' computing ability, in part to help their graduates compete better in the college environment, the New Zealand Herald reported.
- The Drive to Learning Outcomes Management
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3/1/2007
Leading colleges and universities are looking for new ways to demonstrate their value to stakeholders, with learning outcomes emerging as a debated and desired endpoint.
- Electronic Student Assessment: The Power of Portfolio
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9/18/2006
Across the country, a growing number of schools are turning to ePortfolio assessment technologies to help them monitor and evaluate student progress in a variety of disciplines – and to help them and their students do even more.
- Plan & Assess
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9/1/2006
- Institutional Assessment: The Art of Self-Reflection
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8/30/2006
As the technology continues to improve, colleges and universities devise new ways of mastering institutional assessment: some vendor-based, some homegrown, some combinations of both.
- Electronic Student Assessment: The Power of the Portfolio
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8/29/2006
They’re not just evaluation tools anymore. Savvy educators are seeing endless ways to exploit the power of the ePortfolio—and you can, too.
- Improving the Administration of Mathematics Placement Tests
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7/3/2006
A University administered placement tests are common practice and normally occur in the areas of mathematics and science. However, the administration process for placement exams often differs across colleges and universities. Some perform the test at the beginning or end of the summer, while some do it during orientation. Some have the students come in to the high schools or universities to take it, while others send it to the students’ homes.
