New edX MOOC portal to empower women
edX, a nonprofit platform affiliated with Harvard and MIT, provides open source software for anyone in the world with an internet connection. The courses are free and many…
Month: July 2014
Atomic Learning Offers Seamless Ed Tech Training Tool Integration at BbWorld 2014
Little Falls, Minn. (July 15, 2014) — Atomic Learning showcases seamless education technology training integration for course management systems at ... Read more
Three Rivers Systems to Demonstrate CAMS Enterprise Academic ERP at NACUBO Annual Meeting in Seattle
St. Louis, MO: Three Rivers Systems Inc. will demonstrate CAMS Enterprise, its academic ERP solution for higher education, at the ... Read more
Severtson Screens Announces Acclaimed Spirit Series In-Ceiling Motorized Projection Screen Now 4K Ready
Mesa, Ariz., July 15, 2014 – Severtson Screens (www.severtsonscreens.com), a global leader in innovative and quality projection screens for the ... Read more
Adapt Courseware Expands Content Repository, Offering Adaptive Multimedia in Ten Academic Disciplines
Interactive Learning Resources and Open Authoring Environment Allow Faculty to Create More Engaging, Media Rich Courses Las Vegas, NV – ... Read more
SoftChalk Releases Version 9 of Cutting-edge Content Authoring Tool
RICHMOND, VA, U.S. — July 14, 2014 — SoftChalk, LLC, a leading developer of eLearning content authoring platforms, today released ... Read more
The pros and cons of open technology
It’s not just the high cost of textbooks that have libraries scrambling to provide open education (OER) resources. As professors look at alternative options to retain copyright on…
Unbundling and re-bundling in higher education
With the explosion of online learning, a disruptive innovation, there has been significant attention paid to the likely unbundling of higher education (see Michael Staton’s AEI piece and…
5 ways social media can improve student writing
Idk if u hav noticed, but the writing seen on the internet and social media is not always the best example of the King's English. However, habits built…
10 OER resources every educator should know about
As textbook prices soar, tuition skyrockets, and educators are more pressured than ever to provide innovative courses and lectures packed with multimedia and current materials, the open education…