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Chalk & Wire releases new version of assessment platform

October 24, 2014 by eSchool Media Contributors

Chalk & Wire released the latest version of its assessment and ePortfolio platform late-July with added features that include video assessments, mobile platform use, collaborative workspaces, and multi-media…

IT Leadership

Missing from campus bookstores: books

October 29, 2014October 24, 2014 by Scott Travis

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IT Leadership

A cheaper alternative thanks to competency-based education?

October 28, 2014October 23, 2014 by Carly Morales

Western Governors University (WGU) may hold a unique approach suited for future developments of higher-ed institution competency-based programs: A sustainable, flat tuition rate, and the ability to find…

IT Leadership

“Independent MOOC” reaches global audience with connected course

October 21, 2014 by By Hayley Goodman

Independent collaboration may sound like an oxymoron, but for George Washington University (GW) this method of MOOC hosting has reached a significant global audience and strengthened relationships with…

IT Leadership

5 lessons for launching your first competency-based degree

October 20, 2014 by By Dian Schaffhauser

Abandon all notions that you can draw from existing degree models for CBE. So say administrators at Purdue University, which, in implementing a new competency-based education (CBE) degree…

Digital Issue Article

New cloud SRS technology has big classroom potential

October 16, 2014 by By Carly Morales, Editorial Intern

Clickers, once the popular ‘it’ classroom tech tool, have come under scrutiny from cash-strapped students required to pay for these sporadically used devices. Now, say students and faculty,…

Digital Issue Article

Vocational ed is making a comeback

October 14, 2014 by By Dan Sommer

When you think about vocational education, you might conjure up a picture of a mechanic or a carpenter. Historically, vocational education, rooted in learning a particular skill set,…

IT Leadership

XPrize focuses on ed tech, but will it succeed or fail?

October 8, 2014 by By Julia Freeland

Exciting news hit the presses early last week—the XPrize is funding its first ed-tech competition. The goal: to handsomely reward the team that develops the best open source,…

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