EvaluationKIT Expands Partnership with Instructure

First Online Course Evaluation & Survey Provider to Launch Premier Partnership

Denver, CO – December 3, 2014 – EvaluationKIT, a leader in enterprise online course evaluation and survey software for higher education institutions, has expanded its existing partnership with Instructure to become a premier partner. This makes EvaluationKIT the first company of its kind to be included among this prestigious group of EdTech providers at Instructure’s highest partnership level. Through EvaluationKIT’s turnkey integration with Instructure’s learning management system, Canvas, colleges and universities around the world can easily collect, analyze and make use of valuable student feedback within their institutions.

“Being the first company in our space to become a premier partner signifies the critical role our system plays in helping colleges and universities manage the student feedback process, and is a testament to the great traction we have experienced with Canvas customers adopting our solution,” said Kevin Hoffman, president and CEO of EvaluationKIT. “We are grateful to be a part of this impressive ecosystem and look forward to further collaboration with Instructure, its partners, and the more than 1,000 Canvas customer institutions. Together, our goal is to not only help schools efficiently administer course evaluations, but also to provide valuable data and analytics that assist in managing quality and feed into continuous improvement initiatives.”…Read More

FORMER CEO OF CREATIVE COMMONS, CATHERINE CASSERLY,

Mountain View, Calif. – December 2, 2014 — – EdCast, a Stanford StartX company that creates Knowledge Cloud platforms for institutions, educators, enterprises and governments worldwide to collaborate with each other, today announced that Catherine Casserly, former CEO of Creative Commons, has joined the Company as Vice President of Learning Networks.

“Cathy’s experience developing new pathways for learning is a valuable addition to the Company’s management team,” said EdCast founder and CEO Karl Mehta. “She has great leadership, business, and industry expertise that will help our customers and partner organizations leverage new and effective learning resources that will improve the educational experience and learning outcomes.”

“I am thrilled to join EdCast and its talented team of entrepreneurs,” said Casserly. “EdCast’s laser focus on delivering both a quality experience for the end-user and scale for institutions represents what is needed to craft the next wave of learning.”…Read More

Ellucian Launches Solution for Non-Traditional Programs

Ellucian Launches Solution for Non-Traditional Programs
Ellucian Elevate™ is designed to address the specific needs of continuing education and workforce development programs.

Fairfax, Va., Monday, December 1, 2014. Today, Ellucian is announcing general availability of Ellucian Elevate™, a user-friendly and flexible SaaS solution that helps institutions quickly grow continuing education and workforce development courses, while better tracking their profitability and viability.

According to a report from the National Center for Education Statistics, approximately 46 percent of American adults are taking formal continuing education that is not full-time enrollment. The definition of the traditional student in higher education continues to change. Now more than ever, colleges and universities need solutions that will help to manage, measure, and grow programs that address the challenges of the changing economy.…Read More

Engaging Students Through the Years; Cengage Learning Releases Three new Stewart Calculus Textbooks

Famed author and instructor has reached millions of students as a best-selling author, mentor and instructor of calculus

Boston, MA, November 26, 2014 — Using a unique teaching style that led to volumes of best-selling textbooks and millions of engaged students worldwide, Jim Stewart has excelled as an instructor, author and mentor. Today, Cengage Learning, a leading global education company, announced the release of three new Stewart textbooks – Calculus 8e, Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus 7e, and Biocalculus: Calculus for the Life Sciences.

“I’m proud to release these new texts with Cengage Learning,” said Jim Stewart. “Mathematics equations are timeless, and we’ve been lucky enough to see these books evolve over the years with our students. We add to the knowledge in the books, but we don’t ever subtract from it. I like to keep running lists of ideas for future editions as a way to ensure that my books remain relevant and engaging for students of calculus.”…Read More

New digital content available for academic research

Gale’s digital collections online archive aims to grow Big Data opportunities for academic researchers

digital-research-galeRecognizing the benefit of data analysis for the digital humanities field, Gale, part of Cengage Learning, will make available content from its Gale Digital Collections to academic researchers for data mining and textual analysis purposes.

Data mining and textual analysis–the process by which text or datasets are crawled by software that recognizes entities, relationships and action–can help researchers draw new conclusions among disparate data.

Data mining and textual analysis is also emerging as an important area of scholarly research, says the company.…Read More

New White Paper Explores Evolving Student Retention Measurement Standards

Helix Education’s Chief Academic Officer Reinforces Need to Assess Student Behavior and Educational Environments in Light of Growing Post-Traditional Student Population

Salt Lake City, UT – November 20, 2014 – A new white paper published by Helix Education, a world class provider of student life cycle technologies and services, explores the way higher education has traditionally measured student retention and graduation rates, and the implication it is having on practice and policy. The white paper was written by the company’s Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Cherron Hoppes, who has spent a significant part of her career working with both public and private institutions supporting traditional undergraduates and non-traditional, working adults through degree completion.

“The bulk of the research up to now has focused on traditional first-time, full-time students, however, this group only represents 15 percent of students today and it isn’t growing nearly as fast the post-traditional (also known as non-traditional) student population,” said Dr. Hoppes. “We need to rethink the way we assess retention rates and what they really mean as we see more and more students who may not attend school in successive terms nor complete their degree at the same institution where they started their schooling. Under traditional measures, the outcomes of these post-traditional students and the institutions they attend are not adequately factored into the equation, likely skewing overall retention results and their meaning to the broader higher education community.”…Read More

Saint Joseph Seminary College Selects Three Rivers Systems’ CAMS Enterprise as Its Higher Education ERP System

Cites automation of routine tasks, improved reporting capabilities, and productivity boosts as key decision criteria

St. Louis, MO: Saint Joseph Seminary College, a private four-year college and seminary located in St. Benedict, Louisiana, has selected Three Rivers Systems’ CAMS Enterprise as its new enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The institution plans to use the software to improve processes, reduce paperwork and increase operational efficiencies. Saint Joseph Seminary College offers baccalaureate and pre-theology programs to full-time resident seminarians in preparation for graduate study in theology.

According to Rev. Charles Benoit, Academic Dean of Saint Joseph Seminary College, “Our previous homegrown management system was creating too many manual processes, piles of paperwork, and had limited reporting options. CAMS Enterprise opened our eyes to the benefit of a single, comprehensive solution. It will enable us to automate routine procedures, reduce paperwork, and boost the productivity of our operations. The software is easy to use, and its reporting capabilities will help us analyze and improve our processes to support our overall mission of committing seminarians to the Roman Catholic priesthood and lay ministries.”…Read More

What it takes for cloud tech to become FERPA-compliant

Cloud solution industry giant discusses its new software’s features needed to meet applicable FERPA requirements

cloud-security-ferpaIn the recent wake of Apple’s Cloud security breach, as well as multiple security hacks into campuses across the country, cloud solutions providers are saying that the next step in cybersecurity means becoming independently-verified FERPA compliant.

Turning Technologies, a partner for learning engagement and assessment services, announced its latest release, TurningPoint Cloud, has been independently verified for Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) compliance. The American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) issued an official letter of notice that TurningPoint Cloud successful addressed FERPA issues with relevance to the collection, use and protection of education records.

This compliance, independently verified, will hopefully usher in a new level of security for campus IT solutions.…Read More

New technology offers flat-rate for textbooks

New tech-based model offers students low flat-rate with more than 50 percent savings for full year of materials 

textbooks-campus-technologyWith the spiraling cost of course materials burdening both students and schools, Rafter, a course materials management company, yesterday announced Rafter360™ –a new tech-based solution that enables a textbooks-in-tuition model for any campus.

After students register for their courses, they are automatically provided 100 percent of their required materials for day one of class, ultimately saving them money, says the company. Two colleges currently using Rafter360, Thomas More College in Kentucky and Schreiner University of Texas, have already reported students saving 55 percent and 54 percent respectively on the costs of textbooks.

Rafter, previously known as BookRenter, is an established course materials management company that says has helped over 2 million students save more than $525 million on textbooks. Building on its course materials experience and long-term relationships with hundreds of colleges and suppliers, Rafter said it set out to redesign and transform the entire process of course materials management for students, campuses and faculty.…Read More

Online marketplace is the new online portal

Multi-campus California district replaces current portal with cloud-based solution to simplify access to campus services from mobile devices

online-onecampus-portalrSmart announced today that Rancho Santiago Community College District is the first institution to adopt OneCampus, what the campus and company are calling “the modern post-portal solution” that provides access to all campus services in one location, from any device.

Serving one of the largest of community college districts in California, OneCampus aims to enable students, faculty, and staff to search and connect with hundreds of district services and programs such as grades, class schedules, and email in an online marketplace format.…Read More

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