An e-portfolio approach to measuring competencies

Pereira, A. et al. (2009) Evaluating continuous assessment quality in competence-based education online: the case of the e-folio EURODL, December 9

The paper, from researchers at the Open University of Portugal, proposes two main types of instruments to be used in undergraduate fully online courses: e-folios and p-folios. The e-folio “is a short digital document elaborated [...]

Teaching with Google wave

Parry, M. (2010) How to teach with Google Wave Chronicle of Higher Education, January 4

An article about the use of Google Wave by Ray Schroeder at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He has used Google Wave to link classes between Springfield and Sligo Institute of Technology, Ireland.

One interesting aspect is the possibility [...]

Vancouver Community College’s online moves

Robin Popow wrote this report for the BC Educational Technology Users Group:

Vancouver Community College has entered what appears to be its next phase of life with regards to educational technology. Over the past four years, we have gone from less than a dozen programs utilizing online environments to a robust Moodle environment in [...]

More developments in administrative systems

Parry, M. (2009) Software giants try boutique approach to tempt colleges Chronicle of Higher Education, November 29

An article on Sungard’s change of strategy regarding its Banner administrative software, providing more flexibility in its services. Not mentioned is whether this is the first response of commercial providers to the Kuali Project’s move towards open source administrative [...]

Low use of web 2.0 in e-learning

Parry, M. (2009) Online Programs: Profits Are There, Technological Innovation Is Not Chronicle of Higher Education, October 19

A news report of a study by the consulting firm Eduventures, “Benchmarking Online Operations: Snapshots of an Emerging Industry,” (not yet available as of November 28, 2009, except to Eduventures members).

From the Chronicle’s news report

Online education [...]