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A Win for the Robo-Readers
In the most comprehensive review to date of automated essay grading software, U. of Akron researchers find little difference between grades of robot and human readers.
The Pulse: Interview With David Yaskin
This month's edition of The Pulse podcast features a conversation with David Yaskin, CEO and founder of Starfish Retention Solutions...
The MITx Factor
Several weeks into MIT's massive open online teaching experiment, faculty ponder how it could change the university.
The Nonprofit Online Helpers
Hoping to attract colleges skittish about partnering with a for-profit company, Excelsior College opens new venture aimed at helping traditional colleges move online.
The President's Portfolio
Westminster College's outgoing president looked back at his career using the same e-portfolio required of students. In the process, he learned more about himself.
Blackboard's Open-Source Pivot
In a major plot twist in the battle between open-source and proprietary learning platforms, Blackboard buys a major open-source service provider and plans a division around it.
Getting Their Money's Worth
Lasell College mandates that all faculty use basic features in the online learning platform, sparking discussion of traditional colleges, LMS usage and the "data revolution."
Paying to Pay it Forward
Reed College alumni are so eager to advise their younger counterparts that they're donating $40 to the college every time they're asked to help.