The challenge is daunting not only because of the sheer amount of content that requires to be designed and produced, but also because the curriculum has to fulfill alignment to state and country standards. This means that curriculum which received approval in Texas will require tweaking for approval in New York. This explains why Time To Know employees a team of 350 consisting of 120 pedagogy and instructional designers (aka teachers), 60 graphics artists, illustrators and animators and 80 technologists.
(Link: Israel’s Time To Know Aims To Revolutionize The Classroom)
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Israel’s Time To Know Aims To Revolutionize The Classroom
February 2, 2010
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Florida Virtual Partners with Blackboard to Improve Virtual School Experience for Students – Yahoo! Finance
January 14, 2010
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Founded in 1997, FLVS is the nation’s first statewide Internet based public school. In 2008-2009 FLVS delivered more than 154,000 half-credit courses to students and expects that number to rise significantly as more students look for online opportunities to complement their education.
“Blackboard and FLVS have a shared vision of shaping the future of learning by delivering engaging, individualized and effective learning experiences to all students,” said Jessie Woolley-Wilson, President of Blackboard Learn K-12. “Our organizations have helped to pioneer student-centered learning technology and now bring our years of experience together to meet the needs of tomorrow’s student.”
(Link: Florida Virtual Partners with Blackboard to Improve Virtual School Experience for Students – Yahoo! Finance)
Likno eLearning LMS – simple, easy to use, flexible and scalable web-based training system
December 25, 2009
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Through Likno Elearning LMS’s cutting-edge technology you will be able to easily create courses, lessons, surveys, projects, and tests, as well as keep track of people’s progress, create reports and schedules, and much more!
(Link: Likno eLearning LMS – simple, easy to use, flexible and scalable web-based training system)
SpacedEd | Addictive Learning That Sticks
December 14, 2009
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SpacedEd is a platform designed to allow learners and teachers to harness the educational benefits of spaced education. Spaced education is a novel method of online education developed and rigorously investigated by Dr. B. Price Kerfoot (Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School).
It is based upon two core psychology research findings: the spacing effect and the testing effect. In more than 10 randomized trials completed to date, spaced education has been found to:
* Improve knowledge acquisition,
* Increase long-term knowledge retention (out to 2 years),
* Change behavior,
* Boost learners’ abilities to accurately self-assess their knowledge.
In addition, spaced education is extremely well-accepted by learners.
(Link: SpacedEd | Addictive Learning That Sticks)
Harvard Medical School's Learning Technology Must Be Smart…Right? – ReadWriteEnterprise
December 14, 2009
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Research from Harvard Medical School has resulted in a pretty sharp SaaS learning system. SpacedEd, as it is called, uses a simple question and answer format that adapts to the person’s level of knowledge.
Today the adaptive technology is taking a leap into the business world with SpacedEd Enterprise, a service designed for corporations and for-profit educational groups.
(Link: Harvard Medical School’s Learning Technology Must Be Smart…Right? – ReadWriteEnterprise)
Quia – Quintessential Instructional Archive
December 14, 2009
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Quia is pronounced key-ah, and is short for Quintessential Instructional Archive. Quia provides a wide variety of tools, including:
* Templates for creating 16 types of online activities, including flash cards, word search, battleship, challenge board, and cloze exercises.
* Complete online testing tools that allow you to create quizzes, grade them with computer assistance, and receive detailed reports on student performance.
* Access to over 3 million online activities and quizzes in 300 categories. All of the shared activities have been created by teachers from around the world.
* A schoolwide network that allows effortless collaboration with your fellow teachers.
* An easy, centralized classroom management system including a master student list, archive of student results, and the tools to conduct schoolwide proficiency testing.
* A class Web page creator that includes a course calendar and an easy way to post your Quia activities for students and parents.
(Link: Quia – Quintessential Instructional Archive)
Integral CE – LMS software
December 11, 2009
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Integral is a suite of applications for colleges and universities to manage and control all the academic and administrative activities of an institution. Its fully integrated and advanced set of modules provide campus wide integrated information system that automates and integrates institution’s diverse resources, operations and management such as student-teacher profiling, staff/substitute/course scheduling, fee processing, exam schedule/planning and library usage.
Integral is broadly classified as:
* Integral Learn
* Integral Campus
* Integral EduSuite
Integral Learn is a SCORM/AICC based Learning Management System(LMS) for colleges and universities. By incorporating the best and most advanced technologies, it provides seamless content connectivity, security, scalability, session management and integrated reporting. It helps creating an institution unconstrained by time and place.
(Link: Integral CE – LMS software)
Cornerstone LMS – e-Learning, Blended Learning, SaaS Content Development
December 8, 2009
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Cornerstone LMS allows you to strategically and cost-effectively create, manage, and deliver personalized training that brings together targeted, fully blended learning programs for all members of your organization. In addition, our Learning platform is highly intuitive and easy to use, configurable by business unit or department, enables real-time reporting and integrated workflows, and is globally scalable.
(Link: Cornerstone LMS – e-Learning, Blended Learning, SaaS Content Development)
supercoolschool.com – Start your own online School
November 24, 2009
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Supercool School is a web based education platform that is easy to set up and fast to scale. Your next generation online school is only a couple of clicks away with us. It is social, live and customizable. Learn more in the Supercool Tour.
Get started within a couple of clicks and create your next generation online school – educating others has never been easier!
Special early bird price $15/month + 30 days Trial
(Link: supercoolschool.com – Start your own online School)
LMS Selection Process : eLearning Technology
November 9, 2009
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How to Conduct a Successful
Learning Management Systems (LMS) Selection Process
(Link: LMS Selection Process : eLearning Technology)
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