media and information and communication technologies (ICT) in education. E-learning is broadly inclusive of all forms of educational technology in learning and teaching. E-learning is inclusive of, and is broadly synonymous with multimedia learning, technology-enhanced learning (TEL), computer-based instruction (CBI), computer-based training (CBT), computer-assisted instruction or computer-aided instruction (CAI), internet-based training (IBT), web-based training (WBT), online education, virtual education
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Case Study 11: Should a Computer Grade Your Essays? The case study discusses the April 2013 launch of Harvard/MIT’s joint venture MOOC (massively open online course) essay scoring program, utilizing AI (artificial intelligence) technology to grade educational essays and short answers, with immediate feedback and ability to revise, resubmit, and improve grades. In 2012, a group of colleagues, Les Perleman, Mark Shermis, and Ben Hamner, introduced over 16,000, K7-12 standardized school tests to
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Specific Requirements 4 3.1 External Interface Requirement 4 3.1.1 User Interfaces 4 3.1.2 Hardware Interfaces 4 3.1.3 Software Interfaces 4 3.1.4 Communication Interfaces 4 3.2 Functional Requirements 5 3.2.1 Creating Courses 5 3.2.2 Grade Management 5 3.2.3 Homework Submissions 5 3.2.4 Group Management 7 3.2.5 Online Quizzes 9 3.2.6 Create Accounts 10 3.3 Performance Requirements 10 3.3.1 Response Time 10 3.3.2 Throughput 10 3.3.5 Capacity 11 3.3.6 Utilization
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technology is changing today’s classrooms Technology is enabling multi-modal teaching, changing curricula and spawning rich forms of online research and collaboration. Nearly 60% of survey respondents say that professors will soon teach in more than one medium. When asked to compare different communications technologies, 52% of survey respondents state that online collaboration tools would make the greatest contribution in terms of improving educational quality over the next five years—the top response—while
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Assignment. Read the Unit 1 Seminar Case Study and be prepared to respond to the related questions. Using specific information from your unit of study and previously learned information provide a detailed response for each of the following questions (minimum 10 complete sentences for each item): Shannon wants to enhance that flicker of excitement she is feeling. She wants to feel empowered and in control. Give her a picture of the empowered student to help her see she can be successful. What
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Online – Live Web conferencing/Hybrid (Weekend Required) Dr. Carmine P. Gibaldi Telephone: (718) 990-7446 Fax: (516) 944-4005 E-mail: cgibaldi@fas.harvard.edu Appointments: By appointment via the web, telephone, and in person COURSE DESCRIPTION This course deals with human behavior in organizations and with practices and systems with in organizations that facilitate or hinder effective behavior. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented
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Remedy for Higher Education Abstract Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have recently developed into a popular topic of discussion in higher education forum. Undeniably there are a lot of problems existing in current mode of traditional higher education such as affordability, quality and flexibility. This paper will argue that MOOCs serve as a remedy to address the problems of higher education. 1) MOOCs are made to be affordable to every student who would like to learn, resolving the affordability
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Online Participation Leading to Successful Students and Healthy Learning Communities Amanda Grand Canyon University: UNV 501 April 8, 2014 Online Participation Leads to Successful Students and Healthy Learning Communities Enrollment for online courses is climbing but the input from participants is not keeping up. For years, many have stated that active participation and becoming a part of the learning community in any educational setting is crucial, especially online, when it comes to successful
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assignment which will be available for pick-up after official final grades are available. E-mail Communication: Students must use the e-mail address listed above to communicate with the instructor. Students are required to activate and maintain a Ryerson Matrix e-mail account. This shall be the official means by which you will receive university communications. Faculty will not respond to student enquiries from any other e-mail address. See Pol# 157 found at www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/ for
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organizations behave. By exploring the four pillars of management -- planning, organizing, leading, and controlling -- we will discover how organizations leverage their scarce resources to achieve their goals. The objective of this course is to provide students an overview of the field of management, and insights into the concept of organizational structure. This task will be accomplished by introducing participants to the history, lexicon, and practices of management as a field of study, and its present
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