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Monday, May 09, 2005 |
Overcoming the Biggest Barrier to Student
Success. According to the abstract, "life
interruptions are common for students and that more fixed
seat time in courses increases the probability of student
failure. Redesigning course schedules is critical to
increasing student success." Reasonably short
PowerPoint presentation that makes the case. Casting aside
traditional explanations for non-completion, such as bad
advice or too heavy a course load, the presentation shows a
correlation between inflexibility and failure and
recommends more flexible scheduling and incentives for
course completion. By Ron Bleed, ELI (Formerly NLII)
Meetings (2005), May 9, 2005 12:03 p.m.
[Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily]
8:36:41 PM Google It!.
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From Course Management to Curricular
Capabilities:
A Capabilities Approach for the Next-Generation CMS. Soimething I've argued for a long time:
"The genetic weakness of the contemporary CMS stems
from its uncritical acceptance of the traditional features
of the classroom model." The author proposes an
alternative to the traditional LMS, "a capabilities
approach... The learner-centered capabilities are (1) a
critical thinking capability, (2) a self-confidence
capability, (3) a peer-learning capability, and (4) a
knowledge management capability. The CMS curricular
capabilities are (1) a discovery-based learning capability,
(2) a 360 degree out-of-the-course capability, (3) a
knowledge asset capability, and (4) a teach-to-learn
capability." By Van Weigel, EDUCAUSE Review, May,
2005
[Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily]
8:34:54 PM Google It!.
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Open Source Means Just That. Scott Leslie levels some criticism at an
unnamed open source learning object repository, pointing
out quite reasonably that if it won't release its code, it
cannot be called open source. I am inclined to agree and
can name three projects off the top of my head that could
fit his description. "Open source is as much about a
form of software development practice and social
organization as it is about a form of software
license," he writes, which means that when you block
people from contributing before the software is finished,
you are blocking the methodology that makes open source
software unique. By Scott Leslie, EdTechPost, May 7, 2005
[Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily]
8:31:47 PM Google It!.
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© Copyright 2005 Bruce Landon.
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