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Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. Sponsored by MarylandOnline, Inc, Quality Matters has generated widespread interest and received national recognition for its peer-based approach to quality assurance and continuous improvement in online education. Originating from a FIPSE grant, Quality Matters is now a self-supporting organization offering institutional subscriptions and a range of fee-based services including Quality Matters-managed course reviews and an array of trainings.

Getting Started with Student Learning Assessment

Abstract

This study identified the important factors influencing faculty members’ decision to use or not to use any form of online course management applications (OCMA) in higher education. A polynomial logistic analysis led to a statistical-artifact hypothesis: factors did exist that correlated faculty members’ technology adoption decisions. Motivational factors such as Self-efficacy or Philosophy had a strong impact on the probability of using OCMA relative to the reference category of the non-use of OCMA; Teaching experience or Peer-pressure or Class-innovation had no impact; Time was shown not to be a factor. Additionally, this study suggested specific ways in which administrators might play an important role in supporting faculty members’ decisions toward online education. This study was guided by four research questions. It examined six hypothesized independent factors. A random sample of four hundred teaching faculty members in the University of Maine was invited to participate via print surveys.

Asynchronous discussion enhances learning as you share your ideas, perspectives, and experiences with the class. You develop and refine your thoughts through the writing process, plus broaden your classmates’ understanding of the course content. Use the following feedback to improve the quality of your discussion contributions.

Beyond Google & Yahoo: Search Engine Alternatives

Beyond the popular search engines there are alternative ways to approach searching the internet.

The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library, with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. Founded in 1996 and located in the Presidio of San Francisco, the Archive has been receiving data donations from Alexa Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization started to grow to include more well-rounded collections. Now the Internet Archive includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages in our collections.

Technology holds the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning. At DoIT, we’re continuing UW-Madison’s proud, forward - thinking tradition.

Through the Engage program, we’re partnering with innovative instructors to transform higher education by exploring, evaluating and disseminating best practices for teaching and learning with technology.

What is Flock and why should you use it?

Flock is essentially Firefox with a handful of highly focused extensions built in to let you connect with social services like Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and others. We think Flock 1.0, which is now in public beta, offers a fantastic browsing experience that brings you the best of Firefox with a few tweaks that prove to be exceptionally helpful. For Web newbies out there, Flock's offering provides an easy way to manage and monitor profiles, media uploads, and communications with all your social networks while continuing to browse other sites like you would in any old browser.

Find a time for your meeting - anytime, anywhere!

Based on a patent-pending scheduling engine, ScheduleOnce is a simple Web 2.0 service that helps you find a time for your meeting with absolute accuracy across all time zones and daylight saving changes.

Schedule group meetings, conference calls or any type of event. ScheduleOnce does not require registration, is completely web-based and free!

EazyPaper formats your entire APA, MLA, and Turabian papers in seconds. Use EazyPaper to create a template for your paper, and then enter the author, title, publisher, etc. to perfectly place and space your citation... more

Search the world's libraries in seconds with EazyLibrary and access your database - anywhere with EazyDatabase. Search by author, title, keyword, ISBN, or containing paper for any reference you or anyone else have ever entered, and add it to your paper in one click. Save tons of research

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Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere.

home on the web for K-12 literacy leaders.

We are literacy coaches, teachers, and school leaders with experience in dozens of diverse classrooms. This site presents the best of the tools, guides, literacy lessons, and sage advice we've gathered and tucked away as we've worked together over the years.

We are passionate about professional development and have found a new way to support our colleagues all over the world who are trying out The Daily 5 and the The Cafe Menu, or Classroom Design in their classrooms. We have worked hard on this website for over a year, and believe it will provide you with a wealth of ongoing and updated professional development support right when you need it. Click play on the video below to learn a bit more about the community we are creating here for teachers, or click on this link About The Daily Cafe to read more about the site.

ProProfs.com Academy is a free and open online resource for students, professionals and professors on various programs of study.

TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity. There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year, too!

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