Latest Student engagement Stories
Tablet-Ready Platform Available This Summer Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 Edgenuity, a leading provider of online and blended learning solutions, today introduced its powerful new student experience, designed to drive deeper student engagement and improve student achievement. Available this summer, the new platform was developed to help schools and districts realize the full potential of their online and blended learning models. Edgenuity courses are also now tablet compatible...
Partnership Will Combine Interactive Learning Tools with Live and On-demand Video to Improve the Higher Education Learning Experience TORONTO, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Hat Monocle, a leader in technology-based classroom and homework innovations, today announced a strategic partnership with Panopto, a provider of innovative lecture capture software. The partnership will improve the learning experience within academic institutions by increasing student engagement and...
Unique SXSWedu Track Focuses on Learner Engagement and Improved Learning Outcomes STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage Learning, a leading educational content, software and services company, today announced it has joined with SXSWedu, the education arm of the famed South by Southwest® Conferences & Festivals in Austin, TX, to deliver Engage 2013, a series of higher education professional development sessions to occur during SXSWedu. Engage 2013 combines...
SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CourseSmart®, a leading Educational Services Platform and the world's largest provider of digital course materials, today announced a beta pilot to test CourseSmart Analytics, an innovative new solution which measures students' engagement with digital course materials. A centerpiece of CourseSmart Analytics, is CourseSmart Engagement Score Technology(TM), a proprietary algorithm that evaluates standard usage data such as page...
STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With 2012 being a presidential election year, government classes will get a boost as professors and students track the campaign. Helping to further put the electoral process in context, Cengage Learning, a leading educational content, software and services company, announced today that Analyzing Elections modules will now be offered through Aplia, a powerful course management and student engagement solution. The modules, infused with...
Higher Education professionals learn new ways to drive, manage, and measure student involvement. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 10, 2012 On June 21 - 23, 2012, 100 higher education professionals representing 55 institutions from 26 states gathered in Dallas, Texas to kick off OrgSync’s inaugural user conference, OrgSync Connect. The three-day user conference followed the theme of Learn, Share, Interact; it offered customers the opportunity to learn how other campuses are benefitting from the...
An Indiana University study that analyzed differences in practices between faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly white institutions (PWIs) found that faculty members at HBCUs were more likely to engage students in certain "educationally purposeful" activities both in and out of the classroom. The study was conducted by Tom Nelson Laird, associate professor in the higher education and student affairs program in the Indiana University School of...
Derek Walter for RedOrbit.com It turns out that not all teens are too cool for school. According to a recent University of Michigan study, it is parents and teachers, not teenage peers, which hold the most weight in what teenagers think about school and academic achievement. "We were surprised to find that most adolescents continue to be influenced greatly by their teachers and parents when it comes to school engagement," said Ming-Te Wang, the lead author of the study and a faculty...
STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's college students are juggling multiple demands and are also entering school lacking essential skills, which is significantly impacting their ability to study and focus, according to a survey released today by Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions. The survey, entitled "Instructors and Students: Technology Use, Engagement and Learning Outcomes" conducted by Eduventures,...
Session will include panel speakers, live audience polling, student testimonials, and student survey results. Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) November 11, 2010 uBoost , the nation's largest student recognition and rewards platform, is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a panel at the Virtual School Symposium Conference taking place on November 15-16 at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa. Panel members, including Jeff Piontek, Head of School at Hawaii Technology Academy, will examine...
