EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Review Articles and CMS

Streaming Video: The Bridge between Tradition and Innovation

ckeller — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:10:05 -0500

"Digital media can bridge these gaps between tradition and innovation. The Internet can support traditional methods of instruction by capturing lectures using streaming video and thus making the classroom available to students anytime and anywhere. But students need more than a simple duplication of their lectures. They need new study methods. "

Out of the Cabbage Patch

drupal — Tue, 08 May 2007 12:09:08 -0500

The author discusses the importance of using the current technology in higher education is to teach the students to be aware and engaged with the world around them.

Mashing up the Once and Future CMS

drupal — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:08:46 -0500

The author makes the case for implementing web 2.0 features into course management systems (CMS).

Managing Courses, Defining Learning: What Faculty, Students, and Administrators Want

drupal — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:23:00 -0500

Reflecting on their recent research study, a systems designer, a pedagogist, and a learning researcher discuss the advantages and shortcomings of learning/course management systems and also what faculty, students, and administrators want from the next-generation e-learning environment.

From Course Management to Curricular Capabilities:

drupal — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:22:47 -0500

An e x c e r p t from the book Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy Patricia McGee, Ali Jafari, and Colleen Carmean, eds. The contemporary CMS is both a blessing and a curse for our evolving understanding of the value of e-learning technologies. A capabilities approach to learning can provide a forceful and intuitive means for envisioning what the next-generation CMS might look like.

Balancing Technology and Tradition: The Example of Course Management Systems

drupal — Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:47:44 -0500

Course management systems represent the latest skirmish in the long battle between technology and tradition in the shaping of the landscape of postsecondary education.

Mind over Matter: Transforming Course Management Systems into Effective Learning Environments

drupal — Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:11:26 -0500

Integrating best practices for "deeper learning" with the robust tools provided by course management systems creates an incredibly effective, engaging, and student-centered learning environment.

Course-Management Software: Where's the Library?

drupal — Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:55:20 -0500

The author argues the point of view that librarians and university libraries need to get more involved in the selection, content development and resource access decisions being made regarding course management software.