Academic Enterprise Systems

RESEARCH

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EFFECTIVE PRACTICES

The Sloan-C Effective Practice Site focuses on five pillars of quality in online education: student satisfaction, access, learning effectiveness, faculty satisfaction and institutional cost effectiveness. For each of these areas, pillar editors are collecting practices that are innovative and replicable. Below are links to effective practices related to this vendor corner category.

Faculty Satisfaction: Student-Nominated Faculty Awards for Effective/Innovative Technology Use - Northeastern University (Aug. 4, 2004)

Student Satisfaction: A Comprehensive Plan for Preparing Online Students - Berkeley College (Jan. 30, 2004)

Learning Effectiveness: Open Source CMS based on Social Constructionist Pedagogy - Sloan Center For Online Education at Olin and Babson Colleges (Nov. 20, 2003)

MAKE BUYING DECISIONS

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Company Name	EP
Moodle	Y
LON-CAPA	Y
eCollege	N
WebCT	N
Blackboard	N
Learning Technology Partners	N
NetDimensions	N