In the annual Distance Education Survey Results published by Instructional Technology Council, trends support the need to address improving student readiness and retention. SmarterMeasure learning readiness indicator is in line with these goals. Measuring personal attributes like time management and procrastination, learning styles, life factors, reading rate and recall, technical competency, and typing speed and accuracy SmarterMeasure provides a complete profile of a student's readiness level to study at a distance.
The survey went on to say programs lack staff and resources to be successful. SmarterMeasure also offers to students remedial helps that assist them in overcoming their weaknesses, while administrators can use the student data to respond to them appropriately.
As enrollments in community colleges continue to grow, retention will be key to maximize on economic impact. Implementing a learning readiness indicator in distance learning orientations will be the smart thing to do! Check out SmarterMeasure today and inquire about a FREE trial phase!
Have you ever seen a slide from a presentation and thought "that was cool"? Well that is what sparked my interest about a recent blog post from Articulate with a tutorial I watched regarding spicing up PowerPoint. I was surprised it was a slideshow and not some more elaborate program. Using the instructions from the tutorial, I created a slide with my own photo. Since it was so easy and COOL, I wanted to pass it on. It shows how to use snapshot focus with people but the same steps could be applied to a variety of subjects. Try it! The estimated time to complete it is about 15 minutes if you are a schooled user of PowerPoint.
It seems as though there are new technologies or devices launching on a monthly basis to help us do things better and faster! The recent release of Apple's iPad is no exception. In short, it seems to be an overgrown iPhone that you use for virtually anything but to make a phone call (well not yet anyway). Some describe it as the iPhone and laptop reproducing. Whatever your take, one thing is for sure, it will become a part of the educational world one way or the other.
Kevin Cummings of EdGalaxy (a cool site for nerdy teachers) warns red flags should go up when products claim to "revolutionize education" when they haven't been used extensively to prove theory. A recent blog post from his site list the pros and cons to using the iPad in an educational setting. He references battery life, multi-tasking, breakability, cheap apps, and more.
Challenged with meeting the expectations of their 21st century learners, teachers are constantly trying to find ways to make their instruction more engaging in order to ultimately increase student achievement. Districts are also striving to increase teacher efficiency through organizational and planning tools, including aligning content with state learning standards. For ideas of what you can do, watch this webinar called New Perspectives on Engaging Students and Teachers In the Classroom and Beyond-2010. The webinar is sponsored by Blackboard and features panelists Robert Leo, Model Schools Coordinator, Central New York Regional Information Center, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES, Jed Friedrichsen, CAO, blendedschools.net and Pam Willingham, Teacher on Assignment, Volusia County Schools.
Do you want to THINK SMARTER? Do you want to work SMARTER, NOT HARDER? Our new monthly newsletter is designed to help you make minutes count. It is our new commitment to you. Organizing your data and giving it back to you in a format that empowers you to make an informed decision. Let's start THINKING SMARTER together!
Life Factors Section of SmarterMeasure Makes Its Debut!
Life Factors is now available! We are so excited to announce the launch of our new section of SmarterMeasure called Life Factors. For the past eight years SmarterServices have been doing a good thing. Now we are preparing to do a great thing. Our SmarterMeasure learning readiness assessment (formerly known as READI – Readiness for Education At a Distance Indicator) has been helping students understand things that internal to themselves that impact their ability to succeed in an eLearning environment. Examples of these internal aspects include their learning styles, their individual attributes like motivation and willingness to ask for help, their technical competency, their typing ability and their reading ability. Helping students understand more about these things are internal to them has been a good thing. But experienced educators know that many times students do not continue their education because of things that are external to them. These external factors can be things in their life like having to work many hours at a job, health issues, financial issues, lack of support from family, etc. With the addition of the new Life Factors section, SmarterMeasure will help students because they will receive a measure of the impact that these “life factors” may have on their educational plans. To learn more about the new section, click here and view a message from the president, Dr. Mac Adkins.
Our First Month as SmarterServices
Since our recent name change, we have been overwhelmed at all of the positive growth our company has experienced! We are excited about the changes and appreciate your patience as we continue to communicate with clients about what’s happening. Thank you for your continued support. We’d also like to welcome our new clients, St. Louis CC, Northwest Arkansas CC, North Central Michigan College, Broward College, Argosy University, Cincinnati Technical and CC, Roxbury CC, Yorktown University, Central New Mexico CC, Virginia College, South Arkansas CC, University of Nebraska at Kearney eCampus, and Anoka-Ramsey CC. SmarterSurveys in Full Swing!
Are you currently evaluating your end of course evaluation system? Would you like to replace pencil and paper? Are you interested in saving time with valuable reports in clicks? Would you like to increase participation in your end of course evaluations? SmarterSurveys offers flexible, dependable, affordable automated surveys. With a survey builder, data upload wizard, and email integration, SmarterSurveys will save you time and money! Call or email today and ask about our Fall 2010 discount!
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