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Winter/Spring-08

WHITNEY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ON A MISSION TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
The Whitney International University System (WIUS) is a relatively new player in the "global" higher education arena, with a mission to provide increased access to higher education to prospective students in developing countries. WIUS is targeting students who historically been unable to afford college tuition, and who live in areas where higher education is not so readily available to them. To get a better understanding of how WIUS operates, Educational Pathways interviewed Douglas L. Frederick, named WIUS chief executive officer in June 2007. Frederick has several decades of executive-level experience, formerly having leadership and strategy-development responsibilities with such companies as EDS, The Boeing Company and the Netherlands-based Baan Company. He is also an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. MORE

THE DYNAMICS OF EducationDynamics
EducationDynamics is a company that is all about using technology to find, enroll and retain students in higher education. As noted on its website, EducationDynamics has a "portfolio of tools proven to maximize its interaction with students, parents and alumni and to drive strategic growth and retention." MORE

INFORMATION WITH A PURPOSE FOUND IN MARK SHAY'S EDUInsight ONLINE JOURNAL
For another point of view in our coverage of EducationDynamics, EdPath interviewed Mark Shay, former founder and CEO of Educational Directories Unlimited and, since August 2007, chief academic liaison for EducationDynamics. Shay is also editor of EDUInsight, an arm of EducationDynamics that is an online journal with a unique smorgasbord of articles, reports, interviews and links to resources that address such important topics as recruiting, retention, student communication, online education, for-profit universities and studying abroad. MORE

DYKNOW SOFTWARE FACILITATES ACTIVITIES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING
DyKnow is a relatively young educational software company (launched in 2003) based out of Indianapolis. Its two products, DyKnow Vision (collaborative note taking software) and DyKnow Monitor (computer monitoring and control software), are currently deployed internationally in a wide variety of K12 and higher education courses and programs. As noted in a paper by its inventor, Dave Berque, a professor of computer science at DePauw University, who is now a member of the company’s advisory board, "the DyKnow system supports teaching and learning by facilitating four mutually supportive activities: collaborative note taking; classroom interaction; out of class review, replay and grading of classroom materials; and computer monitoring." MORE

AUSTRALIA'S CARRICK INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION AIMS AT RAISING THE PROFILE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING AND ENCOURAGING PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATION
Like all higher education institutions, Australian colleges and universities face demands in which the development of effective teaching and learning environments, and the sharing of information and the facilitation of interaction between colleagues to bring about effective change and transformation related to teaching and learning, are of the highest priority. In this brief report, we present an overview of a relatively new and interesting Australian higher education organization - The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Ltd. Before starting on The Carrick Institute, however, we also thought it necessary to provide a fairly short review on the differences between higher education in Australia and higher education in the U.S. MORE

LEARN ABOUT VIDEO RECORDING TEACHER PERFORMANCE IN THE DIGITAL ERA
This in-depth report is the result of a collaboration with Professor John Ittelson, professor of information technology and communications design at California State University Monterey Bay, and EdPath Writer, Editor and Publisher George Lorenzo. The report covers support for, and acknowledgement of, videotaping as being highly effective for teacher performance assessment, as well as for teacher self-reflection. It also provides tips for how to effectively record teachers in the classroom. MORE

RESPONDUS CLAIMS TO MAKE eLEARNING EASIER
Educators who work in teaching and learning environments that require the application of sophisticated and secure online tests and exams might want to take a look at Respondus, a growing company based in Redmond, Washington. Started in 1999, Respondus currently claims to have "thousands of instructors at over 2,000 colleges and universities in over 50 countries" using its software today. MORE

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