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Enhanced E-Book

Posted By Julie Simonson 01-08-2015 11:41
Found In : Glossary

An e-book that delivers something more than a digital snapshot of a print book. 01/08/14 - Added: Link to a blog that focuses on creating children's books. It includes a nice chart on the differences between ebooks, enhanced ebooks and apps. #DigitalContentDelivery

Learning management system (LMS)

Posted By Julie Simonson 01-08-2015 11:02
Found In : Glossary

An electronic registrar that handles record keeping for enrollment and student management, including information on students such as skills tracking, and can be used to track classroom as well as online learning. A test for a classroom-based course, for instance, can be administered online, or have results ...

Deep Learning

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 14:07
Found In : Glossary

In pedogogical literature and educational research, used in conjunction with "surface learning" and "strategic learning" to describe different empirically observed approaches to learning that students adopt. This research suggests that students retain and integrate what they learn better when they adopt ...

Formative Assessment

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 14:03
Found In : Glossary

Assessment designed to provide students with feedback and foster learning, but not necessarily to generate a grade. Examples might include instructor or peer comments on a draft, a diagnostic pre-test, or an online or in-class poll to gauge understanding or concepts covered and indicate areas for further ...

Flipped Classroom

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 14:01
Found In : Glossary

Students watch recorded lectures independently as homework, and do traditional homework assignments, such as problem sets or projects, in class in small groups and/or with an instructor. #VolunteerGroup #CMIPCouncil

Validity

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:40
Found In : Glossary

The quality of whether an assessment or other instrument accurately measures the skills that were intended to be evaluated. Instructional alignment leads to assessment validity by ensuring that the skills or knowledge assessed relate directly to the learning objectives.

Teaching Strategy

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:39
Found In : Glossary

The manner in which information will be presented to students. This can refer to the style of the instructor (lecture, readings, group work, Socratic question, etc.) or the structure of the course (instructor-led, online or blended, etc.). #VolunteerGroup #CMIPCouncil

Module

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:34
Found In : Glossary

The individual subsections which together make up a course. Each lesson usually includes topics, objectives, reading assignment(s) and activities for the students and possibly content and instructions for the facilitator. #VolunteerGroup #CMIPCouncil

Learning Design

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:30
Found In : Glossary

Designing interfaces, content, and media with an orientation toward how people learn. Learning design also known as applied learning science is based upon multipoint data from academic research, educational policy, ongoing evaluation and use expectations. #CMIPCouncil #VolunteerGroup

Instructor

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:28
Found In : Glossary

The person who leads the students through the course. Usually a subject matter expert in the field. #CMIPCouncil #VolunteerGroup

Instruction

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:26
Found In : Glossary

How educators provide content to their students. #VolunteerGroup #CMIPCouncil

Institutional Assessment

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:24
Found In : Glossary

Institutional assessment is used to measure the success of the institution rather than the individual student. For instance, if the majority of students fail a capstone course, then the institution is not succeeding in educating students. #CMIPCouncil #VolunteerGroup

HEOA

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:21
Found In : Glossary

Higher Education Opportunity Act

GAO

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:18
Found In : Glossary

Government Accounting Office #GovernmentAgency

Evaluation Copy

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-14-2013 11:14
Found In : Glossary

A non-salable complimentary review copy for adoption consideration. #CMIPCouncil #VolunteerGroup

Developmental Studies

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-11-2013 14:54
Found In : Glossary

Developmental education courses designed to strengthen basic skills so that students can cope more successfully with college-level work. Developmental courses are required for students whose placement test scores suggest that they are underprepared for introductory college courses. #VolunteerGroup ...

Credit Hours

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-11-2013 14:51
Found In : Glossary

The amount a course is worth in the institutional system. Hours are calculated based on such factors as the amount of seat time or instruction, amount of reading, and amount of work required. #VolunteerGroup #CMIPCouncil

Course

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-11-2013 14:48
Found In : Glossary

A cohesive set of instructional information and materials used to teach a defined subject area within a discipline. Usually includes documents such as: syllabus, lesson plan which denotes topics, learning objectives, instructional content, grading criteria, and assessments. #VolunteerGroup

College Readiness

Posted By Julie Simonson 10-11-2013 14:43
Found In : Glossary

Students are considered college ready when they have the knowledge, skills, and behaviors to complete a college course of study successfully without remediation. College readiness traditionally focuses on reading, writing, and math. #VolunteerGroup

MAP Pricing

Posted By Julie Simonson 06-07-2013 11:11
Found In : Glossary

MAP stands for Minimum Advertised Price and refers to a suppliers pricing policy that does not permit its resellers to advertise prices below some specified amount. It can include the resellers' retail price as well.

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