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- EdTek and The Center for Applied Linguistics...
Posted on 6/14/2010 - EdTek and Bay State College...
Posted on 6/9/2010 - EdTek and it's learning and Microsoft...
Posted on 5/20/2010
Program Approval and Accreditation Consulting
- Dana College Announces It Will Close...
Posted on 7/1/2010 - Accreditation 2.0...
Posted on 1/18/2010 - As Online Education Grows, National Providers Struggle With State Regulations...
Posted on 10/13/2009
Enrollment Marketing and Admissions
- No Laughing Matter...
Posted on 8/4/2010 - Colleges Weigh In On Rules...
Posted on 8/4/2010 - Buying Local, Online...
Posted on 7/23/2010
ePortfolios for Student Assessment
- As Colleges Switch to Online Course Evaluations, Students Stop Filling...
Posted on 4/7/2010 - Assessment Disconnect...
Posted on 1/27/2010 - Do Students Cheat More in Online Classes? Maybe Not...
Posted on 9/16/2009
Faculty Recruitment and Training
- Tips for Training Faculty on Teaching With Technology...
Posted on 5/21/2010 - Helping Faculty Manage Online Workload...
Posted on 12/11/2009 - Teaching With WEB 2.0 Tools Mashups...
Posted on 8/31/2009
Instructional Design and Course Development
- Most Professors Use Social Media...
Posted on 5/4/2010 - Scholars Increasingly Embrace Some, but Not All, Digital Media...
Posted on 4/7/2010 - Students Retain Information in Print-Like Formats Better...
Posted on 3/27/2010
Best Practices for Online Education
- Improving Graduation Rates for Online Students...
Posted on 4/8/2010 - The Human Element - Boosting Retention in Distance Education...
Posted on 3/29/2010 - When Writing Class Moves Online...
Posted on 3/19/2010
The Education Industry
- Texas A&M's Restructuring Stirs Debate...
Posted on 7/18/2010 - U.S. Senator Raises Doubt About For-Profit Education...
Posted on 6/30/2010 - Regent U Gets Bailout...
Posted on 6/30/2010
Government Education Policy
- Agenda for Open Online Courses Can Go Forward, Federal Officials Say...
Posted on 4/12/2010 - Colleges of Education Are Urged to Focus More on Online Learning...
Posted on 3/16/2010 - FCC Broadband Plan May Call for Expanded Higher-Ed Leadership Role...
Posted on 3/15/2010
Education Affordability
- Financial Pressures Grow on New Jersey's Public Universities...
Posted on 7/18/2010 - Spending Bill With Funds for Pell Grants Advances in U.S. House...
Posted on 6/30/2010 - Student Loan Bill Scorecard...
Posted on 3/24/2010
Education Technology
- Electronic Reading Devices...
Posted on 5/1/2010 - Audio: Is New Technology Wearing You Out?...
Posted on 4/8/2010 - What's on the Higher Ed IT Agenda?...
Posted on 4/1/2010
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Readiness Assessment
Avoiding Trouble With a Distance Learning Program
Program Approval and Accreditation Consulting
Beware of Fake Accrediting or Accrediting Agencies
Enrollment Marketing and Admissions
With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them
Survive and Thrive During Fall Start Season
Seven Circumstances that are Shaping the Private Higher Education Marketplace
Hosted Learning Management System
The Horizon Report 2010 Edition
ePortfolios for Student Assessment
National Survey of Student Engagement
Integrating E-Portfolios into Your Assessment Strategy
Faculty Recruitment and Training
Combining Web 2.0 Tools to Create Collaborative and Reflective Learning Spaces
Teaching Tech to the Adjuncts, and Admitting Some IT Mistakes
When They Don't Discuss As We Wish
Education Industry
With Budget Crunch Hitting IT, Time to Rethink Role?
Moody's Predicts Slowdown for Colleges
Catholic Colleges Face Unusual Financial Pressures
Online Education
E-Learning and Its Challenges Increase at Community Colleges
How Technology Will Reshape Academe After the Economic Crisis
The Market is Reflecting Online Learning Success
Education Affordability
Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?
A Textbook Case for Low-Cost Books
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Frequently Asked Questions
Below are some initial questions many clients have when they first contact EdTek Services, Inc.. The questions below may address many initial concerns you may have. If you don't find the answers here, you should contact us for answers to questions specific to your case. The consultation is free.
Hosted Learning Management System
Q: What do you do about upgrades to the system?
A: Both Pearson eCollege and it's learning provide all the upgrades to all clients at the same time. This is possible with an ASP because they are only working on one instance of the software rather than sending out patches, fixes or enhancements to every client. Running a single instance of the application enables them to be distributed with minimum effort, with the highest level of confidence in the success of the upgrade (because the target environment is extremely well known and predictable) and in a very timely manner.
Rather than having to manage different version upgrades in a traditional self-hosted model, or performing repeated upgrades on a range of different systems in a hosting model, in a single instance model, all that is required is a single push of code into production that immediately becomes available to all client institutions.
Running a single instance also allows upgrades to be distributed on a predictable maintenance cycle, thus avoiding the need for frequent and numerous hot-fixes or patches, which are typically required in hosted or self-hosting environments. Predictable maintenance cycles allow all upgrades to be fully tested before deployment and greatly reduce the risk of introducing unintended bugs into the system when patches are applied.
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Readiness Assessment
How much does a Readiness Assessment cost?
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Program Approval and Accreditation Consulting
What does an accreditation consultant really do for us?
Enrollment Marketing and Admissions
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Hosted Learning Management System
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What do we get with the basic EdTek ASP solution?
How is an ASP different from other online education software providers?
Faculty Recruitment and Training
How do I find instructors to teach our online classes?
Instructional Design and Course Development
What are the main challenges instructors face when building and teaching a web-based course?
Why can't our instructors build their own courses?
What is the difference between an Instructional Designer and a Course Developer?