November 7, 2008
Data Mining as a Teaching Tool in Distance Education
LINKED IN WITH...Matthew Leavy, who says that data from eCollege course-management software give professors tools to improve their teaching.
It's been a little over a year since eCollege merged with Pearson, the publishing conglomerate. Mr. Leavy, eCollege's chief executive, says the move has enabled his company to increase its staff and expand its expertise, particularly in mining data to improve student-instructor interactions. ECollege has also adapted some of Pearson's programs
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