Posts by Andrea Fuller
May 5, 2010, 12:00 PM ET
Bucknell U. Wins Webby Award for Virtual Tour
What do Roger Ebert and Jim Carrey have in common with Bucknell University? They all just won Webby Awards from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, picked from over 10,000 entries.
Bucknell won in the category of best school or university Web site. The academy specifically praised Bucknell's virtual tour. Visitors to the site can click buttons to complete sentences that describe their interests and characteristics. The site then shows visitors a campus map, with arrows pointing to programs and areas at the university in which those interests might be developed. Visitors can then read related blurbs about Bucknell and click on mutimedia describing the Bucknell experience.
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Skipping Class? Sensors Are Watching
Students at Northern Arizona University who hope to skip large lecture courses may have more trouble doing so this fall: The university is installing an electronic system that measures student attendance.
The university is using $75,000 in federal stimulus money to install the system, which will detect the ID cards students are carrying as they enter large classrooms, The Arizona Republic reported on Tuesday. (The cards can be read by an electronic sensor.) Faculty members can choose to receive electronic attendance reports.
Karen Pugliesi, vice provost for academic affairs, says the project will help improve attendance, which is key to higher academic performance.
Research, she says, shows a real link between good attendance and student achievement. She says the system will improve student engagement and participation, putting more students on track to graduate.
"We want every one...
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