Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for the online insructor is getting the students to collaborate on various projects and activities.
     First came the discussion board; a great system for letting people ask a question, allowing others to answer, but a terrible system for collaboration.  The fundamental problem is that it is a system [...]

     Since the No Child Left Behind Act was passed by Congress and signed into law in 2002, there has been no shortage of criticism of its guidelines for the implementation of standardized testing. While some states argue standardized tests cause teachers to focus a disproportionate amount of their efforts on those skills that ensure [...]