Recent research on video data analytics by TSYS Endowed Chair in
Cybersecurity Paul Wang and his
colleague William Kelly of Metonymy Labs may lead to a revolution in online
learning by increasing interactions between students and online learning
systems. The system, known as inVideo,
transforms linear videos into interactive learning objects without the need for
initial viewing by a human. As they
explain in their recent publication in the Journal
of Learning Analytics, inVideo uses an indexing engine that is capable of
analyzing language and video frames, while its time-stamped commenting and
tagging properties facilitate more meaningful interactions for students. The early evidence, gathered from use in the
cybersecurity program at the University of Maryland, indicates the inVideo is
an adaptive assessment tool that boosts both student-to-student and
student-to-faculty interactions in the online learning environment.
The long-awaited journal review being conducted by the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) has been released and there are a number of news items that relate to faculty in the Turner College. One of these is the ABDC's decision to now include Compensation and Benefits Review in its journal rankings. This is big news for the Turner College as its editor, Phil Bryant , is a professor of management in the Turner College. The ABDC is proposing that the journal enter its system for the first time as a C-rated journal. Acting Turner College Dean Tesa Leonce sits on the journal's editorial board, while Turner College management professor Mark James has guest-edited an issue of the journal. Published by SAGE, Compensation & Benefits Review is the leading journal for senior executives and professionals who design, implement, evaluate and communicate compensation and benefits policies and programs. The journal supports compensation and benefits specialists and academic ex...

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