Campus Crossing Provides Tools for Creating Online Courses

  • 03/01/04

Web Crossing Inc. (www.webcrossing.com) has streamlined and simplified the process of creating and maintaining online education courses with Campus Crossing 3.0, which provides tools for formulating complete online courses with many of the vital features of traditional in-person lessons. Striving to create online courses that are an improvement over traditional courses, Campus Crossing features discussion forums and a collaboration server that work across a variety of protocols, including the Web, e-mail or newsreader. Live discussions are also possible with Campus Crossing, allowing faculty to set fixed times for classes to participate in real-time discussions. These real-time events can feature frames for streaming video, slides and Web pages in addition to the frame of the live discussion.

Campus Crossing includes additional features for creating online course systems such as Course Builder, which allows educators to easily create courses and course modules, register students, as well as provides private areas for both teachers and students. Teachers can use the Examiner tool to create surveys and exams, while the Grade Book and Progress Tracker keep students and parents informed of deadlines, assignments, attendance and grades. In addition, the campus infrastructure is fully customizable and features an e-mail server with Web mail, POP3, IMAP and SMTP server. Version 3.0 also offers "Neurons," which are interactive multimedia databases with unlimited custom fields and views that are perfect for storing and sharing multimedia course materials, photo albums, member directories and much more.

Featured

  • diverse business people using laptops overlaid with data processing textures

    Microsoft Copilot Gains Context‑Aware Agents for Teams, SharePoint and Viva Engage

    Microsoft has unveiled a public‑preview of its collaborative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing a array of "always‑on" agents grounded in context for channels, meetings, SharePoint sites, Viva Engage communities, and Planner workloads.

  • magnifying glass highlighting a human profile silhouette, set over a collage of framed icons including landscapes, charts, and education symbols

    New AI Detector Identifies AI-Generated Multimedia Content

    Amazon Web Services and DeepBrain AI have launched AI Detector, an enterprise-grade solution designed to identify and manage AI-generated content across multiple media types. The collaboration targets organizations in government, finance, media, law, and education sectors that need to validate content authenticity at scale.

  • toolbox featuring a circuit-like AI symbol and containing a screwdriver, wrench, and hammer

    Microsoft Launches AI Tools for Educators

    Microsoft has introduced a variety of AI tools aimed at helping educators develop personalized learning experiences for their students, create content more efficiently, and increase student engagement.

  • robot brain with various technology and business icons

    Google Cloud Study: Early Agentic AI Adopters See Better ROI

    Google Cloud has released its second annual ROI of AI study, finding that 52% of enterprise organizations now deploy AI agents in production environments. The comprehensive survey of 3,466 senior leaders across 24 countries highlights the emergence of a distinct group of "agentic AI early adopters" who are achieving measurably higher returns on their AI investments.