Mallard(TM): Asynchronous learning in two engineering courses

Mallard(TM) is a World Wide Web based interactive learning environment suitable for use in a wide variety of courses. Mallard(TM) provides a secure environment within which one can organize online course material and test students via interactive quizzes with instantaneous problem correction and grading. In addition, Mallard(TM) provides administrative utilities for tasks such as maintaining class rosters, recording grades, and viewing up-to-the-minute tables of student progress. Mallard's(TM) open design allows flexibility and easy expansion. Mallard(TM) is currently being used in a number of courses; we describe its use in two engineering courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The reader is encouraged to access our Web-site at: http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/Mallard.