MallardTM: 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