Mallard/sup TM/: asynchronous learning in two engineering courses

Mallard/sup TM/ is a World Wide Web based interactive learning environment suitable for use in a wide variety of courses. Mallard/sup 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/sup 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/sup TM/ open design allows flexibility and easy expansion. Mallard/sup 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.