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Luck, Joe D.; Fulton, John P.; Rees, Jennifer – Journal of Extension, 2015
Three Precision Agriculture Data Management workshops regarding yield monitor data were conducted in 2014, reaching 62 participants. Post-workshop surveys (n = 58) indicated 73% of respondents experienced a moderate to significant increase in knowledge related to yield monitor data usage. Another 72% reported that they planned to utilize best…
Descriptors: Workshops, Data, Database Management Systems, Agricultural Education
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Wolfe, Judith; Konecky, Joan Latta; Boden, Dana W. R. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2011
Libraries make heavy investments in electronic resources, with many of these resources reflecting title changes, bundled subsets, or content changes of formerly print material. These changes can distance the electronic format from its print origins, creating discovery and access issues. A task force was formed to explore the enhancement of catalog…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Users (Information)
Soh, Leen-Kiat; Khandaker, Nobel; Thomas, William G. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
The digital environment has had an immense effect on American society, learning, and education: we have more sources available at our fingertips than any previous generation. Teaching and learning with these new sources, however, has been a challenging transition. Students are confronted with an ocean of digital objects and need skills to navigate…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Databases, Teaching Methods, Information Technology
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Ekman, Richard H. – Planning for Higher Education, 2011
America's private colleges and universities include most of the oldest institutions of higher education in the country, and their evolving physical campuses say much about American education. In recent years, the study of campus history, preservation, and adaptive reuse has received increasing attention by many sectors of the educational…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Architecture, Universities
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Allison, DeeAnn – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
Libraries today face an increasing challenge: to provide relevant information to diverse populations with differing needs while competing with Web search engines like Google. In 2009, a large group of libraries, including the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, joined with Innovative Interfaces as development partners to design a new type of…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Internet, Academic Libraries, Library Development
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McCann, Ann L. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2010
A case study was conducted in 2006-07 to explore how one US campus implemented a centralised e-assessment system. The study specifically measured the extent of adoption by faculty members, identified their reasons for adoption and evaluated the impact on teaching and learning. The purposes of the system, entitled researching learning (REAL, a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Databases, Case Studies
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2008
This paper presents the Nebraska edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2008 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook". The 2008 "Yearbook" focuses on how state policies impact the retention of effective new teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into three areas that encompass 15 goals. Broadly, these goals…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Competencies, State Government, Government Role