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Mythologizing Change: Examining Rhetorical Myth as a Strategic Change Management Discourse
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Rawlins, Jacob D. – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2014
This article explores how rhetorical myth can be used as a tool for persuading employees to accept change and to maintain consensus during the process. It defines rhetorical myth using three concepts: "chronographia" (a rhetorical interpretation of history), epideictic prediction (defining a present action by assigning praise and blame…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, State Universities, Computer Software, Management Systems
Building a Culture of Honor and Integrity in a Business School
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Eury, Jennifer L.; Treviño, Linda Klebe – Journal of Management Education, 2019
We describe a unique co-curricular honor and integrity program at a large, research university's business school. We discuss the evolution of the program as well as the array of stakeholders who were involved in its early development and sustenance. We use an ethical culture template to highlight the formal and informal systems, and we discuss…
Descriptors: Integrity, Business Schools, Research Universities, Program Development
SBL-Online: Implementing Studio-Based Learning Techniques in an Online Introductory Programming Course to Address Common Programming Errors and Misconceptions
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Polo, Blanca J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Much research has been done in regards to student programming errors, online education and studio-based learning (SBL) in computer science education. This study furthers this area by bringing together this knowledge and applying it to proactively help students overcome impasses caused by common student programming errors. This project proposes a…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Is Online Learning a Disruptive Innovation?
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Meyer, Katrina A. – Planning for Higher Education, 2011
In their desire to plan for the future, planners must assess the role of both internal and external influences on the institution. What then should people make of the idea that technology is disruptive? This perception fuels the views of Barone and Hagner (2001), who claimed that technology would "transform" higher education; Duderstadt (2000),…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Online Courses, Change Agents
Digital Learning Management Systems in Africa: Myths and Realities
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Unwin, Tim; Kleessen, Beate; Hollow, David; Williams, James B.; Oloo, Leonard Mware; Alwala, John; Mutimucuio, Inocente; Eduardo, Feliciana; Muianga, Xavier – Open Learning, 2010
This paper reports on a survey of 358 respondents across 25 African countries into their usage of learning management systems. It concludes that while there are some enthusiastic advocates of such systems, the reality is that most African educators as yet have little knowledge about, or interest in, their usage. There remain very considerable…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Management Systems, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Some Problems of Computer-Aided Testing and "Interview-Like Tests"
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Smoline, D.V. – Computers & Education, 2008
Computer-based testing--is an effective teacher's tool, intended to optimize course goals and assessment techniques in a comparatively short time. However, this is accomplished only if we deal with high-quality tests. It is strange, but despite the 100-year history of Testing Theory (see, Anastasi, A., Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological testing.…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Mathematics, Online Courses, Computer Software