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Alawneh, John – School Business Affairs, 2012
Whenever thousands of users need to connect seamlessly to a vast number of online resources, identity management (IDM) becomes a critical capability. Although several products on the market can deliver a robust identity management solution, there is no one-size-fits-all. Identity management requires business processes and a supporting…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Automation, Information Networks, Information Policy
Pearring, John – American School & University, 2012
The education sector remains abuzz with cost-cutting expectations despite pressures to increase services. Automation of costly manual tasks could save funds for many of these institutions, specifically in data protection. The IT departments of schools and universities can take advantage of a proven cost-savings opportunity in data protection that…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Automation, Technological Advancement, Computer Security
Yares, Ali Chava Kaufman – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Information is everywhere and finding the best method to manage it is a problem that all types of organizations have to deal with. Schools use Student Information Systems (SIS) to manage Student Data, Financial Information, Development, Human Resources, Admission, Financial Aid, Enrollment, Scheduling, and Health Information. A survey of 107…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Education, Information Systems, Databases
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Tolley, Hilary; Shulruf, Boaz – Computers & Education, 2009
No school is an island; it is a part of a continuum or a pipeline of institutions which together form an educational pipeline through which groups of students pass. To turn a body of data into useful information for knowledge-based decision-making at any level, data must be collected, organised, analysed and reflected upon. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Database Management Systems, Information Management, Management Information Systems
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Waters, John K. – T.H.E. Journal, 2008
Data integration is one of the single most challenging tasks any district can face. Fortunately for school districts throughout the country with data scattered in disparate systems, an open specification known as the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) is mitigating that challenge. SIF has emerged as a cornerstone of K-12 data warehousing,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Software, School Districts, Educational Cooperation
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Gibson, David – Computers in the Schools, 2007
Elements of network-based assessment systems are envisioned based on recent advances in knowledge and practice in learning theory, assessment design and delivery, and semantic web interoperability. The architecture takes advantage of the meditating role of technology as well as recent models of assessment systems. This overview of the elements…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Educational Technology, Test Construction, Internet