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Noxon, Rose – Performance Improvement, 2011
Online Capella University wanted to sponsor an International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) chapter. Using social networking platforms, a new type of chapter was designed. The virtual chapter breaks new ground on more than the chapter's platform; it is also the first university-sponsored chapter and has a unique approach to…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Professional Associations, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication
Lauwers, Tom – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This thesis is about a design process for creating "educationally relevant" tools. I submit that the key to creating tools that are educationally relevant is to focus on ensuring a high degree of alignment between the designed tool and the broader educational context into which the tool will be integrated. The thesis presents methods and processes…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Alignment (Education), Educational Technology, Instructional Design
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Koster, Alexis – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, close to 1.8 million people, or 77% of all computer professionals, were working in the design, development, deployment, maintenance, and management of software in 2006. The ACM [Association for Computing Machinery] model curriculum for the BS in computer science proposes that about 42% of the core body…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
Christen, Amy – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2009
Today's hyper-connected students live in a world of instant interpersonal communications and virtually infinite access to information and educational resources. But this networked world, and the powerful learning tools it offers, has yet to penetrate the typical classroom. In many ways educational institutions are spinning their curricular wheels,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship, Program Descriptions