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Saastamoinen, Kalle; Rissanen, Antti; Mutanen, Arto – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2023
There were two projects at the National Defence University of Finland (NDU), which both ended by the end of 2022. One of them tried to find the answers to the main question: How artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to improve learning, teaching, and planning? The other tried to find the answer to the main question: What new skills do…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Teaching Methods, Learning Analytics
Bill Kottenstette; Janyse Skalla – Colorado Department of Education, 2024
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, § 22-32.5-102, et seq. C.R.S., was designed to provide a pathway for schools and districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas and contexts to improve student outcomes. Innovation schools are required to articulate a vision around the autonomies they are seeking, as well as…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Institutional Mission, Educational Objectives
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Lyken-Segosebe, Dawn; Braxton, John M. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Vice chancellors of public universities in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region face a myriad of challenges that require research- and data-driven decision-making. This paper presents a decision-making model for college and university leadership - The Two-Way Practitioner-Researcher Loop. This scholarship of practice has the…
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Data Analysis, Barriers
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Burnette, Diane M. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2016
Although competency-based education (CBE) has existed since the early 1970s adult-focused degree programs, interest in CBE has spiked in recent years due to the increased attention on higher education affordability and accountability. This article reviews the extant literature on CBE to address the following questions: (a) What are the definitions…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Literature Reviews, Definitions, Program Descriptions
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Erarslan, Ali – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
Due to its importance in almost all significant fields such as science, technology, education and trade, English language is offered as a compulsory course in all levels of formal education in Turkey. In the higher education context, most universities offer one-year compulsory English preparatory education for students enrolled in departments…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, State Universities, English (Second Language)
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Balzer, William K.; Francis, David E.; Krehbiel, Timothy C.; Shea, Nicholas – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the accumulated body of research on Lean in higher education, draw conclusions to help guide successful Lean implementations and propose future research directions to establish a rich base of knowledge that informs both practice and research. Design/methodology/approach This literature review…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Strategic Planning, Educational Improvement
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Rodwell, Gary – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2014
This chapter describes the University of Hawaii's work to develop an online navigational tool that helps students develop and execute their educational plans, and assists colleges with ensuring that they have the capacity to meet students' needs.
Descriptors: Decision Making, Student Empowerment, Program Descriptions, Navigation (Information Systems)
Granovskiy, Boris – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The term "STEM" (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education refers to teaching and learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It typically includes educational activities across all grade levels--from pre-school to post-doctorate--in both formal (e.g., classrooms) and informal (e.g.,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Program Descriptions, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Hunzicker, Jana; Olson, Peter; Wolffe, Robert; Dillon, Noreen; Sattler, Joan L. – School-University Partnerships, 2015
The Bradley PDS Partnership, about which we report in this article, was established in 1995 to promote academic and professional development for P-12 students, pre-professionals, practitioners, and professors. For twenty years, the partnership has been generously funded by the William T. Kemper Foundation-Commerce Bank, Trustee. In a grant…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Partnerships in Education, Strategic Planning, Alignment (Education)
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Choi, Dong Geun; de Vries, Henk J. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
The Republic of Korea is a forerunner in integrating the topic of standardization into engineering education at the academic level. This study investigates developments and evolutions in the planning and operating of the University Education Promotion on Standardization (UEPS) in Korea. This paper examines why the Korean government initiated the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Case Studies, Program Development
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Baker, Credence; Gentry, James – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2014
In an era of increasingly hyped Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that seem to evoke feelings of both promise and peril for higher education, many institutions are struggling to find their niche among top-tier Ivy League schools offering courses to thousands of participants for free. While the effectiveness of MOOCs in terms of learning outcomes…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Models, Open Education, Open Universities
Godwin, Angela Felicia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
First-generation students are more likely than non-first-generation students to depart from a postsecondary institution before a degree is attained. Factors that could impact academic persistence among first-generation students include low self-efficacy, lack of financial resources and parental support, poor college planning, and minimal school…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Barriers
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Loveland, Thomas – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2012
Education is a lifelong process of continuous learning and renewal. This is necessary because of ongoing research and changes in technologies. For educators, the need for training leads to a continual search for learning opportunities from many sources. School administrators routinely provide in-service training. National and state associations…
Descriptors: Accountability, Lifelong Learning, Professional Development, Technology Education
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Han, Heejeong Sophia; Parker, Audra K.; Berson, Ilene R. – School-University Partnerships, 2014
Recent reports call for a structural transformation of teacher preparation programs with increased attention to quality field-based learning experiences for pre-service teachers. Ideally, this occurs in the context of robust university-school partnerships. The challenges lie in identifying such school sites and building meaningful, reciprocal…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Ratliff, Gerald Lee – Online Submission, 2011
Residential Freshman Interest Groups (FIGS) have recently become a popular instructional and social model for academic and student affairs colleagues who are concerned that millennial students learn to reflect on life experiences and daily events as part of the learning process. An introductory FIG program recognizes that millennial students are…
Descriptors: Student Development, Student Personnel Services, College Freshmen, Generational Differences
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