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John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2020
This report summarizes the deliberations and recommendations of the California Advisory Task Force on Alternative Schools (Task Force). The Task Force is a public service project of the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and their Communities at Stanford University and is convened in collaboration with the California Department of Education (CDE). A…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Partnerships in Education, Universities, Advisory Committees
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Johnson, Nathan R. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2014
This article describes protocological rhetoric as a conceptual tool for exploring and changing institutions. Protocological rhetoric is an extension of two lines of thought: Porter, Sullivan, Blythe, Grabill, and Miles's institutional critique and Science & Technology Studies's (STS) concept of information infrastructure. As a result,…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Case Studies, Educational Change, Change Strategies
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Mattmann, C. A.; Medvidovic, N.; Malek, S.; Edwards, G.; Banerjee, S. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
As embedded software systems have grown in number, complexity, and importance in the modern world, a corresponding need to teach computer science students how to effectively engineer such systems has arisen. Embedded software systems, such as those that control cell phones, aircraft, and medical equipment, are subject to requirements and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer System Design, Computer Science Education, Experiential Learning
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Davis, Jim; Rocchio, Rosemary A. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2011
Mobile use of the Internet is on target to surpass fixed use by 2014. Three-fourths of all college/university students have purchased or intend to purchase an Internet-enabled handheld device within the next year. The smartphone market is changing almost monthly. Attempting to manage even just one or a few "devices" is becoming a lost…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Internet, Educational Technology, Technological Advancement
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Jeffery, Keven; Dworak, Ellie – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
Intranets can be crucial tools in fostering communication within an academic library. This article describes the successful implementation of an intranet wiki at the San Diego State University Library & Information Access. The steps involved with implementing, marketing, and supporting the MediaWiki software are described, and the results of a…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services
Grush, Mary – Campus Technology, 2009
At Santa Clara University (SCU), Vice Provost for Information Services and CIO Ron Danielson led the design and construction of the campus's 194,251-square-foot Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center, and Orradre Library, a single building opened in March 2008. Danielson and his team were responsible for describing design goals,…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Information Technology
Starr, Joan – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In October 2009, California Digital Library (CDL), where the author serves as manager of strategic and project planning, jumped into the world of social networking by joining Twitter. From Twitter, the CDL staff publish the content of their monthly newsletter, "CDLINFO News," and also additional content created by CDL programs and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Technology, Database Management Systems, Social Networks
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Benson, B.; Arfaee, A.; Choon Kim; Kastner, R.; Gupta, R. K. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
Early exposure to embedded computing systems is crucial for students to be prepared for the embedded computing demands of today's world. However, exposure to systems knowledge often comes too late in the curriculum to stimulate students' interests and to provide a meaningful difference in how they direct their choice of electives for future…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, High School Students, Summer Programs
Marston, James R.; Loomis, Jack M.; Klatzky, Roberta L.; Golledge, Reginald G. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
A path-following experiment, using a global positioning system, was conducted with participants who were legally blind. On- and off-course confirmations were delivered by either a vibrotactile or an audio stimulus. These simple binary cues were sufficient for guidance and point to the need to offer output options for guidance systems for people…
Descriptors: Cues, Experiments, Blindness, Auditory Stimuli
Campus Technology, 2007
This article profiles the winners of this year's competition for outstanding technology innovation on US college and university campuses. The winners are: (1) Rice University, Texas (virtualized networks); (2) Drexel University, Pennsylvania (rich media); (3) Harvard Business School, Massachusetts (network management); (4) Louisiana State…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Awards, Emergency Programs, Higher Education
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Ceperley, Andrew; Schmidt, Craig – New Directions for Student Services, 2007
In fall 2004, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) officially launched its own customized version of the online Career Portfolio, originally developed by Florida State University (Lumsden and others, 2001). This launch represented the culmination of nearly sixteen months of planning and development by a multidisciplinary team comprising…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Media Adaptation, Computer System Design, Management Information Systems
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Milner, Jacob – T.H.E. Journal, 2005
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is everywhere. The technology lets users make and receive phone calls over the Internet, transporting voice traffic alongside data traffic such as instant messages (IMs) and e-mail. While the number of consumer customers using VoIP increases every week, the technology is finding its way into K-12 education as…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, Internet, Telecommunications
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Guerard, Genie; Chandler, Robin L. – Journal of Archival Organization, 2006
This article highlights the California Cultures Project as a case study examining the architecture and framework required to support the deployment of digital objects as virtual collections at the California Digital Library. Chronologically arranged, it describes the Online Archive of California (OAC) Working Group's functional requirements for…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Selection, Preservation, Electronic Publishing