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The ID Database: Managing the Instructional Development Process
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Piña, Anthony A.; Sanford, Barry K. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2017
Management is evolving as a foundational domain to the field of instructional design and technology. However, there are few tools dedicated to the management of instructional design and development projects and activities. In this article, we describe the development, features and implementation of an instructional design database--built from a…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Databases, Educational Technology, Program Implementation
American Association of University Women: Branch Operations Data Modeling Case
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Harris, Ranida B.; Wedel, Thomas L. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2015
A nationally prominent woman's advocacy organization is featured in this case study. The scenario may be used as a teaching case, an assignment, or a project in systems analysis and design as well as database design classes. Students are required to document the system operations and requirements, apply logical data modeling concepts, and design…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Womens Studies, Community Organizations
Design Considerations for Integrating Twitter into an Online Course
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Rohr, Linda E.; Costello, Jane; Hawkins, Thomas – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
While the use of Twitter for communication and assessment activities in online courses is not new, it has not been without its challenges. This is increasingly true of high enrolment courses. The use of a Twitter Evaluation application which leverages a Learning Management System's (LMS's) application programming interface (API) provides a…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Technology Integration, Curriculum Design, Online Courses
An Approach to Reducing Cognitive Load in the Teaching of Introductory Database Concepts
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Bunch, John M. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2009
This paper presents a goal-based scenario approach to teaching introductory database concepts to undergraduates using two different scaffolding methods. One method, termed "worked-out examples," attempts to reduce extraneous cognitive load by requiring students to complete increasingly complex missing parts of worked out examples. The other…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Undergraduate Students, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Databased Information Structures for Re-Purposing Content.
Stevens, George H. – Performance and Instruction, 1993
Discusses repurposing content for computer-assisted instruction. Topics addressed include cost reduction; cost effectiveness; instructional quality and consistency; design issues; database design, including organizing information for repurposing and the use of courseware; and examples derived from multimedia and hypermedia applications. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Courseware
Alternative Instructional Strategies in an IS Curriculum
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Parker, Kevin R.; LeRouge, Cynthia; Trimmer, Ken – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2005
Systems Analysis and Design is a core component of an education in information systems. To appeal to a wider range of constituents and facilitate the learning process, the content of a traditional Systems Analysis and Design course has been supplemented with an alternative modeling approach. This paper presents an instructional design that…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Accounting, Models, Student Attitudes