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Azevedo, Ana, Ed.; Azevedo, José, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
E-assessments of students profoundly influence their motivation and play a key role in the educational process. Adapting assessment techniques to current technological advancements allows for effective pedagogical practices, learning processes, and student engagement. The "Handbook of Research on E-Assessment in Higher Education"…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Multiple Choice Tests, Guides
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2013
Textbook publishers argue that their newest digital products should not even be called "textbooks." They are really software programs built to deliver a mix of text, videos, and homework assignments. But delivering them is just the beginning. No old-school textbook was able to be customized for each student in the classroom. The books never graded…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Homework, Video Technology, Computer Software
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Clarke, Peter J.; Davis, Debra; King, Tariq M.; Pava, Jairo; Jones, Edward L. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2014
As software becomes more ubiquitous and complex, the cost of software bugs continues to grow at a staggering rate. To remedy this situation, there needs to be major improvement in the knowledge and application of software validation techniques. Although there are several software validation techniques, software testing continues to be one of the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Professional Personnel, Engineering, Testing
Tatum, Teresa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study concentrated on faculty perceptions of the instructional methods used in delivering online mathematics courses. Included in the study were mathematics instructors from 3 Florida public postsecondary institutions. A concurrent, mixed methods approach was used to evaluate instructors' self-perceived levels of implementation of the 7…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Best Practices, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction
DeLoughry, Thomas J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
Professors and computer-industry representatives working to establish a peer-review process for academic software have had to pause to consider how software should be reviewed. They are turning away from the familiar book-review format in favor of a more scholarly, comparative approach focusing on classroom use of the materials. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware
Turner, Judith Axler – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Faculty members who write computer software for teaching often find that their chances of getting credit for it during promotion-and-tenure reviews are slim. Software development needs to be considered scholarship just like research. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Zhang, Ke; Carr-Chellman, Alison A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2006
This article discusses the difficult issues of balancing faculty and university rights and responsibilities regarding courseware developed either as commissioned or non-commissioned work in higher education. The article addresses the varied concerns among university personnel and higher education institutions, reviews two major models for…
Descriptors: Faculty College Relationship, Courseware, Higher Education, Models
Barry, Dana Malloy – 1986
The use of personal computers by juniors and faculty at Clarkson University, an engineering college, was investigated in December 1985 as a followup to a 1984 study. Starting in August 1983, the university required entering freshmen to purchase their own personal computer, the Zenith Data System Z-100. Randomly selected, a total of 15 faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Saad, Ashraf; Uskov, Vladimir L.; Cedercreutz, Kettil; Geonetta, Sam; Spille, Jack; Abel, Dick – 1999
In 1998, faculty members at the University of Cincinnati started a project as an interdepartmental collaboration to investigate the use of World Wide Web-based instructional (WBI) tools. The project team included representatives from various areas such as information engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, chemical technology,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), College Faculty, Computer Software, Cooperative Programs