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Cavanagh, Thomas B. – EDUCAUSE, 2014
With more than 80% of institutions offering online learning options and even more using web technologies to enhance traditional classroom instruction, the learning management system (LMS) is increasingly an indispensable, enterprise-level technology for today's colleges and universities. Naturally, each institution has a unique set of…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Design Preferences, Usability
Byrd, Rob – Campus Technology, 2008
Is open source business intelligence (OS BI) software ready for prime time? The author thoroughly investigated each of three OS BI toolsets--Pentaho BI Suite, Jaspersoft BI Suite, and Talend Open Studio--by installing the OS BI tools himself, by interviewing technologists at academic institutions who had implemented these OS BI solutions, and by…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Program Implementation
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Konstantinidis, Andreas; Papadopoulos, Pantelis M.; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos; Demetriadis, Stavros – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2011
This paper presents the rationale behind the utilization of a Moodle Learning Management System for the facilitation of a blended learning approach in the Informatics department. The authors present and analyze the steps followed in order to replace the prior decentralized organizational structure of the courses, which consisted of a multitude of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Information Science, Departments
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Mandernach, B. Jean; Donnelli-Sallee, Emily; Dailey-Hebert, Amber – Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
Institutions of higher education are embracing the role of the Internet as a medium to promote on-demand communication between faculty and students. As such, online course management systems have become an efficient and effective means of facilitating learning outside the classroom. To ensure that a course management system meets the needs and…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Selection Criteria, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
Cianelli, Arlene – 1995
The Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC) found an increasing need to provide computer-aided instruction (CAI) as a component of its curriculum, in particular to help staff and volunteers become computer literate. GPLC staff designed and taught two 12-week introductory computer courses for up to 20 (10 each) literacy staff and volunteers.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Evaluation
Texas State Dept. of Criminal Justice, Huntsville. Windham School System. – 1991
This publication provides information on implementation of an integrated learning system for computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in adult learning environments. The first of the document's nine chapters is an introduction to computer-delivered instruction that addresses the appropriateness of computers in instruction and types of CAI activities.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction