As part of the student success agenda, the nation's community colleges have been asked to rethink their approach to education on every level. From the explosion of smartphones and mobile devices on campus to the demand for more robust data analytics and tracking to the increasingly technical nature of global work, technology has evolved from a…

App Inventor has been used successfully to teach introduction to programming course for CS/IS/IT and Non-CS majors. Now, researchers are looking on how to include the tool in the curriculum of more advanced computing courses. This paper presents some Issues, Challenges and Opportunities observed while teaching courses on Mobile Application…

It is of national importance to increase the number of college students pursuing degrees in information systems/information technology (IT/IS) subjects. The primary focus at many institutions is renovating or enhancing existing IT/IS programs and the target audience is the students who have selected to major in IT/IS subjects. This paper looks at…

Web applications have become commonplace in the Information Systems curriculum. Much of the discussion about Web development for capstone courses has centered on the scripting tools. Very little has been discussed about different ways to incorporate the Web server into Web application development courses. In this paper, three different ways of…

Computer managed instruction (CMI) is essentially an information system capable of deciding on performance expectations and appropriate educational experiences. In addition to the two decision processes, five major processes are viewed as being central to the man-machine system of CMI: test scoring, achievement profiling, diagnosing, prescribing,…

Teideman, a leading authority on technological applications in guidance, stresses that guidance technology is an important new development. Schmidt, who has written widely in areas of psychology and counseling, questions the place of technology in guidance and society and underlines some of the concerns related to the adoption of technology. The…

A pictorial description of the functions of Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). (HB)

The author provides a rationale for the computer making a great impact in the area of vocational counseling. He suggests the Informational System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) and recommends a process whereby data about educational, military, and vocational opportunities are turned by each inquirer into information about a personally-determined…

A look at the Iowa Regional Network, which was established in order to provide large scale computing capability to medium sized institutions, and to share experience in developing the use of computing in support of instruction. (Author)

Spaced appropriately throughout his special issue on Technology in Guidance are 10 specific technological applications. They focus on computer programs, multimedia approaches, retrieval systems, and systems design in the development of programs. (CJ)

A description of the University of Minnesota's star shaped computer network for all public higher educational institutions in the state, primarily for instructional uses. (Author)

The Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) is a group of people interested in small college computing issues. It is a blend of people from all over the country who use computers in their teaching, academic support, and administrative support functions. ASCUE has a strong tradition of bringing its members together to pool their…

GLURP is a script-writing language constructed to suit the purposes of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD). Scripts tell the computer what to say and how to act; they allow the computer to interact with whoever is using the system. Teachers, counselors, etc. wishing to structure the learning of their students and clients need to…