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Chiu, Po-Sheng; Huang, Yueh-Min – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
While mobile learning (m-learning) has considerable potential, most of previous strategies for developing this new approach to education were analysed using the knowledge, experience and judgement of individuals, with the support of statistical software. Although these methods provide systematic steps for the implementation of m-learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Robadue, Donald D., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Those advocating for effective management of the use of coastal areas and ecosystems have long aspired for an approach to governance that includes information systems with the capability to predict the end results of various courses of action, monitor the impacts of decisions and compare results with those predicted by computer models in order to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Ecology, Governance, Foreign Countries
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Oldfield, Eddie – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2011
Energy poverty is a key detriment to labor productivity, economic growth, and social well-being. This article presents a qualitative review of literature on the potential role of intelligent communication technology, web-based standards, and smart grid technology to alleviate energy costs and improve access to clean distributed energy in developed…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Poverty, Energy Management, Energy Conservation
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Jackson, Cath; Cheater, Francine M.; Peacock, Rose; Leask, Julie; Trevena, Lyndal – Health Education Journal, 2010
Objective: The objective of this feasibility study was to evaluate the acceptability and potential effectiveness of a web-based MMR decision aid in supporting informed decision-making for the MMR vaccine. Design: This was a prospective before-and-after evaluation. Setting: Thirty parents of children eligible for MMR vaccination were recruited from…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Immunization Programs, Foreign Countries, Pretests Posttests
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Hartley, Roger; Almuhaidib, Saud M. Y. – Computers and Education, 2007
Information Technology is developing rapidly and providing policy/decision makers with large amounts of information that require processing and analysis. Decision support systems (DSS) aim to provide tools that not only help such analyses, but enable the decision maker to experiment and simulate the effects of different policies and selection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Decision Support Systems, Decision Making, Information Technology
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Grimshaw, D. J. – International Journal of Information Management, 1989
Reviews current applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and suggests that industry can use such systems to aid in decision making. The discussion covers factors that will influence future use of GIS, potential uses of GIS in the private sector, and the need to develop an integrated GIS. (CLB)
Descriptors: Databases, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Foreign Countries
Fitzgerald, Robert; Findlay, John – Online Submission, 2006
This whitepaper outlines the development and use of the Zing team learning system (TLS) and suggests this tool represents a new breed of collaborative tool for the development of useable knowledge arising from group learning and problem solving. A key feature of this tool is that it scaffolds the learner's use of the thinking and decision making…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Kalseth, Karl; And Others – Information Services and Use, 1989
Eight papers from the FID/II Pre-Conference Seminar (Espoo, Finland, August 24-25, 1988) discuss issues related to the use of information as a tool in the context of business information services, strategic information management, business intelligence systems, information resources management, and the role of information and documentation in…
Descriptors: Competition, Decision Support Systems, Documentation, Foreign Countries