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Overcoming Barriers to Educational Analytics: How Systems Thinking and Pragmatism Can Help
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Macfadyen, Leah P. – Educational Technology, 2017
Learning technologies are now commonplace in education, and generate large volumes of educational data. Scholars have argued that analytics can and should be employed to optimize learning and learning environments. This article explores what is really meant by "analytics", describes the current best-known examples of institutional…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Barriers, Higher Education, Pragmatics
The Computer Conference: Adaptive Problem-Solving within a Spontaneous Technological Framework.
Morrison, James L. – Educational Technology, 1992
Discussion of computer conferencing as a collaborative learning strategy and a group-oriented decision-making process highlights a study of undergraduates at the University of Delaware who participated in a computer conference. Technical responsibilities, strategy development, debate advancement, and user temperament are examined; and the value of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Stretching the Mold or a New Economy? Part I: Scenarios for the University in 2005.
Collis, Betty; Gommer, Lisa – Educational Technology, 2001
Discussion of the current change process in universities focuses on a study at the University of Twente (Netherlands) that identified scenarios regarding organizational practice to guide decision-making for the future. Considers educational trends, including changes in social context, flexibility, commercialization, and technology; and scenarios…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society)
Expert Systems and Decision Support in Special Education: Results and Promises.
Hofmeister, Alan M. – Educational Technology, 1991
Discussion of the implications of expert systems technology for decision support in special education uses examples from a programmatic line of research and development at Utah State University. Topics discussed include an explanation of expert systems, their effectiveness, and their roles in training, knowledge clarification, and progressive…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Stretching the Mold or a New Economy: Part 2: Realizing the Scenarios for the University in 2005.
Collis, Betty; Gommer, Lisa – Educational Technology, 2001
Considers technologies needed for higher education institutions who are offering program-based or knowledge unit-based approaches to meet learners' needs. Highlights include integrated information systems; technology requirements and architectures; user tools and functionalities, including Web-based course management systems and knowledge…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Decision Making, Educational Technology, Higher Education
On the Design of an Enriched Learning and Information Environment (ELIE).
Schwen, Thomas M.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1993
Discusses the concept and design of an enriched learning and information environment that was originally developed at Indiana University in partnership with AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph). Topics addressed include constructivism, cognitive tools, representing expert behavior, apprenticeship, technological tools, information tools,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cognitive Processes, Computer System Design, Constructivism (Learning)