Higher education institutions have been playing a pivotal role in the emergence and elaboration of the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement. Initially, pioneering institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have led the conceptualization of OER, providing models of sustainable initiatives. Following the forerunners,…

The increasing availability of digital data in higher education provides an extraordinary resource for researchers to undertake educational research, targeted at understanding challenges facing the sector. Big data can stimulate new ways to transform processes relating to learning and teaching, and helps identify useful data, sources of evidence…

A general discussion of why university planning is more important today than ever before. (HB)

The purpose of this article is to concentrate on the planning activities of the instructional development process in higher education through concentration on a particular planning device, the component diagram. (Author)

Educational accountability at the community college level is being scrutinized by students attending college under the open door policy. An educational management system utilizing faculty, student, and community goal development is presented as a means of meeting the challenges of increased student enrollment. (RAO)

A system of relating occupational characteristics to user values, interests, and abilities is detailed. SIGI, System of Interactive Guidance and Information, allows for input of values in determining occupational interest and prediction of success in entering occupations chosen. (RAO)

Discusses the development of online courses in higher education and the use of the Web for new modes of communication and information retrieval. Describes a study that examined instructional design for Web-based instruction and suggests implications for the conceptualization of a collaborative model for the design of online courses. (LRW)

Explores two issues--deciding where a computer-assisted learning agency belongs in the vertical organizational structure of an educational institution, and defining the staffing needs of such an agency. Factors affecting both issues are discussed. (RAO)

Presents a model for instructional software design as a collaborative effort involving computer scientists and educators, which stresses the process of design through documentation. The documentation used to exchange information at each phase of the process is described, and the advantages of this model are discussed. (CLB)

Undergraduate students enrolled in ten-week media and methods courses in the teacher education program at Valdosta State College are provided the opportunity to work cooperatively on a one-to-one basis with professors in the selection, design, production, and evaluation of instructional materials. (Author)

Recommendations useful to individuals considering or planning the development of a computer based instruction project in higher education are given. Covers a variety of planning aspects, ranging from types of staff needed, on-the-job training, and the need for a funded planning and recruitment phase. (RAO)

Outlines procedures for developing a microcomputer laboratory for use by students in an academic organization, based on experiences at Niagara University. The four phases described include: (1) needs assessment; (2) establishment, including software and hardware selection and physical facilities; (3) operation, including staffing, maintenance,…

Presents guidelines found to be effective in the reorganization of learning resource services toward consolidation of campus-wide learner-oriented support activities. (RAO)

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…

Discusses instructional design and educational reform in public schools; describes the results of surveys and interviews with teachers that explored the use of instructional design principles in their planning processes; and provides an example of an instructional design component in undergraduate teacher education at the University of North…