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Pechenkina, Ekaterina – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Mobile applications (apps) are used in higher education (HE) in a variety of ways, including as learning tools, study organisers, for marketing, and recruitment of new students. Purposed with easing student transition into university life, organiser apps have a capacity to assist students with various aspects of university experience, freeing up…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices
Stevenson, Michael Eric; Hedberg, John Gordon – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2017
Purpose: This paper presents a thematic review of app-enabled learning in the context of recent developments in mobile technology and m-learning. Three key themes are presented that reflect the issues that teachers, school leaders and systems have grappled with in recent years. Design/Methodology/Approach: Drawing on findings from a range of case…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Aljraiwi, Seham Salman – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
The current study proposes web applications-based learning environment to promote teaching and learning activities in the classrooms. It also helps teachers facilitate learners' contributions in the process of learning and improving their motivation and performance. The case study illustrated that female students were more interested in learning…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Academic Achievement, Schools of Education, Females
Staub, Nancy A.; Bravender, Marlena – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2014
Online simulations offer opportunities for trial and error decision-making. What better tool for a principal than to make decisions when the consequences will not have real-world ramifications. In this study, two groups of graduate students in a principal preparation program taking the same course in the same semester use online simulations…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Administrator Education, Higher Education, Computer Simulation
Mills, Michael, Ed.; Wake, Donna, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
Education has been progressing at a rapid pace ever since educators have been able to harness the power of mobile technology. Open-access learning techniques provide more students with the opportunity to engage in educational opportunities that may have been previously restricted. "Empowering Learners with Mobile Open-Access Learning…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Petersen, Sobah Abbas; Procter-Legg, Emma; Cacchione, Annamaria – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
This paper describes three case studies, where language learners were invited to use "LingoBee" as a means of supporting their language learning. LingoBee is a mobile app that provides user-generated language content in a cloud-based shared repository. Assuming that today's students are mobile savvy and "Digital Natives" able…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Telecommunications
Sancho-Thomas, Pilar; Fuentes-Fernandez, Ruben; Fernandez-Manjon, Baltasar – Computers & Education, 2009
University courses about computer programming usually seek to provide students not only with technical knowledge, but also with the skills required to work in real-life software projects. Nowadays, the development of software applications requires the coordinated efforts of the members of one or more teams. Therefore, it is important for software…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Dropout Rate, Computer Assisted Instruction, Problem Based Learning
Bomzer, Herbert W. – 1976
The data center and the user offices at a public university have a responsibility to maintain security and to protect the privacy of the individuals whose data they process. This persists even though much personal data are accessible in libraries. How to identify "private" data, what security precautions to take to protect these data…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
Reorganization of the information systems at Indiana University is chronicled and the role of computing services in linking all parts of the institution in support of both education and administration is discussed. Involvement of planning and policy groups in developing directions and initiatives is also outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Committees, Computer Oriented Programs
Reese, Larry D. – Business Officer, 1991
The University of Florida has implemented an online payroll certification system that exemplifies how computer applications can result in higher quality information and provide real cost savings. In this case, the combined personnel savings exceeded 6.5 full-time-equivalent positions, more than twice the computing costs incurred. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Posey, Edwin D. – 1984
A major factor in the amazing success of the microcomputer is its inherent ability to free the user from dependence on a large central computing facility with its attendant frustrations. Almost from the beginning, however, there has been pressure to integrate the micro with a more powerful host facility. There are both technical and political…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Case Studies, Centralization, Computer Oriented Programs
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
Marist College, a small liberal arts college in New York State, began using computers in 1967 for academic and administrative uses. The growth of the computer system is outlined, referring to future plans and guiding principles for the system's operation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
Devine, Gary D.; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
The management information system used at the University of Colorado is described, outlining its history, administrative organization, administrative systems, hardware, budgets, software, and future plans. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Muth, Wayne A. – 1976
The West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing (WVNET) was formed in March 1975 and provides a full range of academic and administrative information processing services to fifteen State supported colleges and universities. This paper briefly reviews the purpose of, rationale for, and configuration of the network. Accomplishments and…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs
Burnett, A. A. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1981
The process of examining and reorganizing the computing system throughout the university is outlined, including decisions about hardware, policy for future computer use, information requirements, and provisions or policy formation. The structure and responsibilities of the Administrative Systems Committee are described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs