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Waters, John K. – Campus Technology, 2012
Colleges and universities are swimming in an ever-widening sea of data. Human beings and machines together generate about 2.5 "quintillion" (10[superscript 18]) bytes every day, according to IBM's latest estimate. The sources of all that data are dizzyingly diverse: e-mail, blogs, click streams, security cameras, weather sensors, social networks,…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Data, Information Utilization, Information Management
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Cummiskey, Matthew – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2011
Smartphone use in the United States is growing rapidly and focuses mainly on sedentary activities, such as texting, gaming, and web browsing. Therefore, it is important that educators teach students the positive health-enhancing possibilities of smartphones. Apps exist for monitoring food consumption, planning meals, calculating BMI, and recording…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Physical Education, Internet, Technology Uses in Education
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Hoover, Sam – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
Clemson University implemented Condor architecture on the Blackboard learning management system (LMS) application servers in order to gain higher throughput when processing Blackboard course archives. Condor has typically been used for high-throughput research computing, not applied to non-research problems involving long processing times. This…
Descriptors: Chalkboards, Courseware, Database Management Systems, Information Management
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Skekel, Donna – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Libraries are seeking the best possible solution for integrating online journals into their collections. While exploring the different methods and technology available, many libraries still strive to fulfill the original "library mission" proposed by Charles Cutter in his "Rules for a Dictionary Catalog". Providing comprehensive access to…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Access to Information, Information Management, Database Management Systems
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2006
More and more colleges and universities today have discovered electronic record-keeping and record-sharing, made possible by document imaging technology. Across the country, schools such as Monmouth University (New Jersey), Washington State University, the University of Idaho, and Towson University (Maryland) are embracing document imaging. Yet…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Storage, Database Management Systems, Information Management
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Cohn, Ellen R.; Hibbitts, Bernard J. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2004
The electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) is higher education's new "got to have it" tool--the show-and-tell platform of the millennium. Hundreds of academic institutions are variously studying, using, or innovating e-portfolio systems. Indeed, the current e-portfolio movement is spawning new university committees; on-campus training modules, books,…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Models, Internet, Technology Uses in Education
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers