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Wilson, Bruce – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2014
Dramatic changes occurred in the international economy in the latter part of the twentieth century. CERI, the Centre for Education Research and Innovation at the OECD, was an important contributor to the understanding of the nature and implications of these developments, and in foreshadowing the central policy challenges which would arise. Jarl…
Descriptors: Debate, Technological Advancement, Socioeconomic Influences, Information Technology
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Bull Schaefer, Rebecca A.; Erskine, Laura – Journal of Management Education, 2012
Students find that choosing the appropriate technology for a virtual team meeting is not as simple as it first appears. The authors describe a class exercise used to demonstrate the benefits and drawbacks of using virtual team meetings by requiring students to replace a face-to-face meeting with a virtual meeting. The exercise challenged students'…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Teamwork, Computer Simulation, Meetings
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Booth, Char – Public Services Quarterly, 2009
The post-2.0 landscape has provided something of a reality check. It is now necessary to translate the familiar series of pleasant-sounding buzzwords into what Stephens describes as "conscious, carefully planned implementations" (2008). User-centered, culture of assessment, learning organization, transparent technology, point of need, community of…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Development, Information Technology, Technology Planning
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Bruer, John Michael – Microform and Imaging Review, 1998
Examines digital imaging and preservation (i.e., activities associated with maintaining library, archival, or museum materials for use, either in original physical form or in some other format); discusses problems and underlying causes associated with incorporating digital imaging as a preservation methodology; and lists questions to answer before…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Information Technology, Library Collections, Library Materials
Passerini, Katia; Granger, Mary J. – 1998
Greater learning can be promoted by delivering information through a variety of media and through the use of interactive applications. In this paper, the effect of information technology on learning is seen as a function of how well interactive technologies support a specific model of learning and how appropriate that model is to the learning…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Classification, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Lending, Diane; Straub, Detmar W. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Describes an ethnographic study of a selected group of faculty end-users; the purpose of this qualitative assessment was to triangulate on several phenomena under investigation to better understand the impacts of the Integrated Information Center (IIC) at the University of Minnesota on end-user work behaviors. (Author/JAK)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, College Faculty, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods
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Li, Heng – Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 1998
Reviews three learning models (objectivist, collaborative, and constructivist) and information technologies that can be used to support the effective application of these learning models in construction engineering education. The effectiveness of an information technology is analyzed through the appropriateness of the technology in supporting a…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Behavior Modification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Construction (Process)
Williams, Roy – 2000
The Diffusion of Appropriate Educational Technology in Open and Distance Learning in Developing Countries project was designed to determine awareness and use of educational technologies and communications media in developing countries, to identify factors constraining wider use of educational technologies by developing nations, and to explore…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Appropriate Technology, Attitude Change