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Maria R. Ebling – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2024
Objectives: Faculty new to teaching operating systems or those looking to refresh their course need to understand the state of the art in operating system education. Toward this goal, we conducted a survey of operating system instructors to understand how they approach teaching the course and what textbook and software platforms they use in their…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Information Technology
Fredette, Michelle – Campus Technology, 2011
In April, Asia officially ran out of Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 addresses--the computer equivalent of running out of telephone numbers. Over the next couple of years, the rest of the world will also run dry. Yet, unlike the Y2K bug that had some people convinced the sky would fall, this particular problem is generating little more than tired…
Descriptors: Internet, Educational Technology, Information Technology, Performance Technology
Chudnov, Daniel – Computers in Libraries, 2010
Cloud computing is definitely a thing now, but it's not new and it's not even novel. Back when people were first learning about the Internet in the 1990s, every diagram that one saw showing how the Internet worked had a big cloud in the middle. That cloud represented the diverse links, routers, gateways, and protocols that passed traffic around in…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer System Design, Computer Networks, Information Networks
Kafadarova, Nadezhda; Sotirov, Sotir; Milev, Mihail – Online Submission, 2012
Technology nowadays enables the remote access to laboratory equipment and instruments via Internet. This is especially useful in engineering education, where students can conduct laboratory experiment remotely. Such remote laboratory access can enable students to use expensive laboratory equipment, which is not usually available to students. In…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Engineering Education, Telecommunications, Internet
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Ozcelik, Erol; Acarturk, Cengiz – Computers & Education, 2011
Online information sources, such as pictures and animations on web pages are frequently used for complementing printed course material in educational contexts. The concurrent use of online and printed information sources by students, however, requires going back and forth between physically separated course material, such as a course book and a…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Internet, Printed Materials, Electronic Libraries
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Wyrembeck, Edward P. – Physics Teacher, 2009
Recent advances in technology have made video capture and analysis in the introductory physics lab even more affordable and accessible. The purchase of a relatively inexpensive web camera is all you need if you already have a newer computer and Vernier's Logger Pro 3 software. In addition to Logger Pro 3, other video analysis tools such as…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Photography, Physics, Computer Software
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Cetin, Aydin; Guler, Inan – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2011
Web3D presents many opportunities for learners in a virtual world or virtual environment over the web. This is a great opportunity for open-distance education institutions to benefit from web3d technologies to create courses with interactive 3d materials. There are many open source and commercial products offering 3d technologies over the web…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Decision Making, Virtual Classrooms, Internet
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Deperlioglu, Omer; Sarpkaya, Yilmaz; Ergun, Ertugrul – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
In today's world, Web-Based Distance Education Systems have a great importance. Web-based Distance Education Systems are usually known as Learning Management Systems (LMS). In this article, a database design, which was developed to create an educational institution as a Learning Management System, is described. In this sense, developed Learning…
Descriptors: Database Design, Management Systems, Distance Education, Databases
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Fournier, Helene; Kop, Rita – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
After speculation in literature about the nature of Personal Learning Environments, research in the design and development of PLEs is now in progress. This paper reports on the first phase of the authors' research on PLE, the identification process of what potential users would consider important components, applications, and tools in a PLE. The…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Educational Environment, Performance Factors, Educational Research
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Star, Mikhael; Collette, Lanita – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
Increasing instructor-student interactions and improving support personnel interventions with students positively affects their academic performance, retention, and graduation rates. This article discusses the Grade Performance Status (GPS) which is Northern Arizona University's new online, academic early alert tool for increasing instructor…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Internet, Teacher Student Relationship, Information Networks
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Vander Hart, Robert; Ingrassia, Barbara; Mayotte, Kerry; Palmer, Lisa A.; Powell, Julia – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
This article details the process of upgrading and expanding an existing academic medical library intranet to include a wiki, blog, discussion forum, and photo collection manager. The first version of the library's intranet from early 2002 was powered by ColdFusion software and existed primarily to allow staff members to author and store minutes of…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Web Sites, Computer Software, Medical Libraries
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Yoose, Becky – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
With the growth of Web 2.0 library intranets in recent years, many libraries are leaving behind legacy, first-generation intranets. As Web 2.0 intranets multiply and mature, how will traditional intranet best practices--especially in the areas of planning, implementation, and evaluation--translate into an existing Web 2.0 intranet infrastructure?…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Library Services, Best Practices, Case Studies
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Lim, Wei-Ying; So, Hyo-Jeong; Tan, Seng-Chee – Interactive Learning Environments, 2010
While the growing prevalence of Web 2.0 in education opens up exciting opportunities for universities to explore expansive, new literacies practices, concomitantly, it presents unique challenges. Many universities are changing from a content delivery paradigm of eLearning 1.0 to a learner-focused paradigm of eLearning 2.0. In this article, we…
Descriptors: Models, Internet, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
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Casquero, Oskar; Portillo, Javier; Ovelar, Ramon; Benito, Manuel; Romo, Jesus – Interactive Learning Environments, 2010
Universities can offer eLearning 2.0 tools and services to learners while obtaining clear benefits from releasing the control over some learning content. This means a shift from the institution centred and monolithic model of traditional virtual learning environments (VLEs) to a more heterogeneous and open model. This article tries to plot an…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Learning Processes, Internet, Client Server Architecture
Everhart, Nancy; Mardis, Marcia; Johnston, Melissa; Smith, Daniella – Online Submission, 2009
For Americans to engage in a global information society, it is critical that they have access to high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet, meaning broadband. Network connectivity opens up a wealth of possibilities to K-12 educators. While it has the potential to result in fundamental changes in teaching methods, it can definitely be used to enhance…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Internet, Access to Information, Computer Networks
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