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The Skinny on Big Data in Education: Learning Analytics Simplified
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Reyes, Jacqueleen A. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
This paper examines the current state of learning analytics (LA), its stakeholders and the benefits and challenges these stakeholders face. LA is a field of research that involves the gathering, analyzing and reporting of data related to learners and their environments with the purpose of optimizing the learning experience. Stakeholders in LA are…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Stakeholders, Educational Research, Program Effectiveness
Performance Technology--Not a One-Size-Fits-All Profession
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Dierkes, Sunda V. – Performance Improvement, 2012
The current debate over whether to choose just one universal human performance technology (HPT) model, in particular Langdon's language of work (LOW) model, promises a shared understanding among HPT professionals, credibility for the HPT profession, and a return on investment of time and effort in developing performance models over more than 70…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Models, Convergent Thinking, Problem Solving
A Recap of the 2011 ISPI University Case Study Competition
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Hicks, Karen; Blake, Anne – Performance Improvement, 2012
In early 2011, the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) invited three universities--University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Purdue University; and Wayne State University--to participate in the third annual University Human Performance Technology (HPT) Case Study Competition. Each university put together a team of three or four…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Competition, Program Effectiveness, Performance Technology
An Exploration of the Impact of an Open Governance Approach on Strategic Decision Making, Collaboration, Organizational Change, and Sustainability
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Hensley, Kendra – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Total quality management based governance models tend to focus on incremental improvements within the boundaries of a single organization. This may limit the benefits of information technology because they are not complex enough to address business or performance problems that extend beyond the boundaries of a single organization. The research…
Descriptors: Total Quality Management, Cooperation, Interviews, Program Effectiveness
Timing of Technology Upgrades: A Case of Enterprise Systems
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Claybaugh, Craig C. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Technology upgrades are an inevitable part of dealing with any man-made invention utilized for productive gain. One key technology used for productive gain within a firm is enterprise software, specifically a firm's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. After the adoption of an ERP system, an organization is perpetually faced with the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Program Effectiveness, Environmental Influences, Technological Advancement
Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (4th, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, July 6-8, 2011)
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Pechenizkiy, Mykola; Calders, Toon; Conati, Cristina; Ventura, Sebastian; Romero, Cristobal; Stamper, John – International Working Group on Educational Data Mining, 2011
The 4th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2011) brings together researchers from computer science, education, psychology, psychometrics, and statistics to analyze large datasets to answer educational research questions. The conference, held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July 6-9, 2011, follows the three previous editions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Logical Thinking, Profiles, Tutoring