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Berry, Geoff – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2002
Discusses the nature of quality systems, including quality systems in education and schools; describes three criteria for the development of quality systems in New South Wales public schools; examines three approaches to quality system development and their relevance to New South Wales schools: The International Standards Organization, Investors…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Management Systems
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Fisher, Diane – Technology Teacher, 2005
In the case of cars and other engineered objects, humans go about the design process in a very intentional way. They pretty much know what they are aiming for. The activity described in this article demonstrates how a computer can simulate biological evolution and the laws of natural selection. The article is divided into the following sections:…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Information Technology, Computer System Design, Design Requirements
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Mogharreban, Namdar – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2004
A typical tutorial system functions by means of interaction between four components: the expert knowledge base component, the inference engine component, the learner's knowledge component and the user interface component. In typical tutorial systems the interaction and the sequence of presentation as well as the mode of evaluation are…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Student Characteristics, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Systems Development
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Kane, Shaun K. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Introduction: Website accessibility is a problem that affects millions of people with disabilities. While most current accessibility initiatives target government or commercial sites, a growing segment of online content is being created by non-professionals. This content is often inaccessible to users with disabilities. Everyday inclusive Web…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Computer System Design, Accessibility (for Disabled), Design Requirements
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Manning, Sabine – European Educational Research Journal, 2007
The WIFO Gateway to Research on Education in Europe (http://www.wifo-gate.org) is an Internet portal focusing on vocational education and training and human resource development. Launched 10 years ago by the Research Forum Education and Society (Wissenschaftsforum Bildung und Gesellschaft-WIFO) Berlin, it has developed in several stages in close…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Researchers, Vocational Education
Jackson, James; Dixon, Mark R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
The present paper provides a task analysis for creating a computerized data system using a Pocket PC and Microsoft Visual Basic. With Visual Basic software and any handheld device running the Windows MOBLE operating system, this task analysis will allow behavior analysts to program and customize their own functional analysis data-collection…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Data Collection, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Computer Storage Devices
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Primich, Tracy; Richardson, Caroline – Acquisitions Librarian, 2006
The Integrated Library System remains a true innovation that forms the baseline of service provided by the contemporary library. The purpose of this paper is to take a moment and reflect upon this innovation, and also to comment about ways to boost and revive innovative endeavors that can further develop the ILS. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Innovation, Academic Libraries, Library Networks, Online Catalogs
Windhausen, John, Jr. – EDUCAUSE, 2008
This white paper proposes bringing the federal government, state governments, and the private sector together as part of a new approach to making high-speed Internet services available across the country. It proposes the creation of a new federal Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) that, together with matching funds from the states and the private…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Telecommunications, Public Sector, Partnerships in Education
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Vuth, Doung; Than, Chhuon Chan; Phanousith, Somphone; Phissamay, Phonpasit; Tai, Tran Thi – Distance Education, 2007
The current project brings together academic and governmental specialists from Cambodia, Laos, and Viet Nam (CLV), in a collaborative study of the prospects for distance education (DE) in those countries. The study's overall objectives are to: (1) survey and take stock of existing educational scenarios and problems in CLV; (2) document the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Policy, Regional Planning
Dyman, Daniel J. – 1998
The integration of concepts and contributions from learning theorists, media specialists, and teaching practitioners, optimized within a framework of selected system strategies derived from military management programs, can help resolve concerns for educational improvement and accountability and influence the utilization of technology enabling…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Systems
Merrill, Kurt; Satz, Jay A. – 1999
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) runs backcountry programs in wilderness settings, providing both an educational experience for participants and badly needed conservation work on public lands. As part of its risk management efforts, SCA has developed an emergency response system that ties resources in the field to all the resources of…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Organizational Communication, Outdoor Education, Planning
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Anderton, Mary; Ashmore, Cathy – Business Education Forum, 1975
Descriptors: Distributive Education, Educational Objectives, Individualized Instruction, Learning Modules
Lester, Richard I. – NUEA Spectator, 1974
The application of the Program System Development approach to the development of educational programs consists of five logically interrelated steps: (1) analyze program requirements, (2) determine educational needs, (3) develop objectives and tests, (4) plan, develop, and validate instruction, and (5) conduct and evaluate instruction. (MW)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Instructional Systems, Program Design, Program Development
Coffelt, Kenneth; Combs, Bob – 1981
Designed to help the user of instructional television (ITV) gain new insights and understandings in its applications, this handbook offers step-by-step guidance in applying ITV to the solution of a wide range of instructional and learning problems. The three sections of the manual cover topics related to (1) preparation, i.e., script writing, how…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Production Techniques, Systems Development, Television Lighting
Prior, Marcia R. – 1980
The careful integration of editorial content, graphic design, and advertising to create a successful magazine package is not a phenomenon of the last half of the twentieth century. As early as the 1890s, the first publishers of "Vogue" magazine had established an editorial-advertising-design mix in the fashion magazine that was…
Descriptors: Advertising, History, Layout (Publications), Marketing
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