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Cramer, Sharon F. – College and University, 2006
Four out of five institutions of higher education are in the process of implementing (or significantly upgrading) their student information systems. This is more than a technical undertaking. How can a campus be attentive, right from the start, to the needs of its members, and maintain a vision that translates into a shared commitment to…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Systems Development, Student Personnel Services, Technology Uses in Education
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Kemp, Jerrold E.; Lee, Sunnie; Pascoe, Daniel; Beabout, Brian; Watson, William; Moore, Stephanie – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
It is important for all Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) members to understand the ways society is changing as people evolve deeper into the information age, and to recognize that these changes require a change in paradigm for education and training systems to be most effective in meeting the needs of individuals…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Models, Ethics, Student Centered Curriculum
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Duffy, Francis M.; Reigeluth, Charles M.; Solomon, Monica; Caine, Geoffrey; Carr-Chellman, Alison A.; Almeida, Luis; Frick, Theodore; Thompson, Kenneth; Koh, Joyce; Ryan, Christopher D.; DeMars, Shane – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
This paper presents several brief papers about the process of systemic change. These are: (1) Step-Up-To-Excellence: A Protocol for Navigating Whole-System Change in School Districts by Francis M. Duffy; (2) The Guidance System for Transforming Education by Charles M. Reigeluth; (3) The Schlechty Center For Leadership In School Reform by Monica…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Systems Approach, Systems Development, Profiles
Gratch, Jonathan; DeJong, Gerald – 1992
Increasingly, machine learning is entertained as a mechanism for improving the efficiency of planning systems. Research in this area has generated an impressive battery of techniques and a growing body of empirical successes. Unfortunately the formal properties of these systems are not well understood. This is highlighted by a growing corpus of…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer System Design, Evaluation Methods, Learning Strategies
Bhola, H. S. – 1991
The point is made that systems thinking should be combined with dialectical thinking and constructivist thinking for effective systems design and systems change. To establish a context, a set of assertions on "How the World Works" in regard to systems design and systems change in education is laid out, as value assumptions undergirding…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Computer System Design, Educational Change
Texas State Dept. of Commerce, Austin, TX. State Job Training Coordinating Council. – 1990
This series of reports explores a statewide solution to the work force problems in Texas. The previous report, A Call to Action, described the current status of the Texas work force and introduced the concept of the Human Investment System as a means to improve that status by making human investment and people-serving programs and services in…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Hotlines (Public), Job Training, Labor Force Development
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Cooper, Ted L. – System, 1975
Computer-based instruction can provide effective education at minimal cost. Its acceptance is hindered by lack of mature instructional methodology and course development expense. Systems should use ordinary language, should be modular and multi-purpose, individualized and flexible. Administrative and support systems must be carefully planned. (CHK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Media, Educational Technology
Cook, Michael – 1986
Developed under a contract with the International Council on Archives, these guidelines are designed to emphasize the role of automation techniques in archives and records services, provide an indication of existing computer systems used in different archives services and of specific computer applications at various stages of archives…
Descriptors: Archives, Automation, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Croll, Paul R. – 1982
A functional design model for a computerized adaptive testing (CAT) system was developed and presented through a series of hierarchy plus input-process-output (HIPO) diagrams. System functions were translated into system structure: specifically, into 34 software components. Implementation of the design in a physical system was addressed through…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs
Vincent, A. T. – 1981
Designed primarily to enable blind students to more easily use the Open University's Student Computer Services, a project was implemented to generate computer programs (in BASIC) for a limited configuration microcomputer with synthetic speech as the only output program. Three techniques can be identified with synthetic speech generation:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Artificial Speech, Blindness, Computer Software
Bitter, Barbara W. – 1985
This paper describes one academic's experiences in utilizing a database management system, dBase II, with an Apple IIe microcomputer for record keeping and reporting. Initial problems created by processing data by hand or by a central computer system are described, and the selection process for a microcomputer purchase and software package (dBase…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases, Developmental Studies Programs
Koffman, Elliot B. – Educational Technology, 1974
A discussion of the problem of how it is possible for a verbal student to learn from a computer unless the machine can partially understand his language. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Intermode Differences, Language, Learning Modalities
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Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1976
Grants have been made to eight states (Alabama, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Washington, and Wisconsin) to develop a system of occupational information for career seeking individuals. Program objectives are to publicize careers available, provide knowledge of information centers, counseling, and training programs for these…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Grants, Guidelines, Information Dissemination
Ellsworth, Daryl Gene – 1977
A case history is presented of the development and initial operation of the special library at the Criminal Justice Training and Education Center, Toledo, Ohio, during an internship for the Community Information Specialist Program at The University of Toledo. Description is given of efforts in organizing an existing collection of books, documents,…
Descriptors: Criminology, Information Systems, Learning Resources Centers, Library Planning
Hoenack, Stephen A. – NASPA, 1975
Describes, for the student affairs officer, the importance of evaluating the context within which university-related decisions are made before choosing any proposed management techniques. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Management Systems
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