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Spector, J. Michael; Edmonds, Gerald S. – 2002
This digest reviews what instructional designers do, describes knowledge management, and indicates how knowledge management is influencing instructional design. The first section defines instructional design (ID) and briefly describes the ID process. The second section covers knowledge management (KM), including definitions of KM and systems,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Bishop, Ann P. – 1990
This digest describes proposed legislation for the implementation of the National Research and Education Network (NREN). Issues and implications for teachers, students, researchers, and librarians are suggested and the emergence of the electronic network as a general communication and research tool is described. Developments in electronic…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Federal Legislation, Information Management, Information Networks
Schamber, Linda – 1988
This ERIC Digest examines some of the trends and issues in academic information systems design and describes the policies of several universities that are taking creative advantage of these systems as educational tools. The current emphasis on microcomputers in campus information networks instead of terminals connected to a mainframe computer is…
Descriptors: Campuses, Colleges, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Ellsworth, James B. – 2000
Change efforts should be guided with a systemic understanding of the context in which they are undertaken. Depending on the circumstance, or as the implementation effort progresses, it may be most effective to focus interventions on a particular component of the framework at a time. This ERIC digest presents a sequence for approaching the major…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Development
Shavelson, Richard J.; And Others – 1991
Some steps to identify an initial set of indicators and to develop alternative indicator systems are outlined for educational evaluation and illustrated through the example of a National Science Foundation (NSF) study of mathematics and science education. The first step is to conceptualize potential indicators to specify a comprehensive monitoring…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Policy
Shavelson, Richard J.; And Others – 1991
Educational indicator systems are similar to indicator systems used to monitor the economy, the criminal justice system, or other social systems. Governments recognize the value of statistics that provide current information and make trend analysis and forecasts possible. Education statistics will qualify as indicators only if they serve as…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
Kerka, Sandra – 2003
Research documenting links between levels of education and health outcomes suggests people with higher educational attainment may have a health advantage. Health literacy issues that go beyond basic skills include health information communication; literacy and health as cultural and social practices; a relationship among health information,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Van Dusen, Gerald C. – 1997
Today there is a pressing call for technology o provide expanded higher education opportunities to a wide spectrum of present and potential clientele. This digest summarizes a larger report of the same title which examines the implications of teaching on the "virtual" college campus. It briefly examines the following questions: (1) what…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Managed Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education