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Gommer, Lisa; Visser, Gabrielle – 2001
At the University of Twente (Netherlands), a course management system called TeleTOP has been implemented in all faculties. This paper describes the TeleTOP system and the implementation process. In order to find out how teachers use their course environments in education, an analysis was made of 60 course environments. Results showed that these…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Systems Development
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Atkinson, John S.; Spenneman, Dirk H. R.; Cornforth, David – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To provide administrators at an Australian university with data on the feasibility of redirecting under-utilised computer laboratories facilities into a distributed high performance computing facility. Design/methodology/approach: The individual log-in records for each computer located in the computer laboratories at the university were…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Learning Resources Centers, Computer Centers, Use Studies
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Morgan, Arthur – Education & Training, 2002
In 2000 a survey was undertaken in an attempt to establish a sustainable, coherent database of empirical information on NVQ level 3, 4 and 5 activity in English and Welsh higher education institutions HEIs. As a result of this work a report was produced, "The Utilisation of NVQs in Higher Education in England and Wales," which set out…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Research Reports, Case Studies
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Kinsella, Janet; Bryant, Philip – Library Trends, 1987
Reviews recent and current research and development projects in the United Kingdom dealing with online information systems. Main areas of research (systems design, impact on user behavior and organizational structure, ergonomics and bibliographic factors) and research techniques (features analysis, transaction log analysis, surveys and comparative…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Evaluation Methods
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Walker, Stephen – Library Trends, 1987
Describes the design and operation of a prototype online catalog; reviews research which evaluated the system in terms of types of searches and success rates; and offers suggestions for enhancing subject access, including automatic stemming, synonym tables and cross-reference lists, and relevance feedback mechanisms. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Haigh, Gerald – 1993
The 14 City Technology Colleges (CTCs) opened so far in Great Britain are achieving an average attendance rate of between 90 percent and 97 percent. This high level of attendance has been assisted by the use of electronic registration (role taking) devices, including smart cards, portable computers, and optical readers. This report compares…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Computer Managed Instruction, Data Collection