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Smith, Craig W. – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2006
Many online classes use synchronous communication--chat--as a way to conduct class discussion. However, chat can quickly disintegrate into nonproductive chaos if allowed to flow unchecked. The tools provided by course management systems such as Blackboard provide one solution to this problem by allowing instructors to grant or deny access to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Online Courses, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Web Based Instruction
Corrado, Edward M.; Moulaison, Heather L. – Computers in Libraries, 2006
By integrating RSS feeds of new books into their campus' course management system, the authors, a systems librarian (Corrado) and a cataloging/modern languages librarian (Moulaison) at the The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), simplified initial research and spotlighted the library's collections. Faculty members are flocking to this award-winning…
Descriptors: Library Services, Information Technology, Computer Software, Cataloging
Watson, Jim – 1991
The 15 lessons in this step-by-step guide for grades 4-8 are intended to promote the development of thinking skills through the use of databases. These lesson plans, which include specific instructions for using Microsoft Works, constitute a complete unit on the states of the United States. A disk containing 16 files for use with the lessons is…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Databases, Intermediate Grades
Hoppe, Patricia Anne – 1992
Outcomes of a project designed to develop the knowledge base necessary for creating an expert system that would help nonprofit organizations select fund-raising software are presented in this paper. When the system is completed, its components will ask the user for information that will assist in determining the organization's administrative needs…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Selection, Database Management Systems
Hauge, Sharon K. – 1993
While functions and relations are important concepts in the teaching of mathematics, research suggests that many students lack an understanding and appreciation of these concepts. The present paper discusses an approach for teaching functions and relations that draws on the use of illustrations from database management. This approach has the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Databases, Functions (Mathematics)
Porter, Dennis – 1990
This document addresses the recommendation contained in the 1989 California Strategic Plan for Adult Education for an integrated adult education data system. The recommendation proposes collecting and organizing community adult education information into groups of data on: program services, program delivery, learner characteristics, and learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Databases
Kahn, Paul – 1987
A project at Brown University has developed a set of application and system software that provides access to a database of Classical Greek literature which is stored on a CD-ROM. Information on the origins of the project is provided and the technical development of the system is described in detail, including the creation of Classical Greek fonts,…
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Higher Education
Herman, Joan L. – 1987
Several studies were conducted in 1987 by the Multilevel Evaluation Systems Project, which focuses on developing a model for a multi-purpose, multi-user evaluation system to facilitate educational decision making and evaluation. The project model emphasizes on-going integrated assessment of individuals, classes, and programs using a variety of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Databases
Kavulla, Timothy A. – School Business Affairs, 1986
The Wichita, Kansas, Public Schools' Food Service Department Project Reduction in Paperwork (RIP) is designed to automate certain paperwork functions, thus reducing cost and flow of paper. This article addresses how RIP manages free/reduced meal applications and meets the objectives of reducing paper and increasing accuracy, timeliness, and…
Descriptors: Automation, Centralization, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness

Deogun, Jitender S.; Raghavan, Vijay V. – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Discusses the motivation for integrating information retrieval and database management systems, and proposes a probabilistic retrieval model in which records in a file may be composed of attributes (formatted data items) and descriptors (content indicators). The details and resolutions of difficulties involved in integrating such systems are…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Feedback, Information Retrieval, Mathematical Models

Rowley, J. E.; And Others – Education for Information, 1988
Outlines the courses offered by the Department of Library and Information Studies at Manchester Polytechnic, and describes the use of a database management system to teach aspects of information science. Details of a number of specific applications are given and future developments are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Software, Course Content, Database Management Systems
Giordano, Richard; And Others – Perspectives in Computing, 1988
Presents description of the Generalized Automatic Text Organization and Retrieval system (GATOR), a database system that indexes and retrieves information from machine-readable texts such as interviews and case histories. Qualitative and quantitative analyses are discussed, and integrating GATOR with standard statistical packages is described.…
Descriptors: Case Records, Content Analysis, Database Management Systems, Indexing

Waldstein, Robert K. – RSR Reference Services Review, 1988
Describes an information retrieval system developed at Bell Laboratories to create and maintain a variety of different but interrelated databases, and to provide controlled access to these databases. The components discussed include the interfaces, indexing rules, display languages, response time, and updating procedures of the system. (6 notes…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Display Systems, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Electronic Learning, 1988
Based on questionnaires sent to educational software companies in January 1988, this directory lists 78 companies. Information given includes company address, curriculum subject areas for which the company publishes software, types of machines and operating systems on which the software operates, and grade level for which it is targeted. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Enrichment, Database Management Systems
Spigai, Fran; And Others – Database, 1987
Three case studies of organizations that have implemented Cuadra Associate's STAR system, an integrated multiuser hardware and software information management system, describe and evaluate the use of the system with microcomputers within a database services organization, an academic law library, and an academic health sciences library. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Database Management Systems, Equipment Evaluation