Hijacking hypermedia and other highways to learn computer science on a distance‐learning course

Centres for higher education are seeking to adopt online systems to improve their course presentation. The investigation of how these facilities can be beneficial to teaching and learning is essential STILE (Students’ and Teachers’ Integrated Learning Environment) is a project which involved four universities in the United Kingdom. The online facilities were provided in both campus and distance‐learning situations. The system used was based on the World Wide Web. However, because the Web did not comfortably facilitate conferencing in 1995, at the Open University we also adopted a proprietary conferencing system. This paper describes not only how interested the students were in the extra material provided online in both the conferencing and Web environments, but also how beneficial they felt each medium was to their learning. The tutors’ perceptions of their students’ participation with these online facilities is also discusse

Piloting a new approach: Making use of technology to present a distance learning computer science course

Computer‐Mediated Communication (CMC) systems have been described and evaluated in a number of ways by different researchers in the field. This paper proposes that computer conferencing systems should be designed to encourage students to participate in three dimensions previously treated by separate researchers. These can be summarized as a knowledge dimension, a social dimension and a motivational dimension. This paper reports on how one particular conference, that of M205‐STILE, was constructed to take account of these dimensions and to facilitate students’ computer‐supported cooperative learning

Is it sustainable? A comparison of student and tutor online time across three distance‐learning courses

Distance‐learning course providers world‐wide are looking to new technology to enhance their course presentations. One of the areas they are beginning to assess is that of integrating Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) into their courses. An important factor to be borne in mind with the adoption of CMC is the amount of time required to be an active participant. It is important therefore to investigate how much time tutors and students spend online, and if this is sustainable in the longer term. This paper discusses tutor and student involvement in the Open University M205 ‐ STILE project, and compares these findings with the time spent online by students and tutors on two other Open University courses. Our aim was to see if our findings were atypical. The comparisons are discussed, and recommendations are made about how future online courses can benefit from the findings of this study

Guest Editorial

Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri – Pimatisiwin Deputy Chair of the Editorial Board Dr Denise Wilson introduces Volume 6, Issue 1

Student Management And Human Intelligence Skills Enhanced Through Community Service

Based on years of human intelligence research conducted by Howard Gardner and results from a quantitative research study supporting Gardner’s research collected from a sample of 205 faculty within the United States, the researcher examined students that are actively engaged in community service experiences and their approaches to reframing their intelligences and enhancing their unique learning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Students who reach beyond the class or virtual rooms of academia and become actively involved in community service organizations gain organizational experiences that sharpen their management and human intelligence skills to equip them with operating in a competitive world of constant organizational change

Vincennes: From French colonial village to American frontier town, 1730-1820.

This dissertation explores the social, political, and economic transitions which occurred among the French-Canadian inhabitants of Vincennes (in present-day southern Indiana) as the colonial French village became an American frontier town. Few studies in recent decades have explored the colonial history of the Middle West, and even fewer make the chronological transition from the Colonial Period to the Early National Period. This study investigates the changes experienced by the French when they became British subjects (in 1763) and American citizens (in 1783). It also contributes to a fuller understanding of midwestern history by showing how the normal process of pioneer settlement was altered when Americans encountered long-established French towns and villages with already-constructed houses, churches, taverns, mills, merchants\u27 shops, cultivated farmland, and a population who enjoyed friendly relations with local Indian tribes. The first section of the dissertation describes what life was like in colonial Vincennes with chapters on daily life, making a living, religion, and the particular experiences of women. The cultural distinctness and unique experiences of midwestern French colonists offer a valuable comparison to English colonists in America. The middle section chronicles political and military developments in Vincennes and the West as the region was caught up in eighteenth-century imperial struggles, first between France and Great Britain and later between Great Britain and the United States. While the British Period was marked by much continuity in Vincennes due to the failure of the British government to establish firm political or military control, the Vincennes villagers faced many challenges and economic hardships during and after the American Revolution. The most significant part of the study is the last section which describes the rapid changes which occurred in Vincennes in the decades after the American Revolution (1785-1820). Topics covered in the last section include: Indian relations, French adaptation to American laws, French efforts to secure land claims, the French role in local/regional government; and the social and economic transformations which occurred from 1790 to 1820 as the French village took on increasing characteristics of an American frontier town

Caring Leadership Applied In The Classroom To Embrace The Needs Of Students

On a daily basis, teachers make important decisions that impact the learning and growth process of student development. One of many important decisions that teachers make pertains to the methods used to impart knowledge to students while maintaining discipline and order in a caring manner. Using literature and secondary sources, the author provides a view of caring leadership from a human intelligence perspective as a viable approach to classroom management. The paper concludes by offering a discussion on caring leadership skills and classroom management applications, as well as benefits of caring leadership to students, schools, and the community at large. The content can be used to help current and future educators become more effective leaders as they seek to enhance student learning by fostering an enriching and caring classroom experience

A Study Of Multiple Intelligences And Higher Education Faculty In The United States

This quantitative research study discovered and identified the degree of relationships between the domains of multiple intelligences: (a) interpersonal, (b) intrapersonal, and (c) linguistic intelligences, and (d) leadership and demographic characteristics such as, (a) age, (b) gender and (c) ethnicity among higher education faculty. Using a survey instrument, primary data was collected from a sample of 205 faculty members within the United States. Furthermore, the researcher examined and analyzed certain aspects of the field of leadership, and the impact Gardner’s multiple intelligences may or may not have on leadership selection, training and development based on the results obtained. This paper provides a summary of the study and its results along with possible implications and recommendations for administrators, managers and leaders in academia

Thriving Innovation Ecosystems: Synergy Among Stakeholders, Tools, and People

An innovation ecosystem is a multi-stakeholder environment, where different stakeholders interact to solve complex socio-technical challenges. We explored how stakeholders use digital tools, human resources, and their combination to gather information and make decisions in innovation ecosystems. To comprehensively understand stakeholders' motivations, information needs and practices, we conducted a three-part interview study across five stakeholder groups (N=13) using an interactive digital dashboard. We found that stakeholders were primarily motivated to participate in innovation ecosystems by the potential social impact of their contributions. We also found that stakeholders used digital tools to seek "high-level" information to scaffold initial decision-making efforts but ultimately relied on contextual information provided by human networks to enact final decisions. Therefore, people, not digital tools, appear to be the key source of information in these ecosystems. Guided by our findings, we explored how technology might nevertheless enhance stakeholders' decision-making efforts and enable robust and equitable innovation ecosystems

Knowledge Management: A Proposed Process Model

The purpose of this article is to propose a model to serve as a framework of Knowledge Management (KM) in the organization, specifically, a model related to process performance. Since KM is a relatively new field of study, the proposed framework can be used as a basis to guide future research. A framework describes a phenomenon in the form of key factors, constructs, or variables and their relationships; allows an organization to gain perspective; and provides focus to improve effectiveness. The framework should be useful in planning KM activities within an organization and for distinguishing between the required processes. This framework can be used to analyze the resources required and how they should be used. An understanding of knowledge is prerequisite for design and implementation an effective KM process. The relation of data and information to knowledge (the ‘information food chain’) is also necessary. We add expertise in the chain