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Nathan L. Moody; Brant G. Miller; Robert Justin Hougham – Journal of Experiential Education, 2024
Background: Outdoor Adventure Education (OAE) predominantly centers learning around individual goal setting and experiences and has not traditionally elevated Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS). Purpose: This research focuses on understanding how student learning and inquiry is affected through OAE that emphasizes the importance of IKS as a…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, College Freshmen, Adventure Education, Summer Programs
Heithecker, Julia Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare the educational effectiveness of online versus in-class computer literacy courses, and examine the impact, if any, of student demographics (delimited to gender, age, work status, father and mother education, and enrollment status). Institutions are seeking ways to produce technologically…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Conventional Instruction
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Kenyon, Jeremy; Godfrey, Bruce; Eckwright, Gail Z. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2012
The management and curation of digital geospatial data has become a central concern for many academic libraries. Geospatial data is a complex type of data critical to many different disciplines, and its use has become more expansive in the past decade. The University of Idaho Library maintains a geospatial data repository called the Interactive…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Partnerships in Education, Academic Libraries, Researchers
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Ayyagari, Ramakrishna; Tyks, Jonathan – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2012
Security and disaster training is identified as a top Information Technology (IT) required skill that needs to be taught in Information Systems (IS) curriculums. Accordingly, information security and privacy have become core concepts in information system education. Providing IT security on a shoestring budget is always difficult and many small…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Information Systems, Core Curriculum, Information Security
Stamm, Randy Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this mixed method research study was to examine relationships in student and instructor activity logs and student performance benchmarks specific to enabling early intervention by the instructor in a Learning Management System (LMS). Instructor feedback was collected through a survey instrument to demonstrate perceived importance of…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Management Information Systems, Early Intervention, Learning Modules
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Danley, Janet V. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010
This chapter covers the impact of homeland security mandates on institutions and international students and scholars. The author traces the history of interest by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in developing a management system for international students and scholars that eventually resulted in the birth of Student and Exchange…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Students, National Security, Foreign Nationals