In order to improve, it’s important to be able to see where we currently are. Even more important is to listen to the education professionals who work every day to improve the learning environments of their students. Gauging the environment for education operations is invaluable to see what the current outlook is and to have an unbiased approach to improvements. In SchoolDude’s inaugural 2017 Education Operations Health Index, we used operations data and feedback from Public K-12 schools, four-year universities, two-year colleges, and private and independent schools to provide an index that is indicative of the current state of the health of operations across the education industry worldwide.
With this education operations data, every education leader, from Superintendents to Business Officers to CIOs, will have a benchmark to pinpoint their department’s strengths and areas for improvement – and be able to make more informed, actionable decisions. Our goal is to provide a health index that truly is a pulse on how educational operations are performing.
InsideTrack eBook: The decision-making behavior of post-traditional studentsLudmila Adamovica
An analysis of coaching data from InsideTrack. Top reasons for pursuing a degree. Top institution selection criteria among prospective post-traditional students. Top concerns with online learning. Top non-start reasons. Top drop reasons.
A School Leader’s Guide to Effective Stakeholder EngagementTanya Paperny
Families, teachers, and communities all have varying perspectives on what
the school year can and should hold for students. School leaders need to
balance these voices in decision-making through effective and authentic
stakeholder engagement.
Stakeholder engagement is essential for school leaders confronting change
and uncertainty. And yet there are better and worse ways for school leaders
to engage stakeholders in their decision-making processes: It’s far too easy to
neglect important groups, spend too much time with some groups and not
enough with others, or fail to take into account how past decisions and
community context may affect the perception of leadership decisions.
“A School Leader’s Guide to Effective Stakeholder Engagement” [LINK TK]
can help school leaders avoid these pitfalls. This slide deck provides an
overview of stakeholder engagement and easy-to-understand steps, and a
linked workbook (on slide 5) provides a resource to support school leaders as
they implement their approach.
These are the summary results of a survey of over 40 college of business Deans. In it we explore what curricula and services they are offering to support student career development
An EHealth Adoption Framework for Developing Countries: A Systematic Reviewhiij
There is growing interest in the rate of eHealth uptake resulting from the increased potential to advance the quality of healthcare services in both the developed and developing countries. Although the implementation of information and communication technology to support healthcare delivery would greatly address the quality and accessibility challenges in healthcare as well as reduction in the cost of healthcare delivery, the adoption of eHealth has not been fully realized. This study aimed at conducting a systematic literature review to establish the factors associated with the adoption of eHealth and propose a context-specific framework for successful adoption of eHealth technologies in developing countries such as Uganda. The systematic literature review process was guided by the Systematic Review Protocol. The review of 29 journals from the period 2009-2021 showed that, although the most widely used frameworks in the developing countries were Technology Adoption Model (TAM), Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework and Technology Organization Environment (TOE) framework, there were other salient factors reported by other researchers that contributed to the adoption of eHealth in developing countries. A novel framework for adoption of eHealth in the local context with eight (8) dimensions namely; Sociodemographic, Technology, Information, Socio-cultural, Organization, Governance, Ethical and legal and Financial dimensions is derived and presented as result of the research.
Teacher Pension Plans: How They Work, and How They Affect Recruitment, Retent...Jeremy Knight
About 90 percent of public school teachers today are enrolled in defined benefit pension plans operated by their state. Most of these state-run plans were created decades ago, and they have not adjusted to serve the mobile teaching workforce in today’s modern society. While they do serve some long-serving veteran teachers well, the plans also leave many short- and medium-term teachers with less-than-adequate benefits.
In “Teacher Pension Plans: How They Work, and How They Affect Recruitment, Retention, and Equity,” we look at the history of these plans and how they interact with key education issues facing our schools today, including attracting and retaining high-quality teachers and providing equitable resources for disadvantaged students. While there are no easy or one-size-fits-all solutions, this deck concludes with examples of states that have re-designed their retirement systems to better meet the needs of teachers, taxpayers, and the general public.
InsideTrack eBook: The decision-making behavior of post-traditional studentsLudmila Adamovica
An analysis of coaching data from InsideTrack. Top reasons for pursuing a degree. Top institution selection criteria among prospective post-traditional students. Top concerns with online learning. Top non-start reasons. Top drop reasons.
A School Leader’s Guide to Effective Stakeholder EngagementTanya Paperny
Families, teachers, and communities all have varying perspectives on what
the school year can and should hold for students. School leaders need to
balance these voices in decision-making through effective and authentic
stakeholder engagement.
Stakeholder engagement is essential for school leaders confronting change
and uncertainty. And yet there are better and worse ways for school leaders
to engage stakeholders in their decision-making processes: It’s far too easy to
neglect important groups, spend too much time with some groups and not
enough with others, or fail to take into account how past decisions and
community context may affect the perception of leadership decisions.
“A School Leader’s Guide to Effective Stakeholder Engagement” [LINK TK]
can help school leaders avoid these pitfalls. This slide deck provides an
overview of stakeholder engagement and easy-to-understand steps, and a
linked workbook (on slide 5) provides a resource to support school leaders as
they implement their approach.
These are the summary results of a survey of over 40 college of business Deans. In it we explore what curricula and services they are offering to support student career development
An EHealth Adoption Framework for Developing Countries: A Systematic Reviewhiij
There is growing interest in the rate of eHealth uptake resulting from the increased potential to advance the quality of healthcare services in both the developed and developing countries. Although the implementation of information and communication technology to support healthcare delivery would greatly address the quality and accessibility challenges in healthcare as well as reduction in the cost of healthcare delivery, the adoption of eHealth has not been fully realized. This study aimed at conducting a systematic literature review to establish the factors associated with the adoption of eHealth and propose a context-specific framework for successful adoption of eHealth technologies in developing countries such as Uganda. The systematic literature review process was guided by the Systematic Review Protocol. The review of 29 journals from the period 2009-2021 showed that, although the most widely used frameworks in the developing countries were Technology Adoption Model (TAM), Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework and Technology Organization Environment (TOE) framework, there were other salient factors reported by other researchers that contributed to the adoption of eHealth in developing countries. A novel framework for adoption of eHealth in the local context with eight (8) dimensions namely; Sociodemographic, Technology, Information, Socio-cultural, Organization, Governance, Ethical and legal and Financial dimensions is derived and presented as result of the research.
Teacher Pension Plans: How They Work, and How They Affect Recruitment, Retent...Jeremy Knight
About 90 percent of public school teachers today are enrolled in defined benefit pension plans operated by their state. Most of these state-run plans were created decades ago, and they have not adjusted to serve the mobile teaching workforce in today’s modern society. While they do serve some long-serving veteran teachers well, the plans also leave many short- and medium-term teachers with less-than-adequate benefits.
In “Teacher Pension Plans: How They Work, and How They Affect Recruitment, Retention, and Equity,” we look at the history of these plans and how they interact with key education issues facing our schools today, including attracting and retaining high-quality teachers and providing equitable resources for disadvantaged students. While there are no easy or one-size-fits-all solutions, this deck concludes with examples of states that have re-designed their retirement systems to better meet the needs of teachers, taxpayers, and the general public.
Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies - Key messages in a ...StatsCommunications
Key messages from the OECD publication Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies, launched on 1st July 2021. More information at https://www.oecd.org/wise/measuring-what-matters-for-child-well-being-and-policies-e82fded1-en.htm
FACTORS AFFECTING ACCEPTANCE OF WEB-BASED TRAINING SYSTEM: USING EXTENDED UTA...IJCSEIT Journal
Advancement in information system leads organizations to apply e-learning system to train their employees
in order to enhance its performance. In this respect, applying web based training will enable the
organization to train their employees quickly, efficiently and effectively anywhere at any time. This
research aims to extend Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology (UTAUT) using some factors
such flexibility of web based training system, system interactivity and system enjoyment, in order to explain
the employees’ intention to use web based training system. A total of 290 employees have participated in
this study. The findings of the study revealed that performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, social
influence and system flexibility have direct effect on the employees’ intention to use web based training
system, while effort expectancy, system enjoyment and system interactivity have indirect effect on
employees’ intention to use the system.
Tackle troublesome behavior among youths before it leads to poor outcomes like violence, delinquency, dropping out of school, substance abuse and teen pregnancy. That lies at the heart of “prevention science.
Presentation by Ian Phillips and Annie Fergusson. The Australian Flexible Learning Framework’s annual E-learning Benchmarking surveys, which measure the use, impact and uptake of e-learning within vocational education and training (VET) have been completed. The results are now available via the Flexible Learning Framework website. The surveys show that 29% of all VET activity now involves e-learning. This is up from 17% in 2006 and 6-8% in 2005. The growth in e-learning is primarily being driven by RTOs that were already using e-learning and extending it to more of their students. Nearly half of all registered training organisations still say they do no e-learning. Tune in to find out about the latest trends in the uptake and use of e-learning with data from the e-learning surveys of RTOs, VET students, employers and VET teachers and trainers. See the extent to which different training organisations are using e-learning, and catch up on what individual RTOs are doing to benchmark their use of e-learning.
Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Smart Buildings Using the Tec...Eswar Publications
Objective: This study aimed to find a solution to the acceptance of smart buildings in Iran using the technology
acceptance model (TAM). The main research question is the significance of this model relationships, as well as the
anticipated adoption of smart buildings in Iran using variables included in the model.
Methods: This descriptive study, is based on survey data collection methods and the way of analyzing data is correlational and casual study. Measurement tool was designed based on the standardized questionnaire presented by Davis. The reliability coefficient was 0.88. Statistical population is unlimited and included citizens of Iran in 1395. The sample consisted of 388 individuals. Given the infinity of society and Cochran formula, 384 individual is sufficient for
this research. This study is a random sampling one that was done in the period of 30 days.
Findings and conclusions: The results revealed that all relationships in the model are significant. And among the
variables of the model, perceived usefulness, the attitude toward using, and features of smart buildings had the most
intense relationship in acceptance this technology. Using regression equations, each of the dependent variables in the
model, is predictable by the independent variables.
Innovation of research: The intensity of relationship between variables in technology acceptance model and impact of each variable in explaining the criterion factor was analyzed.
Research limitations: Many people tend not to complete the questionnaire and some ones answer questions unrealistic. Despite all the explanations to justify the respondents, still there are possible directions in responses.
Practical consequences: Using regression equations obtained in this study, we can predict the criterion variables in the
model of technology adoption.
Technology Acceptance Model for Mobile Health SystemsIOSR Journals
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that influence health-related consumer’s
acceptance to use the mobile technology as a tool for receiving healthcare services. Based on technology
acceptance model (TAM), this paper provides a better understanding of antecedent of key acceptance constructs
(e.g. intention to use, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use). The proposed research model and hypotheses
validated and tested with data collected from 302 Egyptians and Yemenis patients, health professionals, and
general health users. The results are analyzed using a number of statistical techniques including partial least
squares. The key findings obtaining from the results of the three surveyed stakeholders reveal that: (1) ninety
percent are indented to use mobile health services. (2) While intention to use has greatly influenced by
perceived usefulness, the impact of perceived ease of use varies. (3) Perceived value, perceived ease of use and
portability factors are significantly affect perceived usefulness. (4) Self-efficacy and technology anxiety have a
great impact on perceived ease of use. (5) The impact of the rest of the suggested factors ranged from medium,
low, and insignificant. The research made an in-depth exploration and examination of the factors that influence
user’s intention to use mobile health services focusing on technological, cultural, organizational, political, and
social aspects whereas most of the previous studies considered only one or two aspects together. The proposed
model can be applied to assess mobile health user’s acceptance, thereby help mobile health developers and
providers to develop better mobile health applications that meet the needs of the potential users.
Keywords: Intention to use, Mobile health, portability, Resistance to change, Technology anxiety, Technology
acceptance model
Applying Utaut and Innovation Diffusion Theory to Understand the Rapid Adopti...Editor IJCATR
M-PESA, the world-leading mobile money system has transformed lives and livelihoods in Kenya and beyond. Financial
inclusion for the marginalized in emerging markets is now feasible and achievable. Mobile money promises a more scalable and
cheaper alternative to the large unbanked populace than conventional banking. In the recent years, Sub-Saharan Africa has rolled out a
number of practical technology-driven innovative products leading to more and more cashless transactions. One such product is MPESA;
a mobile-based financial innovation that has achieved unprecedented growth since its inception in March 2007 by the mobile
network operator, Safaricom. In spite of its tantalizing potential, one major challenge is how to optimally capture the market. This
paper analyses the M-PESA ecosystem, by building theoretical linkages between two main theories; i) Innovation Diffusion Theory
and ii) Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. The questions the author is addressing are: Which factors are
responsible for M-PESA’s rapid adoption? How does Safaricom maintain its strong grip as a Mobile Network Operator in the financial
sector?
An overview of a 2014 study examining how executives view the business and social value that can be derived from CSR--or corporate investments in environmental, social, and governance dimensions of business.
Putting aside the detail of the findings for one moment, one of the very interesting aspects of this year’s survey is that, unlike in previous years, there is far less divergence of opinions between academy and maintained school respondents. This perhaps reflects the fact that we are now entering into the sixth year of the expanded academies programme and all schools are feeling the continued effects of the changing accountability measures, frailties of the examination system as well as financial restraint in the public sector.
Two clear themes struck me when looking at the survey findings. The Government’s education programme heavily relies on school leaders and it is clear more needs to be done to support current leaders as well as identifying and developing the leaders of the future.With continuation of the academy programme at pace and the emergence of more local school groups this will be a critical part of succession planning at both a local and national level.
This Government also needs to follow through on its manifesto commitments on schools funding. The Conservative manifesto made a commitment to provide‘proper funding’ to every school and to ‘make schools funding fairer’. However, Nicky Morgan has said the new funding formula will not be ready until September 2017 at the very earliest. Many will remember the last Education Secretary of State started consultation on fair funding in 2012 but progress soon stalled.
Whilst 2017 will feel too late for many, it is important to ensure that this time real progress will be delivered for our worst funded schools and their pupils. The Prime Minister’s announcement in July this year that the additional £390m previously confirmed for 2015-16 would be base-lined in budgets for future years was a welcome start. Any additional measures the Chancellor can facilitate in the comprehensive spending review to help narrow the gap pending the full implementation of fair funding will be very welcome.
https://www.brownejacobson.com/education/training-and-resources/guides/2015/11/school-leaders-survey-2015
Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies - Key messages in a ...StatsCommunications
Key messages from the OECD publication Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies, launched on 1st July 2021. More information at https://www.oecd.org/wise/measuring-what-matters-for-child-well-being-and-policies-e82fded1-en.htm
FACTORS AFFECTING ACCEPTANCE OF WEB-BASED TRAINING SYSTEM: USING EXTENDED UTA...IJCSEIT Journal
Advancement in information system leads organizations to apply e-learning system to train their employees
in order to enhance its performance. In this respect, applying web based training will enable the
organization to train their employees quickly, efficiently and effectively anywhere at any time. This
research aims to extend Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology (UTAUT) using some factors
such flexibility of web based training system, system interactivity and system enjoyment, in order to explain
the employees’ intention to use web based training system. A total of 290 employees have participated in
this study. The findings of the study revealed that performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, social
influence and system flexibility have direct effect on the employees’ intention to use web based training
system, while effort expectancy, system enjoyment and system interactivity have indirect effect on
employees’ intention to use the system.
Tackle troublesome behavior among youths before it leads to poor outcomes like violence, delinquency, dropping out of school, substance abuse and teen pregnancy. That lies at the heart of “prevention science.
Presentation by Ian Phillips and Annie Fergusson. The Australian Flexible Learning Framework’s annual E-learning Benchmarking surveys, which measure the use, impact and uptake of e-learning within vocational education and training (VET) have been completed. The results are now available via the Flexible Learning Framework website. The surveys show that 29% of all VET activity now involves e-learning. This is up from 17% in 2006 and 6-8% in 2005. The growth in e-learning is primarily being driven by RTOs that were already using e-learning and extending it to more of their students. Nearly half of all registered training organisations still say they do no e-learning. Tune in to find out about the latest trends in the uptake and use of e-learning with data from the e-learning surveys of RTOs, VET students, employers and VET teachers and trainers. See the extent to which different training organisations are using e-learning, and catch up on what individual RTOs are doing to benchmark their use of e-learning.
Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Smart Buildings Using the Tec...Eswar Publications
Objective: This study aimed to find a solution to the acceptance of smart buildings in Iran using the technology
acceptance model (TAM). The main research question is the significance of this model relationships, as well as the
anticipated adoption of smart buildings in Iran using variables included in the model.
Methods: This descriptive study, is based on survey data collection methods and the way of analyzing data is correlational and casual study. Measurement tool was designed based on the standardized questionnaire presented by Davis. The reliability coefficient was 0.88. Statistical population is unlimited and included citizens of Iran in 1395. The sample consisted of 388 individuals. Given the infinity of society and Cochran formula, 384 individual is sufficient for
this research. This study is a random sampling one that was done in the period of 30 days.
Findings and conclusions: The results revealed that all relationships in the model are significant. And among the
variables of the model, perceived usefulness, the attitude toward using, and features of smart buildings had the most
intense relationship in acceptance this technology. Using regression equations, each of the dependent variables in the
model, is predictable by the independent variables.
Innovation of research: The intensity of relationship between variables in technology acceptance model and impact of each variable in explaining the criterion factor was analyzed.
Research limitations: Many people tend not to complete the questionnaire and some ones answer questions unrealistic. Despite all the explanations to justify the respondents, still there are possible directions in responses.
Practical consequences: Using regression equations obtained in this study, we can predict the criterion variables in the
model of technology adoption.
Technology Acceptance Model for Mobile Health SystemsIOSR Journals
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that influence health-related consumer’s
acceptance to use the mobile technology as a tool for receiving healthcare services. Based on technology
acceptance model (TAM), this paper provides a better understanding of antecedent of key acceptance constructs
(e.g. intention to use, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use). The proposed research model and hypotheses
validated and tested with data collected from 302 Egyptians and Yemenis patients, health professionals, and
general health users. The results are analyzed using a number of statistical techniques including partial least
squares. The key findings obtaining from the results of the three surveyed stakeholders reveal that: (1) ninety
percent are indented to use mobile health services. (2) While intention to use has greatly influenced by
perceived usefulness, the impact of perceived ease of use varies. (3) Perceived value, perceived ease of use and
portability factors are significantly affect perceived usefulness. (4) Self-efficacy and technology anxiety have a
great impact on perceived ease of use. (5) The impact of the rest of the suggested factors ranged from medium,
low, and insignificant. The research made an in-depth exploration and examination of the factors that influence
user’s intention to use mobile health services focusing on technological, cultural, organizational, political, and
social aspects whereas most of the previous studies considered only one or two aspects together. The proposed
model can be applied to assess mobile health user’s acceptance, thereby help mobile health developers and
providers to develop better mobile health applications that meet the needs of the potential users.
Keywords: Intention to use, Mobile health, portability, Resistance to change, Technology anxiety, Technology
acceptance model
Applying Utaut and Innovation Diffusion Theory to Understand the Rapid Adopti...Editor IJCATR
M-PESA, the world-leading mobile money system has transformed lives and livelihoods in Kenya and beyond. Financial
inclusion for the marginalized in emerging markets is now feasible and achievable. Mobile money promises a more scalable and
cheaper alternative to the large unbanked populace than conventional banking. In the recent years, Sub-Saharan Africa has rolled out a
number of practical technology-driven innovative products leading to more and more cashless transactions. One such product is MPESA;
a mobile-based financial innovation that has achieved unprecedented growth since its inception in March 2007 by the mobile
network operator, Safaricom. In spite of its tantalizing potential, one major challenge is how to optimally capture the market. This
paper analyses the M-PESA ecosystem, by building theoretical linkages between two main theories; i) Innovation Diffusion Theory
and ii) Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. The questions the author is addressing are: Which factors are
responsible for M-PESA’s rapid adoption? How does Safaricom maintain its strong grip as a Mobile Network Operator in the financial
sector?
An overview of a 2014 study examining how executives view the business and social value that can be derived from CSR--or corporate investments in environmental, social, and governance dimensions of business.
Putting aside the detail of the findings for one moment, one of the very interesting aspects of this year’s survey is that, unlike in previous years, there is far less divergence of opinions between academy and maintained school respondents. This perhaps reflects the fact that we are now entering into the sixth year of the expanded academies programme and all schools are feeling the continued effects of the changing accountability measures, frailties of the examination system as well as financial restraint in the public sector.
Two clear themes struck me when looking at the survey findings. The Government’s education programme heavily relies on school leaders and it is clear more needs to be done to support current leaders as well as identifying and developing the leaders of the future.With continuation of the academy programme at pace and the emergence of more local school groups this will be a critical part of succession planning at both a local and national level.
This Government also needs to follow through on its manifesto commitments on schools funding. The Conservative manifesto made a commitment to provide‘proper funding’ to every school and to ‘make schools funding fairer’. However, Nicky Morgan has said the new funding formula will not be ready until September 2017 at the very earliest. Many will remember the last Education Secretary of State started consultation on fair funding in 2012 but progress soon stalled.
Whilst 2017 will feel too late for many, it is important to ensure that this time real progress will be delivered for our worst funded schools and their pupils. The Prime Minister’s announcement in July this year that the additional £390m previously confirmed for 2015-16 would be base-lined in budgets for future years was a welcome start. Any additional measures the Chancellor can facilitate in the comprehensive spending review to help narrow the gap pending the full implementation of fair funding will be very welcome.
https://www.brownejacobson.com/education/training-and-resources/guides/2015/11/school-leaders-survey-2015
2017 Facilities Budget and Staffing Survey ResultsNicholas Mirisis
The second annual Budget, Staffing and Operations survey serves as the benchmarking document for K-12 and Higher Education operations professionals. Each year, we present the most relevant budgeting, staffing and operations data to our readers collected from the responses of hundreds of participants on the facilities landscape, budget and staffing, and operational Key Performance Indicators. This year, we heard from over 500 respondents in both K-12 and Higher Education from 46 states in the United States and spanning 8 countries.
Analyzing the College Experience: The Power of Data in Higher Educationaccenture
By unleashing the power of analytics, institutions align resources, systems and strategy to use data to drive decisions related to key areas such as enrollment, student success and academic performance. Learn more: https://accntu.re/2JEY0wL
The Real Economy in the Long RunPurpose of Assignment Students.docxoreo10
The Real Economy in the Long Run
Purpose of Assignment
Students examine the long-run determinants of both the level and the growth rate of real GDP per person and the factors that determine the productivity of workers and what governments might do to improve the productivity of their citizens. Students will learn how saving and investment are coordinated by the loanable funds market and will see the effects of taxes and government deficits on saving, investment, the accumulation of capital, and ultimately, the growth rate of output. Students will be introduced to tools that people use when they participate in financial markets. Students will see how people compare different sums of money at different points in time, how they manage risk, and how these concepts combine to help determine the value of a financial asset, such as a share of stock. Students will be introduced to the labor market and how economists measure the performance of the labor market using unemployment statistics. Students will address a number of sources of unemployment and some policies that the government might use to lower certain types of unemployment.
Assignment Steps
Resources:National Bureau of Economic Research
Scenario: The organization's strategic plan calls for an aggressive growth plan, requiring investment in facilities and equipment, growth in productivity, and labor over the next five years. It is your team's task to determine where, outside the United States, your organization should locate its new manufacturing plant.
Write a 1,050-word report recommending an off-shore country and support your choice with the following data:
· The factors determining the country's productivity
· How the country's policies influence its productivity growth
· How the country's financial system is related to key macroeconomic variables
· How your organization can reduce the risk they would face in relocating
· The current and projected unemployment over the next five years
Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources not including your textbook.
Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
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Analyzing the College Experience: The Power of Dataaccenture
By unleashing the power of analytics, institutions align resources, systems and strategy to use data to drive decisions related to key areas such as enrollment, student success and academic performance.
"Big data analytics" refers to the process of examining extremely large and diverse sets of data to identify patterns and draw analysis-based conclusions. While organizations from multiple industries have been benefiting from the marvels of this field of science, researchers have only recently started exploring its applications in the higher education sector.
A Pulse of Predictive Analytics In Higher Education │ Civitas LearningCivitas Learning
Civitas Learning presents the findings of our survey conducted during the September 2014 Civitas Learning Summit, where more than 100 leaders representing 40 Pioneer Partner institutions gathered to share more on their work. The survey, distributed to all participants, resulted in 74 responses highlighting how this cross-section of higher education institutions are using advanced analytics to power student success initiatives.
Improving operational efficiency through automationInformed K12
In this E-Book by Informed K12, you'll learn best practices for optimizing and managing resources more effectively by automating your most critical K-12 school district processes and workflow. Topics covered include:
Tracking resources more effectively across the district
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Best practices from school districts that have automated key processes
Discovering rules for nursery students using apriori algorithmjournalBEEI
Over recent years, there has been a rise in the number of students completing nursery education in Bangladesh. However, in order to achieve a sustainable education goal, the dropout rate in education needs to be reduced. Therefore, this research worked on providing insights that would help to understand the possible causes of dropout from education. Since primary education is the starting point for every student, this research has been conducted on this part of education. The research used data obtained from a European country, Slovenia to use the insights of a developed country. The study was conducted using association rule mining where several mining rules were generated using the Apriori algorithm. The rules obtained had the confidence of 0.95 and support of 0.04. The result showed three major rules of dropping out children in nursery education and eventually helps to ensure higher education for all children.
Across the globe, human ingenuity is transforming all dimensions of education. More learners are learning differently and exploring emerging fields. Educators and institutions are rethinking their approaches to adjust to learners’ evolving behaviors, enhance the art of teaching and redefine the educational path. This special edition of articles reprinted from Compass magazine brings together stories that are shaping these boundaries.
Trends and Opportunities in K-12 Assessment: The New Era of ESSAEric Skuse
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) transfers decision making power around K-12 assessment and school accountability policy to states, opening up the possibilities for new measurement methods of student progress like social & emotional learning (SEL) and project-based learning (PBL).
On May 1st, the Center for Innovative School Facilities hosted a group workshop led by Adam Rubin of New Visions for Public Schools. Adam led a discussion focusing on education reform and how it is driving the design, construction, and community and administrative infrastructure of school facilities.
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
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Education operations health index 2017
1.
2. EDUCATION OPERATIONS HEALTH INDEX
In order to improve, it’s important to be able to see where we currently are. Even more important is to listen
to the education professionals who work every day to improve the learning environments of their students.
Gauging the environment for education operations is invaluable to see what the current outlook is and to
have an unbiased approach to improvements. In SchoolDude’s inaugural 2017 Education Operations Health
Index, we used operations data and feedback from Public K-12 schools, four-year universities, two-year
colleges, and private and independent schools to provide an index that is indicative of the current state of the
health of operations across the education industry worldwide.
With this education operations data, every education leader, from Superintendents to Business Officers to
CIOs, will have a benchmark to pinpoint their department’s strengths and areas for improvement – and be
able to make more informed, actionable decisions. Our goal is to provide a health index that truly is a pulse
on how educational operations are performing.
COMPOSITE OPERATIONS INDEX SCORE
The score for the 2017 Education Operations Health Index is 55.6 on a scale
of 1-100, with one being the most pessimistic outlook on the state of school
operations and 100 being the most optimistic outlook and indicator of success
in operations. This score is based on a combination of SchoolDude’s vast data
from educational institutions, created as they use SchoolDude’s solutions to conduct and manage their
daily responsibilities, and a 23-question survey reflecting the sentiments of operations leaders.
The sentiment for this year is not overly optimistic, yet it's not negative, either. Both our data and
survey results show positive trends as well as some negative ones in varying areas across operational
responsibilities, and the rating is reflective of an average of these peaks and valleys. However, the
rating is far from 100 (a perfect score), indicating that we have a lot of work ahead of us to improve
school operations.
3. SUPPORTING INDICES
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE
With an aging infrastructure, preventive
maintenance (PM) is more valuable than ever.
Organizations that dedicate more than 30 percent
of their time to PM show significant reduction in
catastrophic failures, over-time costs and third –
party expenses. In addition, regularly scheduling
PM can serve as an early identifier for assets
and equipment that are nearing their end of life.
Having regularly scheduled maintenance not
only ensures limited downtime in the classroom
but also enables operations staff to maximize
manpower outside of reactive work. As a result,
62.4 percent of our respondents said that
regularly scheduling PM improves the learning
environment by a “great deal.”
In addition, PM also has a positive effect on
operations efficiency. As reported by Moreno
Valley Unified School District, “Preventive
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REASONINGTOPIC SENTIMENT
Preventive
Maintenance Neutral
Only about half of respondents, 52.7 percent, are doing more
PM than they were last year. While Operations leaders
understand the value, PM to reactive maintenance is still well
below the recommended 30 percent benchmark.
Deferred
Maintenance Negative
Most respondents don’t feel they have the resources to
take on capital upgrades or improvements; 57 percent
have less than three percent of their budget set aside for
these projects.
Community Use Positive
Most (64.8 percent) have not seen high deterioration, and
therefore after-hours events are not contributing
significantly to the deferred maintenance backlog.
Safety Neutral
72.6 percent of safety budgets have remained the same,
suggesting schools feel secure with their current efforts.
However, safety is still a major focus for schools.
Energy Slightly Positive
Despite no change in energy use, 82.7 percent have not
increased their energy spend last year thanks to improved
tracking and lower usage costs.
Technology Neutral
Getting connected is easier, and 58 percent say they have
more devices now than last year. But with more assets to
keep track of, plus data security concerns, IT teams feel they
face an uphill battle without enough resources.
SUPPORTING INDICES SNAPSHOT
“Preventive maintenance has resulted in
a 30 percent decrease in reactive work
orders across the district, and increased
productivity.”
–Moreno Valley Unified School District
4. maintenance has resulted in a 30 percent
decrease in reactive work orders across the
district, and increased productivity.”
While concerns over aging infrastructure and
budget constraints persist, the data from our
survey suggests
a positive trend of
more time being
spent on preventive
maintenance work
each of the last
three years. The
findings in the
health index are
consistent with the
information in our
database. Year over year, the ratio of PM to non-
PM work orders has increased (from 17 percent in
2016 to 19 percent in 2017). However, the ratio still
has room for improvement as it is well below the
recommended benchmark of 30 percent.
DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE
The average life of school buildings, both for
Higher Education and K-12, is 40 years. With aging
infrastructure, deferred maintenance and overdue
capital needs continues to be a concerning trend.
While communities are willing to pass bonds for
new construction, there is still a reluctance to
fund renovations and
renewals for buildings
that should last 50-80
years. Our respondents
reported that board
members have neutral
or middling support of
capital improvements
for existing school
buildings, rating the
likelihood of approval for such upgrades a 3 on a
scale of 1 to 5.
The percentage of funding set aside for deferred
maintenance and capital improvements does
not indicate a positive trend. The recommended
percentage of budget set aside for deferred
maintenance and capital projects is three percent
annually. Only 15.3 percent of those surveyed
allocated a portion of this size, and 57 percent
allocated less than three percent to none. In
addition, a worrying 26 percent are unsure of how
much they have set aside for overdue operations
and capital needs.
According to the “2013 State of Our Schools”
report, deferred maintenance totaled, on average,
$5,450 per student.1
For a high school with an
enrollment of 1,000 students, that’s nearly $5.5
million in deferred maintenance. SchoolDude’s
data indicates that overdue needs have gone
up 18 percent, to $6,462 per student. Studies
show that there is over $500 billion in deferred
maintenance in US schools. This number will
continue to grow if the focus isn’t shifted to
preventive maintenance and decreasing the
backlog of deferred maintenance.
COMMUNITY USE
OF FACILITIES
The utilization of school facilities for community
events continues to be an area of focus for
schools. The average district conducts 1,072
hours of events after operating hours or on the
weekends, which is equivalent to having an event
run from 3:30 PM-midnight every weekend of the
calendar year. SchoolDude estimates schools
incur about $70 in costs per student per event for
energy usage, personnel charges, materials used,
and general wear and tear.
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52.37%
% who are doing the same amount
of PM in comparison to last year
57%
Respondents to the survey who
have set aside less than 3% of their
budgets for deferred maintenance
and replacement projects
5. This year, 64.84
percent of respondents
did not see high
deterioration from
after-hours use of their
facilities. As a result,
third-party usage has
not significantly added
work to deferred
maintenance backlogs.
While it’s clear that
after-hours use of facilities does accelerate
facility and equipment deterioration, our data and
survey responses indicate schools are performing
adequate maintenance on facilities most used
for after-hours events to decrease the rate of
deterioration.
Additionally, cost recovery efforts can help with
slowing deterioration, as schools can put dollars
recovered back into the facilities. According to
our data, schools are recovering more costs
than ever; an estimated 40 percent recover
costs in comparison to 30 percent in 2014. While
community use of facilities has a significant
impact on their operations, facilities and business
professionals are feeling better about how they’re
able to manage this area of business.
TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
With easier access to devices, the lowering cost
of broadband Internet and the popularity of
smartphones, being connected has never been
easier. Schools are increasingly looking for ways
to leverage the assets at students’ fingertips to
enhance learning in the classroom and remain
connected at home. As such, it’s no surprise that
58.48 percent of respondents say they have more
assets to deploy this year over last.
Expectations continue to rise for network
connectivity and to expand the digital learning
ecosystem in schools. With more responsibilities
comes more challenges. In partnership with
CoSN, the annual IT Leadership Survey found
that the privacy and security of student data is
an increasing concern for IT leaders, with 64
percent saying it is more important than last year.
In addition, nearly 90 percent of respondents
expect their instructional materials to be at least
50 percent digital within the next three years.
On the sentiment
scale, IT teams have
more work on their
plates than before with
more responsibilities,
particularly when it
comes to managing
all of the new
assets, addressing
cybersecurity threats
and optimizing digital learning environments.
This year, budget constraints were ranked as the
top challenge for the third consecutive year, and
only 13 percent of IT leaders say their staffing is
matched to their needs. Furthermore, 52 percent
of school chief technology officers (CTOs) currently
spend more time problem-solving technical issues
instead of working in proactive mode.
ENERGY
Energy conservation is a focus for schools not
only for green initiatives but also to identify cost
savings opportunities. Many organizations, such
as ENERGY STAR and local governments, offer
special subsidies and awards for buildings that
adhere to energy conservation. Perhaps as a
result, the majority of our respondents (82.74
percent) have not seen an increase in their energy
spend from last year.
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58.48%
Say they have more assets to deploy
this year compared to last year
64.84%
Of respondents have not seen high
deterioration of their facilities from
after-hours use
6. In addition, utility
companies are
lowering costs.
Despite stable
usage, our data
shows a slight
decrease in energy
spending over
the last two years.
In 2015, schools
spent $1.23 billion
on utilities, and in 2016 was schools spent $1.07
billion. There is still room for improvement,
however, as energy remains the second largest
expenditure for the facilities budget. While schools
may not be spending more on energy, they may
still be paying more than needed if they are not
regularly tracking utility consumption, which can
determine trends such as usage spikes.
We anticipate that, in the future, we’ll see energy
spend and usage decrease as more schools are
tracking their energy consumption with smart
metering technology and utility bill assessment
tools.
SAFETY
Safety is of the utmost priority for many education
professionals, and schools take extra measures
to ensure that their students, faculty and staff feel
safe. The US Department of Education estimates
that school-aged youths, including Higher Ed
students, are more likely to be victims of a violent
crime than any over age group.2
Furthermore,
students do not have to be the targets of violence
to have negative side effects. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention states that
exposure to school violence can create negative
behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use, and
psychological problems that include depression
and anxiety.3
The majority of our
survey respondents
said that their safety
budgets have stayed
the same since last
year, suggesting
that they generally
feel positive about
the effectiveness of
their current safety
efforts. However, it should be noted that only 2.37
percent of respondents feel less concern about
safety in their schools. Most experience either the
same amount of concern (55.3 percent) or more
(42.6 percent) compared to last year, meaning
that the wellbeing of students both physically and
emotionally is still a primary focus.
In addition, schools are still actively allocating
funds towards safety as they deem necessary.
According to our 2017 Facilities Budget, Staffing
& Operations Survey Results, 79 percent of
education professionals feel that safety has a
major impact on the budget, and only seven
percent say their budgets have decreased.
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“At Gresham-Barlow, our average school
is 51 years old….energy usage for school
facilities is about a third of our budget.
It’s paramount. Next to labor, it’s the
number one thing to track.”
–Gresham-Barlow School District
72.62%
Of school safety budgets have
stayed the same
82.74%
Energy budgets that have at least
stayed the same from last year
7. METHODOLOGY
To create our bi-annual Education Operations
Health Index, we utilized nearly two decades of
operations statistics from SchoolDude’s software
solutions. Our vast database has billions of client
data points as they complete and track their
daily work using our solutions. Our aggregate
data includes work orders, IT tickets, event
management, energy usage and more, collected
from some of the most progressive and innovative
operations, facilities and IT managers in the world.
We combined our data analysis with survey results
from 200 respondents in education operations
from a variety of regions, job titles and school
sizes, including Public K-12 schools, four-year
universities, two-year colleges, and private and
independent schools. The survey was presented
to respondents as a series of 23 questions with
answers internally scored with a positive or
negative sentiment, and calculated into the overall
score. We also included information from our vast
warehouse of shared client knowledge plus input
from subject matter experts and our partnerships
with leading operations and facilities organizations.
This index was calculated using our database
of nearly two decades of education operations
statistics from billions of client data points,
combined with survey responses from all cohorts
of education. With this contextual information,
we have created a framework for the current
state of operations. Our comprehensive index
identifies the most relevant trends, statistics and
observations.
CLOSING STATEMENTS
For 17 years, SchoolDude has served more
than 1.5 million professionals, over 6,000
educational institutions, and 37 million students.
From decision-makers and administrators to
operations professionals and business managers,
we help our clients use data, insights and work
management tools to save time and money.
We have a unique perspective to provide a
comprehensive index on the state and health
of operations for the education industry based
on big data insights from the world’s largest
database of educational institutions: our own.
With a survey mixed with both positive and
negative sentiments, the score comes as no
surprise. Despite being a middle score on a scale
of 1 to 100, indicating neither an overwhelmingly
optimistic or pessimistic outlook on the state
of education operations, it should be noted
that the score can be used to spur positive
change. Although 100 is an ideal score, absolute
perfection is not a realistic goal. Instead, taking
incremental steps toward improving the outlook
on operations is much more effective for future
initiatives.
Our biannual index is meant to track how
operations department change their workflows,
habits and priorities as well as how sentiments
toward operations ebb and flow over the course
of the year. The next installment is set to be
released at the end of 2017.
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8. About Dude Solutions
Dude Solutions, parent company of SchoolDude, FacilityDude and TheWorxHub, is a leading software-
as-a-service (SaaS) provider of operations management solutions to education, government, healthcare,
manufacturing and membership-based organizations. The company combines innovative technology with
operational insight to transform the places people learn, live, heal, work, and play. Today, more than 9,000
organizations are using Dude Solutions’ award-winning software for facilities, energy, safety, IT and a growing
suite of related enterprise applications to increase efficiencies, improve service and save money. For more
information, please visit our website.
SOURCES
1
Center for Green Schools, “2013 State of Our Schools Report.” http://centerforgreenschools.org/sites/default/files/resource-files/2013%20
State%20of%20Our%20Schools%20Report%20FINAL.pdf
2
US Department of Education, “Working to Keep Schools and Communities Safe.” https://www.ed.gov/school-safety
3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Understanding School Violence Fact Sheet.” https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/
schoolviolence-factsheet.pdf
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