IGDIs are a set of evidence-based literacy assessments for preschoolers that measure important skills individually. They are quick to administer, standardized, and allow scores and results to be recorded and analyzed centrally online. The assessments were developed in the 1990s at universities and have a large existing user network in preschools across the United States.
Statistical analysis in Information & Communications technology areaKseniia Udovitskaia
Mathematical statistics. How does the level of Education affect Countries’ level of ICT sector? Research question, null hypothesis, model, correlation, results. UNCTAD Stat and UNDP.
Statistical analysis in Information & Communications technology areaKseniia Udovitskaia
Mathematical statistics. How does the level of Education affect Countries’ level of ICT sector? Research question, null hypothesis, model, correlation, results. UNCTAD Stat and UNDP.
Transportation planning is an integral part of overall urban planning and needs systematic approach.
Travel demand estimation is an important part of comprehensive transportation planning process.
However, planning does not end by predicting travel demand.
The ultimate aim of urban transport planning is to generate alternatives for improving transportation system to meet future demand and selecting the best alternative after proper evaluation.
Systematic Review And Environmental Scan On Adaptive Technology And OER On St...Tanya Joosten
FEATURED SESSION
Systematic Review And Environmental Scan On Adaptive Technology And OER On Student Success
Date: Wednesday, November 18th
Time: 8:30 AM to 9:15 AM
Conference Session: Concurrent Session 1
Session Modality: Virtual
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Co-presenters: Justin Dellinger (University of Texas at Arlington), Kate Lee-McCarthy (The Online Learning Consortium (OLC))
Track: Research, Evaluation, and Learning Analytics
Location: Zoom Room 1
Session Duration: 45min
Brief Abstract:
Come join the Every Learner Everywhere network partners, National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA), the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), and dLRN discuss process, findings and recommendations from an empirical research study completed in adaptive technology and OER. Incredibly popular digital tools in online learning, how much do we know about their impact on students? Learn about a step we’ve taken to organize research in response to the various Every Learner Everywhere studies, and better understand where the field needs to go for future development of these technologies for future alignment with research and student success.
Qualitative IT Assignment on Data, Information & KnowledgeDavid Thompson
Define and describe knowledge, information and data in a general sense, as well as providing specific examples for the job that you have selected.
Describe how 21st Century technology assists the use of the knowledge, information and data.
Describe what challenges come with the use of the technology in relation to the knowledge, information and data.
Does the technology remove or alter the knowledge, information and data required?
Propose how the knowledge needed in this job contributes to organisational and personal operational efficiency and strategy.
OER & the Digital Learning Innovation Trends ReportTanya Joosten
Presented at #OpenED
Friday, November 13 • 2:30pm - 2:30pm
Tanya Joosten and Kate Lee-McCarthy
The Digital Learning Innovation Trends report identifies the 10 most prominent trends in digital learning. The report, published in 2020 by OLC and DETA, stemmed from the Every Learner Everywhere Network and its initiatives. It was developed using OLC Digital Learning Innovation Award submissions plus a review of documents produced by industry leaders, national organizations advancing technology in learning, journals and peer-reviewed research, news and media sources, and prominent research centers. While research indicates that OER is one of the top trends in digital learning, the findings about open resources are not exactly what one would expect.
To maximize the potential of OER to support digital learning, it is important to examine not just existing implementation and utilization, but to empirically link these initiatives with student success. Combining our expertise and experiences, we can better identify effective actions as well as gaps in research and practice to shape a better digital learning experience and support more students in their learning endeavors. Further, reaching others through our research can propel technology development and utilization, as well as further advance OER integration with active learning platforms.
Watch our lightning talk highlighting the Trends Report, the surprise findings about OER, and get insider information and preliminary results on more empirical research on OER that the same teams are working on today. In this session you’ll hear from some of the top leaders in the space and gain knowledge about why OER trended, what the concerns are regarding current research (including equity and the close ties there are to OER), and our proposed next steps plus recommendations to propel this fantastic resource further into practical implementation at institutions and learning environments.
Learning Outcomes: 5 Learning Outcomes of OER & the Digital Learning Innovation Trends Report:
1) Introduction to the Digital Learning Innovations Trends report
2) Understand how OER was identified as a primary trend
3) Learn about surprising OER findings in relation to the report
4) Understand continued empirical research being done on OER
5) Identify proposed next steps and recommendations for OER implementation and use
ICO Fall School 2012, Santuari de Santa Maria del Collell, Girona https://sites.google.com/site/icofallschool2012
A week long PhD training school for educational and ed-tech researchers
Evaluation of Technological Competences, Case Study: Teachers of Superior Levelijtsrd
The training of teachers is the way forward for the incorporation of the media into the field of education. Personal attitudes towards TIC-´s and their way of influencing the interest and motivation of teachers to form and to put into practice new tools should be assessed. The objective of the present research is to evaluate the digital competences in the professors of superior level. A reliability of 95% and a maximum allowed error of 5% were used. The instrument proposed by Briones (2013) was used. The results show that more than 50% of teachers surveyed are aware of the subject studied but only 15% know the benefits of implementing TIC-´s in their teaching practice. RamÃrez Castañeda Iscander A. | Velázquez Reyes Sara M. | GarcÃa Carrillo MarÃa C."Evaluation of Technological Competences, Case Study: Teachers of Superior Level" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-5 , August 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd2225.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/2225/evaluation-of-technological-competences-case-study-teachers-of-superior-level/ramÃrez-castañeda-iscander-a
PRODUCTIVITY OF AGILE TEAMS: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF FACTORS AND MONITORIN...Claudia Melo
Presenting my thesis during the National Thesis Contest in Computer Science - top 6 PhD Computer Science Thesis in Brasil/ 2013.
XXXIV Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (CSBC 2014) - CTD.
The power of learning analytics for UCL: lessons learned from the Open Univer...Bart Rienties
Across the globe many institutions and organisations have high hopes that learning analytics can play a major role in helping their organisations remain fit-for-purpose, flexible, and innovative. Learning analytics applications in education are expected to provide institutions with opportunities to support learner progression, but more importantly in the near future provide personalised, rich learning on a large scale. In this seminar, we will discuss lessons learned from various learning analytics applications at the OU.
This was presented in the "rapporteur session" of the international conference on Evaluation and accountability in education held in Rome, 3-5 October 2012.
Full papers of the conference are posted here: http://www.invalsi.it/invalsi/ri/improving_education/
Transportation planning is an integral part of overall urban planning and needs systematic approach.
Travel demand estimation is an important part of comprehensive transportation planning process.
However, planning does not end by predicting travel demand.
The ultimate aim of urban transport planning is to generate alternatives for improving transportation system to meet future demand and selecting the best alternative after proper evaluation.
Systematic Review And Environmental Scan On Adaptive Technology And OER On St...Tanya Joosten
FEATURED SESSION
Systematic Review And Environmental Scan On Adaptive Technology And OER On Student Success
Date: Wednesday, November 18th
Time: 8:30 AM to 9:15 AM
Conference Session: Concurrent Session 1
Session Modality: Virtual
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Co-presenters: Justin Dellinger (University of Texas at Arlington), Kate Lee-McCarthy (The Online Learning Consortium (OLC))
Track: Research, Evaluation, and Learning Analytics
Location: Zoom Room 1
Session Duration: 45min
Brief Abstract:
Come join the Every Learner Everywhere network partners, National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA), the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), and dLRN discuss process, findings and recommendations from an empirical research study completed in adaptive technology and OER. Incredibly popular digital tools in online learning, how much do we know about their impact on students? Learn about a step we’ve taken to organize research in response to the various Every Learner Everywhere studies, and better understand where the field needs to go for future development of these technologies for future alignment with research and student success.
Qualitative IT Assignment on Data, Information & KnowledgeDavid Thompson
Define and describe knowledge, information and data in a general sense, as well as providing specific examples for the job that you have selected.
Describe how 21st Century technology assists the use of the knowledge, information and data.
Describe what challenges come with the use of the technology in relation to the knowledge, information and data.
Does the technology remove or alter the knowledge, information and data required?
Propose how the knowledge needed in this job contributes to organisational and personal operational efficiency and strategy.
OER & the Digital Learning Innovation Trends ReportTanya Joosten
Presented at #OpenED
Friday, November 13 • 2:30pm - 2:30pm
Tanya Joosten and Kate Lee-McCarthy
The Digital Learning Innovation Trends report identifies the 10 most prominent trends in digital learning. The report, published in 2020 by OLC and DETA, stemmed from the Every Learner Everywhere Network and its initiatives. It was developed using OLC Digital Learning Innovation Award submissions plus a review of documents produced by industry leaders, national organizations advancing technology in learning, journals and peer-reviewed research, news and media sources, and prominent research centers. While research indicates that OER is one of the top trends in digital learning, the findings about open resources are not exactly what one would expect.
To maximize the potential of OER to support digital learning, it is important to examine not just existing implementation and utilization, but to empirically link these initiatives with student success. Combining our expertise and experiences, we can better identify effective actions as well as gaps in research and practice to shape a better digital learning experience and support more students in their learning endeavors. Further, reaching others through our research can propel technology development and utilization, as well as further advance OER integration with active learning platforms.
Watch our lightning talk highlighting the Trends Report, the surprise findings about OER, and get insider information and preliminary results on more empirical research on OER that the same teams are working on today. In this session you’ll hear from some of the top leaders in the space and gain knowledge about why OER trended, what the concerns are regarding current research (including equity and the close ties there are to OER), and our proposed next steps plus recommendations to propel this fantastic resource further into practical implementation at institutions and learning environments.
Learning Outcomes: 5 Learning Outcomes of OER & the Digital Learning Innovation Trends Report:
1) Introduction to the Digital Learning Innovations Trends report
2) Understand how OER was identified as a primary trend
3) Learn about surprising OER findings in relation to the report
4) Understand continued empirical research being done on OER
5) Identify proposed next steps and recommendations for OER implementation and use
ICO Fall School 2012, Santuari de Santa Maria del Collell, Girona https://sites.google.com/site/icofallschool2012
A week long PhD training school for educational and ed-tech researchers
Evaluation of Technological Competences, Case Study: Teachers of Superior Levelijtsrd
The training of teachers is the way forward for the incorporation of the media into the field of education. Personal attitudes towards TIC-´s and their way of influencing the interest and motivation of teachers to form and to put into practice new tools should be assessed. The objective of the present research is to evaluate the digital competences in the professors of superior level. A reliability of 95% and a maximum allowed error of 5% were used. The instrument proposed by Briones (2013) was used. The results show that more than 50% of teachers surveyed are aware of the subject studied but only 15% know the benefits of implementing TIC-´s in their teaching practice. RamÃrez Castañeda Iscander A. | Velázquez Reyes Sara M. | GarcÃa Carrillo MarÃa C."Evaluation of Technological Competences, Case Study: Teachers of Superior Level" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-5 , August 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd2225.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/2225/evaluation-of-technological-competences-case-study-teachers-of-superior-level/ramÃrez-castañeda-iscander-a
PRODUCTIVITY OF AGILE TEAMS: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF FACTORS AND MONITORIN...Claudia Melo
Presenting my thesis during the National Thesis Contest in Computer Science - top 6 PhD Computer Science Thesis in Brasil/ 2013.
XXXIV Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (CSBC 2014) - CTD.
The power of learning analytics for UCL: lessons learned from the Open Univer...Bart Rienties
Across the globe many institutions and organisations have high hopes that learning analytics can play a major role in helping their organisations remain fit-for-purpose, flexible, and innovative. Learning analytics applications in education are expected to provide institutions with opportunities to support learner progression, but more importantly in the near future provide personalised, rich learning on a large scale. In this seminar, we will discuss lessons learned from various learning analytics applications at the OU.
This was presented in the "rapporteur session" of the international conference on Evaluation and accountability in education held in Rome, 3-5 October 2012.
Full papers of the conference are posted here: http://www.invalsi.it/invalsi/ri/improving_education/
Closing the Gap between ICT and Formal Education (Picnic 2009)Matthijs Leendertse
Presentation by Matthijs Leendertse of TNO at PICNIC 2009 in Amsterdam on closing the gap between the opportunities of ICT and media technology for education, and practice in formal education. The basic premise is that current valuation systems of learners, teachers, school and national educational system are flawed and need change.
Area of Work: Innovation
Title: Key Factors influencing Countries Innovation
Objectives: Evaluating the Components that contribute to a county’s innovation Performance.
For efficient use of resources in those areas, will help developing countries to emerge on a fast track.
Methodology: Using Regression model (panel data analysis)
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
To Graph or Not to Graph Knowledge Graph Architectures and LLMs
OTC IDGIs
1. IGDIsIGDIs
Preschool literacy assessments
St J h G l MSteve Johnson, General Manager
Early Learning Labs
The data in this presentation is representative of theThe data in this presentation is representative of the
information known at the time of printing
(11/11/2010) and should be confirmed by the UMN
Technology Marketing Manager.
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Importance of kindergarten-readiness
Source: Prof. Keith E. Stanovich, University of Toronto
Reading
Achievement
Grade K 1 2 3
Without
fundamental
skills
With
fundamental
skills
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IGDIs are a set of evidence-based language and
literacy assessments for preschoolers.
Individual-focused
Screening
Targeting Intervention Data-based Decisions
Information gathering for…
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Easy to Administer Test
A timed, flashcard-based test designed for schools, teachers,
and special ed. professionals.
The test measures are:
• Quick (15-min test)
• Repeatable
• Standardized
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Centralized Data Storage
Record scores, generate reports and analyze results all online.
• Generate customized reports
• Compare with “norms”
• Evaluate advanced analytics
• Share charts with parents
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Help Resources
Now what? What can I do to start improving the growth and
development of my children?
These resources will help instructors:
• Administer IGDIs properly
• Interpret test scores
• Strategize interventions
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Nationally Recognized Research
• IGDIs were developed in 1996 as a part of
the ECRI-MGD collaborative effort between
the U of M, Oregon and Kansas
• Inventor – Scott McConnell, PhD
• Director, CEED Community Engagement
• 2008-09 Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban
and Regional Affairs
Scott McConnell, PhD
Educational Psychology
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Large existing user network
150,000+ registered students
10,000+ registered users
Users in all 50 states
146 site visits - YESTERDAY
$30M Market
4.8M+ children in PreK programs - U.S. Census Bureau
117,000+ licensed PreK programs - The Children’s Foundation
Strong Market Presence (already)
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Poised for Growth
Current Status
• Leveraging existing user-base to drive initial sales
• Seeking additional investment or partnerships
Future Goals & Projections
• Profitability by 2011
• Seven-figure revenues
• Exit by 2012-2013
earlylearninglabs.umn.edu
