Final presentation for IMT531: Metadata Design and Interoperability, taught by Sam Oh during Winter 2009 at the University of Washington Information School.
AFEL-REC: A Recommender System for Providing Learning Resource Recommendation...Dominik Kowald
In this paper, we present preliminary results of AFEL-REC, a recommender system for social learning environments. AFEL-REC is build upon a scalable software architecture to provide recommendations of learning resources in near real-time. Furthermore, AFEL-REC can cope with any kind of data that is present in social learning environments such as resource metadata, user interactions or social tags. We provide a preliminary evaluation of three recommendation use cases implemented in AFEL-REC and we find that utilizing social data in form of tags is helpful for not only improving recommendation accuracy but also coverage. This paper should be valuable for both researchers and practitioners interested in providing resource recommendations in social learning environments.
Launch of the Week: Eastern Washington UniversityLaura Faccone
Each week, Schneider Associates analyzes the most significant brand, product, campaign or idea launch of the week. Learn more about launch at www.schneiderpr.com or email launch@schneiderpr.com.
This document discusses the ACTIONS model for selecting educational media technologies. The ACTIONS model evaluates technologies based on 7 criteria: Accessibility, Costs, Teaching and Learning fit, Interactivity and ease of use, Organizational Issues, Novelty, and Speed. Each of the 7 criteria contain several questions to consider when assessing which technology best fits an educational needs and context.
The document summarizes a 3-year technology plan for a school district. The plan aims to upgrade infrastructure, expand staff development, and better integrate technology. It outlines goals such as providing all classrooms and campuses with internet access, implementing wireless connectivity, and maintaining a student information management system. However, the plan lacks emphasis on using technology to support higher-order thinking skills or non-traditional learning approaches. It also does not sufficiently address effective staff training or the use of emerging technologies.
Users communities and user requirements: moving (biodiversity information) fr...vbrant
This document discusses the importance of social design for successful e-research infrastructures. It notes that such infrastructures must not only be efficient but also widely used. The most critical factors determining success are social and organizational aspects. The document outlines a study that will analyze user practices, needs, and data sharing within the ViBRANT environment. It will identify current collaboration patterns, communities, and barriers/opportunities for use. The goal is to provide recommendations to improve ViBRANT's training, design, and organizational strategy and increase understanding of how research infrastructures function.
Supporting Teachers in Cross-organisational Knowledge BuildingMart Laanpere
This document summarizes a research project that aims to develop a web-based portfolio to support cross-organizational knowledge building between teachers and a Teachers' Association. The project involves developing theoretical frameworks and software tools to improve responsiveness between organizations and support knowledge sharing. Initial prototypes have been created and will be tested by teachers to evaluate how well they facilitate individual and collaborative learning across boundaries. The next steps are to integrate the tools with existing teacher platforms and pilot knowledge building methods between school practice and teacher training.
Panagiotis Zervas and Demetrios G. Sampson, Supporting the assessment of problem solving competences through inquiry-based teaching in school science education: The Inspiring Science Education tools, Webinar Slides, eTwinning Creative Classroom Group, 28 April 2015
The document summarizes a presentation by the Instructional Technology Referral Office (InTRO) at the University of Oregon (UO) on trends in digital education at comparator institutions. It finds that most comparators have centralized units for distance education, faculty development, online education, and educational technology. When educational technology administers the learning management system, digital innovation is limited. Institutions leading in digital education follow strategic visions tied to planning and objectives. The presentation proposes further research on comparators and outlines an annual report on InTRO, comparator findings, an inventory of service providers, observations, and conclusions.
AFEL-REC: A Recommender System for Providing Learning Resource Recommendation...Dominik Kowald
In this paper, we present preliminary results of AFEL-REC, a recommender system for social learning environments. AFEL-REC is build upon a scalable software architecture to provide recommendations of learning resources in near real-time. Furthermore, AFEL-REC can cope with any kind of data that is present in social learning environments such as resource metadata, user interactions or social tags. We provide a preliminary evaluation of three recommendation use cases implemented in AFEL-REC and we find that utilizing social data in form of tags is helpful for not only improving recommendation accuracy but also coverage. This paper should be valuable for both researchers and practitioners interested in providing resource recommendations in social learning environments.
Launch of the Week: Eastern Washington UniversityLaura Faccone
Each week, Schneider Associates analyzes the most significant brand, product, campaign or idea launch of the week. Learn more about launch at www.schneiderpr.com or email launch@schneiderpr.com.
This document discusses the ACTIONS model for selecting educational media technologies. The ACTIONS model evaluates technologies based on 7 criteria: Accessibility, Costs, Teaching and Learning fit, Interactivity and ease of use, Organizational Issues, Novelty, and Speed. Each of the 7 criteria contain several questions to consider when assessing which technology best fits an educational needs and context.
The document summarizes a 3-year technology plan for a school district. The plan aims to upgrade infrastructure, expand staff development, and better integrate technology. It outlines goals such as providing all classrooms and campuses with internet access, implementing wireless connectivity, and maintaining a student information management system. However, the plan lacks emphasis on using technology to support higher-order thinking skills or non-traditional learning approaches. It also does not sufficiently address effective staff training or the use of emerging technologies.
Users communities and user requirements: moving (biodiversity information) fr...vbrant
This document discusses the importance of social design for successful e-research infrastructures. It notes that such infrastructures must not only be efficient but also widely used. The most critical factors determining success are social and organizational aspects. The document outlines a study that will analyze user practices, needs, and data sharing within the ViBRANT environment. It will identify current collaboration patterns, communities, and barriers/opportunities for use. The goal is to provide recommendations to improve ViBRANT's training, design, and organizational strategy and increase understanding of how research infrastructures function.
Supporting Teachers in Cross-organisational Knowledge BuildingMart Laanpere
This document summarizes a research project that aims to develop a web-based portfolio to support cross-organizational knowledge building between teachers and a Teachers' Association. The project involves developing theoretical frameworks and software tools to improve responsiveness between organizations and support knowledge sharing. Initial prototypes have been created and will be tested by teachers to evaluate how well they facilitate individual and collaborative learning across boundaries. The next steps are to integrate the tools with existing teacher platforms and pilot knowledge building methods between school practice and teacher training.
Panagiotis Zervas and Demetrios G. Sampson, Supporting the assessment of problem solving competences through inquiry-based teaching in school science education: The Inspiring Science Education tools, Webinar Slides, eTwinning Creative Classroom Group, 28 April 2015
The document summarizes a presentation by the Instructional Technology Referral Office (InTRO) at the University of Oregon (UO) on trends in digital education at comparator institutions. It finds that most comparators have centralized units for distance education, faculty development, online education, and educational technology. When educational technology administers the learning management system, digital innovation is limited. Institutions leading in digital education follow strategic visions tied to planning and objectives. The presentation proposes further research on comparators and outlines an annual report on InTRO, comparator findings, an inventory of service providers, observations, and conclusions.
Educational technology report out 11-11-10Inez Hofner
The Educational Technology Committee met on November 11-12, 2010. They discussed the following:
1. An action item to have the Global Workgroup focus on developing a distance learning orientation and delivery methods, with a proposed task list and timeline.
2. A discussion item on proposed changes to the intellectual property section of the VCCS policy manual based on system counsel feedback.
3. Information items including an eLET report, a completed CCRC developmental online study, an upcoming CCRC distance learning study examining online course content and instruction, and a planned comparison of asynchronous/hybrid course success rates.
Smart Educational Decision Support Systems for School Complexity Leadership: ...Demetrios G. Sampson
[Keynote Speech] “Smart Educational Decision Support Systems for School Complexity Leadership: A Research Agenda for School Analytics”, EDEN Open Classroom Conference, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Athens, Greece, 18 September 2015
Towards a design space for ubiquitous computingIlja Smorgun
The document proposes a design space to help interaction designers better understand their options for designing ubiquitous computing systems. It was created through a literature review on ubiquitous computing challenges, issues, technologies, and focus areas. The design space maps questions about system characteristics, enabling technologies, design challenges, goals, and quality attributes to potential options and criteria for evaluating those options. It was tested on the LearnMix project and provided guidance on important design considerations. The design space is intended to explore design directions without commitment and present relevant factors for designers to consider for their projects.
The Texarkana ISD technology plan aims to enhance student learning through technology integration over three years. The plan calls for upgrading infrastructure, expanding staff training, and increasing technology use in classrooms. It outlines improvements to internet access, computer networks, and a student information management system. However, the plan lacks details around teaching staff effective technology integration techniques and non-traditional technology uses like mobile devices, cloud computing, and open source solutions.
The document discusses using technology to improve student motivation and retention in education. It covers using technology to improve the admissions process, identify at-risk learners, and support student motivation. Presenters then discuss their experiences using technology for these purposes and audience members discuss whether their institutions invest enough in technological solutions to improve retention and motivation.
Educational Data Mining/Learning Analytics issue brief overviewMarie Bienkowski
An overview of the Draft Issue Brief prepared by SRI International for the US Department of Education on Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics
Jisc is developing a learning analytics service to help higher education institutions in the UK improve student retention and attainment. The service will provide institutions access to standard analytic tools and technologies, and will include a code of practice on legal and ethical issues. A pilot program is underway from 2015-2017 to test the tools and metrics before a full service launch in September 2017. The goals are to help students through personalized learning and improved employability. The service will include an analytic toolkit, online community, and data standards to enable institutions to participate.
Xiao Hu "Overview of the Space of Learning Analytics and Educational Data Min...CITE
This document provides an overview of the fields of learning analytics and educational data mining. It discusses the types of methods used in each field, including prediction, relationship mining, and discovery with models. Recent trends are noted, such as increased emphasis on constructs like motivation and engagement, and broader data sources. Challenges and opportunities are also presented, such as improving connections between fields and addressing issues around research ethics, privacy, and data management. Upcoming conferences and a MOOC on the topic are also announced. Questions from attendees are answered, focusing on friction between fields, collaboration opportunities, and handling research ethics and privacy concerns.
The document provides an overview and analysis of machine learning, data mining, and decision support courses available online. It categorizes the courses based on intended audience (computer science students, managers, IT professionals) and provider (universities, commercial organizations). The document also discusses the characteristics of courses within and between categories, and provides examples of specific courses. It concludes with a review of efforts to increase awareness and education around data mining and decision support through the development of seminars, workshops and distance learning activities.
Demetrios G Sampson, “Systemic Technology-Supported Educational Development: School Digital Competence Profiling”, in the 7th International Workshop on Educational Design "Systemic Educational Development: Technological and Pedagogical Interweaving", Department of Pre-School Education Science and Educational Design, School of Humanities, University of Aegean, Rhodes, Greece, 22-23 May 2015. [Invited Speech]
Supply and demand – researching mobile services for the UniversityLTatUoN
The document summarizes research conducted by Julie Usher at the University of Northampton investigating student and staff demand for mobile services. Surveys found that most students and staff own smartphones and tablets and want the ability to access resources like the library, notes, and timetables from their mobile devices. The university has launched projects to develop mobile apps and learning resources to meet this demand and enhance the mobile student experience.
Introduction to Learning Analytics - Framework and Implementation ConcernsTore Hoel
This document provides an introduction to learning analytics, including:
1. A definition of learning analytics as the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of learner data to understand and optimize learning.
2. An overview of how learning analytics is used in universities, schools, and the workplace to predict student performance, track progress, and personalize instruction.
3. A framework model showing how data is transformed into analytics and insights to benefit learners, teachers, and institutions.
The document summarizes findings from surveys and studies on trends in educational technology staffing. It discusses student to technology staff ratios, computer to staff ratios, and technology budgets across school districts with different levels of student proficiency. Districts with more than 70% of students proficient had higher staffing ratios, spent 1% of budgets on technology, and allocated more to staffing compared to outsourcing. Districts with less than 50% proficiency had lower staffing ratios, spent 3.67% of budgets on technology, and allocated more to outsourcing compared to staffing. Upcoming webinars on related topics are also listed.
The presentation summarizes Jisc's learning analytics service project, which aims to help higher education institutions improve student retention and achievement through the application of learning analytics techniques. The project involves developing a learning analytics service, toolkit, and community. The service will provide dashboards and alert systems to help identify at-risk students. An initial pilot launched in 2015-2016, with the full service planned to launch in September 2017. The project is currently working with over 30 institutions in its various phases.
This document provides an overview of the Advanced Digital Systems and Services for Education and Learning (ASK) organization. It discusses how digital technologies can enable transformations in education and learning. ASK conducts applied research in learning technologies and has hosted over 155 students for research projects over 15 years, receiving over 8 million Euros in external funding. The document reviews initiatives related to open education, including open educational resources and practices.
Learning Analytics: Seeking new insights from educational dataAndrew Deacon
1) Learning analytics seeks new insights from educational data by measuring, collecting, analyzing and reporting data about learners and learning environments to optimize learning.
2) There are three eras of social science research: collecting simple data on important questions; getting the most from little data; and today's "big data" deluge allowing new questions.
3) Educational data can be analyzed through psychometrics, educational data mining, and learning analytics, typically focusing on assessment, learning over time, and wider contexts respectively.
The document summarizes recent and upcoming work from Jisc Data Analytics to support higher education providers. Recent work includes dashboards on topics like international student impacts and postgraduate recruitment. Upcoming products include dashboards tracking Welsh HE performance and graduate outcomes. The document also summarizes findings from Jisc's 2020 student digital experience survey, including requests for more online content, technology support, and consistency in teaching methods during the pandemic. Finally, it previews Jisc's work to help universities address challenges from the pandemic like building digital skills and embracing blended learning models.
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
Educational technology report out 11-11-10Inez Hofner
The Educational Technology Committee met on November 11-12, 2010. They discussed the following:
1. An action item to have the Global Workgroup focus on developing a distance learning orientation and delivery methods, with a proposed task list and timeline.
2. A discussion item on proposed changes to the intellectual property section of the VCCS policy manual based on system counsel feedback.
3. Information items including an eLET report, a completed CCRC developmental online study, an upcoming CCRC distance learning study examining online course content and instruction, and a planned comparison of asynchronous/hybrid course success rates.
Smart Educational Decision Support Systems for School Complexity Leadership: ...Demetrios G. Sampson
[Keynote Speech] “Smart Educational Decision Support Systems for School Complexity Leadership: A Research Agenda for School Analytics”, EDEN Open Classroom Conference, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Athens, Greece, 18 September 2015
Towards a design space for ubiquitous computingIlja Smorgun
The document proposes a design space to help interaction designers better understand their options for designing ubiquitous computing systems. It was created through a literature review on ubiquitous computing challenges, issues, technologies, and focus areas. The design space maps questions about system characteristics, enabling technologies, design challenges, goals, and quality attributes to potential options and criteria for evaluating those options. It was tested on the LearnMix project and provided guidance on important design considerations. The design space is intended to explore design directions without commitment and present relevant factors for designers to consider for their projects.
The Texarkana ISD technology plan aims to enhance student learning through technology integration over three years. The plan calls for upgrading infrastructure, expanding staff training, and increasing technology use in classrooms. It outlines improvements to internet access, computer networks, and a student information management system. However, the plan lacks details around teaching staff effective technology integration techniques and non-traditional technology uses like mobile devices, cloud computing, and open source solutions.
The document discusses using technology to improve student motivation and retention in education. It covers using technology to improve the admissions process, identify at-risk learners, and support student motivation. Presenters then discuss their experiences using technology for these purposes and audience members discuss whether their institutions invest enough in technological solutions to improve retention and motivation.
Educational Data Mining/Learning Analytics issue brief overviewMarie Bienkowski
An overview of the Draft Issue Brief prepared by SRI International for the US Department of Education on Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics
Jisc is developing a learning analytics service to help higher education institutions in the UK improve student retention and attainment. The service will provide institutions access to standard analytic tools and technologies, and will include a code of practice on legal and ethical issues. A pilot program is underway from 2015-2017 to test the tools and metrics before a full service launch in September 2017. The goals are to help students through personalized learning and improved employability. The service will include an analytic toolkit, online community, and data standards to enable institutions to participate.
Xiao Hu "Overview of the Space of Learning Analytics and Educational Data Min...CITE
This document provides an overview of the fields of learning analytics and educational data mining. It discusses the types of methods used in each field, including prediction, relationship mining, and discovery with models. Recent trends are noted, such as increased emphasis on constructs like motivation and engagement, and broader data sources. Challenges and opportunities are also presented, such as improving connections between fields and addressing issues around research ethics, privacy, and data management. Upcoming conferences and a MOOC on the topic are also announced. Questions from attendees are answered, focusing on friction between fields, collaboration opportunities, and handling research ethics and privacy concerns.
The document provides an overview and analysis of machine learning, data mining, and decision support courses available online. It categorizes the courses based on intended audience (computer science students, managers, IT professionals) and provider (universities, commercial organizations). The document also discusses the characteristics of courses within and between categories, and provides examples of specific courses. It concludes with a review of efforts to increase awareness and education around data mining and decision support through the development of seminars, workshops and distance learning activities.
Demetrios G Sampson, “Systemic Technology-Supported Educational Development: School Digital Competence Profiling”, in the 7th International Workshop on Educational Design "Systemic Educational Development: Technological and Pedagogical Interweaving", Department of Pre-School Education Science and Educational Design, School of Humanities, University of Aegean, Rhodes, Greece, 22-23 May 2015. [Invited Speech]
Supply and demand – researching mobile services for the UniversityLTatUoN
The document summarizes research conducted by Julie Usher at the University of Northampton investigating student and staff demand for mobile services. Surveys found that most students and staff own smartphones and tablets and want the ability to access resources like the library, notes, and timetables from their mobile devices. The university has launched projects to develop mobile apps and learning resources to meet this demand and enhance the mobile student experience.
Introduction to Learning Analytics - Framework and Implementation ConcernsTore Hoel
This document provides an introduction to learning analytics, including:
1. A definition of learning analytics as the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of learner data to understand and optimize learning.
2. An overview of how learning analytics is used in universities, schools, and the workplace to predict student performance, track progress, and personalize instruction.
3. A framework model showing how data is transformed into analytics and insights to benefit learners, teachers, and institutions.
The document summarizes findings from surveys and studies on trends in educational technology staffing. It discusses student to technology staff ratios, computer to staff ratios, and technology budgets across school districts with different levels of student proficiency. Districts with more than 70% of students proficient had higher staffing ratios, spent 1% of budgets on technology, and allocated more to staffing compared to outsourcing. Districts with less than 50% proficiency had lower staffing ratios, spent 3.67% of budgets on technology, and allocated more to outsourcing compared to staffing. Upcoming webinars on related topics are also listed.
The presentation summarizes Jisc's learning analytics service project, which aims to help higher education institutions improve student retention and achievement through the application of learning analytics techniques. The project involves developing a learning analytics service, toolkit, and community. The service will provide dashboards and alert systems to help identify at-risk students. An initial pilot launched in 2015-2016, with the full service planned to launch in September 2017. The project is currently working with over 30 institutions in its various phases.
This document provides an overview of the Advanced Digital Systems and Services for Education and Learning (ASK) organization. It discusses how digital technologies can enable transformations in education and learning. ASK conducts applied research in learning technologies and has hosted over 155 students for research projects over 15 years, receiving over 8 million Euros in external funding. The document reviews initiatives related to open education, including open educational resources and practices.
Learning Analytics: Seeking new insights from educational dataAndrew Deacon
1) Learning analytics seeks new insights from educational data by measuring, collecting, analyzing and reporting data about learners and learning environments to optimize learning.
2) There are three eras of social science research: collecting simple data on important questions; getting the most from little data; and today's "big data" deluge allowing new questions.
3) Educational data can be analyzed through psychometrics, educational data mining, and learning analytics, typically focusing on assessment, learning over time, and wider contexts respectively.
The document summarizes recent and upcoming work from Jisc Data Analytics to support higher education providers. Recent work includes dashboards on topics like international student impacts and postgraduate recruitment. Upcoming products include dashboards tracking Welsh HE performance and graduate outcomes. The document also summarizes findings from Jisc's 2020 student digital experience survey, including requests for more online content, technology support, and consistency in teaching methods during the pandemic. Finally, it previews Jisc's work to help universities address challenges from the pandemic like building digital skills and embracing blended learning models.
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
How to Manage Your Lost Opportunities in Odoo 17 CRMCeline George
Odoo 17 CRM allows us to track why we lose sales opportunities with "Lost Reasons." This helps analyze our sales process and identify areas for improvement. Here's how to configure lost reasons in Odoo 17 CRM
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.