Knowledge Management for Educational Innovation: Ifip Wg 3.7 7th Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management (Item), Hamamatsu, Jap

ISBN-13: 9780387693101 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 210 str.

Arthur Tatnall; Toshio Okamoto; Adrie Visscher

Opis

As the editors of this volume we are very happy to publish a selection of the papers that were presented at the seventh Conference of Working Group 3. 7 of the International Federation for Information Processing. The focus of Working Group 3. 7 is on ITEM: Information Technology in Educational Management (for more information, please visit http: //item. wceruw. org/), and the theme of its 2006 conference was on Knowledge Management for Educational Innovation. The event took place in Hamamatsu (Japan) and enabled the exchange of findings and ideas between researchers in educational management and information technology, policy-makers in the field of education, developers of ITEM systems, and vendors. The overall goal of the conferences of Working Group 3. 7 is to demonstrate and explore directions for developing and improving all types of educational institutions through ITEM. Contributions tot the conference came from all over the world: Spain, India, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Hungary, England, Germany, Botswana, Japan, Uganda, and The Netherlands, and the number of papers was large (over 30). All papers in this book have been peer reviewed. They were selected from those presented at the conference and the authors given an opportunity to improve them before publication. Contributions to the conference varied from innovative examples of how ITEM can support and improve educational practice at the level of instruction (e. g

Spis treści

Ten Years of ITEM Research.- Assessment Information Systems for Decision Support in Schools.- Research Knowledge Management can be Murder.- A Supporting System of Informatics Education for University Freshmen.- LAPCHAT: A Contents-Sharable Management System for Computer Supported Collaborative Learning.- Supporting Teachers’ Professional Development Through ICT.- Use of ICT by Primary Teachers.- Centrally and Wide-Area Integrated Management of School Administration/Academic Affairs.- Communication Support Technologies for e-Learners.- Using Educational Management Systems to Enhance Teaching and Learning in the Classroom.- WBT Content for Geography and Geology using VRML.- Training School Managers Works!.- Technology Enhancing Learning.- Individual Learning Pattern Related to Intention.- Information Technology for Education Management and Open Source Software.- Using LAMS to Link Learners in an E-Learning Environment.- Evaluation of a Web-Based Training System.- Absence Makes the Phone Ring Yonder.- A Development of Learning Management System for the Practice of E-Learning in Higher Education.- ITEM Everyday.- Mapping the Future of Research in Web-Based Education Management.- ICT PD 4 Me!.- ITEM in Botswana and Uganda.- CSCL-Based Pre-Service Teacher Program as Knowledge Building.- Collaborative E-Test Construction.- Three Phase Self-Reviewing System.

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International Federation for Information Processing

The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication.  The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction.  Proceedings and post-proceedings of referred international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured.  These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research.  The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.

 

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