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ISBN 10: 0306470063
ISBN 11: 9780306470066
Author: C.J. Patrick Nolan, A. Fung, Margaret Brown
Pathways to Institutional Improvement with Information Technology in Educational Management
IFIP TC3/WG3.7 Fourth International Working Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management July 27–31, 2000, Auckland, New Zealand
Table of Contents:
- 1. BACKGROUND
- 2. CONTEXT
- 3. STRUCTURE
- 3.1 Models for supporting and enhancing professionalpractice
- 3.2 CSIS models and designs
- 3.3 Evaluation of system effects
- 3.4 Making a Difference through training and professionaldevelopment
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
- 1 Managing Assessment: Using Technology to Facilitate Change
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. BACKGROUND
- 3. USINGCSIS TO FACILITATE CHANGE
- 4. SUMMARY
- 5. IMPLICATIONS
- REFERENCES
- 2 The Distance Ecological Model to Support Self/Collaborative-Learning in the Internet Environment
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. DISTANCE EDUCATIONAL MODEL BASED ONSCOUTS
- 2.1 Distance EducationalModel
- 2.1.1 Subject-contents unit
- 2.1.2 Teaching knowledge/skills
- 2.1.3 Learningmedia(form)
- 2.2 “Cell” definition
- 3. OUTLINE OF THE TEACHER TRAINING SYSTEM
- 3.1 Training system
- 3.2 Authoring systemfor creating and editing a “cell”description
- 4. CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 3 Educational Centres as Knowledge Organisations Training Future Knowledge Workers: The Role of IT
- 321. INTRODUCTION
- 2. KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- 3. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: A TOOL FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
- 4. THE ROLE OFTHEEDUCATIONALSYSTEM
- 5. AN EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR IT
- 6. ANEWVISION FOR EDUCATIONAL CENTRES
- 7. CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- 4 Developing SoftwareforSchoolAdministration and Management
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. WHY FLEXIBILITY?
- 2.1 BusinessRulesandFlexibility
- 3. TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TOFLEXIBILITY ANDADAPTABILITY
- 3.1 Parameterisation
- 3.2 UsingDatabaseMechanisms
- 4. BUSINESS RULES APPROACH
- 5. BUSINESS RULES ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES
- 5.1 Database-IndependentTools
- 5.2 Server-Based Tools
- 5.3 Rule-Based Systems
- 6. SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- 5 Open ITEM Systems are Good ITEM Systems
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. SYSTEMS FOR RECORDING STUDENT ABSENCES
- 3. PROBLEMSWITHNON-INTEGRATEDFUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS
- 4. WHO ‘OWNS’ THE ITEM SYSTEM?
- 5. ISSUES OFDATAREDUNDANCY, CLOSEDSYSTEMS AND INTEGRATION
- 6. PREDICTING EACH SCHOOL’S FUTUREINFORMATION NEEDS
- 7. ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES ANDRECOMMENDATIONS
- 8. CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 6 Information Systems for Leading and ManagingSchools: Changing the Paradigm
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. PURPOSE
- 3. METHOD
- 4. BACKGROUND
- 5. LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN ACTION
- 6. CASE STUDIES
- 6.1 School One
- 6.2 School Two
- 6.3 School Three
- 7. CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- 7 CSIS Usage in School Management: A Comparison of Good and Bad Practice Schools
- 1. INTRODUCTIONAND PROBLEM STATEMENT
- 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
- 3. METHOD
- 4. RESULTS
- 4.1 Extent of managerial use
- 4.2 Factors promoting managerial use
- 4.3 School management attitude
- 4.4 Extent of training
- 4.5 Internal support
- 4.6 Consultation on educational and administrative matters
- 5. CONCLUSION
- 5.1 Recommendations
- REFERENCES
- 8 HasaDecade ofComputerisationMade a Difference in School Management?
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. METHODOLOGY
- 2.1 The SIMS system
- 2.1.1 A brief description of SIMS modules
- 3. RESULTS
- 3.1 Frequency of modules used
- 3.2 SIMS use in previous case studies
- 3.3 Number of hours spent per week using SIMS
- 3.4 Workload and stress using SIMS compared to previoussystems
- 3.5 Modules used in making managementdecisions
- 3.6 Respondents’ experience using computers
- 3.7 System quality
- 3.8 Training in system use
- 3.9 Access to help
- 3.10 Levels ofuser satisfaction
- 3.11Users’ comments
- 4. CONCLUSIONS
- 4.1 The changing role of the information system ineducational organisations
- 4.2 Changesinsystem useandperception overthe decade
- 4.3 User requirements and system functionality
- 4.4 The survey population
- 4.5 Summary
- 4.6 Further analysis
- REFERENCES
- 9 SAMS in Hong Kong Schools: A User Acceptance Audit
- 1.INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Background of the SAMs project
- 1.2 The theoretical framework of the research
- 1.3 The research study
- 2. RESEARCHMETHOD
- 2.1 Data collection
- 2.1.1 PhaseI quantitative datacollection
- 2.1.2 Phase II qualitative data collection
- 2.1.3 Phase III quantitative data collection
- 3. FINDINGS FROMTHEPHASEIIISURVEY
- 3.1 The extent of SAMS use in Hong Kong schools
- 3.2 Users’ satisfaction with SAMS
- 3.3 Users’ difficulties inimplementingSAMS
- 4. FINDINGS FROM THE QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS
- 4.1 Factors that promote the use of SAMS
- 4.1.1 Direct motivation
- 4.1.2 Indirect motivation
- 4.2 Factors that hinder the implementation and use of SAMS
- 4.2.1 Unwillingness to transfer (to abandon existing system)
- 4.2.2 Staff resistance
- 4.2.3 Felt need forchange
- 4.2.4 School readiness
- 4.2.5 System reliability and hardware performance
- 4.2.6 System design
- 4.2.7 System support
- 4.2.7.1 Hotline support
- 4.2.7.1 Hotline support
- 4.2.7.2 Hardware support
- 4.2.7.3 User manual support
- 4.2.8 SAMS training
- 4.3 Users’ suggestions forimprovement
- 4.3.1 Effectiveness of the system
- 4.3.2 Effectiveness of the support
- 5. CONCLUSION
- 5.1 The future of SAMS
- REFERENCES
- 10 HowshouldSchoolManagersbeTrained for Managerial School Information System Usage?
- 1. INTRODUCTION AND PROBLEM STATEMENT
- 2. RESULTS
- 3. CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 11 Supporting UK Teachers through the National Grid for Learning
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. BACKGROUND
- 3. THE NATIONAL GRID FOR LEARNING (NGfL)
- 3.1 Infrastructure
- 3.2 Content
- 3.3 Practice
- 3.4 The NGfL site (https://www.ngfl.gov.uk/ngfl/index.html)
- 3.5 Virtual Teachers’ Centre (VTC)
- 3.6 LearningResourceIndex(LRI)(https://www.ngfl.gov.uk/ng/Iri/index.html)
- 3.7 Becta(https://www.becta.org.uk)
- 4. TEACHERS’INITIALRESPONSESTOTHENGfL
- 4.1 Are yousatisfied with the equipment andsoftware
- 4.2 Do many staff use the Internet?
- 4.3 Do staff feel confident that they can access usefulmaterial on the Internet?
- 4.4 Do staff use email?
- 4.5 Which staff regularly use the WWWin school?
- 5. CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- APPENDIX 1 – VIRTUALTEACHER CENTRES
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