Educom Review
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 440
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKComputing and communications in colleges and universities.
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Open Distributed Processing
Author: K. Raymond
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-06-05
Total Pages: 511
ISBN-13: 0387348824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOpen Distributed Processing contains the selected proceedings of the Third International Conference on Open Distributed Systems, organized by the International Federation for Information Processing and held in Brisbane, Australia, in February 1995. The book deals with the interconnectivity problems that advanced computer networking raises, providing those working in the area with the most recent research, including security and management issues.
Case Studies on Information Technology in Higher Education: Implications for Policy and Practice
Author: Petrides, Lisa Ann
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 1999-07-01
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1930708467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCase Studies on Information Technology in Higher Education: Implications for Policy and Practice is a collection of cases by researchers and practitioners that investigates examples of integrating IT in higher education, examining both successes and failures in college and university settings.
Social Dimensions of Information Technology
Author: G. David Garson
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781878289865
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology brings together multiple viewpoints on the social dimensions of the revolution in information technology. The chapters cover social, political, educational, personal, and international dimensions of information technology impacts. Each chapter focuses on different aspects of the effects of computing and the new information technologies that have accelerated every area of human life. This book raises important issues with profound implications for public policy and societal development.
A University for the 21st Century
Author: James J. Duderstadt
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2000-03-08
Total Pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9780472110919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDIVFrom the former president of one of America's leading universities comes a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing higher education in America as we enter the twenty-first century. In A University for the Twenty-first Century, James J. Duderstadt discusses the array of powerful economic, social, and technological forces that are driving the rapid and profound change in American social institutions and universities in particular. /divDIVChange has always characterized the university as it has sought to preserve and propagate the intellectual achievements, the cultures, and the values of our civilization. However, the capacity of the university to change, through a process characterized by reflection, reaction, and consensus, simply may not be sufficient to allow the university to control its own destiny. Not only will social and technical change be a challenge to the American university, Duderstadt says, it will be the watchword for the years ahead. And with change will come unprecedented opportunities for those universities with the vision, the wisdom, and the courage to lead in the twenty-first century. The real question raised by this book is not whether higher education will be transformed, but rather how . . . and by whom. /divDIVJames J. Duderstadt is President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering, University of Michigan. /div
In Defense of American Higher Education
Author: Philip G. Altbach
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2003-04-30
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 0801874564
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe current era in higher education is characterized by increased need for accountability and fiscal constraint coupled with demands for increased productivity. Higher education is expected to meet the demand of changing student demographics, as well as requests for research and service from government and industry. To preserve the academy's ability to meet these demands, the editors and contributors to this volume argue that, while change is inevitable and desirable, any radical alterations to the practices that have established and upheld the excellence of higher education in the United States must be carefully considered.The editors and contributors cherish the best ideals of higher education: academic freedom, commitment to both inquiry and teaching, and preservation of an independence of mind and spirit in the face of external pressures. At the same time, the authors of these essays also reflect upon the failings of higher education, including problematic historical legacies such as racism, sexism, and anti-semitism. In Defense of American Higher Education is a careful analysis of what we have inherited, undertaken with a critical eye for constructive reform. It will be of interest to anyone concerned about the future of American higher education.
Telecommunications Research Resources
Author: James K. Bracken
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-12-16
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1000149145
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the telecommunication and information field expands and becomes more varied, so do publications about these technologies and industries. This book is a first attempt to provide a general guide to that wealth of English-language publications -- both books and periodicals -- on all aspects of telecommunication. It is a comprehensive, evaluative sourcebook for telecommunications research in the United States that brings together a topically-arranged, cross-referenced, and indexed volume in one place. The information provided is only available by consulting a succession of different directories, guides, bibliographies, yearbooks, and other resources. On the one hand, it is a directory that describes in detail the major entities that comprise the American telecommunication research infrastructure including federal and state government offices and agencies, and private, public, and corporate research institutions. On the other hand, it is a bibliography that identifies and assesses the most important and useful reference and critical resources about U.S. telecommunication history, technology, industry and economics, social applications and impacts, plus policy, law and regulations, and role in the global telecommunication marketplace. No existing guide covers all of these aspects in the depth and detail of this volume.
Rethinking University Teaching
Author: Diana Laurillard
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-07-04
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1136409122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTeachers in higher education have had to become more professional in their approach to teaching, matching their professionalism in research. The first edition of this book prepares teachers to do and undergo quality audits and appraisals, and to achieve their personal aims of improving their teaching and their students' learning. The strength of this book is that it provides a sound theoretical basis for designing and using learning technologies in university teaching. This new edition builds upon the success of the first and contains major updates to the information on learning technologies and includes the implications of using technology for the university context - both campus and electronic - which suggests a new approach to managing learning at institutional level.
The Digital Revolution and the Coming of the Postmodern University
Author: Carl A. Raschke
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-12-16
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 113420101X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConcerning the changing shape of the university, this book sets out the social, historical and philosophical aspects of the current digital transformation of education.
