EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles and Vendor Selection

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Critical Factors in Selecting a Course Management System for Higher Education in Ghana

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Title:Critical Factors in Selecting a Course Management System for Higher Education in Ghana (ID: EQM0815)
Author(s):Isaiah T. Awidi (University of Ghana)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (02/13/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Emerging technologies for higher educational delivery has provided integrated software applications that have the ability to support both instructors and students.  The effect of these technologies is the result of increase students enrollment in most institutions in developed countries as the emphasis on educational delivery has shifted from the traditional classroom face-to-face to more blended learning.  Faced with the challenge of high enrolment, institutions and organizations in developed economies have been working on strategic plans to implement online education (Kim & Bonk, 2006).  In the case of higher institutions in Ghana, though some infrastructure has been built, these have not been fully integrated to support collaboration, assessment, feedback, students learning and lecture preparation and presentation.  Analysing the influence of technology in developing countries, the future of higher educational delivery in the next 10 years would be the use of Course Management Systems (CMS) which is currently driving the educational delivery of most institutions in the developed countries, creating a digital divide.  It is therefore crucial to identify factors that w

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E-Conferencing for Instruction: What Works?

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Title:E-Conferencing for Instruction: What Works? (ID: EQM0646)
Author(s):Shufang Shi (SUNY College at Cortland) and Blaine Victor Morrow (California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

A study of e-conferencing tools found relationships between specific tools and certain pedagogical principles.

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If You Build It, They Will Come

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Title:If You Build It, They Will Come (ID: EQM0548)
Author(s):Cathy Riley (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Content management expands collaborative learning at the University of Wisconsin.

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Building Relationships Means Better IT Contracts

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Title:Building Relationships Means Better IT Contracts (ID: EQM0445)
Author(s):Joanne M. Kossuth (Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering) and Donald Ballman (Open Solutions Inc.)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (2004)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Good relationships, from on-campus groups to legal counsel and vendors, yield better terms in IT contract negotiations.

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The Scientific Act of Contract Negotiations

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Title:The Scientific Act of Contract Negotiations (ID: EQM0114)
Author(s):Kent Kuo (Oregon State University) and Nancy Wilson (University of California, Davis)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (2001)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:This article discusses the art of contract negotiations with IT vendors.
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