Supporting Effects-Based Operations (EBO) with Information Technology Tools: Examining Underlying Assumptions of EBO Tool Development Practices

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Triscari ◽  
William J. Wales
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Tool Development ◽  
Technology Tools

scholarly journals University Academics’ Perceptions Regarding the Use of Information Technology Tools for Effective Formative Assessment: Implications for Quality Assessment through Professional Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Christian S. Ugwuanyi ◽  
Chinedu I. O. Okeke ◽  
Matseliso L. Mokhele-Makgalwa
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study sought the perceptions of university academics on the use of IT tools for the formative assessment (FA) of students’ learning outcomes. This study adopted a quantitative research approach and descriptive survey research design using a sample of 180 university academics. Academics’ perception questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument with two clusters was properly validated, and its internal consistency reliability indies found to be 0.79 and 0.85 for clusters A and B using the Cronbach alpha method. The obtained data were analysed using mean and t-test of independent samples. The results revealed that university academics perceived the use of information technology tools as veritable tools for effective implementation of FA. Further analysis revealed that the perceptions of the academics differed significantly by gender and qualification. IT tools are indispensable in the effective implementation of formative assessment practices in institutions of higher learning. This finding implies that quality assessment can be achieved using IT tools, but there is a need for professional development of the lecturers. It was therefore recommended that efforts should be made by the Nigerian Education stakeholders in making adequate provisions for the effective implementation of quality assessment using IT tools.

scholarly journals Smart Governance Implementation in Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irfan Setiawan ◽  
Muh Ilham ◽  
M. Nawawi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
East Kalimantan ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Smart Governance ◽  
The City ◽  
Descriptive Method

The purpose of this study is to analyze the implementation of smart governance and the strengthening of city resources in order to support Smart Governance in the city of Balikpapan. This research adopts qualitative descriptive method using interview and observation techniques, and data were then analyzed. Results found that the application of smart governance in the city of Balikpapan was not yet well implemented so it was necessary to strengthen local government resources that include institutions, budgets, and IT (information technology) tools, in the dimensions of local government, and increase community participation and community use for the application in the community dimension.

Resolving Wicked Problems through Collaboration

2011 ◽  
pp. 1788-1804
Author(s):  
Peter J. Denning
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Wicked Problems ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Main Ideas

Wicked problems (messes) are tangled social situations that are too costly to stay in and too intransigent to get out of. Collaboration is essential to resolving them. This chapter examines five main ideas: (1) Messes and wicked problems are the most difficult in a hierarchy of difficult problems.(2) Why mess resolution usually involves disruptive innovation. (3) Why collaboration is essential and hard to achieve. (4) Collaboration is a practice generated in six kinds of conversations. (5) Someone who understands the practice of collaboration will find many information technology tools to help with the process: exchangers, coordinators, and games, and can design better tools.

Could Web 2.0 Technologies Support Knowledge Management in Organizations?

2010 ◽  
pp. 197-210
Author(s):  
Luiz Fernando de Barros Campos
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
The Web

This chapter investigates whether information technology tools typical of Web 2.0 can support Knowledge Management (KM) practices in organizations. An investigation on the Web is conducted and the appropriate literature examined. The information technology tools employed in organizations nowadays are discussed with the help of three guidelines which each present two opposing ideas: knowledge creation versus knowledge sharing, tacit knowledge versus explicit knowledge and hierarchical KM versus organic KM. It is argued that these tools reveal an innate contradiction: they are based on a centralized conception and production but aim to deal with informal, fluid processes, which resist structuring. The term Enterprise 2.0 is defined and examined, since it brings out a critical view of traditional KM technology. In this context, the prevailing technologies on the Web are described as well as the associated use practices. The technologies and practices highlighted are those that enhance the collective creation of information and knowledge-intensive products and the active, rich user participation which influences the development of own technologies. Subsequently, many Web 2.0 tools and services that are, or could be, used in KM practices are described and the sites that provide them are indicated. It is noted that these new technologies are inducing cooperative and decentralized work processes that lead to emerging products of high quality and complexity. Furthermore, they are characterized by net effects, simplicity, ease of use, low cost and rastreability. Nevertheless, there are some difficulties in the application of Web 2.0 technologies, among them, the attainment of performance requisites, privacy and security, the possible emergence of counterproductive results and the need to motivate people to create content. The challenges and opportunities in the organizational use of Web 2.0 technologies are remarked. Finally, the managerial interventions appropriate to enable the success of KM projects based on Web 2.0 technologies are discussed.

Leveraging Data Analytics and Scalable Information Technology Tools to Deliver a Culture of Care during an Emergent Natural Disaster

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Marie Lynn Miranda ◽  
Max Grossman ◽  
Joshua L. Tootoo ◽  
Claire Osgood ◽  
Klara Jelinkova
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Culture Of Care ◽  
Successful Communication ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Technology Tools

Abstract Rice University’s Culture of Care represents a commitment to ensuring that all are treated with respect, compassion, and deep care. Rice leveraged information technology (IT) to deliver its Culture of Care, in responding to Hurricane Harvey. IT tools were used to gather key information on Rice’s over 12000 community members. These data were fused with structured university data, enabling data-driven disaster response, with actionable information pushed to local managers. Our successful communication and response programs were all driven by the data analyses.

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