Jason Caudill

The OUCH DIP: Teacher Education Technology Training at the Overland University of Central Hattiesburg

Jason Caudill — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:18:29 PDT

Open Source Solutions for Digital Imagery Integration

Jason Caudill — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:16:55 PDT

A Futurist Perspective on Mobile Learning

Jason Caudill — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:13:52 PDT

A Financial Model for the Launch and Operation of an Online Degree Program by a Public Higher Education System

Jason Caudill — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:06:29 PST

This research study reviewed available literature on financial models for online degree programs. The review focused on theories adapted from business methodology and applied to online education. The primary theories used to develop the financial model were associated with Activity Based Costing (ABC). Data were collected from the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Regents‟ Online Degree Program (RODP) and from the eCommunity Schools reports from the state of Ohio.

The Growth of m-Learning and the Growth of Mobile Computing: Parallel developments

Jason Caudill — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:57:01 PST

m-Learning is made possible by the existence and application of mobile hardware and networking technology. By exploring the capabilities of these technologies, it is possible to construct a picture of how different components of m-Learning can be implemented. This paper will explore the major technologies currently in use: portable digital assistants (PDAs), Short Message Service (SMS) messaging via mobile phone, and podcasts via MP3 players.

Questions and research opportunities in online education

Jason Caudill — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:46:21 PST

This colloquium piece is intended to provoke thoughts and questions about research into the influence of corporatisation and marketisation in the area of online education. The topics related to these issues include the rise of for-profit online education companies, the mergers of traditional with for-profit institutions and the changing demographics of the college student. An assertion is made that there are many future research opportunities in the field of online education directly related to corporatisation and related issues. With the international growth of online education, very unique things are being seen. Specifically, education is no longer strictly in the domain of government or privately endowed foundations. Increasing demand for continuing education by adult learners and growing traditional student populations in the United States are straining existing educational resources. One answer to some of these resource shortages is the implementation of online degree programmes and other online educational methods to serve new populations of students. As with any emerging market opportunity, however, this new market is attracting competitors seeking to capitalise on the potential profits that can be gained.

A Commentary on the Corporatization of Higher Education

Jason Caudill — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:42:31 PST

In recent years there has been considerable discussion in the field of higher education about applying corporate management models to the operation of colleges and universities. While many administrators see corporatization as a reasonable solution there are just as many who feel that it will compromise the mission and the success of institutions of higher education. The truth, as is often the case in polarizing debates, likely lies between the two extremes. By examining where higher education is at today and how business theories and methods interact with the needs of colleges and universities it is possible to highlight the positive and negative effects of corporatization.

Understanding the Technologist Culture to Manage eCommerce

Jason Caudill — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:37:04 PST

Much attention has been given, for many years, to the changes that technology is bringing to business. eCommerce, social network marketing, and information security are all common topics in the business literature. What has been largely lacking in the literature, however, is a discussion of how the specialists in these new technology disciplines are different from the more traditional business disciplines.

While there are many different terms that may be applied to individuals working with technology in a business, the title of technologist spans all of their activities. Technologists, in many environments, have their own, unique corporate subculture. The very nature of their work, and the personalities attracted to such work, make them different from their business peers.

Given the importance of technology to today's business it is easy to conclude that the employees responsible for maintaining and improving a firm's technology are important to the firm's success. In order to foster such success managers must understand how these new specialists work and how their culture functions. The purpose of this session is to introduce attendees to the unique aspects of technologist culture and present concepts about how management of such specialists is unique.