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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Whisenand, Thomas G.; Dunphy, Steven M. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
The authors suggest using an alternative teaching methodology to impart knowledge regarding information systems phraseology and vocabulary. Specifically, a series of crossword puzzles or scrabbles are used to present information system (IS) terminology to students in an introductory business information systems course. The puzzle terms and answers…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Vocabulary Development, Introductory Courses, Educational Games
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Dunphy, Steven M.; Milbourne, Constance C. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2009
A warm-up exercise for the purpose of fostering creativity, imagination and interest is suggested for use in the introductory Management of Information Systems course. Specifically, a series of word scrambles are proposed the solution of which comprises a surprise answer based on a concept in the information systems course textbook. In the first…
Descriptors: Creativity, Textbooks, Decision Support Systems, Information Systems