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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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Cooperative Learning and Soft Skills Training in an IT Course
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Zhang, Aimao – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2012
Pedagogy of higher education is shifting from passive to active and deep learning. At the same time, the information technology (IT) industry and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) are demanding soft skills training. Thus, in designing an IT course, we devised group teaching projects where students learn to work with…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Industry, Cooperative Learning, Information Technology
Peer Assessment of Soft Skills and Hard Skills
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Zhang, Aimao – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2012
Both the information technology (IT) industry and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) demand soft-skill training in higher education and require IT graduates to demonstrate competence in interpersonal communication, teamwork, and conflict management. Group projects provide teamwork environment for soft-skill training, but…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Skill Analysis, Information Technology, Peer Evaluation