New Technological Trend in Educational Management

• Author: Florin Postolache, Mihaela Postolache, Alin Constantin Filip, Alina Beatrice Raileanu
• Pages: 527-533

New Technolo

Postolache Florin

1

, Postola

1

Danubius University of Gala

2

Danubius

Unive

3

Danubius University of Galati

4 Danubius University,

Abstract:

The authors aim to hig

of both sides (professors and stud

technology (ITC) in the educati

University from Galati adopted

incorporate the Student Informa

and administrative management.

made a survey organized by MI

Sakai, o f the professors and stu

platform Danubius Online. At th

177 students. The participants

information technology in th e

Danubius Online portal. After th

2010 and taking into accou

nt by

proceed to the stage production

increased the number of course

generalize at all the university c

introduced more extensive indi

highlight the reactions of both s

platform, through a survey that to

technological change manageme

2010 we foun d both strengths an

participant universities within th

the learning platform developed

believe that this paper brings a n

development.

Keywords: e-

learning platform i

Performance and Risks in the

ological Trend i

n Educational Managem

olache Mihaela

2

, Filip Alin Constantin

3

, Raileanu A

alati,

Department of Economics,

florinpostolache@

iversity of Galati,

mihaelapostolache@univ-

danubiu

lati, Department of Economics,

alinconstantin.filip@

ty, Department of Economics,

alinaraileanu@univ

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highlight, after using the LMS based Sakai from implementatio

students) over the use of the implementation of information an

ation process. In the

academic year 2007 –

2008, the leader

d the strategic decision to develop an integrated information

mation System (UMS), an e

-

learning platform, management

nt. In the months April

–

May 2010, at Danubiu s University f

MISI 2010, at which 28 universities atten ded from around th

students reg

arding the use in their activity of the ITC and i

t the university Danub ius from Galati answered to the survey 2

ts responded to questions about both their views concer

nin

he superior education in general, and at specific question

the experience gained in the pil ot phase, developed in the aca

by the results of the survey, it was decided that starting with 1

tion. To this end, it was install ed the Sakai version 2.7.1

se sites that are op erating on the Da

nubius Online portal, the t

courses, taking into account by the trends of the both sides.

dications of use, both f

or students and for professors.

Th

sides: pro fessors and students, on the implementation of th e

t took place during May

–

June 2010. This is a clear example

ment wi

thin the university. By participating in the survey or

and weaknesses in the Romanian educational management, b

the survey. Being the only university from Romania

, which

ed in the Sakai project, we can state that the results are unique

a new contri bution to the higher education by highlighting t

h

m implementation

; survey; platform; technological change;

tren

the European Economy

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gement

Alina Beatrice

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ip@univ

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danubius.ro

ation, the perception

and communication

dership of Danubius

on system, which to

nt system, r

esearch

y from Galati it was

the world who use

d in general of the

y 24 professors an d

ning the use of the

ons concerning the

cademic year 2009

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h 1 October 2010 to

.1 and significantly

e tendency being to

es. There have been

The article aims

to

the Danubius online

le of response to the

organized by MISI

t, but also of all the

ch has implemented

que, so therefore we

he current level of

trend

; education