The Flashlight Evaluation Handbook includes survey questions, interview guides, cost analysis measures and research designs to help educators answer some of the most commonly used questions about technology and educational improvement. As we expand the use of technology in education, with ongoing assessment, we need to look to the next step. Not everyone is enamored with technology as it exists today. But I am very surprised that computer people pay no attention at all to where they have made the greatest impact. The greatest impact during the past 50 years has been on operation, not on management information.
Technology is as powerful a tool in education as it is in many other endeavors.
We are ready for Knowledge Management - a combination of technology and knowing how to use it most effectively and efficiently. Focusing on the ultimate goals, rather than immediate solutions. Helping individuals manage the growing amount of information available. Providing opportunity for knowledge to reach the knowledge worker. Encouraging sharing of best practices and ideas.