At Link-Systems International (LSI) we are dedicated to conducting research and reviewing independent research in an effort to align our course enabling technologies and services with proven methods for achieving high levels of successful student outcomes. Our department of academic research has been collecting data and partnering with academic institutions for many years to support this extremely important effort. The department of academic research is actively and on an ongoing basis searching for new research and new partnerships for research to keep up with the continuously changing academic environment and technology. If you are interested in conducting independent research and need information or if you are interested in partnering with LSI to conduct research, please contact David Kephart, Ph. D., Director of Academic Research. Click on the links below to view examples of research we have collected and authored.
LSI White Papers
Online Tutoring Services versus In-house Online Tutoring: A Cost Analysis
This white paper compares the cost effectiveness of using an online tutoring service rather than creating “in-house” online tutoring for your students. It examines factors such as tutor hiring and training expenses; meeting student needs after normally scheduled hours of tutoring; personnel and other overhead, such as additional technological resources. It explains how these needs may be met by contracting an online tutoring service. It also points out the extras to look for in such an arrangement: do you get monitoring of tutor performance and records of student usage at no additional cost?
Information Visibility Services: Improving Data Management Outcomes
This white paper shows how Information Visibility Systems, a data-mining and presentation tool offered by Link-Systems International, Inc. (LSI), assists enterprises using a disparate data storage systems to realize a greater return on investment deriving benefits from information already being collected but going unused. This paper explains how Information Visibility Services can help you meet budget constraints, comply with data-driven standards, and extract the maximum value from your collected data using accountability alerts, a customized data dashboard, and intelligent patterns-detection – without investing in new infrastructure.
The NetTutor Online Tutoring Service: A Research Proven Strategy for Student Success
NetTutor is the Web-based online tutoring service of Link-Systems International, Inc. (LSI). This white paper explains the NetTutor website, interface, and technology. On the market since 1996, making it the first private online tutoring service providing both synchronous and asynchronous tutoring, NetTutor is also the first research-proven online tutoring technology. This paper shows how NetTutor works, discusses some of the studies which demonstrate the effectiveness of online tutoring in student success, and describes how LSI has created and developed this important component of modern education.
