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Aji, Sandeep – Educational Technology, 2016
One of the most explosive areas of growth in the field of higher education is currently in emerging international markets. In developing nations, lack of access to high-quality teachers and educational materials is often the key obstacle preventing students from gaining the skills and knowledge they need to pursue new opportunities and advance in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education
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Chen, Herng-Yow; Liu, Kuo-Yu – Computers & Education, 2008
In the past decade, the use of computer technology for language instruction has expanded rapidly. In Taiwan, overseas students whose native languages are not Chinese mostly get trouble in learning and communicating particularly during the first year of their study. To overcome their language barrier in National Chi Nan University (NCNU), a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Computers, Foreign Countries, Internet
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Dickson, Paul; Adrion, W. Richards; Hanson, Allen – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2007
We describe an automatic classroom capture system that detects and records significant (stable) points in lectures by sampling and analyzing a sequence of screen capture frames from a PC used for presentations, application demonstrations, etc. The system uses visual inspection techniques to scan the screen capture stream to identify points to…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Lecture Method, Visual Aids
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Baloian, Nelson; Pino, Jose A.; Hoppe, H. Ulrich – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
This paper addresses issues of using computer technology to support in-classroom teaching and learning regarding one of the most frequent problems in such scenarios: the students' attention. First, it presents the distraction and focus of attention problems that arise while using computer technology with off-the-shelf software for supporting…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Computer Software, Computers, Computer Managed Instruction
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McGrann, Roy T. R. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2006
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) is a course that is required during the third year in the mechanical engineering curriculum at Binghamton University. The primary objective of the course is to educate students in the procedures of computer-aided engineering design. The solid modeling and analysis program Pro/Engineer[TM] (PTC[R]) is used as the…
Descriptors: Engineering, Computer Assisted Design, Engineering Education, Lecture Method
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Copley, Jonathan – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2007
Podcasting has become a popular medium for accessing and assimilating information and podcasts are increasingly being used to deliver audio recordings of lectures to campus-based students. This paper describes a simple, cost-effective and file size-efficient method for producing video podcasts combining lecture slides and audio without a…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Audiovisual Aids