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Proceed with Caution: Technology Fetishism and the Millennial Generation
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Alvi, Shahid – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2011
Purpose: This paper seeks to examine the impact of information communication technology on the learning process and on the profession of teaching. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reviews arguments for and against the use of technology in the classroom and draws on student comments on technology use in the classroom. Findings: The paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
The Role of Project-Based Learning in IT: A Case Study in a Game Development and Entrepreneurship Program
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Hogue, Andrew; Kapralos, Bill; Desjardins, Francois – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2011
Purpose: Problem/project-based-learning (PBL) approaches have traditionally been shown to be effective for learning within many professional programs that are directly related to the students' future career. The PBL approach has been adopted for over four decades in such fields as medicine and engineering and studies have demonstrated that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Information Technology, Laptop Computers
Exploring Barriers to Effective E-Learning: Case Study of DNPA
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Annansingh, Fenio; Bright, Ali – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss a case study which examines and analyses a information communication technology training programme conducted using an e-learning platform at the Dartmoor National Park Authority, UK. Design/methodology/approach: The research adopted a mixed method approach which involved the use of questionnaires…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Parks, Interviews
Learning Management Systems: ICT Skills, Usability and Learnability
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Pretorius, Marco; van Biljon, Judy – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implications of usability and learnability in learning management systems (LMS) by considering the experiences of information and communications technology (ICT) experts and non-experts in using the LMS of an open-distance university. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses task-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Electronic Learning, Video Technology
Design Approaches and Comparison of TAPS Packages for Engineering
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Sidhu, S. Manjit – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2007
Purpose: The paper's purpose is to promote the use of modern technologies such as multimedia packages to engineering students. The aim is to help them to learning in their learning, visualization, problem solving and understanding engineering concepts such as in mechanics dynamics. Design/methodology/approach: TAPS packages are developed to help…
Descriptors: Engineering, Geometric Concepts, Comparative Analysis, Engineering Education
Institutional-Level Integration of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI)
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Kwong, Theresa; Wong, Eva; Downing, Kevin – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to exhibit the integration of learning and study strategies inventory (LASSI) with the City University of Hong Kong information systems to promote teaching and learning within the university. Design/methodology/approach: From the 2006 entry cohort, all undergraduate freshmen at City University of Hong Kong are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Skills, Teaching Methods, Administrators
Blended Teaching and Learning in the School of Science and Technology of UniSIM
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Toon, Andrew John; Samir, Attallah; Kheng, Jennifer Huang Mui; Chew, Lim Kin; Vythilingam, Moorthy; Kiat, Stephen Low Wee – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the blended learning preferences under which adult students study mathematics, electronics and industry certificate examinations like project management and e-SAP (systems, applications and products). Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on four case studies in mathematics,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Blended Learning