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Md Alimul Haque; Shameemul Haque; Sana Zeba; Kailash Kumar; Sultan Ahmad; Moidur Rahman; Senapathy Marisennayya; Laiq Ahmed – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2024
E-Learning Education systems are gaining attention day-to-day because of their inclusive pertinence in the distance education system. Due to COVID-19, the online learning education system has become very popular. Most probably, all education systems have been using the IoT-based E-Learning system to continue the students' education without…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Internet, Information Networks, Technology Uses in Education
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Joakim Landahl – Learning, Media and Technology, 2024
This article explores the history of digital testing technology. Using an organisation that pioneered the use of international large-scale assessments -- the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) -- I discuss the role of computers, punched cards, answer cards and scanning machines as an example of…
Descriptors: Educational History, Measurement, Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Sisneros, Lauren; Sponsler, Brian A. – Education Commission of the States, 2016
States and students are increasingly turning to online education programs to provide access to postsecondary education and support credential completion. Recent data indicate that more than 25 percent of postsecondary students take some portion of their coursework online, with 13 percent of students doing so exclusively. Additionally, an…
Descriptors: State Policy, Municipalities, Information Networks, Two Year Colleges
Hough, Michael – International Association of School Librarianship, 2010
This address will provide an overview of the societal and economic pressures that are driving change in post industrial economies and their schools, review the characteristics of selected societies such as Australia, USA and Hong Kong, summarise the current trends in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their impacts on learning…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, School Libraries
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Dawson, Shane; Heathcote, Liz; Poole, Gary – International Journal of Educational Management, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to examine how effective higher education institutions have been in harnessing the data capture mechanisms from their student information systems, learning management systems and communication tools for improving the student learning experience and informing practitioners of the achievement of specific learning outcomes.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Experience, Management Information Systems, Information Management
Ivins, Tiffany Zenith – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
While availability of information and access to it enables education in developing countries, information alone does not secure transmission of knowledge--especially to remote learners in low-tech, infrastructure-poor communities. For this reason, 21st century distance education tools require innovative mechanisms for accessing the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Outreach Programs, Community Education
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Pierre, Samuel – Telematics and Informatics, 2001
Analyzes concepts, technologies and challenges related to mobile computing and networking. Defines basic concepts of cellular systems. Describes the evolution of wireless technologies that constitute the foundations of mobile computing and ubiquitous networking. Presents characterization and issues of mobile computing. Analyzes economical and…
Descriptors: Communications, Information Networks, Information Systems, Information Technology
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Klassen, Frank, Jr. – Educational Record, 1994
New information technology is viewed as analogous to a railway network that serves many, in diverse areas, and leads users to new frontiers. It is suggested that higher education can contribute to this system by developing useful new applications, providing guidelines for appropriate "passenger" behavior, and enhancing quality. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Efficiency, Higher Education, Information Networks
Richards, Pamela Spence; Whalen, Marjorie; White, Wendy D.; Menou, Michel – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Includes four articles that focus on networking in developing nations: "The Reconfiguration of International Information Infrastructure Assistance Since 1991"; "International Assistance for Networking in Less-Developed Countries: The IDRC Example"; "International Assistance for Internet Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa";…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
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Dunn, John A., Jr. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1989
New technologies have increased the speed with which research results can be disseminated and enable new forms of iterative problem solving, but must be used deliberately and with care. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Higher Education, Information Networks
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Yates, JoAnne; Orlikowski, Wanda – Journal of Business Communication, 2002
Uses data over a seven-month period from three teams' use of a collaborative electronic technology ("Team Room") to illustrate that genre systems--sequences of interrelated communicative actions--are a means of structuring (deliberately or habitually) six dimensions of communicative interaction: purpose (why), content (what),…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discussion, Higher Education, Information Networks
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Savolainen, Reijo – Information Processing & Management, 1999
Based on analysis of theme interviews of 23 informants (1997) and quantitative data from a national survey in Finland (1996), the role of the Internet in information seeking is explored. Major research questions included: by which criteria networked sources are preferred in information seeking, and to what extent the Internet replaces other media…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Seeking, Information Services
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Hawkins, Donald T.; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Discusses the need for knowledge gateway systems to provide access to scattered information and the use of technologies in gateway building, including artificial intelligence and expert systems, networking, online retrieval systems, optical storage, and natural language processing. The status of four existing gateways is described. (20 references)…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Information Technology
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Wigand, Rolf T. – Journal of Communication, 1988
Describes the nature and operations of Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN). Argues that while Western European nations have advanced centralized planning for the introduction of ISDN, the United States is proceeding slowly because of a lack of universal standards and the state of deregulatory policy. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Federal Government, Government Role, Information Networks
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Beaubrun, Ronald; Pierre, Samuel – Telematics and Informatics, 2001
Examines technological developments and the worldwide social-economic impacts of wireless mobile communications. Provides an overview of the technological developments of wireless mobile communications. Describes the evolution towards next-generation systems. Analyzes reasons for the growth rate of subscribers and the related social development.…
Descriptors: Communications, Information Networks, Information Systems, Information Technology
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