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Mobile Technologies in Educational Organizations. Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID) Book Series
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Baruch, Alona Forkosh, Ed.; Tal, Hagit Meishar, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The use of mobile technology for learning in organizations and the workplace is spreading widely with the development of infrastructure and devices that allow ubiquitous learning and training. Since learning, teaching, and training in a mobile-saturated environment is a developing field, implications for a combined overview of these topics may be…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Best Practices, Workplace Learning
Course Completion and Attainment in Disabled Students Taking Courses with the Open University UK
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Richardson, John T. E. – Open Learning, 2010
This investigation compared outcomes in disabled and non-disabled students taking courses by distance learning with the Open University UK in 2003. Students with mental health difficulties showed poorer course completion than non-disabled students. Students with restricted mobility and students with other disabilities showed lower pass rates than…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Open Universities, Distance Education, Multiple Disabilities
An Assistive Computerized Learning Environment for Distance Learning Students with Learning Disabilities
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Klemes, Joel; Epstein, Alit; Zuker, Michal; Grinberg, Nira; Ilovitch, Tamar – Open Learning, 2006
The current study examines how a computerized learning environment assists students with learning disabilities (LD) enrolled in a distance learning course at the Open University of Israel. The technology provides computer display of the text, synchronized with auditory output and accompanied by additional computerized study skill tools which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Open Universities
Online Learning Environments: Gateway or Roadblock to Opportunity for Learners with Disabilities.
Carnagey, William – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 2001
Examines the issue of accessibility in online learning environments (OLEs). Presents characteristics of "differently-abled" learners. Examines accessible and inaccessible elements of the learning environment. Presents relatively quick and simple usability testing techniques. Explores reasons why developers and providers should be concerned with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education
Computer-Based Education: The Best of ERIC, 1989.
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McLaughlin, Pamela – 1990
This collection is designed for use by educators who need to make decisions about the use of microcomputers in schools, or who want to keep abreast of new developments in the field. The report provides an overview of the literature entered into the ERIC database in 1989 on computer use in elementary and secondary education, adult education, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Engaging with Difference. The "Other" in Adult Education.
Stuart, Mary, Ed.; Thomson, Alistair, Ed. – 1995
This book, which is written for adult educators working in further and community education and university continuation in Great Britain, contains 12 papers about engaging with those students who have traditionally been excluded from the full range of educational learning opportunities: women, adults with learning difficulties, members of ethnic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals)