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Lillian-Yee-Kiaw Wang – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2024
The motivation for conducting this study is to investigate the potential of Cloud e-learning to address the high-cost and high-complexity challenges of conventional learning methods for the upgraded learning processes in higher education. The overall direction of this research is driven towards how the actual usage of Cloud e-learning module…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Undergraduate Students, Information Technology
Thamarasseri, Ismail; Jose, Febin – Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
The influence of 4th generation broadband cellular network technology on education is explored in this paper. With the widespread use of smartphones and tablets, students are increasingly using mobile devices to access learning resources, communicate with peers, and complete assignments. The advent of 4G technology has had a revolutionary impact…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Internet, Telecommunications
Odigie, Imoisili Ojeime; Gbaje, Ezra Shiloba – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2017
Online video streaming is a learning technology used in today's world and reliant on the availability of bandwidth. This research study sought to understand the perceptions of network gatekeepers about bandwidth and online video streams in Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria. To achieve this, the interpretive paradigm and the Network Gatekeeping…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Ashmarina, Svetlana I.; Khasaev, Gabibulla R.; Mantulenko, Valentina V.; Kasarin, Stanislav V.; Dorozhkin, Evgenij M. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The relevance of the investigated problem is caused by the need to assess the implementation of informatization level of the region and the insufficient development of the theoretical, content-technological, scientific and methodological aspects of the assessment of the region's information potential. The aim of the research work is to develop a…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Communications, Information Networks, Information Security
Rawashdeh, Awni; Al-namlah, Lamia – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
To examine the impact of the usage of fixed and mobile broadband on the progress of continuing professional education (CPE) from the perspective of chartered accountants in Saudi Arabia, an e-mail survey was conducted. A random sampling of chartered accountants in Saudi Arabia was investigated. This research was aimed to identify any correlation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Continuing Education, Online Surveys, Accounting
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
Alkraiji, Abdullah; Jackson, Thomas; Murray, Ian – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: This paper seeks to carry out a critical study of health data standards and adoption process with a focus on Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach: Many developed nations have initiated programs to develop, promote, adopt and customise international health data standards to the local needs. The current status of, and future plans for,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Data Collection, Standards
Shim, Woohyun – ProQuest LLC, 2010
An increasing number of firms rely on highly interconnected information networks. In such environments, defense against cyber attacks is complicated by residual risks caused by the interdependence of information security decisions of firms. IT security is affected not only by a firm's own management strategies but also by those of others. This…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Insurance, Risk, Computer Security
Belo, Rodrigo – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This work comprises studies on the effects of broadband Internet in schools at three different levels: student performance, household Internet adoption, and individual computer and Internet use patterns and skill acquisition. I focus in the case of Portugal, where by 2006 the Portuguese government had completed a major initiative that upgraded the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Internet, Middle School Students
Tan, Grace; Venables, Anne – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2010
Since 2001, there has been a dramatic decline in Information Technology and Computer Science student enrolments worldwide. As a consequence, many institutions have evaluated their offerings and revamped their programs to include units designed to capture students' interests and increase subsequent enrolment. Likewise, at Victoria University the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Information Technology, Curriculum Design, Computer Science Education
Darr, Dietrich; Pretzsch, Jurgen – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2008
Purpose: The objective of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of innovation diffusion under group-oriented and individual-oriented extension. Current theoretical notions of innovation diffusion in social networks shall be briefly reviewed, and the concepts of "search" and "innovation" vis-a-vis "transfer" and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Extension Agents, Innovation, Foreign Countries
Menon, Siddhartha Shankar – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Broadband holds a critical position in the progress of economic and social indicators by connecting consumers, businesses and governments. South Korea has consistently been the global leader in broadband deployment since 1999. In the last ten years the Korean government has pursued several strategies for its broadband policy. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Social Indicators, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
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

Marchand, Marie – Online Review, 1988
Review of the development of French telematics--a union of telecommunications and computer technology--from 1970 to the present discusses: (1) research, political decisions, and field testing; (2) extension of the electronic directory service to the entire country; and (3) services available through the telematic system. (MES)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Technology
Werle, James; Fox, Louis – Computers in Libraries, 2007
Formed in 1996, Internet2 is a not-for-profit advanced network consortium led by the U.S. research and higher education community. Its goals are to provide leading-edge network capabilities and to facilitate the development, deployment, and use of revolutionary Internet technologies. Starting with 34 universities, Internet2 has grown to more than…
Descriptors: Libraries, Consortia, Public Agencies, Internet