This study investigates the challenges hindering the implementation of Digital Transformation (DT) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) by thoroughly reviewing the literature. It identifies multiple dimensions and subdimensions of these barriers to offer valuable insights to help HEIs navigate their transformation processes successfully. By…

This paper explores the relationship between educational technologies and public education, discussing issues of technology becoming an end in itself, the impact of learner access to knowledge, technology's role in assessment, requisite skills for a technological society, and the technology's capacity to inform policy and practice. While…

Extended reality (XR), which encompasses virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), offers powerful affordances for improving teaching and learning experiences in a post-pandemic world. Increasingly, many governments and institutions around the world are making major investments in XR technologies to prepare education…

The rapid growth of technology worldwide has affected all spheres of life and business. Mobile learning technology has become affordable and easily accessible. Despite the numerous benefits of mobile learning technology in education, the problem of its implementation in teaching and learning still exists. Evidence suggests that teachers and…

This study explores the potential of QR code technology in enhancing preservice science teachers' understanding of astronomy topics and their views on the Nature of Science (NOS). Using QR codes, the study focused on teaching complex concepts like the Kuiper Belt, dwarf planets, and Pluto's reclassification, while fostering an explicit and…

This paper proposes a human-centered approach to using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education that promotes equitable access to knowledge while preserving privacy and ethics. Through the lens of third-generation Activity Theory we examine the interaction between three activity systems in higher education: AI teachers, human teachers, and…

With the rapid development of information technology, various online education platforms support the sharing of digital educational resources. Because digital educational resources are simple to duplicate and disseminate quickly, there exists copyright infringement, which threatens the interests of copyright owners. In addition, the existing…

The development of the internet has promoted the improvement of media information retrieval technology, which has also been applied to the work management of college students. This paper mainly adopts media information retrieval technology, studies the function principle of this technology, and establishes a student work management system based on…

Previous research links personalized learning with gains in student motivation and learning outcomes. Understanding the methods and processes students use when they engage in informal learning can help instructors facilitate personalized learning more effectively and efficiently. Toward that end, our study develops a theoretical framework for…

Educators set restrictions in examinations to enable them to assess learning outcomes under particular conditions. The open book versus closed book binary is an example of the sorts of restrictions examiners have traditionally set. In the late 2000s this was expanded to a trinary to include open web examinations. However, the current technology…

Since late November 2022, generative AI ChatGPT has drawn waves of attention in society, and its impacts certainly extend to the higher education setting. Although ChatGPT has not been officially released for registration in Hong Kong, the higher education setting has been responding differently. The article conducted a systematic review of local…

While generative AI such as ChatGPT has important drawbacks, it can potentially unlock new types of learning and support -- specially for English learners and students with disabilities -- by facilitating teachers' Universal Design for Learning (UDL) efforts. As generative AI is quickly becoming an integral part of our lives (e.g., being…

Purpose: Many educators are increasingly acquainting themselves and becoming adept with interactive technologies like augmented reality and virtual reality. Some of them are also looking forward to using Metaverse applications, as they want to benefit from its immersive three-dimensional capabilities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to…

This qualitative study investigates the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support students' independent learning within a flipped classroom (FC) pedagogy. The main challenge of FC has been students' insufficient preparation for classroom activities. To address the challenge the Essentials of Business Law course was implemented with FC…

In the international arena, the use of technology as a tool for accessing information but also for creating content and sharing that generated content is beginning to gain importance. The main objective of this article is to provide knowledge of the new tools used in the international context in cultural access and to facilitate understanding, use…