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Korucu, Agah Tugrul; Alkan, Ayse – Online Submission, 2011
The need for usage of technologies which removes the boundaries of time and location increases day by day today when information and accession to information gains importance. Effect of mobile learning to education is an issue to be researched in order to provide lifelong learning. The fact that mobile devices are small and they have got with a…
Descriptors: Differences, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, Distance Education
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Bozkurt, Aras; Ataizi, Murat – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2015
English is one of the most spoken languages in the world and widely accepted as a foreign language in many parts of the world. However, though there has been a high demand for English as a foreign language in the 21st century, it has still been taught or learned through traditional methods and conventional pedagogical approaches. In the digital…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Conventional Instruction, Web 2.0 Technologies
West, Darrell M. – Brookings Institution, 2012
The appearance of collaboration tools such as blogs, wikis, social media, and video games has altered the way individuals and organizations relate to one another. There is no longer any need to wait on professionals to share material and report on new developments. Today, people communicate directly in an unmediated and unfiltered manner. These…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Video Games, Educational Change
Aji, Sandeep – Educational Technology, 2016
One of the most explosive areas of growth in the field of higher education is currently in emerging international markets. In developing nations, lack of access to high-quality teachers and educational materials is often the key obstacle preventing students from gaining the skills and knowledge they need to pursue new opportunities and advance in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education
Raths, David – Campus Technology, 2009
Students at Tompkins Cortland Community College (commonly known as TC3) in upstate New York can use mobile phones to check their grades and course schedules, sign up for text alerts about class cancellations, and view a campus weather cam. They can even view their debit card account balances--all courtesy of the TC3 Mobile portal. The students at…
Descriptors: Internet, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Brown, Jeff; Vetter, Ron; Saunders-White, Debra – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2008
This article describes the development of interactive text message applications at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. We describe how the university's information technology innovation program led to the formation of a faculty owned company in which the university holds an equity interest. Next, we discuss the collaborative development…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Access to Information, Information Technology, Telecommunications
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Aldrich, Alan W. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
The convergence of web-enabled smartphones, the applications designed for smartphone interfaces, and cloud computing is rapidly changing how people interact with each other and with their environments. The commercial sector has taken the lead in creating mobile websites that leverage the capacities of smartphones, and the academic community has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Universities, Internet, Handheld Devices
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Curran, Kevin; Huang, Winston – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2008
Purpose: Student dropout rates have been a source of contention throughout many Universities worldwide. Universities recognize this fact and many have acted to improve their induction process for students joining the University in the first year. However, student dropout rates continue to be higher than acceptable and it is in this context that…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Prevention, Multilingualism, Foreign Students
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Cotten, Shelia R. – New Directions for Student Services, 2008
This chapter reviews technology use patterns and the social impacts of technology on well-being among college students. It provides empirical evidence delineating the processes through which Internet use affects well-being among college students, and provides suggestions for ways to advance future studies in this area and for higher education…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Telecommunications, Social Networks, College Students
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Fischer, G; Konomi, S. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2007
Individual, unaided human abilities are constrained. Media have helped us to transcend boundaries in thinking, working, learning and collaborating by supporting "distributed intelligence". Wireless and mobile technologies provide new opportunities for creating novel socio-technical environments and thereby empowering humans, but not without…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Intelligence, Information Technology, Technological Advancement
Embrey Theresa A. R. – Library Media Connection, 2005
Handheld computers give students access to the larger world of information beyond the classroom. Wireless access allows students real time access to all networks resources, including downloading e-books and documents, searching the library media centres catalog and searching databases to which the library has subscribed.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Computer Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Access to Information
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Alexander, Bryan – EDUCAUSE Review, 2004
The combination of wireless technology and mobile computing is resulting in escalating transformations of the educational world. The question is, how are the wireless, mobile technologies affecting the learning environment, pedagogy, and campus life? To answer this question, the current state of affairs was assessed and the surveying of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Higher Education, Educational Technology
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Augustson, J. Gary; Roberts, Mike – EDUCAUSE Review, 2004
Higher education has an important stake in the national effort to widely deploy a state-of-the-art broadband public network. The Broadband Policy Group (BPG) developed a set of three principles to provide a consistent frame of reference for pursuing policy initiatives: (1) affordable broadband access; (2) a new regulatory structure; and (3)…
Descriptors: Internet, Higher Education, Access to Information, Telecommunications
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1995
This hearing was held to explore the use of technology in education, and how the government can better encourage its use across the country. It is hoped that hearings of this nature will draw attention to the nation's deficiencies in telecommunications and technologies in schools, and that the country will be able to fill those gaps in the near…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Conte, Christopher – 1999
This report explores the experiences and lessons learned by projects funded by the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP). The report contains 11 stories about people who are working to ensure that technology enhances the lives of children. The stories are divided into five sections as follows: (1) "New…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Children, Computer Uses in Education
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