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The Impact of Digital Technology Training on Developing Academics' Digital Competence in Higher Education Context
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Peggy M. L. Ng; Po Kin Chow; Phoebe Wong; Wai Ming Bernard Luk – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: A new normal regarding teaching and learning has been established after COVID-19. The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of digital technology training on developing academics' digital competence in higher education context. A conceptual model was developed using stimulus-organism-response (SOR) theory. Additionally, this…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Teacher Competencies, Digital Literacy
Super Parents: Preliminary Findings of a Group-Based Parenting Intervention
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Jens E. Jespersen; Cara D. Bosler; Ruth S. Slocum; Jennifer Hays-Grudo; Jerry Root; Laura Hubbs-Tait; Amanda Sheffield Morris – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2023
Super Parents is a group-based, Extension-led parenting program developed to enhance the parent-child relationship. Implemented by trained Head Start staff using the train-the-trainer model, this effort is achieved by teaching positive parenting practices, increasing parents' knowledge of child development, instructing parents in activities and…
Descriptors: Parents, Group Activities, Parenting Skills, Extension Education
Attitudes of Trainers and Medical Students towards Using Modern Practices
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Hadzhiiliev, Vassil Stefanov; Dobreva, Zhaneta Stoykova – Online Submission, 2011
The development of universities as independent scientific centers determines their mission to incorporate the most modern achievements of science into the students' practical training. This research on the attitudes of the participants in this process towards the use of modern practices encompasses both trainers and students, and it consists of…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Change, Trainers
Disseminating Improved Practices: Are Volunteer Farmer Trainers Effective?
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Lukuyu, B.; Place, F.; Franzel, S.; Kiptot, E. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: This paper assesses the effectiveness of volunteer farmer trainers in promoting adoption of agricultural technologies in western Kenya. Specifically, the purpose was to assess the type of information they disseminated, farmer trainers' characteristics desirable to farmer trainees, and how trainees evaluate farmer trainers.…
Descriptors: Trainers, Agricultural Occupations, Volunteers, Agricultural Engineering
Wired To Work: A Qualitative Analysis of Assistive Technology Training for People with Visual Impairments.
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Wolffe, Karen E.; Candela, Tony; Johnson, Gil – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2003
This article details the qualitative results of focus groups with adults who are visually impaired and received assistive technology (AT) training (n=55) and with AT trainers (n=48). Participants described the state of AT training at the beginning of the 21st century from their perspectives as students and teachers. (Contains 4 references.)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Assistive Technology, Focus Groups
Skills Analysis Training; A Handbook for Managers, Supervisors, and Instructors.
Seymour, W. Douglas – 1968
Written primarily for British industrial managers, supervisors, and instructors, this guide to the use of skills analysis training is based on what an experienced worker does and precisely how he does it. The principles, scope, and benefits of skills analysis training are explained, followed by a discussion of practice, feedback, transfer of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Legislation, Guides, Industrial Training