Higher music education presents a unique opportunity to examine change within higher education due to the digital revolution in the music industry over the past two decades. The purpose for conducting this study was to describe, map, and explain the strategies that higher music education programs are using to adapt to the digital revolution in the…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine quality assurance for archives and records management (ARM) education in an open distance e-learning (ODeL) environment in Eswatini with a view to conceptualise a framework for quality assurance in the development and implementation of an ARM programme in the context of ODeL.…

As part of the process for designing an online information technology (IT) course, hands-on activities may be included; however, the literature has not readily revealed the best practices and challenges instructional designers (IDs) face with including hands-on activities in an online IT course. Research has shown that hands-on learning increases…

In team-based medical tasks, digital tools facilitate information among medical experts to support patient safety. Although generally beneficial, Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have not completely mitigated communication and clinical decision errors. The design of systems meant to facilitate information-transfer among care teams has been…

Rapid growth and recent developments in education sector and information technologies have promoted E-learning and collaborative sessions among the learning communities and business incubator centers. Traditional practices are being replaced with webinars (live online classes) E-Quizes (online testing) and video lectures for effective learning and…

In an age of environmental crisis, financial instability, widespread migration, and political extremism, the case for critical literacy is pressing. Navigating criticality in the digital age, however, is challenging, not least because digital media, digital devices, and digital architectures are implicated in broader social, cultural, commercial,…

This paper examines the teaching patterns of experts employed in the information technology (IT) industry. The objective was to study the teaching patterns that are used to develop new IT workers in organizations. Thematic content analysis was conducted on interviews with thirty-four IT professionals working in IT and non-IT industries with…

The IT or IS department of a business or other organization exists to serve the larger organization and support other parts of the organization in working to achieve departmental and organizational goals. This case explores a situation where the IT organization has lost focus on the need to serve and support the rest of the organization. The case…

In this research objective is to construct and develop an appropriate knowledge management model for public university lecturers. The model was developed on the basis of the Delphi method in which experts evaluated the model in three rounds. Experts also evaluated the model for appropriateness prior to experimentally testing the model with 30…

Digital technologies are increasingly prevalent and can complement more traditional resources to support children's investigations and explorations in early learning contexts. A new consideration is the value of technology in positioning early childhood educators as co-learners and co-investigators alongside children. This article presents…

This chapter discusses learning and communication in groups of engineers working together designing complex projects from four world areas. Challenges in such global teams are based both in cultural differences and in properties of the technological environment. Though the engineers had mastered complex engineering models, most did not have…

Successful and appropriate informal digital learning can help individuals and communities build sustainable and meaningful livelihoods, strengthen social cohesion and resilience, preserve and enhance cultural traditions and engage constructively and robustly with the wider world. Building digital learning that embodies participative and…

In the broadest sense, the concept of global citizenship education (GCE) includes many facets of a rapidly changing world and concepts in education. The information and communication technology (ICT) advances of the last few decades have created opportunities for educational connection and interaction through digital spaces at all levels, local…

This survey-based study explores the nature of Digital Divide among Ghana's basic (primary and junior high) schools from the perspective of Teachers' Digital Literacy and their usage of digital technologies in school. The ICT-enhanced Teacher Standards for Africa (ICTeTSA) Framework comprising digital attitude, knowledge, skills and application…

EPortfolio use meets institutional reporting requirements and provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate learning, showcase their strengths to future employers, and develop lifelong reflective practice. At the same time, ePortfolio use offers students repeated opportunities to develop the skills necessary for academic progress and…