Synchronous e-learning: Reflections and design considerations

Synchronous e-learning: Reflections and design considerations Filiz Tabak, Towson University, USA Rohit Rampal, State University of New York, USA This paper is a personal reflection on the design, development, and delivery of online synchronous conferencing as a pedagogical tool complementing traditional, face-to-face content delivery and learning. The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate how […]

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CAI in mathematics at elementary level in Pakistan

The effect of computer based instructional technique for the learning of elementary level mathematics among high, average and low achievers Muhammad Tanveer Afzal, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan Bashir Muhammad Gondal, Punjab Examination Commission, Pakistan Nuzhat Fatima, IMCG Korang Town, Islamabad, Pakistan This IJEDICT article is about CAI in mathematics at elementary level in […]

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ICT4RED: Use of tablets in rural education in South Africa

Evaluation of a pilot project on information and communication technology for rural education development (ICT4RED): A Cofimvaba case study on the educational use of tablets Acheson Charles AC Phiri, Council for Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) in Southern Africa Thato Foko and Nare Mahwai, CSIR Meraka Institute of Technology, South Africa In an endeavour to find solutions […]

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Creation of audiovisual presentations as a tool to develop key competences

Creation of audiovisual presentations as a tool to develop key competences in secondary-school students: A case study in science class Ángel Ezquerra, Javier Manso, Mª Esther Burgos, and Carla Hallabrin Complutense University of Madrid, Spain New curricular plans based on key competences create the need for new educational proposals that allow their development. This article […]

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Agro-students’ appraisal of online registration of academic courses

Agro-students’ appraisal of online registration of academic courses in the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria Okanlade Adesokan Lawal-Adebowale and Olalekan Oyekunle Federal University of Agriculture, Ogun State, Nigeria With integration of information technology tool for academic course registration in the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, the study assessed the agro-students’ appraisal of […]

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Use of Web Quest Strategy in learning geographical concepts

Effectiveness of Web Quest Strategy in acquiring geographic concepts among eighth grade students in Jordan Zaid Suleiman AL-Edwan, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan This study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of using Web Quest Strategy in acquiring the geographic concepts among eighth grade students in Jordan. The study individuals consisted of (119) students in the scholastic […]

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Measurement invariance of the UTAUT constructs in the Caribbean

Measurement invariance of the UTAUT constructs in the Caribbean Authors: Troy Devon Thomas, Lenandlar Singh and Kemuel Gaffar Univerity of Guyana Dhanaraj Thakur, Grace-Ann Jackman, Michael Thomas and Roger Gajraj University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad Claudine Allen University of Technology, Jamaica Keron Tooma Northern Caribbean University This article employs confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate the factorial validity […]

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ACU initiative: Raising the profile of higher education

News item from ACU: Commonwealth education ministers meet every three years, to discuss key education issues, identify areas for action, and share knowledge and good practice. The next Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) will be held from 22-26 June 2015, hosted by the Government of the Bahamas. Higher education – and universities in particular […]

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ACU initiative: Raising the profile of higher education

News item from ACU: Commonwealth education ministers meet every three years, to discuss key education issues, identify areas for action, and share knowledge and good practice. The next Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) will be held from 22-26 June 2015, hosted by the Government of the Bahamas. Higher education – and universities in particular […]

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Frontrunners in ICT: Kenyan runners using smartphones

Frontrunners in ICT: Kenyan runners’ improvement in training, informal learning and economic opportunities using smartphones Authors: Per Olof Hansson, Linköping University, Sweden William Jobe, Stockholm University, Sweden The primary aim of this research was to study how mobile technology shapes, changes, and develops informal learning outside the classroom and school environment. In this study we […]

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