Advances In Information Technology And Education

Author : Khine Soe Thaung
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642259081

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Advanced Information Technology in Education by Khine Soe Thaung Pdf

The volume includes a set of selected papers extended and revised from the 2011 International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education. With the development of computers and advanced technology, the human social activities are changing basically. Education, especially the education reforms in different countries, has been experiencing the great help from the computers and advanced technology. Generally speaking, education is a field which needs more information, while the computers, advanced technology and internet are a good information provider. Also, with the aid of the computer and advanced technology, persons can make the education an effective combination. Therefore, computers and advanced technology should be regarded as an important media in the modern education. Volume Advanced Information Technology in Education is to provide a forum for researchers, educators, engineers, and government officials involved in the general areas of computers and advanced technology in education to disseminate their latest research results and exchange views on the future research directions of these fields.

Author : Honghua Tan,Mark Zhou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642224188

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Advances in Information Technology and Education by Honghua Tan,Mark Zhou Pdf

This two-volume set (CCIS 201 and CCIS 202) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Science and Education, CSE 2011, held in Qingdao, China, in July 2011. The 164 revised full papers presented in both volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from a large number of submissions. The papers address a large number of research topics and applications: from artificial intelligence to computers and information technology; from education systems to methods research and other related issues; such as: database technology, computer architecture, software engineering, computer graphics, control technology, systems engineering, network, communication, and other advanced technology, computer education, and life-long education.

Author : Tomei, Lawrence A.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781605661513

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Information Communication Technologies for Enhanced Education and Learning: Advanced Applications and Developments by Tomei, Lawrence A. Pdf

"This book offers an examination of technology-based design, development, and collaborative tools for the classroom"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Ben-Zion Barta,Y. Gev,Moshe Telem
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1994-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0412620901

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Information Technology in Educational Management by Ben-Zion Barta,Y. Gev,Moshe Telem Pdf

Educational institutions in which administrators, managers and teachers will be working in the late 1990's will be far different from those oftoday. Schools, which until recently were lagging behind in the implementation of information technology (IT) in their administration and management, are now attempting to close the gap. A massive and rapid computerization process in schools, school districts and throughout the other Ievels of the educational system, including universities, has made computers an integral part of the educational management scene. A computer on the desk of every educational management statT might become a reality in the near future. The term "IT" includes three main components: hardware, software - mainly management information systems (MIS)/decision support systems (DSS) and human factors. Presently, successful implementation depends on adequate software and on human factors. MIS/DSSs are being implemented with the aim of providing meaningful support for school employees in their daily activities, and to improve their performance, etfectiveness and efficiency. Much like at universities, usable and accessible school databases are being established, encompassing data on students, teachers, employees, classrooms, grade Ievels, courses, student achievements and behavior, school space, curriculum, finance, inventory, transportation, etc.

Author : Tom J. van Weert
Publisher : Springer
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387231204

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Education and the Knowledge Society by Tom J. van Weert Pdf

Engineering the Knowledge Society (EKS) - Event of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) This book is the result of a joint event of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) held during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva, Switzerland, December 11 - 12, 2003. The organisation was in the hands of Mr. Raymond Morel of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW). Information Technology (or Information and Communication Technology) cannot be seen as a separate entity. Its application should support human development and this application has to be engineered. Education plays a central role in the engineering of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for human support. The conference addressed the following aspects: Lifelong Learning and education,- inclusion, ethics and social impact, engineering profession, developing- society, economy and e-Society. The contributions in this World Summit event reflected an active stance towards human development supported by ICT. A Round Table session provided concrete proposals for action.

Author : Stuart A. Karabenick
Publisher : Information Age Pub Incorporated
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 1623963354

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Advances in Help-seeking Research and Applications by Stuart A. Karabenick Pdf

Research on help seeking has primarily focused on classrooms interactions that consist primarily of students asking teachers and peers for help. The rapid emergence of information and communications technologies and interactive learning environments, however, requires expanding the help-seeking landscape and rethinking such critical theoretical issues as the distinction between help seeking and information search, and whether help seeking is inevitably a social self-regulated learning strategy. There is also the need to focus attention on help seeking in the broader learning enterprise, which includes its role in the collaboration process, how to support adaptive rather than the over- or under-reliance on help seeking, as well as to scaffold help-seeking skills that render the process more efficient and useful. To examine these and other issues, the present volume assembled contributions from internationally recognized scholars and researchers to capture the state of the art and to anticipate future developments in this expanding field. Its relevance extends to anyone attempting to understand the role of technology in education, including educational researchers and teachers who do now or who expect to use technology to support instruction, and the rapidly expanding numbers of those developing new technological applications.

Author : Arthur P. Hershaft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Computer-assisted instruction
ISBN : 1613246366

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National Education Technology Plan by Arthur P. Hershaft Pdf

Education is the key to America's economic growth and prosperity and to our ability to compete in the global economy. It is the path to higher earning power for Americans and is necessary for our democracy to work. It fosters the cross-border, cross-cultural collaboration required to solve the most challenging problems of our time. The National Education Technology Plan 2010 calls for revolutionary transformation. Specifically, we must embrace innovation and technology which is at the core of virtually every aspect of our daily lives and work. This book explores the National Education Technology Plan which presents a model of learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure and productivity.

Author : Thomas T. Liao
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783642609688

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Advanced Educational Technology: Research Issues and Future Potential by Thomas T. Liao Pdf

As we approach the 21st century, the need to better link research findings and practical applications of advanced educational technologies (AET) continues to be a priority. During the five-year NATO Special Programme on AET, many advanced study institutes and research workshops focused on building bridges between researchers in and users of educational technology. The organizing committee of the final capstone workshop which took place in September 1993 also chose to focus on this theme. Three position papers, written by members of the AET advisory committee, provided the background and platform for the two-day workshop that was designed to provide guidelines for future AET research and implementation projects. Nicolas Balacheff kicked off the workshop with a philosophical review of the research issues and future research agendas. Herman Bouma and his colleagues at the Institute for Perception Research discussed implementation issues and problems of technology transfer from research laboratories to educational product development.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 364225909X

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Advanced Information Technology in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : A. Fung,A.J. Visscher,Ben-Zion Barta,David Teather
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0412799707

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Information Technology in Educational Management for the Schools of the Future by A. Fung,A.J. Visscher,Ben-Zion Barta,David Teather Pdf

This book is for both specialist and generalist. For Information Technology (IT) and Educational Management (EM) researchers, it brings together the latest information and analysis of ITEM projects in eleven countries. But the issues raised by this collection of papers are so important for schools, school systems and the future of education that it is essential reading not only for researchers but also for teachers, administrators and all concerned with the planning and governance of our education systems. New technologies may improve our lives in two ways: by enabling us to do things better (accomplishing what we do already more efficiently) and by enabling us to do better things (accomplishing new things that we were not able to do before). Sometimes "doing things better" merges into "doing better things". Thus in the 19th century the coming of the railway enabled our forbears to accomplish their existing journies in less time and in greater comfort. But it also opened up the prospect of new journies to more distant places, and led ultimately to far-reaching changes in lifestyles in new, commuter settlements far from the old city centres. So it is in the present day with Information Technology in Educational Management. Some of the papers in this volume focus on specialist tasks, for example how to develop a computer-based decision-support system to help those drawing up school timetables. Others address situations in which the power of the technology offers us the potential to change radically what we do.

Author : Cohen, Eli B.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781591400233

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Challenges of Information Technology Education in the 21st Century by Cohen, Eli B. Pdf

Challenges of Information Technology Education in the 21st Century strives to address a variety of pertinent questions surrounding the rapidly changing area of IT education, such as: What topics are important for the 21st Century? How does the Internet change the task of teaching? What is the role of the professor in a world of online learning? This exciting book will be an invaluable resource for educators in the field of information technology.

Author : Donald Watson,David Tinsley
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780387348421

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Integrating Information Technology into Education by Donald Watson,David Tinsley Pdf

Deryn Watson and David Tinsley The topic of the conference, integrating infonnation technology into education, is both broad and multi-facetted. In order to help focus the papers and discussion we identified 7 themes: • Current developments in society and education influencing integration; • Teachers, their roles and concerns; • Learners, their expectations of and behaviour in an integrated environment; • Developments and concerns in the curriculum; • Successes and failures in existing practice; • Organisation and management of integrated environments; • Identification of social and political influences. Each author was invited to focus on one theme, and these remained strands throughout as can be seen from the short papers and focus group reports. The first and most significant concern therefore was to be clear about our notions of integration; what do we mean and how is this relevant? Our keynote paper from Cornu clearly marked out this debate by examining the notion of integration and alerting us to the fact that as long as the use of IT is still added to the curriculum, then integration has not yet begun.

Author : P John Williams,Alister Jones,Cathy Buntting
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789812871701

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The Future of Technology Education by P John Williams,Alister Jones,Cathy Buntting Pdf

Twenty-five years ago there was increasing optimism in policy, curriculum and research about the contribution that technology education might make to increased technological literacy in schools and the wider population. That optimism continues, although the status of technology as a learning area remains fragile in many places. This edited book is offered as a platform from which to continue discussions about how technology education might progress into the future, and how the potential of technology education to be truly relevant and valued in school learning can be achieved. The book results from a collaboration between leading academics in the field, the wider group of authors having had input into each of the chapters. Through the development of a deep understanding of technology, based on a thoughtful philosophy, pathways are discussed to facilitate student learning opportunities in technology education. Consideration is given to the purpose(s) of technology education and how this plays out in curriculum, pedagogies, and assessment. Key dimensions, including design, critique, students’ cultural capital are also explored, as are the role and place of political persuasion, professional organisations, and research that connects with practice. The discussion in the book leads to a conclusion that technology education has both an ethical and moral responsibility to support imaginings that sustain people and communities in harmony and for the well being of the broader ecological and social environment.

Author : Bailey, Liston W.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522563624

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Educational Technology and the New World of Persistent Learning by Bailey, Liston W. Pdf

Technologies, such as artificial intelligence and augmented and mixed reality, continue to be implemented to support the process of teaching and learning. However, technological advances and new applications should not be seen as a replacement for the requisite consideration of proper needs analysis, instructional design, and educational philosophy within courses or training; rather it should serve as an enabler to allow faster and more open access to learning for individuals. Educational Technology and the New World of Persistent Learning provides innovative insights into technology integration methods within classroom settings including how they can empower students and how they can be used in the creation of dynamic learning experiences. The content within this publication examines e-learning, robotics, and tutoring systems and is designed for academicians, educators, principles, administrators, researchers, and students.

Author : Syed, Mahbubur Rahman
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781605669359

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Technologies Shaping Instruction and Distance Education: New Studies and Utilizations by Syed, Mahbubur Rahman Pdf

"This book covers the use of technology and the development of tools to support content exchange, delivery, collaboration and pedagogy used in distance education delivery"--Provided by publisher.