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JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Table of Contents of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, Volume 24, 2025
information technology education, JITE, innovations in practice, table of contents
74 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Table of Contents for JITE: Research, Volume 24, 2025
JITE, IT education, education research, table of contents
133 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: In this study, we propose an AI technology-based learning model using ChatGPT and investigate its effect on students’ higher-order thinking (HOT) ability in an operating systems (OS) course.
Background: A critical requirement for IT and engineering students is supporting them in understanding advanced OS concepts and fostering their HOT. HOT involves analysis, evaluation, and creatio ...
operating systems, higher-order thinking tasks, ChatGPT, constructivism theory
320 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This article investigates the process of identifying and correcting hallucinations in ChatGPT-4’s recall of student-written responses as well as its evaluation of these responses, and provision of feedback. Effective prompting is examined to enhance the pre-evaluation, evaluation, and post-evaluation stages.
Background: Advanced Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT-4, have g ...
ChatGPT-4, education, recalling, LLM, evaluation
161 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review is to identify and analyze the current findings of empirical research on the use of ChatGPT in school and higher education.
Background: As AI reshapes education, the adoption of ChatGPT has the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning in school and higher educational settings. Meanwhile, substantial ethical questions and practical challen ...
artificial intelligence, chatbot, ChatGPT, formal education, ethical issues, institutional framework, systematic literature review, PRISMA
594 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools on postgraduate students’ learning experiences. It examined how these students utilize GenAI tools, identified the perceived benefits of their use, and uncovered the challenges students face in their learning experiences with these tools.
Background: Recent advancements in GenAI, particula ...
generative AI, postgraduate students, learning experiences, ChatGPT, innovative learning activity, learning technologies
409 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The need for this paper arises from the lack of comprehensive studies comparing the impact of cloud-based versus local database systems on student learning outcomes. Specifically, there is a need to understand how these different approaches affect usability and cognitive load in educational settings, which are critical factors for effective learning in database courses.
Background: T ...
cloud computing, database systems, cognitive load, usability, higher education
105 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: Flipped learning, in which students engage with instructional content before class and participate in active learning during class time, has emerged as an innovative teaching approach. While previous research has explored various aspects of flipped learning, its impact on student self-efficacy across different contexts remains understudied.
Background: This systematic review address ...
active learning, flipped learning, self-efficacy, self-regulation
135 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to implement and evaluate a personalized digital learning environment (PDLE) that delivers differentiated instruction for enhancing computational thinking competencies through robotics education.
Background: The background emphasizes the growing demand for computational thinking skills in the modern workforce and the need for flexible learning approaches that accommod ...
personalized digital learning environment, differentiated instruction, computational thinking, robotics education, mathematics education
176 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to review and categorize current trends in student engagement and performance prediction using machine learning techniques during online learning in higher education. The goal is to gain a better understanding of student engagement prediction research that is important for current educational planning and development. However, implementing machine learning ...
machine learning, prediction, student engagement, student performance, systematic literature review
161 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the methods of training future teachers to use information and virtual tools to work with younger students with intellectual disabilities.
Background: The relevance of training future teachers to work with students with intellectual disabilities is quite high today. This is explained by the fact that the educational environment is developing ...
special educational needs, information and communication methods, computer, correctional and developmental work, virtual tools
87 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: Evaluate teachers’ perceptions, strategies, and challenges in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into K-12 education and identify patterns and trends in the data from the reviewed studies.
Background: This systematic review examines a decade of innovation to explore the transformative impact of AI on education (2014–2024). Adhering to PRISMA 2020 guidelines, the study uncovers ...
artificial intelligence (AI), elementary education, teaching, professional development and ethics, privacy
268 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study explores the effectiveness of a virtual reality (VR) application designed to teach Theory of Mind (ToM) skills to children aged 5-6, addressing the gap in research on the use of VR for typically developing children.
Background: ToM is a critical skill for social interaction and understanding others’ perspectives. Despite the potential of VR to simulate real-life scenarios ...
virtual reality, children, theory of mind
57 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between time of class and the academic performance of Master of Business Administration (MBA) students with ‘group engagement’ serving as the moderator. Notably, ‘group engagement’ is measured using a novel computer vision-based deep learning approach.
Background: Generally, the first year of MBA programs is a critical phase for students, mark ...
class timing, group engagement, academic performance, blended learning, collaborative learning, SOR Model, computer vision, artificial intelligence
110 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this initiative is to create a Smart Education Index (SEI) for higher education institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The index will facilitate a comprehensive assessment of various components of smart education, such as learning, teaching, assessment approaches (pedagogy), digital and physical infrastructure (campus), learners, instructors, and governance.
Backgroun ...
smart education, composite indicators, higher education, evaluation, SDG4, sustainability
39 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This paper examines the potential of ChatGPT-assisted retrieval practice to enhance students’ final exam performance. ChatGPT was utilized to generate questions and deliver timely feedback during retrieval practice, supporting learning in large class settings where providing personalized feedback is often challenging.
Background: Students often excel in continuous assessments yet fac ...
AI-assisted learning, retrieval practice, ChatGPT, formative assessment, final exams
124 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the integration of Design Thinking (DT) into a philosophy course and its impact on student learning and engagement. The problem addressed is the traditional approach to philosophical education, which often lacks practical relevance and fails to engage students in meaningful ways.
Background: This paper addresses the problem by introducing DT as ...
design thinking, philosophy education, narrative case study, educational innovation, student engagement, higher education
108 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a tessellation-based instructional program supported by digital technologies for enhancing geometric learning in primary school pupils.
Background: Digital education offers various benefits, including increased motivation and engagement, and has been shown to be effective in teaching geometry. Although tessellation activities have been s ...
digital teaching, tessellation, primary school, educational technology, quasi-experimental design
109 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to design and validate an evaluation instrument for a didactic strategy based on gamification, specifically adapted to e-learning contexts in higher education. It addresses the ongoing challenge of enhancing student motivation, engagement, and retention in virtual learning environments.
Background: With the sustained growth of online education, higher education instit ...
gamification, e-learning, higher education, instructional strategy, student motivation
16 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This paper investigates three key aspects of metaverse-based platforms in English language teaching: (1) their effectiveness in enhancing language learning outcomes, (2) their impact on digital literacy development in higher education, and (3) their accessibility and inclusivity implications for diverse student populations.
Background: Despite growing interest in digital language lea ...
metaverse, English language teaching, digital literacy, immersive learning environments, educational technology
69 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This paper investigates the integration of ChatGPT in Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs). It explores whether ChatGPT bridges or deepens educational divides, particularly in the context of the urban-rural gap, ethical concerns, and cultural resistance to technological change.
Background: Focusing on Philippine HEIs, the research addresses the problem by exploring the ado ...
ChatGPT, Q-methodology, artificial intelligence, higher education, urban-rural divide, cultural sensitivity, academic integrity
44 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study examines the relationship between primary school teachers’ knowledge and their acceptance of digital game-based learning (DGBL) in mathematics teaching.
Background: The rapid integration of digital technology in education highlights the potential of DGBL in primary mathematics education. Despite its advantages, the acceptance among primary school teachers remains limited, ...
game-based learning, teachers’ adoption, behavioral intention, TPACK-G, TAM
68 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study examines the effects of the mobile-assisted task-based language teaching (M-TBLT) approach on EFL learners’ oral production. It evaluates three key second language acquisition measures: complexity (syntactic and lexical), accuracy (error-free clauses and correct verb forms), and fluency (unpruned and pruned speech rates). Additionally, it explores learners’ perceptions of t ...
mobile-assisted task-based language teaching, speaking, complexity, accuracy, fluency, perception
39 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel Computerized System for Learning, Correction, and Evaluation in Volleyball (S.C.I.C.E.V) in enhancing the technical performance of beginner volleyball players through immediate audio and visual feedback. The purpose is to determine whether real-time, detailed feedback improves the execution of the two-handed down pass technique ...
audio-feedback, visual-feedback, sensors, psychomotor, technical correction, volleyball
32 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The study investigated how immersive learning environments could be used to encourage student engagement and reuse intentions by integrating desktop augmented reality (AR) into the classroom among primary school students.
Background: This paper addresses the potential applications of immersive technology for younger learners and understanding in Thai primary education by exploring t ...
augmented reality, immersive learning, primary education, reuse intention, user engagement
31 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 24 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the key factors influencing preschool teachers’ sustained use of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content (AIGC) technology in educational settings. While prior research has extensively examined initial adoption, little attention has been given to understanding the continuous intention of preschool teachers with AIGC. To bridge this gap, this study integrates ...
AI-generated content (AIGC), preschool education, structural equation modeling (SEM), artificial neural networks (ANN)
24 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 22 , 2025
Aim/Purpose
This study investigates the reliability of peer assessments for information systems (IS) case study presentations and examines differences between American and Chinese graduate students in evaluating such presentations.
Background
Peer assessments provide diverse perspectives in evaluating student work, but cultural differences may influence assessment patterns. This study explore ...
peer assessment, information systems (IS) education, cultural differences, real-world cases
5 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 22 , 2025
Aim/Purpose
Institutions with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) must evaluate their praxes for equity, recognizing that campuses must be inclusive communities that celebrate diversity. Further, teaching and learning experiences should provide mirrors, windows, and doors, have cultural validity, afford multiple mechanisms for student success, be centered around the assets of s ...
DEI, JEDI, diversity, equity and inclusion, culturally responsive teaching, CRT, HBCU, inclusion, intersectional theory, decolonization, inclusive education, critical pedagogy
13 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 22 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The research examines the main factors that motivate users to provide falsified details upon website registration and identifies the types of personal details that are most prone to falsification. In addition, the tendency for identity falsification is predicted by examining various factors, such as, sense of online anonymity, privacy concern, and socio-demographic factors. To provide ...
identity falsification, privacy concern, self-disclosure, online anonymity, trust, COVID-19
6 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 22 , 2025
Aim/Purpose
To address the gap in students’ effective use of generative AI tools, this paper presents a framework to introduce university students to the principles and practices of prompt engineering – the art and science of crafting precise and purposeful inputs to guide LLMs in generating accurate and useful outputs. This paper aims to equip students with strategies to interact meaningfully w ...
generative AI, prompt engineering, AI literacy, large language models, higher education
5 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 22 , 2025
Aim/Purpose
Given the complex and ill-structured nature of modelling problems, database education can benefit from learning approaches such as inquiry-based learning (IBL), where students are encouraged to work collaboratively on modelling, design, and querying tasks. IBL can be embedded into teaching approaches such as pair programming, which is known for its many benefits, for example, improve ...
database education, paired assessment, paired learning, inquiry-based learning, collaborative learning
4 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 22 , 2025
Aim/Purpose
This study examines strategies to support the need to enhance computational thinking and professional performance across disciplines through the integration of writing across the curriculum (WAC) in graduate and doctoral programs.
Background
This study explores how combining rhetorical theory and computational thinking can improve students’ communication skills, critical thinkin ...
transdisciplinary collaboration, writing across curriculum, computational thinking, higher education writing, rhetorical theory
12 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 22 , 2025
Aim/Purpose
This paper investigates the challenges Hispanic graduate students face in online education, focusing on disparities in satisfaction and academic outcomes. It aims to identify and implement culturally responsive teaching strategies and community-building practices that promote equity and success.
Background
The study addresses the problem by exploring how tailored, culturally gro ...
culturally responsive teaching, online education, Hispanic, graduate students, community, equity
10 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: Chinese customers are now employing B2C E-Learning as a novel method to get an education. The issues of product homogenization, low user registration eagerness, and poor retention have become noticeable. The purpose of this research is to identify key elements that influence consumers’ intention to continue using E-Learning in China and to examine how user experience moderates the rel ...
E-Learning, eLearning, continuance usage intention, course trial, perceived cost, information quality, service quality, satisfaction, technology continuance theory
179 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The primary goal of this research is to analyze the factors that influence the implementation of Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
Background: Despite MCC’s benefits in lowering technology and administration costs, HEIs, particularly in developing countries such as Palestine, are skeptical and hesitant to use this technology. This research provides ...
mobile cloud computing, cloud computing, higher education, diffusion of innovation, technology-organization-environment
135 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study examines the role of psychological capital (PsyCap) as a moderating variable and burnout as a mediator in the relationship between toxic supervision on academic performance in doctoral programs.
Background: Academic supervision is important in supporting students’ success in completing the doctoral program. However, there is a dark side that needs to be more widely reveal ...
burnout, academic performance, higher education, PsyCap, stress-as-offense-to-self theory, toxic supervision
122 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between psychological capital, academic motivation, and academic performance in doctoral students and to develop a structural equation model that elucidates the interplay among these three variables, providing a comprehensive framework to better understand the factors influencing academic outcomes at the doctoral level.
Background: Current research on the ...
doctoral education, doctoral students, doctoral research, doctoral programs, doctoral dissertations, doctoral studies, PhD student, doctoral degree
78 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the demographic profile, support levels, and sentiments of Information Technology students regarding a proposed dedicated comfort room for LGBTQIA+ members. By assessing student attitudes and support, the study aims to inform initiatives that promote inclusivity and address the needs of LGBTQIA+ individuals within the college community.
Back ...
Dedicated Comfort Room, Gender-Inclusive Spaces, LGBTQIA+, SDG 5, Sentiment Analysis
120 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study examines the challenges in doctoral education supervision support within African universities, focusing on the need for effective strategies to meet the increasing demand for quality doctoral education.
Background: The rapid socio-economic development in Africa has put pressure on higher education systems to meet the growing demand for quality doctoral education. Some Afr ...
Africa, universities, doctoral, education, supervision, support model, challenges, prospects, quality, input-output
35 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to test the continued use of an AI platform through an extended Expectation Confirmation Model (ECM).
Background: The paper addresses the issues of user trust and satisfaction in the context of an AI platform in education by employing the ECM to analyze how system quality, information quality, and user satisfaction influence continued use intentions among responden ...
AI platform, satisfaction, trust, continued use intention, Expectation Confirmation Model (ECM)
152 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: Traditional research methodology education faces challenges in developing student self-efficacy and integrating modern technology, necessitating innovative instructional approaches for graduate students.
Background: This study introduces the BEST model (begin with learner analysis, establish clear learning objectives, select engaging learning activities, and tailor instruction using ...
instructional design, TPACK integration, research methodology, graduate education, self-efficacy
53 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study analyzed the factors influencing electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM) intention and purchase intention among Shopee users toward stores with Star Seller status, including the mediating roles of cognitive and affective appraisal. It integrated Customer Value Theory, Social Learning Theory, and Perceived Value Theory to examine how perceived benefits influence user behavior. The ...
perceived value, customer value theory, purchase intention, e-WOM intention, seller education, PLS-SEM, Shopee, Star Seller
33 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 20 , 2025
Aim/Purpose: The need for this paper stems from the challenge of efficiently analyzing large volumes of customer reviews in the hotel industry, which is growing and complex due to the widespread use of digital platforms. With consumers increasingly sharing feedback across various social media applications, manual processing becomes impractical, necessitating machine learning algorithms for accurat ...
sentiment analysis, bidirectional GRU, fast-text embeddings, location
106 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 27 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this paper is to examine Gen Z students located in a representative region of the United States when it comes to technology use, news and information gathering behaviors, civic engagement, and social concerns and whether differences exist based on institutional type. The purpose is to report this information so that academics can better understand the behaviors, priorities, ...
Generation Z, Gen Z, civic engagement and college students, minority learners, HBCU, information gathering of college students, information literacy, learning preferences, issues important to Gen Z, social activism, Black Lives Matter, pandemic learners, online activism
90 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 27 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a specialized instructional approach that combines empathic listening and culturally nuanced communication skills to enhance students’ preparedness for real-life cross-cultural interactions. By incorporating both psychological and specific sociocultural components within the 4C/ID model framework, this study aims to addr ...
teaching, communicative approach, communicative competence, social context
101 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Table of Contents of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, Volume 23, 2024
information technology education, JITE, innovations in practice, table of contents
122 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Table of Contents for JITE: Research, Volume 23, 2024
JITE, IT education, education research, table of contents
214 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This mixed-methods study aims to examine factors influencing academicians’ intentions to continue using AI-based chatbots by integrating the Task-Technology Fit (TTF) model and social network characteristics.
Background: AI-powered chatbots are gaining popularity across industries, including academia. However, empirical research on academicians’ adoption behavior is limited. This stu ...
artificial intelligence, chatbots, network, homophily, TTF
599 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This exploratory qualitative case study examines the perceptions of high-school learners of English regarding a pedagogical intervention involving progressive reduction of captions (full, sentence-level, keyword captions, and no-captions) in enhancing language learning.
Background: Recognizing the limitations of caption usage in fostering independent listening comprehension in non-ca ...
caption reliance, pedagogical innovation, listening comprehension, language learning, Chile
134 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to investigate the perceptions of programming instructors among the Information Technology faculty members at AL al-Bayt University regarding the effectiveness of ChatGPT in supporting the programming instructional process. This study also aims to explore their experiences concerning the potential benefits and adverse impacts of such technology on students and instruct ...
computer programming, programming instructors, ChatGPT, programming instruction
1099 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The digital ecosystem has contributed to the acceleration of digital and mobile educational tools across institutions worldwide. The research displays educators’ perspectives on web applications on mobile devices that can be used to engage and challenge students while impacting their learning.
Background: Explored are elements of technology in education and challenges and successes r ...
mobile instructional technology, mobile devices, higher education, apps in education, mobile learning
205 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The research aims to uncover the key research themes and trends of Social Media-Enhanced Blended Learning (SMBL) research. It will extract valuable insights from scholarly publications using bibliometric analysis.
Background: Although previous scholarly works and bibliometric review papers have examined integrating social media into blended learning and its impact on teaching and lea ...
bibliometrics, social media, blended learning, COVID-19, flipped classroom
290 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: To conduct a needs assessment and subsequently create micro-storytelling media aimed at enhancing the Digital Intelligence Quotient (DQ) skills of young individuals.
Background: In today's digital society, DQ has emerged as a vital skill that elevates individuals in all aspects of life, from daily living to education. To empower Thai youth, this study seeks to innovate DQ content by ...
Digital Intelligence Quotient (DQ), Digital Micro Storytelling, Needs Assessment, Youth
121 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study explores the Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception (KAP) towards ChatGPT among university students and faculty. It also examines the faculty’s readiness to cope with the challenges and leverage the opportunities presented by AI-powered conversational models.
Background: Launched on November 30, 2022, ChatGPT took the world by storm with its capability to generate high-quali ...
ChatGPT, Generative Pre-trained Transformer, knowledge, perception, attitude, academic integrity, student ethics, AI-driven conversational model, technology adoption
841 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study explores the subject structure, social networks, research trends, and issues in the domain that have the potential to derive an overview of the development of virtual reality-based learning media in vocational education.
Background: Notwithstanding the increasingly growing interest in the application of virtual reality in vocational learning, the existing research literat ...
virtual reality, bibliometric, vocational education
371 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The present study explores the key determinants that influence the intention of public higher education institutions in Malaysia to utilize mobile learning. Furthermore, this study investigates the correlation between these attributes and the components that affect the sustainability viability of mobile learning.
Background: The proliferation of mobile devices and the impact of COVID ...
sustainability, mobile learning, intention, instructor readiness, student readiness, learning autonomy
202 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This review’s main objective was to examine the existing literature on the use of 3D printers in primary education, covering students aged six to twelve across general, special, and inclusive educational environments.
Background: A review of the literature indicated a significant oversight – prior reviews insufficiently distinguish the application of 3D printing in primary education ...
3D printers, additive manufacturing, educational technology, primary education, scoping review
146 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to investigate the enabling technologies and applications of computer-assisted career guidance (CACG) tools in the career planning activities of students.
Background: The choice of a career is an extremely significant lifetime decision for any individual. Students often struggle with their career choices mainly due to the lack of awareness in career planning and devel ...
computer-assisted career guidance, career planning, career counseling, career guidance, education, systematic literature review
366 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The aim of the study is to test whether the perception of self-regulated learning during text reading in online teacher education is improved by using a digital tool for the use of metacognitive strategies for planning, monitoring, and self-assessment.
Background: The use of self-regulated learning is important in reading skills, and for students to develop self-regulated learning, t ...
self-regulated learning, metacognition, reading, teacher education, digital tool
166 downloads
Researching Influences of Learner Experience on AR/VR Adoption - The Case of Vietnamese Universities
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The study aims to analyze the elements/factors that impact students’ augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) adoption through their behavior in Vietnamese higher education. In particular, the research demonstrates the influences of and relationships between multiple goals, learner experience, and barriers to adopting AR/VR.
Background: The widespread adoption of digital transformat ...
education, AR/VR technology, multiple goals, AR/VR adoption, learner experience, barriers
247 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: Despite playing a critical role in shaping the future, 70% of undergraduate engineers report low levels of motivation. Student disengagement and a lack of ownership of their learning are significant challenges in higher education, specifically engineering students in the computer science department. This study investigates the various causes of these problems among first-year undergra ...
disengagement, ownership of learning, engineering education, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, instructional practices
173 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study evaluated the e-learning experience of Saudi K-12 teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, it explored their perceptions of e-learning. It also investigated the teaching approaches and strategies, tools for facilitating e-learning, assessment tools, and social media used by teachers for communicating with students in e-learning during the pandemic. Furtherm ...
e-learning; Saudi K-12 teachers; COVID-19 pandemic
117 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to identify primary school teachers’ perceptions of leveraging social media-based microlearning to improve students’ English-speaking abilities.
Background: The value of social media as an effective educational tool for English language learning has been recognized by educators in higher education in China. However, there is a lack of investigation into primary scho ...
Chinese primary school, teachers’ perceptions, social media-based microlearning, English-speaking abilities
317 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The study seeks to utilize Augmented Reality (AR) in creating virtual laboratories for engineering education, focusing on enhancing teaching methodologies to facilitate student understanding of intricate and theoretical engineering principles while also assessing engineering students’ acceptance of such laboratories.
Background: AR, a part of next-generation technology, has enhanced ...
augmented reality, engineering studies, next-generation technology, virtual laboratory
153 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This research explores the design and development of a gamified Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) aligned with the Self-Directed Learning (SDL) approach. The focus is addressing challenges to foster autonomous learning within the MOOC context.
Background: MOOCs have emerged as a prominent platform for global education; however, they face ongoing challenges, particularly in their capa ...
MOOC, gamification, autonomous learning, self-directed learning
586 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study presents some activities that integrate computational thinking (CT) into mathematics lessons utilizing GeoGebra to promote constructionist learning.
Background: CT activities in the Indonesian curriculum are dominated by worked examples with less plugged-mode activities that might hinder students from acquiring CT skills. Therefore, we developed mathematics and CT (math+C ...
computational thinking, mathematics, constructionist, GeoGebra
126 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this research is to evaluate the available literature on Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs). It aims to investigate the impacts, guiding principles, and problems of CVEs, giving light to their revolutionary potential in a variety of sectors, such as education, healthcare, and gaming.
Background: CVEs have received a lot of interest in recent years because of the ...
collaborative virtual environments, collaboration, virtual reality, remote work, education
149 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The teaching of appropriate problem-solving techniques to novice learners in undergraduate software development education is often poorly defined when compared to the delivery of programming techniques. Given the global need for qualified designers of information technology, the purpose of this research is to produce a foundational template for an educational software development meth ...
computing education research, educational software development methodology, computational thinking, CS1 education
71 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to explore factors influencing engineering students’ acceptance of the Google Classroom platform in communication skills courses to ensure more active engagement and better performance.
Background: In response to the underutilization and hesitancy in adopting educational technologies, this study investigates the factors influencing engineering students’ acceptance of ...
TAM, Google Classroom, communication skills, academic success
191 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This paper explores the potential value of critical thinking in computer science education and discusses strategies for its integration across the curriculum.
Background: As technology rapidly evolves and becomes increasingly integrated into society, there is a growing need for computer science graduates who can think critically about the ethical, societal, and technical implications ...
computer science education, critical thinking, curriculum development, higher education, professional skills
85 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the challenges posed by disinformation in an educational context. The paper aims to review existing information assessment techniques, highlight their limitations, and propose a conceptual design for a multimodal, explainable information assessment system for higher education. The ultimate goal is to provide a roadmap for researchers that meets ...
information assessment, artificial intelligence, higher education
238 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This article explores the critical need for adaptable educational models in times of crisis, focusing on strategies to overcome infrastructural and digital inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: By examining a case study of an offline digital library project implemented in South Sudan, this paper seeks to examine the impact of an offline digital educational s ...
digital literacy, information literacy, COVID-19, digital inequality, education in emergencies, capacity building, ICT4D, libraries
78 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This paper aims to address the gap in comprehensive, real-world applications of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in education, particularly in higher education settings. Despite the evident potential of GenAI in transforming educational practices, there is a lack of consolidated knowledge about its practical effectiveness and real-world impact.
Background: This study addres ...
generative AI, education, systematic literature review, teaching materials, skill development, academic performance
747 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to examine the mobile learning (m-learning) intentions of students pursuing design courses at graduate and undergraduate levels in higher education institutions in a developing country like India. This study integrated the Technology Readiness Index (TRI 2.0) and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to examine students’ intentions.
Backgro ...
m-learning, design students, UTAUT, technology readiness index, structural equation modeling, TRUTAUT model
118 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the integration of emerging technology (ET) integration in the information systems (IS) curriculum.
Background: Modernizing the IS curriculum is consistently needed to meet the demands of the workplace. The IS2020 curriculum model recommends adding emerging technology learning into the IS curriculum. It presents recommendations for IS progr ...
3D printing, emerging technology, IS curriculum, integration
21 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to empirically investigate and answer the following research questions: Do students’ self-control and smartphone e-learning readiness influence smartphone-cyberloafing, and does gender play a role in this relationship?
Background: Research indicates that many students’ learning time is wasted due to cyberloafing, which involves non-course-related activities on thei ...
smartphone e-learning, cyberloafing, smartphone-cyberloafing, students’ self-control, e-learning readiness, gender differences
155 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study investigated the effect of using Flipgrid, an application through which teachers gather learners in virtual classrooms to allow interaction through video and audio sharing, on Jordanian EFL seventh-grade students’ speaking performance (along with the features of fluency, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary).
Background: Speaking is a fundamental skill in language acqu ...
EFL, Flipgrid, fluency, grammar, Jordan, pronunciation, speaking, vocabulary
50 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this systematic literature review is to evaluate the application of UTAUT and UTAUT2 frameworks in K-12 education.
Background: This study included an analysis of peer-reviewed empirical studies that use the UTAUT and UTAUT2 frameworks to understand the factors that influence technology adoption among K-12 educators. New constructs were identified, and core determinate ...
education, UTAUT, UTAUT2, technology adoption, K-12, educators
191 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This paper highlights an innovative and impactful online operating system algorithms e-learning tool in engineering education.
Background: Common teaching methodologies make it difficult to teach complex algorithms of operating systems. This paper presents a solution to this problem by providing simulations of different complex algorithms to enable students to visualize and perform ...
simulation, process scheduling, disk scheduling, banker’s algorithm, resource allocation
1055 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study identifies gamification element preferences based on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) characteristics. It measures the influence of preferences on learning motivation through a pre-experimental design of one group pre-test post-test.
Background: Incorporating information technology in education has led to the introduction of e-learning, potentially enhancing the learning ...
gamification, MBTI, gamified personalization, academic motivation scale, e-learning
266 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to examine the influence of digital competences, technology acceptance, and individual factors (gender and educational level) on academic achievement in Physical Education and Sports Science (PESS).
Background: Prior research has established a positive correlation between digital competences and performance, but the mediating role of technology acceptance remains uncl ...
academic performance, digital competence, physical education, sports science, technology acceptance
287 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to develop a theoretical framework for enhancing students’ higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) by integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) with gamification elements.
Background: There is a growing demand to develop students’ innovative thinking abilities through MOOCs, focusing on higher-order thinking skills (HOTS), which are essential for 21st-century chall ...
higher-order thinking, MOOCs, gamification, student engagement, online collaborative learning
181 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The main goal of this study is to investigate the factors affecting students’ satisfaction and continuous usage of ChatGPT in an educational context, using the Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM) as the theoretical framework. Specifically, this investigation focuses on identifying how user expectations, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction influence the continuous usage of ChatGPT ...
ChatGPT, Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM), student satisfaction, continuous usage, CFA, SEM
338 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the influence of an augmented reality mobile application on improving secondary students’ visualization and comprehension of geometric concepts.
Background: The study involved developing an AR app named Geometria to enhance geometry education.
Methodology: In a specialized boarding school in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan, 82 tenth-graders were randomly split int ...
stereometry, education system, geometry, visualisation, augmented reality, digital technologies
147 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to introduce an innovative approach to improving learning outcomes for hearing-impaired learners (HL) within inclusive education settings. By integrating design thinking principles into Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) specifically designed for HL, this research seeks to address their unique educational needs. The study examines the components of a design thinking m ...
MOOC, design thinking, digital media, hearing-impaired learners
78 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The present study explores the use of AI-powered ChatGPT as a feedback tool for automated writing evaluation in a higher education context.
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly applied in the field of education, offering new opportunities with its evolving capabilities. One area where AI tools have promising potential is the field of second/foreign language (L2) w ...
artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, feedback, second language writing, higher education
697 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the factors that influence higher education students’ adoption of ChatGPT by incorporating constructs from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT) with trust, social influence, and personal innovativeness.
Background: Even though the use of ChatGPT has become more popular among university students, there is no clea ...
ChatGPT, higher education, TAM, motivational drivers
206 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to analyze the cognitive load experienced by secondary school students in Biology within m-learning environments and its impact on learning performance.
Background: Cognitive load has become a critical issue that schools need to address to ensure students can excel in their learning without being overwhelmed. While principles for reducing cognitive load have been exte ...
m-learning, mobile learning, cognitive load, mobile applications
254 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This paper explores the trends in robot storytelling, its conceptual models, and educational implications.
Background: Digital storytelling is the use of digital media elements such as text, images, audio, and video to create and tell a story. A form of digital storytelling using a social robot to do the story presentation is called robot-assisted digital storytelling or simply robot ...
robot-assisted storytelling, robot-based storytelling, robot storytelling, robot storytelling conceptual model, scoping review
76 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this systematic literature review is to explore the use of gamification in reading instruction between 2020 and 2024, focusing on the main theories and models, implementation strategies in various educational settings, measurable effects on student engagement and comprehension, and future directions for research.
Background: Reading instruction faces persistent challen ...
gamification, gamified learning, reading instruction, reading comprehension, reading engagement
194 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study examined the experiences of international students writing a typed e-assessment at the on-campus computer lab on the ExamOnline system.
Background: After a computer-based typed summative examination was introduced for one of the MSc degree’s modules in a UK university, it was critical to ascertain its inclusivity. The context is that departments in universities select crit ...
international students, computer-based assessment, e-assessment, inclusive as-sessment, ExamOnline
46 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 23 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The current study explored how Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK) influences teachers’ delivery of subject content.
Background: The potential value of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) devices is lost if teachers do not integrate them into their instructional practices. Technological Pedagogical Knowledge is one of the components of Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowl ...
rural areas, secondary schools, teachers, technological pedagogical knowledge
51 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 21 , 2024
Aim/Purpose.
Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges are a popular form of cybersecurity education where students solve hands-on tasks in a game-like setting. These exercises provide learning experiences with various specific technologies and subjects, as well as a broader understanding of cybersecurity topics. Competitions reinforce and teach problem-solving skills that are applicable in various techn ...
cybersecurity, Capture-the-Flag, information search process, gamification
91 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 21 , 2024
Aim/Purpose.
This study captures and describes the discrepancies in the performance matrices of comparable Chinese and American scholars as recorded by Scopus.
Background.
The contributions of Chinese scholars to the global knowledge enterprise are increasing, whereas indexing bibliometric databases (e.g., Scopus) are not optimally designed to track their names and record their work precisely ...
ethnic scholars, bibliometric data, research performance, Chinese vs. American scholars
28 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 21 , 2024
Aim/Purpose .
The present study aimed to understand in depth the experience of identity formation of beginning teachers (BTs), members of Gen Y, in their first year at elementary school, teaching students of Gen Alpha, from the perspective of BTs and their teacher mentors (TMs).
Background.
The purpose of the study was to compare the aspects described by BTs and their mentor teachers of the ...
information and communication technology (ICT), smartphones, internship, beginning teacher, teacher-mentor, identity, interactions, mental well-being, the Gen Alpha, Gen Y, teacher retention, teacher attrition
29 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 21 , 2024
Aim/Purpose.
This study addresses the research question: “What are the developmental phases of Information Technology in the industry?” Existing research has explored the impact of Information Technology (IT) on specific industries. However, it is essential to understand the evolution of IT within industries, its influence on the workforce, and technological advancements. Addressing this knowledg ...
information technology, evolution of information technology, industry and information technology, phases of information technology
207 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 21 , 2024
Aim/Purpose.
In this study, we examined, from the perspective of the participants, aspects of information and communications technology (ICT) and resilience, comparing first-generation students in higher education with students whose parents had higher education.
Methodology.
We examined self-image, motivation, happiness, and the use of ICT. This was a quantitative study. Respondents answered ...
higher education, social gaps, multiculturalism, first-generation students, generation Z, generation Y
59 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study explored the experiences of a group of historically underrepresented graduate students at a research-intensive university to understand their perceived supports and barriers to academic persistence and success and how these related to their background, socioeconomic status, language, and cultural differences.
Background: Attending graduate school can provide learning in s ...
sense of belonging, mentor support, financial support, peer support, imposter phenomenon, graduate student success
356 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to compare the experiences of students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) with those of White students in the same Educational Leadership doctoral program that claimed to be unapologetic in its commitment to producing racially conscious leaders.
Background: This study critically assesses the doctoral program’s claims as measured by BIPOC a ...
educational leadership, Ed.D. programs, BIPOC students, White students, racial equity leadership, transformative learning
331 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the media portrayal of Ph.D. programs in the Czech Republic. Specifically, it explores how doctoral study programs, their students, and the Ph.D. degree are represented across various topics and social actors over an 18-month period.
Background: The societal perception of Ph.D. studies, especially at the postgraduate level, is significantl ...
doctoral degree, content analysis, media representation
209 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study examines the adoption and continued use of m-learning in Iraqi universities amidst an unstable environment by extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) and Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM) models. The primary goal is to address the specific challenges and opportunities in Iraq’s higher education institutions (HEIs) due to geopolitical i ...
mobile learning (m-learning), higher education institutions (HEIs), unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2 (UTAUT2), expectation confirmation model (ECM)
305 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: With respect to doctoral students, the present study examined the association between dropout intentions and contextual, dispositional, and affective variables. The aim was to provide a deeper understanding of the factors that promote successful completion of doctoral studies in the humanities and social sciences in France.
Background: Key variables relevant to doctoral life that c ...
doctoral students, dropout intention, personality, well-being, context
247 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this paper is to investigate the determinants of satisfaction with study progress during a period when COVID-19 restrictions were in place and after their removal.
Background: The pandemic instigated a period of rapid technological change in global higher education. Relatively little research has examined the combined effect of technological use and the pandemic on academi ...
study progress, technology, health, time management, COVID-19
198 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This paper aims to investigate and understand the intentions of management undergraduate students in Hangzhou, China, regarding the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in their education. It addresses the need to explore the factors influencing AI adoption in the educational context and contribute to the ongoing discourse on technology integration in higher education ...
AI integration in education, Chinese university education, student perspectives, diffusion theory, PLS-SEM analysis
353 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: Despite an increase in the numbers of K-12 educators pursuing doctoral degrees, it is unclear if the field of education has been significantly impacted by the research resulting from their doctoral dissertations. Accordingly, the quality of doctoral programs and dissertations and rate of publication after defense, warrants examination.
Background: There have long been discussions reg ...
dissertation quality, research methods, qualitative research, quantitative research
168 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: Given the limited research on assessing research literacy among postgraduate students in the education field, this study aims to explore the association between research literacy scores and learning experiences. These experiences include reading intensity, participation in formal research-related courses, and engagement in presenting and publishing articles.
Background: Postgraduate ...
research literacy, postgraduate students, formal research courses, immersion in research, reading intensity
144 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This research investigated the determinant factors influencing the adoption intentions of Chatsicum, a Knowledge-Based Chatbot (KBC) aimed at enhancing the species literacy of biodiversity students.
Background: This research was conducted to bridge the gap between technology, education, and biodiversity conservation. Innovative solutions are needed to empower individuals with knowled ...
task-technology fit, diffusion of innovation, knowledge-based system, chatbot, trust, biodiversity, species literacy
227 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: In this case study research, we aimed to understand the development of effective doctoral supervision practices in Educational Research by examining supervisors’ experiences as doctoral students and how they learned their evolving supervision and mentoring roles as professors.
Background: Doctoral supervision is shaped by institutional systems, program structures, research cultures, ...
doctoral supervision, effective mentorship, educational research, supervisor development
290 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates how personal resources act as moderators and mediators in the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model. The study introduced intrinsic motivation as a personal resource and explored the mediating and moderating role relating to job demands, job strain, and psychological well-being in a doctoral education setting.
Background: Future scholars and professionals are sha ...
psychological well-being, personal resources, intrinsic motivation, job demands-resources, job strain
186 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This article addresses the lack of research on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) PhD students’ experiences in collaborative learning processes. It aims to fill this gap by using collaborative autoethnography to analyze the experiences of four BIPOC doctoral students who participated as co-researchers in a year-long collaborative program evaluation self-study of their academic ...
collaborative learning, BIPOC doctoral students, collaborative program evaluation
101 downloads
Navigating Systemic Racism: A Critical Race Analysis of Doctoral Students’ Career Choices in the USA
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This paper aims to explore the nuanced career choices of doctoral students in the USA through the lens of Critical Race Theory (CRT), addressing the underrepresentation and systemic challenges faced by students of color in their postdoctoral career paths.
Background: Despite increasing diversity in doctoral programs, racial and ethnic disparities persist in career outcomes. This pape ...
career choices, doctoral students, Critical Race Theory, systemic racism, intersectionality
118 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to develop a smart agricultural knowledge management framework to empower emergent farmers and extension officers (advisors to farmers) in developing countries as part of a smart farming lab (SFL). The framework utilizes knowledge objects (KOs) to capture information and knowledge of different forms, including indigenous knowledge. It builds upon a foundation of est ...
smart farming lab, emergent farmers, extension officers, agricultural knowledge management, AKM process model, knowledge objects, social media integration
167 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This qualitative, exploratory case study aimed to explore the challenges that doctoral graduates experienced during their online programs and the strategies they used to overcome these challenges and obtain their degrees at universities in the United States.
Background: About half of the students enrolled in online doctoral programs in the United States will drop out. Doctoral studen ...
academic thriving, doctoral attrition, doctoral completion, doctoral persistence, doctoral retention, doctoral success, online doctoral programs, resilience, thriving
118 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study explored teachers’ data-driven decision-making processes during routine and emergency remote teaching, as experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Decision-making is essential in teaching, with informed decisions promoting student learning and teachers’ professional development most effectively. However, obstacles to the use of data have been identified in man ...
data-driven decision-making, emergency remote teaching (ERT), qualitative research, COVID-19
141 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM), Information Adoption, and the stock investment of Vietnamese investors.
Background: Misinformation spreads online, and a lack of strong information analysis skills can lead Vietnamese investors to make poor stock choices. By understanding how online conversations and information processing influence inv ...
Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM), information adoption, investment decisions, social media groups, stock investors
255 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to develop a theoretical model based on the SOR (Stimulus – Organism – Response) framework and GETAMEL, which cover environmental, personal, and learning quality aspects to identify factors influencing students’ acceptance of the use of LMS in high schools, especially after COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: After the COVID-19 pandemic, many high schools reopened for in-p ...
SEM, Learning Management System (LMS), high school, GETAMEL, SOR
153 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: The last decade has witnessed a tremendous progression in mobile penetration across the world and, most importantly, in developing countries like India. This research aims to investigate and analyze the factors influencing the adoption of mobile payments (M-payments) in the Indian rural population. This, in turn, would bring about positive changes in the lives of people in these count ...
UTAUT, rural India, facilitating conditions, social influences, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, M-payments awareness, behavioral intentions, usage behavior
283 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 19 , 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to explore the use of mobile health applications (mHealth apps) by lay users in Kuwait. Specifically, it seeks to: (i) identify and highlight the impact of factors that contribute to their use of mHealth apps and (ii) validate a model of these users’ usage of mHealth apps.
Background: The advancement of information technologies has paved the way for efficiency and eff ...
lay users, health information, mHealth, Kuwait, mobile health applications
128 downloads
MBR
, Volume 8 , 2024
Luis R. Visot is an American educational administrator and former Army commander who served as a Major General and Chief of Staff of the United States Army Reserve. During a three-interview series Visot reflects on his life, his most significant leadership roles, and the meaning he attaches to each. The interviews and subsequent analysis reveal how Visot’s values, especially those imbued by his ...
Thematic narrative research, value-expressive behavior theory, phenomenological, qualitative research, coding, leadership, lived experience, interview, and reflection.
10 downloads
InSITE2024
, 2024
proceedings, InSITE, conference, informing science, IT education
15 downloads
InSITE2024
, 2024
Aim/Purpose.
This study captures and describes the discrepancies in the performance matrices of comparable Chinese and American scholars as recorded by Scopus.
Background.
The contributions of Chinese scholars to the global knowledge enterprise are increasing, whereas indexing bibliometric databases (e.g., Scopus) are not optimally designed to track their names and record their work precisely ...
ethnic scholars, bibliometric data, research performance, Chinese vs. American scholars
15 downloads
InSITE2024
, 2024
Aim/Purpose.
The present study aimed to understand in depth the experience of identity formation of beginning teachers (BTs), members of Gen Y in their first year at elementary school, and teaching students of Gen Alpha from the perspective of BTs and their teacher mentors (TMs).
Background.
The purpose of the study was to compare the aspects described by BTs and their mentor teachers of the ...
information and communication technology (ICT); smartphones; internship, beginning teacher, teacher-mentor, identity, interactions, mental wellbeing, the Gen Alpha, Gen Y, teacher retention, teacher attrition
19 downloads
InSITE2024
, 2024
Aim/Purpose.
This study addresses the research question: “What are the developmental phases of Information Technology in the industry?” Existing research has explored the impact of Information Technology (IT) on specific industries. However, it is essential to understand the evolution of IT within industries, its influence on the workforce, and technological advancements. Addressing this knowledg ...
information technology, evolution of information technology, industry and information technology, phases of information technology
20 downloads
InSITE2024
, 2024
Aim/Purpose.
Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges are a popular form of cybersecurity education where students solve hands-on tasks in a game-like setting. These exercises provide learning experiences with various specific technologies and subjects, as well as a broader understanding of cybersecurity topics. Competitions reinforce and teach problem-solving skills that are applicable in various techn ...
cybersecurity, Capture-the-Flag, information search process, gamification
12 downloads
InSITE2024
, 2024
Aim/Purpose.
In this study, we examined, from the perspective of the participants, aspects of information and communications technology (ICT) and resilience, comparing first-generation students in higher education with students whose parents had higher education.
Methodology.
We examined self-image, motivation, happiness, and the use of ICT. This was a quantitative study. Respondents answered ...
higher education, social gaps, multiculturalism, first-generation students, generation Z, generation Y
17 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 26 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this qualitative study is to explore social workers’ representations of hate speech (HS), the effects it has on the community, and socio-educational actions aimed at combating it.
Background: Hate speech is any form of communication that promotes discrimination, hostility, or violence towards individuals or groups based on their identity. Although its spread is facilitated ...
hate speech, online hating, community, social workers, activism, social media, educational strategies
126 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 26 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: In this article, the subjective perspectives of young people in Ghana on the use of digital media are elaborated. The aim is to make the positions of young people visible in the often adult-dominated discourse on digital media and to overcome adult-centered considerations in academic and public debates. In addition, the focus on young people from the Global South is intended to help m ...
digital media use, global south, young people’s perspectives, generational hierarchy academic success
69 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Table of Contents of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, Volume 22, 2023
information technology education, JITE, innovations in practice, table of contents
238 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Table of Contents for JITE: Research, Volume 22, 2023
JITE, IT education, education research, table of contents
264 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The objective of this study is threefold: (i) investigate how a group of subjects see the relationship between the integration of content, pedagogical and technological knowledge of their chemistry teaching in light of the teaching practices developed during the pandemic; (ii) present a framework for the integration of digital technologies in chemical education; and (iii) integrate em ...
chemical education, ICT, Brazil, teachers, TPACK, model
614 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This research explores the influence of organizational-level and individual-level creativity and innovation and the technology acceptance model toward the higher education creative environment that consists of research creativity and teaching creativity.
Background: Creativity and innovation are essential pillars for higher education institutions (HEIs). The two terms are interconnec ...
organizational factors, individual factors, technology factors, creativity, innovation, technology acceptance, Saudi Arabian higher educational institutions
258 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine faculty perceptions of virtual field placement of preservice teachers at a university in the United Arab Emirates and to explore the factors that promote or hinder the success of this experience. Vygotsky’s concept of scaffolding was used as the theoretical framework of this study and to explain the faculty’s engagement with the field placement ...
preservice teachers, virtual field experience, technology integration, collaborative learning, teacher preparation program
304 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to analyze (1) the effect of organizational support on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), (2) the effect of organizational support and TPACK on teacher performance, (3) the effect of organizational support and TPACK on technostress, and (4) the effect of technostress on teacher performance.
Background: The disruption of Information Technology (IT) in ...
online learning, COVID-19, physical distancing, teacher education
417 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The emergence of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has fostered the creation of co-located learning communities; however, there is limited research on the types of interactions unfolding in these spaces.
Background: This study explores Peer 2 Peer University’s Learning Circles, a project that allows individuals to take MOOCs together at the library. I investigated the patterns that ...
massive open online course (MOOC), e-learning, face-to-face, technological appropriation, agency, digital literacy, Peer 2 Peer University
146 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This paper describes a technologies education model for introducing Simulation Learning and Extended Reality (XR) solution creation skills and knowledge to students at the tertiary education level, which is broadly applicable to higher education-based contexts of teaching and learning.
Background: This work is made possible via the model’s focus on advancing knowledge and understandi ...
augmented reality, virtual reality, user experience study, extended realities, interactive media, human-computer interaction, simulation learning, serious games, digital media, higher education, virtual learning, education technologies, inclusive design, ethical design, digital technologies, design and technologies, digital literacy, technologies education, transdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM), humanities and social sciences (HASS)
210 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Drawing on transactional distance theory (TDT) and collaborative learning, this research proposes a research model to examine the role of collaborative learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. It investigates the potential antecedents that influence students’ academic achievements, autonomy, and satisfaction with online learning platforms.
Background: The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemi ...
adult learning, collaborative learning, distance education, media in education, transactional distance learning theory, collaborative learning theory
278 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to explore the value of utilizing non-immersive virtual reality (VR) to create virtual learning environments (VLEs) to support and prepare optometry students in their transition into preclinical and clinical teaching spaces.
Background: Digital education is widely integrated into university curricula with the use of online simulators, immersive VR, and other digital ...
optometric education, non-immersive VR, digital learning, student stress, student confidence
150 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the continuance use intention of gamified m-learning applications by Higher Education Institution (HEI) learners in Malaysia.
Background: Mobile learning (m-learning) has been a popular choice among learners in HEIs due to its convenient ‘on-the-go’ concept. On the other hand, embedding gamification elements in m-lea ...
gamified m-learning, gamification, expected confirmation model, extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, continuance use intention
528 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The study focused on learner sentiments and experiences after using the Moodle assessment module and trained a machine learning classifier for future sentiment predictions.
Background: Learner assessment is one of the standard methods instructors use to measure students’ performance and ascertain successful teaching objectives. In pedagogical design, assessment planning is vital in l ...
sentiment analysis, machine learning, random forest algorithm, online learning, Moodle
169 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This article seeks answers to the following: (1) What describes a ‘sense of belonging’, inclusiveness, and well-being for students? (2) Which aspects of blended learning, synchronous and asynchronous, promote students’ ‘sense of belonging’? and (3) What are the state-of-the-art best practices for creating inclusive curriculum design for blended learning?
Background: For university st ...
sense of belonging, blended learning, community of inquiry, higher education, universal design for learning
434 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study examines the use of the Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) platform by undergraduates of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, during the COVID-19 pandemic using the constructs of the UTAUT2 model. Five constructs of the UTAUT2 model were adopted to investigate the use of the ERT platform by undergraduates of the university.
Background: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak disrup ...
COVID-19 pandemic, emergency remote teaching platforms, UTAUT2 model, undergraduates, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
68 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The main purpose is to study the experience of using virtual team building as a means of forming educational and research teams in the context of the development of online education and its effect among students and teachers of higher educational institutions.
Background: Methods ensuring effective engagement of students in learning are critical to the success of online education. Th ...
collaborative learning, smart environment, virtual team building, virtual reality, online education
276 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The study examined how the developed mobile courseware can be used as instructional material to improve senior high school statistics and probability learning, particularly during distance learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also aims to assess the gamified mobile courseware’s engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information quality using the Mobile App Rating Sc ...
game-based learning, gamification, mobile courseware, statistics and probability
311 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study attempts to apply gamification to support the training of small business owners in business web development from a work-based learning perspective.
Background: Web design describes the process of creating a website and embodies many different aspects, such as webpage layout, content production, and graphic design. However, there are many obstacles that small business owner ...
work-based learning, small business, gamification, training and education
256 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The main aims of this research are to explore the moderating effects of gender on the relationships of such factors and the intention to use mobile learning, to examine the factors that influence m-learning acceptance in the universities and higher education institutions (HEI) in Iraq, and to investigate the influence of the intention to use on the actual use of mobile learning in (HE ...
Iraq, M-learning acceptance, gender moderator, HEI
276 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: To explore the effectiveness of utilizing the design thinking approach in developing digital self-directed learning environment to enhance digital literacy skills in Thai higher education.
Background: To foster digital literacy skills in higher education, Thai students require more than access to technology. Emphasizing digital self-directed learning and incorporating Design Thinkin ...
design thinking, digital self-directed learning, digital media, digital literacy
210 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study seeks to present a learning model of discrete mathematics elements, elucidate the content of teaching, and validate the effectiveness of this learning in a digital education context.
Background: Teaching discrete mathematics in the realm of digital education poses challenges, particularly in crafting the optimal model, content, tools, and methods tailored for aspiring comp ...
digital education, discrete math, informatics, integration, professional competence
79 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this article is to provide an overview and analysis of the emerging research landscape surrounding the integration of ChatGPT into education. The main problem appears to be that this is a new, rapidly developing research area for which there is no comprehensive synthesis of the current literature. The aim of the article is to fill this gap by conducting a timely bibliom ...
artificial intelligence, bibliometric, ChatGPT, education
351 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the extant research on data science education (DSE) to identify the existing gaps, opportunities, and challenges, and make recommendations for current and future DSE.
Background: There has been an increase in the number of data science programs especially because of the increased appreciation of data as a multidisciplinary strategic resource. This has res ...
data science applications in education, pedagogy, teaching/learning strategies, transdisciplinary projects, data science education
223 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the correlation between contract cheating and online education in China, which has become a major concern due to the extensive promotion of online education worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Contract cheating, also known as academic ghostwriting, refers to the act of students outsourcing academic assignments to third parties, wh ...
contract cheating, online education, textual analysis, organizational approach, field observation
112 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The Internet of Things (IoT) application modules have covered diverse sectors, and the educational domain is no exception. In this survey, we discuss the specific application benefits of IoT in education and further examine implementation challenges in Ghanaian tertiary institutions.
Background: This survey examines pertinent applications for IoT benefits in education and offers pres ...
Internet of Things, smart campus, intelligent objects, smart school, tertiary institutions
252 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This article proposes a framework based on a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design in the learning analytics domain to enhance the models used to support the success of the learning process and the learner. The framework consists of three main phases: (1) quantitative data analysis; (2) qualitative data analysis; and (3) integration and discussion of results. Furthermore, we ill ...
learning analytics, mixed methods, computer programming, correlation analysis, content analysis
210 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The current research examined the use of digital games in the fully online learning context imposed by lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, we sought to understand the contribution that digital games made to teacher educators and how they used digital games in their remotely delivered courses.
Background: Teacher educators experienced in using digital games ...
higher education, digital games, pre-service teacher education, COVID-19, active learning
175 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Our study is focused on prototyping, development, testing, and deployment of a new knowledge primitive for the humanoid robot assistant NAO, in order to enhance student visual learning by establishing a human-robot interaction.
Background: This new primitive, utilizing a convolutional neural network (CNN), enables real-time recognition of handwritten digits captured by the NAO robot, ...
educational robotics, students with special needs, human-robot interaction, NAO robot, recognition of handwritten digits, convolutional neural network, visual learning
168 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the effect of using the gamified flipped classroom instructional method on the students’ overall achievement compared to the traditional non-gamified, non-gamified flipped classroom, and traditional gamified instructional methods.
Background: Flipped classroom is helpful to address limited class time, implement different pedagogies, and help students b ...
gamification, flipped classroom, academic performance, database management, gamified quizzes, flow theory
212 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Despite the growing interest in reflection, there is an issue regarding how to fortify the linkages between a learning experience and the reflection activity that follows it, as experience on its own is not the key to learning. In addition, studies have also shown that students are not able to transfer the newly acquired knowledge through experience into a new situation. Besides that, ...
reflection, educational blogging, learning performance
142 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: A proposal for a pedagogical model that integrates digital technologies in teaching Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in K-12 Education.
Background: The research is developed within project InTecEdu (Integration of Technology in Education), developed by the research group since 2008, and focusing on social inclusion for highly socially vulnerable K-12 students.
Methodology: The r ...
SDGs, digital information and communication technologies, pedagogical model, K-12 education
121 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to develop a model for using social media content to promote 3D thinking of sustainability among students in integrated Mathematics, Language, Arts, and Technology (MLAT) classrooms.
Background: Social media is one of the most relevant platforms among students of the 21st century to the extent that connecting it to classroom learning becomes interesting to the learne ...
education for sustainable development, social media, social media content, sustainability, inter/transdisciplinary teaching approach
111 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: In undergraduate training, helping students improve argumentative text comprehension (CoT) by identifying the elements of an argumentative text and critical thinking (CT) by reconstructing the meaning of the text and constructing their own reflections is relevant. Argumentative skills are essential on both the personal and professional levels.
Background: In recent decades, concern h ...
argument maps, comprehension text, critical thinking, argumentative skills, laboratory activity
136 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The main objective of this study is to explore the relationships among social media experience processes, peer influence, and fear of missing out (FoMO), as well as their impact on adolescent students’ choice of participation in academic activities.
Background: The increasing digitization of the world has consolidated social media as a dominant means of communication in the modern er ...
adolescents, social media, peer influence, fear of missing out, academic activity
707 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This research project aims to create a gamified instructional material tailored for Grade 8 students that includes a partially deaf student attending mainstream Science classes. The developed gamified mobile application underwent expert review and was used as an intervention tool to enhance academic performance in Physics among these students.
Background: In the Philippines, there is ...
academic performance, gamification, inclusivity, mobile application development, physics
348 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 22 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study addresses telephone learning channels during the coronavirus period in the ultra-Orthodox sector in Israel. The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness of the online and recorded telephone channels and the way they were perceived by the student’s parents and educators.
Background: The ultra-orthodox society’s lack of use of online means has created many distan ...
distance learning, Covid-19, enclave communities, telelearning, ultra-Orthodox
47 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 20 , 2023
Aim/Purpose.
This paper aims to answer the research question, “What are the development phases of the academic discipline of information technology in the United States?” This is important to understand the reason for the growing talent gap in the information technology (IT) industry by reviewing the evolution of information technology across time, how the discipline was formed, evolved, and gai ...
information technology, discipline of information technology, systematic liter-ature review
248 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 20 , 2023
Aim/Purpose.
The goal of this publication is to explore methods for advancing student success in technology related disciplines via improved program classification and selection within higher education.
Background.
Increased demand for information technology (IT) professionals has been cited as a challenge in many fields including cybersecurity and software development. Many highlight the ch ...
information technology, systemic literature review, STEM, discipline, classification
121 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 20 , 2023
Aim/Purpose.
Higher education institutions face difficulties and challenges when it comes to distance learning. The purpose of this paper is to examine self-efficacy indicators and student satisfaction during online English classes.
Background.
E-learning has been very relevant since the Covid-19 era and is still relevant today. It is possible for students to study regardless of their locati ...
information and communication technology (ICT), 21ct century abilities, social emotional learning, distance learning, digital environment, e-learning
75 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 20 , 2023
Aim/Purpose.
This study seeks to determine the impact of a card game intervention in improving the English verbal communication of nursing students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Background.
Many international students studying in Australia experience setbacks in their university studies due to English language difficulties. This paper outlines how an educational card ...
card game, nursing, English language learning, ESL, Verbal communication skills
64 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Graduate students face immense pressures and challenges as part of the graduate school experience, with few avenues to express their frustrations. While the crisis of graduate student mental health is well-documented quantitatively, and the stresses of graduate school are explored on the institutional level, there are few qualitative studies of these issues.
Background: This study ai ...
graduate students, internet memes, online communities
723 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to examine the ten factors from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) theories in order to analyze behavioral intentions to use the Indonesian online capital market investment platforms and the effect of behavioral intentions on actual usage.
Background: The potential gro ...
behavioral intention to use, actual usage, financial technology, online investment platform, capital market
715 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study examined the perceptions of doctoral supervisors and candidates around how expectations for doctoral supervision are clarified, and the strategies used.
Background: Clarifying expectations is recommended in supervisor and candidate handbooks, supervisor training and recognition programme. Formal strategies have been adopted as a blanket approach by some departments, facult ...
research supervision, higher education, relationships, expectations, pedagogy, andragogy
428 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Alignment of academic curricula and employer needs is widely discussed yet implementation lags. Research on EdD curricula has universality for other academic programs and may catalyze pedagogical innovation to promote employability in other disciplines.
Background: This study contributes evidence-based data to strengthen career relevance of academic programs, align curriculum content ...
graduate employability, career competence, curriculum, employer
573 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Previous research has generally concentrated on identifying the variables that most significantly influence customer churn or has used customer segmentation to identify a subset of potential consumers, excluding its effects on forecast accuracy. Consequently, there are two primary research goals in this work. The initial goal was to examine the impact of customer segmentation on the a ...
churn prediction, machine learning, banking industry, classification models, SMOTE
1515 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Recent research highlights the growing decline in doctoral students’ mental health and wellbeing, caused not only by the pressures, stress, and isolation of doctoral studies but also by existential issues around personal development and future prospects. Consequently, we argue that there is an urgent need to reassess the supervisory process to support doctoral students in addressing t ...
coaching, PhD, research supervision, doctoral students, Normalisation Process Theory
424 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The goal of this essay is to critically reflect on the emerging trend for PhDs by Prospective Publication (PbPP) in Australian Business Schools and to explore its appropriateness for fledgling academics.
Background: The PbPP is a relatively new and increasingly popular alternative to traditional PhD by monograph (PbM). It is the idea that a doctorate can be completed by writing a ser ...
PhD by Publication, PhD by Prospective Publication, PhD by Monograph, doctorate, PhD, doctoral education, doctoral supervision, co-authorship
352 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop and evaluate a comprehensive model that predicts students’ engagement with and intent to continue using mobile-Learning Management Systems (m-LMS).
Background: m-LMS are increasingly popular tools for delivering course content in higher education. Understanding the factors that affect student engagement and continuance intention can help educationa ...
engagement, continuance intention, m-LMS, TAM, TTF, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, interactivity, compatibility, enjoyment, social influence
207 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to explore doctoral students’ perceived resilience and the coping strategies they choose to employ to overcome challenging circumstances during their studies.
Background: Doctoral students often experience barriers which may include personal, professional, academic, and institutional-related challenges. The students’ ability to recover from any burdensome situations ...
doctoral students, resilience, psychological capital, adversity, well-being, coping strategies, interviews, grounded theory
471 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: The research reported here aims to demonstrate a method by which novel applications of qualitative data in quantitative research can resolve ceiling effect tensions for educational and psychological research.
Background: Self-report surveys and scales are essential to graduate education and social science research. Ceiling effects reflect the clustering of responses at the highest re ...
doctoral students, attrition, persistence, stress, longitudinal survey, SMS sur-vey, ceiling effects, qualitative
299 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Scholars and practitioners agree that feedback is critical to doctoral students’ academic writing development, yet effective feedback processes are complex. The purpose of this case study was to examine the role of dialogue in a Writing Feedback Group (WFG) in facilitating the development of the scholarly writing of English as an Additional Language (EAL) doctoral students. The resear ...
doctoral writing, writing groups, feedback
243 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Our study explores the factors contributing to the Imposter Phenomenon among doctoral students in the United States.
Background: Many studies show that Imposter Phenomenon impacts women doctoral students and students from minority groups, especially if they are enrolled in Predominantly White Institutions. Our study focuses explicitly on contributing factors to the Imposter Phenomeno ...
imposter syndrome, imposter phenomenon, doctoral students, qualitative study, higher education
382 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: Most people use their phones for work and communication. Businesses today require sustainable mobile phones to limit the environmental impact of mobile phones. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a green product uses less energy. Green smartphones need low radiation emission, are made from recyclable materials, and are designed to last longer than typical smartphon ...
green awareness, environmental concern, altruism, green smartphones, purchase intention
88 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: This study analyzes health professionals’ information security behavior (ISB) as health information system (HIS) users concerning associated information security controls and risks established in a public hospital. This work measures ISB using a complete measuring scale and explains the relevant influential factors from the perspectives of Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) and Genera ...
information security behavior, hospital, health information system, protection motivation, deterrence
102 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 18 , 2023
Aim/Purpose: In this paper, we present an RFM model-based telecom customer churn system for better predicting and analyzing customer churn.
Background: In the highly competitive telecom industry, customer churn is an important research topic in customer relationship management (CRM) for telecom companies that want to improve customer retention. Many researchers focus on a telecom customer churn a ...
CRM, churn prediction, feature construction, RFM, K-means, XGBoost, SHAP method
164 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
To view the videos of the presentations click on CONFERENCE SESSIONS.
https://www.informingscience.org/Conferences/InSITE2023/Sessions
proceedings, InSITE, conference, informing science, IT education
60 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
Higher education institutions face difficulties and challenges when it comes to distance learning. The purpose of this paper is to examine self-efficacy indicators and student satisfaction during online English classes.
Background.
E-learning has been very relevant since the Covid-19 era and is still relevant today. It is possible for students to study regardless of their locati ...
information and communication technology (ICT), 21ct century abilities, social emotional learning, distance learning, digital environment, e-learning
17 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
This study aims to examine the roles of key traits of m-university services and their users in promoting two crucial post-adoption outcomes of these services; namely, continuance usage intention and perceived value.
Background.
M-university (i.e., a university providing services via mobile technologies) has gained a great interest in the higher education sector as a driver of new ...
m-university, faculty-oriented m-university services, m-university service trait, user trait, continuance usage intention, perceived value
12 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
This paper examines the Bulgarian educational policy in the field of information technology and cybersecurity in particular.
Background.
The massive penetration of technology into daily life and the economy is transforming the possibilities for work, learning, communication, access to information, and spending free time. The result is a global electronic environment that provide ...
training programs, educational policy, information technology, cybersecurity
44 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Hybrid learning first appeared in the late 1990s as a new way of teaching for distance learning that used computers and the internet to improve students' learning and encourage teachers to change their teaching techniques, resulting in a shift in learning from a teacher-centered model to a more student-centered model.
This study contributed to theory, practice, empirical and policy. Theoretically ...
The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Hybrid Learning (HL), Community College of Qatar (CCQ), MOH IN Qatar, COVID-19, Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM)
20 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
Examination of student’s preferences regarding educational modalities after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background.
It is necessary to investigate whether the mode of course delivery (online or traditional) offered by educational institutions aligns with the preferences of students, or if students are limited to enrolling in courses based solely on the available course modalities.
...
online learning, higher education, post pandemic
17 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose
The purpose of the research was to examine the function and application of delimitations—what the researcher includes and excludes in a study—in the dissertation process. The aim was to map the delimitations process to improve research, rigor and relevance of findings, and doctoral completion rates using a formalized and standardized approach applied flexibly.
Background
All res ...
delimitations, dissertation, education research, thematic analysis, doctoral education
32 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
Early identification of students at risk of not achieving course learning objectives enables instructors to intervene earlier to help students succeed. One of the first student course engagement activities is registration. This study aims to determine if registration timing correlates with student success in an online STEM course.
Background.
Student success is based on achieving ...
higher education, academic achievement, student retention, course registration behavior, learning interventions, at-risk students, linear regression
33 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose .
This paper aims to answer the research question, “What are the development phases of the academic discipline of information technology in the United States?” This is important to understand the reason for the growing talent gap in the information technology (IT) industry by reviewing the evolution of information technology across time, how the discipline was formed, evolved, and gai ...
information technology, discipline of information technology, systematic literature review
23 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
This study designed and evaluated the impact of using a blended course and Web 2.0 tools into the “Design Fundamentals and Elements” course of a fine arts bachelor’s program at a Saudi Arabian university. The study also examined how students used Web 2.0 tools to improve their learning in the design of a blended (hybrid) course following the Quality Matters TM Higher Education Rubric ...
blended course, Web 2.0, fine art
12 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
The study intends to develop a theoretical framework that inter-relates the theories of social constructivism and connectivism with the philosophy of ubuntu to online homeschooling post the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, a diagrammatical theoretical framework is presented to indicate how these theories and philosophy are intertwined.
Background.
The spread of coronaviruses caug ...
homeschooling, online, connectivism, ubuntu, social constructivism
61 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
This study seeks to understand the various ways information systems (IS) students experience introductory programming to inform IS educators on effective pedagogical approaches to teaching programming.
Background Many students who choose to major in information systems (IS), enter university with little or no experience of learning programming. Few studies have dealt with students’ ...
information systems, introductory programming, outcome space, phenomenography
19 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
The goal of this publication is to explore methods for advancing student success in technology related disciplines via improved program classification and selection within higher education.
Background.
Increased demand for information technology (IT) professionals has been cited as a challenge in many fields including cybersecurity and software development. Many highlight the cha ...
information technology, systemic literature review, STEM, discipline, classification
17 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
This study aims to document the results of Student Ownership of Learning through the development of a software application to support dementia patients. The research strives to create an agile career-like experience connected to software development courses to overall improve the learning outcome for students.
Background.
Most online classes are limited to lectures, homework, and ...
student ownership of learning, dementia, software development, software engineering, programming, Scrum, professional experiences, learning outcomes
13 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
Courses that include development of complex software projects aim to provide career-like experiences prior to a software development-focused capstone. This research shares an international collaborative project (COIL) whereby a remote instructor and their students are the clients for an undergraduate project-focused coding course.
Background.
This work builds on previous multi-ye ...
experiential learning, COIL, Agile, Scrum, software development, programming, student ownership of learning, active learning, iterative development, design-based research, computer science, information technology, software engineering, software development
12 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
This phenomenological qualitative study explores the views of Unisa students and tutors on the Africanisation of tutor support in Open Distance Learning by taking the African worldview of students into account.
Background.
Tutor support is a widely used phenomenon in different spheres of education including institutions of higher learning to promote equity of access and fair cha ...
tutor support, open distance learning, Africanisation, transformation, students
10 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
This study seeks to determine the impact of a card game intervention in improving the English verbal communication of nursing students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Background.
Many international students studying in Australia experience setbacks in their university studies due to English language difficulties. This paper out-lines how an educational car ...
card game, nursing, English language learning, ESL, Verbal communication skills
15 downloads
InSITE 2023
, 2023
Aim/Purpose.
The aim of this paper is to present a systematic review of studies conducted on mobile-assisted task-based learning between 2013 to 2022. The primary objectives of the review are to elicit educational and learning contexts, research areas and foci, research trends, methodologies, data collection techniques, mobile technology used, learning outcomes, and issues in mobile-assisted task ...
mobile-assisted learning, mobile-assisted task-based learning, preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, systematic review, task-based learning
20 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 25 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Cyberbullying (CB) is an ongoing phenomenon that affects youth in negative ways. Using online news articles to provide information to schools can help with the development of comprehensive cyberbullying prevention campaigns, and in restoring faith in news reporting. The inclusion of online news also allows for increased awareness of cybersafety issues for youth.
Background: CB is an ...
cyberbullying, educational leadership, text analytics
209 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 25 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Nigeria’s university education goes through incessant strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This strike has led to shared emotion on micro-blogging sites like Twitter. This study analyzed selected historical tweets from the “ASUU” to understand citizens’ opinions.
Background: The researchers conducted sentiment analysis and topic modelling to understand Twitter ...
social media, ASUU, strike, opinion mining, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, Twitter
166 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 21 , 2022
Table of Contents of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, Volume 21, 2022
information technology education, JITE, innovations in practice, table of contents
142 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Table of Contents for JITE: Research, Volume 21, 2022
JITE, IT education, education research, table of contents
193 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of computer-assisted gamification on the learning motivation of computer programming students.
Background: The teaching-learning of computer programming involves challenges that imply using learning environments in which the student is actively involved. Gamification is an innovative approach that allows the creation of environmen ...
gamification, computer programming, computer-assisted gamified environments, learning motivation
1172 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The complexity of today’s organizational databases highlights the importance of hard technical skills as well as soft skills including teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. Therefore, when teaching students about databases it follows that using a team approach would be useful.
Background: Team-based learning (TBL) has been developed and tested as an instructional strategy th ...
team-based learning, collaborative learning, database technology, database management, information technology education
437 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study designed and evaluated the impact of using a blended course and Web 2.0 tools into the “Design Fundamentals and Elements” course of a fine arts bachelor’s program at a Saudi Arabian university. The study also examined how students used Web 2.0 tools to improve their learning in the design of a blended (hybrid) course following the Quality Matters TM Higher Education Rubric ...
blended course, Web 2.0, fine art
328 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to describe layering of career-like experiences over existing curriculum to improve perceived educational value.
Background: Feedback from students and regional businesses showed a clear need to increase student’s exposure to career-like software development projects. The initial goal was to develop an instructor-optional project that could be used in a single mi ...
Agile, Scrum, software development, programming, Student Ownership of Learning, active learning, iterative development, information technology, software engineering
171 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The study examines the teachers’ perceptions towards a set of socio-emotional characteristics of distance education (DE) in primary and secondary schools during the Covid-19 pandemic. The examined characteristics include perceived joy, stress, effort/fatigue, isolation, inclusiveness, and collaboration/interaction.
Background: The transition to emergency distance education had a larg ...
emergency distance education, socio-emotional characteristics of distance education, teachers’ emotions towards distance teaching, teachers’ attitude towards distance education
320 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents a machine learning approach for analyzing Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs). The aim of this study is to find a model that can check whether a CLO is well written or not.
Background: The use of machine learning algorithms has been, since many years, a prominent solution to predict learner performance in Outcome Based Education. However, the CLOs definition is still ...
course learning outcomes, paraphrasing, machine learning, classification, out-come based education
393 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to propose a curriculum development model for the integration of technology, organization, and environment (TOE) framework into enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems education. The study investigated the relationships between the three factors of the TOE framework and student learning outcomes from their ERP systems study.
Background: As the demand f ...
ERP systems education, technology factor, organization factor, environ-ment factor, student learning outcomes
233 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The goal of the study was to examine the perceptions of senior academic staff who also serve as policymakers in Israeli colleges of education, regarding the integration of technology in teacher education, and the shift to online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. There is little research on this issue and consequently, the aim of the present study is to fill this lacuna.
Backgrou ...
Covid-19 pandemic, senior academic staff; the new institutional theory, online learning, colleges of education
132 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Digital health is increasingly being utilized in clinical practice given its ease of accessibility, but it lacks emphasis from universities and accreditation bodies. This study attempted to better understand the digital capabilities of optometry students.
Background: With technological advancements transforming the Australian workforce and healthcare, there is a growing demand for di ...
optometric education, digital literacies, digital health, digital skills and competencies
325 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine whether ESL teaching videos as a form of asynchronous online knowledge sharing can act as an aid to ESL learners internalizing knowledge in language acquisition. In this context, internalizing knowledge carries the meaning of being able to remember language, and purposefully and accurately use it context, including appropriacy of language, ...
knowledge management, English as a second language, asynchronous online instructional videos, internalizing language
125 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study, drawing on and extending research on the adoption of information technologies (IT), develops a research model to investigate: (1) the key relative factors that affect the adoption of e-learning versus using IT in traditional classrooms; and (2) students’ relative attitudes and relative intentions to use e-learning systems.
Background: Since the advent of the COVID-19 pand ...
e-learning, relative attitudes, relative intention to use, unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), IT adoption, antecedents
372 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to adopt more systematically the collaborative learning dimension in the technical translation teaching at Master Degree level. In order to do so, a computer-supported skills lab approach is targeted. This approach is aimed at enhancing traditional courses on Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) so that student competences and soft skills are enhanced.
Backgro ...
collaborative online learning, team-based learning, computer-assisted translation, higher education, skills lab, simulation-based education
220 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This paper focuses on designing and implementing the rubric for objective JAVA programming assessments. An unsupervised learning approach was used to group learners based on their performance in the results obtained from the rubric, reflecting their learning ability.
Background: Students' learning outcomes have been evaluated subjectively using a rubric for years. Subjective assessme ...
rubric, JAVA programming, objective assessments, subjective assessments, rubric based evaluation
162 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This identifies the factors that influence the application of mobile learning in order to improve the student learning process at universities in Indonesia based on the student’s perspective regarding factors that affect mobile learning, which is still rarely done in the Indonesian context.
Background: The pandemic has had an impact on education in Indonesia so teaching and learning ...
mobile learning, Indonesian higher education, student perspectives, Indonesia
517 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This article aimed to explore student perceptions and experiences of migrating to a fully online mode during COVID-19.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic changed the mode of delivery from face-to-face or blended learning to fully distance learning. The introduction of the Disaster Management Act (2020) in South Africa forced all institutions of learning to close their doors and move t ...
student teachers, distance learning; online learning survey design, exploratory factor analysis
198 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The goal of the study was to investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the educational process also affected the views, attitudes, and intentions of educators regarding the use of computers and their applications both for professional and personal purposes.
Background: A model was developed and tested that included the factors present in the Technology Acceptance M ...
computers, educators, lockdown, pandemic, Technology Acceptance Model
165 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study seeks to investigate the factors that influence online students’ continued usage intention toward e-learning systems by presenting an extended model that is based on the Delone and McLean (2003) IS success model (D&M ISS model).
Background: The use of e-learning systems in this era has become a vital element of delivering higher education. Learning via e-learning systems h ...
success factors, e-learning, Moodle, information quality, continuous usage, self-direct learning, IS success model
452 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the impact of the relationship between social/emotional, cognitive, and behavioral engagements on developing preservice teachers’ digital competencies. The social/emotional engagement can be illustrated with actions associated with learning, such as excitement, interest, and motivation. Cognitive engagement is the active process of learning and is the most esse ...
social/emotional engagement, cognitive engagement, behavioral engagement, digital competency
326 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the factors that have significant influences on students’ adoption of e-learning systems and to what extent these factors affect them.
Background: E-learning has become an essential tool and makes it an inevitable option for education in the future. E-learning has received considerable attention in recent times as a global spread of the COVID-1 ...
education, e-learning, private university, technology acceptance, C-TAM-TPB
498 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study carried out a systematic review of the literature on artificial intelligence (AI) in English language teaching (ELT). The objective was to delineate the current research progress in the field and to further understand the challenges.
Background: The study analyzed articles published between 2015 and 2021.
Methodology: The qualitative research method was employed. Five ste ...
artificial intelligence, AI challenges, English language teaching, systematic literature review, analysis of AI-based articles
2133 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this research was to examine the potential outcomes of applying the outdoor transdisciplinary language instruction paradigm to primary school students’ cognitive and emotional improvement with smart boards as an assessment tool.
Background: Traditional approaches to teaching English in primary schools do not give particular consideration to outdoor transdisciplinary le ...
smart board, place-based pedagogy, transdisciplinary language instruction, learning performance, positive emotions
193 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The goal of this study was twofold: first, to examine how learners’ behavioral engagement types affect their final grades in an online programming course; and second, to explore which factors most strongly affect student performance in an online programming course and their connection to the types of cognitive engagement.
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic situation, informatio ...
behavioral engagement, cognitive engagement, programming education, distance learning, PLS-SEM
257 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study explored the use of e-portfolios in fostering student engagement with their lecturers, content, and other students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Although e-portfolios are still a relatively new trend in developing countries, they are becoming an alternative teaching and learning tool in distance education and online environments. Research has placed e-portfoli ...
E-portfolios, learning objects, online leaning, ODeL, student engagement, student support
161 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: To gain insight into the opinions and reviews of Malaysian university students regarding e-learning systems, thereby improving the quality and services of these systems and resolving any problems, concerns, and issues that may exist within the institution.
Background: This exploratory study examines the students’ perceptions of e-learning in Malaysia based on Sentiment Analysis (SA) ...
e-learning systems, sentiment analysis, machine learning, university student
210 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study was designed to examine the extent to which high school teachers intend to continue using the tablet PC in their teaching within the context of the Tablet Project initiative in Kuwait. It explores what drives their adoption intention.
Background: Blended learning offers teachers the potential to adopt IT to augment their instructions and refocus their content, target group ...
Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (TPACK), information technology (IT), education, teaching efficacy (TE), behavioral intention (BI), Kuwait
196 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study attempts to provide a thorough review on online English Language Teaching (ELT) research in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of presenting best practices of online ELT classes for the future blended or hybrid learning scenario. To operationalize the “best practices” of online learning, the Community of Inquiry framework was used as the guiding perspectiv ...
community of inquiry, COVID-19, ELT, Indonesia, PRISMA, systematic review
300 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Social media platforms have been increasingly incorporated into teaching and learning. However, studies using mixed methods to explore WhatsApp’s potential to broaden online teaching and learning remain limited.
Background: This study reports the experiences and perspectives of undergraduate students in terms of their WhatsApp usage patterns and preferences during COVID-19 using a s ...
WhatsApp, COVID-19, online teaching and learning, university, South Africa
106 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this paper is to present a systematic review of studies conducted on mobile-assisted task-based learning between 2013 and 2022. The primary objectives of the review are to elicit educational and learning contexts, research areas and foci, research trends, methodologies, data collection techniques, mobile technology used, learning outcomes, and issues in mobile-assisted task ...
mobile-assisted learning, mobile-assisted task-based learning, preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, systematic review, task-based learning
162 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The exorbitant cost of traditional textbooks, which particularly impact low-income, underrepresented minority groups, can be a barrier to student success in higher education that contributes to educational inequities. The aim of this multi-methodology study, conducted at a mid-Atlantic minority-serving institution that serves primarily first-generation and lower-income learners, is to ...
e-book, e-book subscription, HBCU, minority education, first-generation learners, Cengage Unlimited, MindTap, student learning success, e-learning, affordable course content, learning materials
98 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This paper examines how senior academic staff from a large sample of teacher education colleges regard the integration of digital games into teacher instruction. These colleges serve general or religious populations, and we examine what, in practice, their policy and vision were in this regard in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: The sudden adoption of online teaching ...
senior academic staff, COVID-19, digital games, pedagogy, teacher education colleges
80 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The key objective of this research is to examine whether fix-and-play educational games improve students' performance in learning programming languages. We also quantified the flow experiences of the students and analyzed how the flow contributes to their academic performances.
Background: Traditionally, learning the first computer programming language is considered challenging, In ...
CS1, novice programming, game-based learning; gamification, serious games, educational games for learning programming
174 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 21 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The goal of this writing was not to promote any particular assessment tool. We aimed to critically explore the numerous assessment techniques that are accessible to app stakeholders with an emphasis on their strengths, shortcomings, and trustworthiness. We underline the importance of a relatively good and research-based tool that can readily assess the existing Learning Apps (LAs).
B ...
learning apps, educational mobile app, evaluation, assessment, framework, content, pedagogy, technology
171 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 19 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Digital literacy is critical to participation in a contemporary knowledge-based society and is requisite to both academic success and career development. Institutions of higher education have been slow to define, assess, and amplify digital literacy in parallel with advances in the enhancement of reading, writing, and arithmetic literacy. Perhaps as a consequence of the pandemic, awar ...
digital literacy, digital competency, critical digital literacy, digitally centered
166 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 19 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Designing augmented reality (AR) experiences for education, health or entertainment involves multidisciplinary teams making design decisions across several areas. The goal of this paper is to present a classification schema that describes the design choices when constructing an AR interactive experience.
Background: Existing extended reality schema often focuses on single dimensi ...
augmented reality, interactive experiences, design rationale, classification schema
67 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 19 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Two popular methods for encouraging active learning are Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Field Trips (VFTs). This exploratory case study examines college students’ perceptions of a prototype AR and VFT app as an active learning strategy.
Background: AR allows students to learn as they physically explore a destination, while VFTs give students the opportunity to visit exciting des ...
Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Field Trip (VFT), active learning, Systems Analysis and Design (SA&D), Science Technology Engineering, and Math (STEM)
45 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 19 , 2022
Aim/Purpose
This paper focuses on systematizing and rethinking the conformity of modern transdisciplinarity with its prime cause and initial ideas.
Background
The difficulties of implementing transdisciplinarity into science and education are connected with the fact that its generally accepted definition, identification characteristics, and methodological features are still missing. In order ...
transdisciplinarity, transdisciplinary research, systems approach, systems transdisciplinary approach, higher education
86 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 19 , 2022
Aim/Purpose; Fostering student engagement is one of the great challenges of teaching, especially in online learning environments. An educators’ assumptions and beliefs about what student engagement is and how it manifests will shape the strategies they design to engage students in learning. However, there is no agreement on the definition of concept of student engagement and it re-mains a vague co ...
online learning, student engagement, teaching IT, higher education, human-ism, affective domain, student-teacher connection, classroom inquiry, reflexive teaching practice
77 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: It is increasingly recognized that doctoral education programs should better support doctoral students. In particular, it has been noted that students experience significant isolation during their PhD, which negatively affects their educational experiences and their personal wellbeing. Doctoral writing groups are collaborative learning communities that have in recent years received in ...
doctoral education, writing groups, pastoral care, belonging, academic identity, autoethnography, collaborative autoethnography
804 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 17 , 2022
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After its investigation, the Research Ethics, Integrity, and Governance team at RMIT University found that the primary author of this paper breached the Australian Code and/or RMIT Policy and requested that the article be retracted.
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Thi ...
ethical leadership, transformational leadership, employee creativity, private higher education institutions, Malaysia, organizational citizenship behavior
307 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Latina doctoral students’ educational experiences are often mediated by their social class status, race, and gender. Latinas have sustained an increasing presence in doctoral programs at various colleges and universities across the United States; yet, they are continually underrepresented in doctoral programs at predominantly White institutions. The author identifies evidence-supporte ...
Latinas, doctoral education, persistence, social class, Latcrit, Multiracial Feminist Theory, equity, economic disadvantage
524 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This paper explores an intervention approach (in the form of workshops) focusing on doctoral progress, to address the problems of low emotional well-being experienced by many doctoral candidates.
Background: Doctoral education suffers from two severe overlapping problems: high dropout rates and widespread low emotional well-being (e.g., depression or anxiety symptoms). Yet, there are ...
doctoral education, emotional well-being, doctoral attrition, progress, design-based research, preventive intervention
629 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the value of metaphors as part of a reflexive practice in the context of the evolving frame of reference journey of PhD students in a consulting psychology programme.
Background: This study reports on the journey of how the personal frames of reference of PhD students in consulting psychology had evolved at a large open-distance and e-learning uni ...
consulting psychology, hermeneutics, metaphors, potential space, reflexivity
458 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to use narrative inquiry to discover and understand how Chinese students leverage their strengths and multiple identities in socializing to American higher education and their profession. Chinese students engage with American academic culture while embracing their multiple identities. I will explore the cultural strengths they use to socialize and develop ...
doctoral socialization, Chinese international doctoral students, cross-cultural socialization, narrative inquiry, multiple identities, strength-based perspective
714 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This paper aims to analyze how artisans in Ghana are incorporating mobile commerce into their everyday business and how perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norms, age, gender, expertise, and educational level affected the adoption and usage of m-commerce.
Background: This study integrates well-established theoretical models to create a new conceptual model that e ...
mobile commerce, attitude, artisans, behavioral intention, adoption, actual use
130 downloads
The (National) Doctoral Dissertations Assessment in China: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Our study explores the perspectives of international doctoral graduates on (national) dissertation assessment in China.
Background: In the absence of national standards or in the presence of impractical ones for assessing doctoral dissertations, these factors have inevitably led to what Granovsky et al. (1992, p. 375) called “up to standard rejected” and “below standard accept ...
China, doctoral dissertation, doctoral graduates, experiences, external review, national assessment
534 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the research was to examine the function and application of delimitations—what the researcher includes and excludes in a study—in the dissertation process. The aim was to map the delimitations process to improve research, rigor and relevance of findings, and doctoral completion rates using a formalized and standardized approach applied flexibly.
Background: All researc ...
delimitations, dissertation, education research, thematic analysis, doctoral education
1298 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Systematic literature reviews seek to locate all studies that contain material of relevance to a research question and to synthesize the relevant outcomes of those studies. The primary aim of this paper was to synthesize both research and practice reports on micro-credentials (MCRs).
Background: There has been an increase in reports and research on the plausibility of MCRs to support ...
micro-credentials, digital badges, online learning, credentials, education 4.0, COVID-19
179 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown required doctoral writers to demonstrate resiliency to continue their culminating projects. This study examines the socioecological factors that fostered that resiliency.
Background: Resiliency is a key factor in determining whether doctoral writers continue with their culminating projects. Thus far, studies on doctoral student experience ...
doctoral writing, resilience, COVID-19 pandemic, writing ecology/ies
487 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to explore the challenges faced by international doctoral students in Chinese universities and find out what international doctoral students perceive to be effective supervision.
Background: As higher education internationalization is proliferating, there is a need for adjustment in every educational system. Despite the rise in the internationalization of higher educ ...
international doctoral supervision, improving research supervision, internationalization of higher education research supervisors, research challenges, international education
450 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Doctoral students’ experiences in PhD programs could be a journey of identity evolution. Existing research on doctoral students’ identities has typically been conducted by faculties. As the main character in the identity evolution process, it is critical to understand doctoral students’ interpretation of their own identities and identity development in PhD programs. The purpose of thi ...
doctoral students, identity, identity development, self-study, first-person perspective
551 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This paper explores how professional doctorate candidates responded to the restrictions and changed context of COVID-19. Using connectivism as a theoretical framework, it explores the ways in which their patterns of study were recalibrated in light of the restrictions caused by the pandemic. Specifically, this study aims to: explore the experience of the professional doctorate student ...
professional doctorate, ICTs, digital, COVID-19, higher education
399 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The study examines the perspectives of convenors, examiners, supervisors, and candidates to gather their views on the presence of the supervisor in oral examinations (doctoral viva) and to reassess the role of the mainly silent supervisor in the doctoral viva.
Background: Supervisors are central to candidates’ doctoral journey, and their roles have been well documented. However, supe ...
doctoral viva, higher education, assessment, supervisors’ voice, PhD
428 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study explores how online writing groups facilitate the academic identity development of doctoral scholars.
Background: Academic institutions around the world, and especially in developing societies, are demanding increasing amounts of research and publications from their doctoral scholars. The current study used an online writing group to facilitate writing skills development, ...
academic identity, doctoral scholars, communities of practice, online writing group, narrative inquiry
705 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: Mobile commerce adoption is low in developing countries; hence, public servants may not consider mobile commerce and mobile payments. Understanding the factors that influence mobile commerce and mobile payments in their context will aid in promoting those services.
Background: The study investigates the factors that influence public servants’ mobile commerce and mobile payments in Gh ...
mobile commerce, Ghanaian public servants, trust, behavioural intention, adoption
94 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to examine the roles of key traits of m-university services and their users in promoting two crucial post-adoption outcomes of these services; namely, continuance usage intention and perceived value.
Background: M-university (i.e., a university providing services via mobile technologies) has gained a great interest in the higher education sector as a driver of new bus ...
m-university, faculty-oriented m-university services, m-university service trait, user trait, continuance usage intention, perceived value
64 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study explores the development of academic identity among a group of Asian international doctoral students at a U.S. research university in various settings, including interacting with students and faculty members and reflecting on their personal journeys.
Background: In 2020-2021, 132, 000 international doctoral students enrolled in U.S. universities – an increase of 71% since ...
academic identity, acculturative stress, cultural inclusion, international doctoral students
429 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the main conceptualizations of learning space from doctoral students’ perspectives. The aim was to develop a participatory approach to make students’ multiple voices heard.
Background: Doctoral experience is viewed as being influenced by social practices of the scholarly communities; learning space in this context is a collective ...
learning spaces, doctoral education, design-based research (DBR), participatory design
378 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: To understand the experiences of full-time university professors at a Mexican university who are pursuing a doctoral degree, this study seeks to describe the experiences of doctoral students who are also university professors. The study focuses on the intentions, experiences, and prospects regarding the decision to study for a doctorate as a university professor.
Background: This re ...
doctoral studies, institutional conditions, Mexican context, student experiences, university professors
410 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to find out the influence of information literacy and research self-efficacy on the research productivity of doctoral students in universities in Ogun State, Nigeria.
Background: The prosperity of any nation is inextricably tied to its research productivity in both quality and quantity. Hence, doctoral education, among others, is meant to sustain res ...
information literacy, information processing, self-efficacy, research self-efficacy, research productivity, doctoral studies
413 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effect of expectancy-value beliefs on Algerian doctoral students’ academic burnout. Descriptive-inferential research was adopted to measure the potential association and predictive relationship between the variables of the study.
Background: It is commonly known that candidates undertaking a doctoral course experience significant ...
academic burnout, expectancy-value, doctoral students
383 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to understand and assess the self-care perceptions and habits of US domestic versus international graduate students in doctoral programs at an R1 university in Texas.
Background: The number of domestic and international students entering doctoral programs in US universities continues to increase each year. However, completion rates within the Ph.D. program remain low ...
self-care, domestic doctoral students, international doctoral students
411 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 17 , 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study examines the impact of transitioning from in-person classrooms to remote online business education and provides analysis of key factors impacting course and instructor ratings as well as strategies for higher education institutions to provide engaging instruction.
Background: “Zoom”ing into teaching and moving out of traditional classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic has ...
online teaching, student evaluations, teaching and learning
47 downloads
MBR
, Volume 6 , 2022
Internships have been a long-standing opportunity for students to gain work experience before graduation. Increasingly, savvy companies have come to realize that as a result of experiential educational experiences like internships, vocationally oriented student organizations, and university programming many students are ready to contribute in a meaningful way to the firm at graduation and in many ...
Internship, Sales, Marketing, Education, Mixed Methods, Recruiting
25 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Table of Contents: Proceedings of the 2022 InSITE Conference
proceedings, InSITE, conference, informing science, IT education
89 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose
In this paper we propose an ecosystem for translational learning that combines core learning principles with a multilevel construct that embraces the tenets of translational research, namely, teaming, translating, and implementing. The goal of the paper is to argue that knowledge of learning sciences is essential at the individual, team, and organizational levels in the translational ...
ecosystem, pedagogy, team science, implementation, translation, learning science
26 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose
This paper focuses on systematizing and rethinking the conformity of modern transdisciplinarity with its prime cause and initial ideas.
Background
The difficulties of implementing transdisciplinarity into science and education are connected with the fact that its generally accepted definition, identification characteristics, and methodological features are still missing. In or-der ...
transdisciplinarity, transdisciplinary research, systems approach, systems transdisciplinary approach, higher education
15 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose
This paper identifies and examines cross-cutting experiences from the perspective of two doctoral students, whose research was affected by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be challenging for higher education scholars in terms of proceeding with their research and how the pandemic sets the scene for changes in higher education’s f ...
doctoral studies, higher education, COVID-19, collaborative autoethnography, reflection
15 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: The aim is to explore the benefits and challenges of industrial PhD education through the perspectives of industrial PhD students who are acting in the intersection of academia and work-life by applying a work-integrated learning (WIL) approach to highlight issues that academy and industry need to consider.
Background: Industrial PhD education is a vital part of collaboration betwe ...
industrial PhD student, industrial PhD education, work-integrated learning, WIL, PhD program, university-society collaboration
41 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: Designing augmented reality (AR) experiences for education, health or entertainment involves multidisciplinary teams making design decisions across several areas. The goal of this paper is to present a classification schema that describes the design choices when constructing an AR interactive experience.
Background: Existing extended reality schema often focuses on single dimensi ...
augmented reality, interactive experiences, design rationale, classification schema
29 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: Two popular methods for encouraging active learning are Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Field Trips (VFTs). This exploratory case study examines college students’ perceptions of a prototype AR and VFT app as an active learning strategy.
Background: AR allows students to learn as they physically explore a destination, while VFTs give students the opportunity to visit exciting des ...
Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Field Trip (VFT), active learning, Systems Analysis and Design (SA&D), Science Technology Engineering, and Math (STEM)
8 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of five factors on the user acceptance of Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds (3DVWs) in higher education. Another objective of the study was to investigate the effects of the use of 3DVWs on five variables relevant to positive outcomes for higher education students.
Background:
Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds (3DVW) are of consid ...
three-dimensional virtual world, user acceptance, Second Life, higher education, eLearning
28 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose
This study collects empirical evidence to investigate the extent to which high school teachers adopted the tablet computer in their instruction within the context of the Tablet Project in Kuwait and explores what drove their adoption behavior.
Background
The role of information technology in education is prominent and takes different forms depending on the purpose of information ...
information technology (IT), education, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), teaching efficacy (TE), perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU), Kuwait
36 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: The objective of the research was to study the relationship of seven independent factors: administrative support, course content, course design, instructor characteristics, learner characteristics, social support, and technical support on quality of e-learning in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the study analyzes the moderating effect(s) of gender and level of ...
e-learning, quality, students’ perspective, higher education, COVID-19 pandemic
22 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study examined the distance teaching practices that early childhood pre-service teachers chose for working with kindergarten students during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Background: The spread of the coronavirus resulted in a state of emergency, lockdowns, isolations, and social distancing in Israel. As a result of the lockdown, kindergartens were closed, and learning continued dist ...
distance teaching practices, COVID-19, practical experience, e-readiness, kindergartens, field experiences, preservice teachers
37 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore why students do not choose to study In-formation Systems.
Background Demand for information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) employees and managers has been increased, with the widespread use of information technologies. IT skills shortage is a concern for industries and higher education institutions. The findings of this study can help ...
information systems, career, undergraduate students, Norway
22 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study of affordances in educational technology focuses on how the self-perceptions of teachers influence the creation of educational opportunities and how these are received by learners.
Background: It is important to explore the affordances offered by teachers, when using educational technology, from the perspective of their students. Within this topic, the interface of the e ...
educational technology affordances, teaching possibilities, possibilities for learning interactions, e-learning, self-directed learning
10 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: Digital literacy is critical to participation in a contemporary knowledge-based society and is requisite to both academic success and career development. Institutions of higher education have been slow to define, assess, and amplify digital literacy in parallel with advances in the enhancement of reading, writing, and arithmetic literacy. Perhaps as a consequence of the pandemic, awar ...
digital literacy, digital competency, critical digital literacy, digitally centered
34 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study reports the outcome of Student Ownership of Learning (SOL) through developing a shopping application. This research aims to describe embedding agile career-like experiences into software development courses in order to improve perceived educational value.
Background: Many classes consist of lectures, homework, and tests; however, most students do not remember what they l ...
Student Ownership of Learning, Scrum, Flutter, agile, iterative development, career-like experiences
33 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: This paper examines faculty feelings of isolation when teaching in a distance education environment.
Background: Faculty who teach in an exclusively online environment often feel isolated, which may lead to decreased cognitive ability, depression, and increased mortality rates. In addition to personal detriments, these issues could negatively impact teaching performance.
Methodo ...
isolation, distance education, communities of practice
29 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: Fostering student engagement is one of the great challenges of teaching, especially in online learning environments. An educators’ assumptions and beliefs about what student engagement is and how it manifests will shape the strategies they design to engage students in learning. However, there is no agreement on the definition of concept of student engagement and it re-mains a vague co ...
online learning, student engagement, teaching IT, higher education, human-ism, affective domain, student-teacher connection, classroom inquiry, reflexive teaching practice
19 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 20-hour blended learning visual literacy course applied to in-service teachers. For this purpose, we designed the course to train the educators and the instrument to measure the level of visual literacy of participants before and after the intervention. Then, we found the differences.
Background
Visual literacy is essential ...
visual literacy, teacher training, blended learning, in-service teachers
14 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose : The goal of this study was to examine which of the types of teacher-student interactions found in previous studies by Kang (2009) and Kang and Im (2013) during distance learning in routine situations, were also found in times of emergency, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether these interactions differed between students with regard to the extent and nature of each t ...
emergency remote teaching (ERT), teacher-student interaction, self-regulated learning (SRL)
202 downloads
InSITE 2022
, 2022
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to describe layering of career-like experiences over existing curriculum to improve perceived educational value.
Background: Feedback from students and regional businesses showed a clear need to in-crease student’s exposure to career-like software development projects. The initial goal was to develop an instructor-optional project that could be used in a single ...
Agile, Scrum, software development, programming, Student Ownership of Learning, active learning, iterative development, information technology, software engineering
16 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 24 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The article is designed to contradict the existing opinion that “transdisciplinarity is a marginal direction of contemporary science.”
Background: The difficulties of implementing transdisciplinarity into science and education are connected with the fact that its generally accepted definition, identification characteristics, and methodological features are still missing. In order to ...
transdisciplinarity, transdisciplinary research, systems approach, systems transdisciplinary approach, higher education
214 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 24 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: In this paper we propose an ecosystem for translational learning that combines core learning principles with a multilevel construct that embraces the tenets of translational research, namely, teaming, translating, and implementing. The goal of the paper is to argue that knowledge of learning sciences is essential at the individual, team, and organizational levels in the translational ...
ecosystem, pedagogy, team science, implementation, translation, learning sci-ence
66 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 20 , 2021
Table of Contents of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, Volume 20, 2021
information technology education, JITE, innovations in practice, table of contents
144 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Table of Contents for JITE: Research, Volume 20, 2021
JITE, IT education, education research, table of contents
310 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: Business analytics is a cross-functional field that is important to implement for a college and has emerged as a critically important core component of the business curriculum. It is a difficult task due to scheduling concerns and limits to faculty and student resources. This paper describes the process of creating a central video repository to serve as a platform for just in time tea ...
information systems, data analytics, expanding analytical instruction needs, videos, curriculum implementation, scaffolding, reusable learning objects, just-in-time-teaching, business curriculum, zone of proximal development
320 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This research aimed to measure the effectiveness of using thinking maps through the Edmodo network to develop achievement and mathematical connections skills among middle school students.
Background: One of the most important and major problems in education is reduced levels of academic achievement among students generally and in mathematics specifically. This is having a negative im ...
thinking maps, Edmodo network, academic achievement, mathematical connections skills
668 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: Due to the rapid development of digital technology, create knowledge to support the development of education for lifelong learning.
Background: There is a lack of normative and prescriptive support that can guide the development of education concerning lifelong learning.
Methodology: Design science research, interviews, grounded theory and root-cause analysis.
Contribution: Contri ...
lifelong learning, design principles, development of study programs, academy-industry collaboration
555 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: During the education of future engineers and experts in the field of computer science and information communication technology, the achievement of learning outcomes related to different levels of cognitive ability and knowledge dimensions can be a challenge.
Background: Teachers need to design an appropriate set of activities for students and combine theory-based knowledge acquisiti ...
assessment, collaborative learning, course design, digital tools, process modeling
221 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study serves a constructive purpose on the effective use of social media as a technical tool in formal learning at higher education. It outlines practical suggestions for institutions to leverage the participatory design method and refine social media pedagogies.
Background: Social media gains widespread usage from the majority of university students worldwide. Educators examine ...
social media, higher education, pedagogy design, participatory-design approach
314 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study seeks to understand the various ways information systems (IS) students experience introductory programming to inform IS educators on effective pedagogical approaches to teaching programming.
Background: Many students who choose to major in information systems (IS), enter university with little or no experience of learning programming. Few studies have dealt with students’ ...
information systems, introductory programming, outcome space, phenomenography
162 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: Quality in higher education assumes the challenge of developing in all citizens of the 21st century the cognitive, motivational, and socio-cultural dimensions that provide them with communication competences including the use of information and communication technologies, for the dissemination of sustainable scientific knowledge in different languages. Hence this paper evaluates a did ...
metacognitive writing, argumentative writing self-efficacy, structure of the argumentative essay, L1, L2, web-based writing instruction
375 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to reveal the effect of the previous Internet-based education (IBE) experiences of the students’ readiness, attitude, and self-control / self-management variables towards the e-learning process, and also to determine their opinions.
Background: The institutions have made efforts to ensure the continuity of education through their learning management systems and the n ...
e-learning experience, readiness, attitude, self-control / self-management, mixed-method
491 downloads
Determining the Factors that Affect the Use of Virtual Classrooms: A Modification of the UTAUT Model
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the factors that may influence the use of virtual classrooms.
Background: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected and interrupted several aspects of our lives, including education. Most educational institutes and universities have changed their teaching mode from being face-to-face or fixable learning to ‘emergency remote education’. As a ...
unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, UTAUT, structural equation modelling, virtual classrooms, emergency remote education, online learning, distance education
559 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: One of the main objectives of higher education institutions is to provide a high-quality education to their students and reduce dropout rates. This can be achieved by predicting students’ academic achievement early using Educational Data Mining (EDM). This study aims to predict students’ final grades and identify honorary students at an early stage.
Background: EDM research has emerg ...
Educational Data Mining (EDM), prediction of academic achievement, higher education
486 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This article presents a comprehensive rubric for evaluating educational virtual reality experiences for mobile devices. The aim of this article is to systematically analyze research to address the quality of virtual reality experiences on mobile applications in order to extend the work of Lee and Cherner (2015) and their instructional application rubric.
Background: Ratings in propri ...
virtual reality, VR, eduVR, educational apps, mobile learning, mobile apps, rubric
335 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to explore whether instructors and educators should segment portions of instructional video that can be loaded and executed independently of other portions, and how long the segment portion of instructional video should be to effectively influence students’ learning, perception, and interaction.
Background: Instructional videos are widely used in higher education for ...
instructional video, video segmenting, video length, multitasking; mixed methods
317 downloads
Active Learning in the Context of the Teaching/Learning of Computer Programming: A Systematic Review
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents the results of a systematic literature review that sought to identify the studies that relate the different pedagogical techniques by which active learning is developed in the context of the teaching/learning of computer programming, with the objective to characterize the approaches, the pedagogical techniques used, the application, the contributions, and difficult ...
computer programming, active learning, teaching/learning, teaching methodologies, systematic review
428 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to present a brand-new approach for student performance prediction using the Learning Fuzzy Cognitive Map (LFCM) approach.
Background: Predicting student academic performance has long been an important research topic in many academic disciplines. Different mathematical models have been employed to predict student performance. Although the available sets of common ...
e-learning, Learning Analytics (LA), Learning Fuzzy Cognitive Map (LFCM), Learning Management System (LMS), Student Engagement, Student Performance
261 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study sought to understand the views of both teachers and students on the usage of humanoid robots as teaching assistants in a specifically Arab context.
Background: Social robots have in recent times penetrated the educational space. Although prevalent in Asia and some Western regions, the uptake, perception and acceptance of educational robots in the Arab or Emirati region is ...
humanoid robots, focus groups, Emirati school, teaching, assistants, Arab culture
339 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to examine the challenges faculty members face with online teaching practices in public universities in Karachi, Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty members’ pedagogical experiences were examined by following the approach of the technology acceptance model (TAM) framework presented by Davis in 1986 and 1989.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has significan ...
higher education, online teaching, pedagogical practices, online teaching challenges, technology acceptance model (TAM)
1779 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: To investigate the application of game elements to a non-gaming context (gamification), specifically on an early childhood teacher-training course.
Background: This research proposes a teaching strategy that combines gamification elements via e-quizzing tools with the main principles of a scavenger hunt (SH). The purpose of this blend is to provide learners with an exciting learnin ...
gamification, scavenger hunt, Quizizz, perception, engagement, motivation
321 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This case study examines students’ affective responses to and relationships with two-dimensional (2D) and 360° videos that were experienced with or without low-cost virtual reality (VR) headsets.
Background: The prior research on low-cost VR technology is scant. Schools and universities are not financially able to purchase tens or hundreds of expensive inbuilt VR headsets. Therefore, ...
360° video, VR technologies, higher education, affective user experience
243 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have adopted online education as an alternative to face-to-face courses. This has increased awareness of the importance of analyzing learning data left by students to improve and evaluate the learning process. This article presents a new tool, named TaBAT, created to work with different LMSs in the form of dashboards accessi ...
information visualization, learning analytics, learning analytical dashboard, self-regulated learning, higher education, e-learning, learners’ success
258 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The purposes of this research are to analyze online learning management activities conducted by the principals of junior high schools in Indonesia in facing COVID-19 as well as to discuss their perspective and expectations towards online learning activities when facing COVID-19 and after COVID-19 has passed.
Background: Due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indonesian ...
online learning, management, COVID-19 pandemic, principals
444 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This paper focuses on understanding undergraduate computing student-learning behaviour through reviewing their online activity in a university online learning management system (LMS), along with their grade outcome, across three subjects. A specific focus is on the activity of students who failed the computing subjects.
Background: Between 2008 and 2020 there has been a multiplicativ ...
learning analytics, higher education, retention, computing, information tech-nology, learning management system
210 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The current literature discusses the use and benefits of learner-generated videos (LGVs). However, it rarely addresses any correlation between the types of subjects that are best suited for using these videos or what techniques should accompany the use of LGVs.
Background: This systematic review synthesizes current literature to identify patterns and implications that develop from th ...
activity theory, learner-generated content, learner-generated video, social constructivism
205 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed at exploring students’ online-learning exposures involving their readiness and motivation to learn English using synchronous video conferences, as well as investigating the possible relationship between the readiness and motivation. To fulfill these objectives, three research questions were formed: (1) What is students’ readiness to learn English using synchronous vid ...
students’ readiness, motivation, online learning, synchronous video conferences, Community of Inquiry framework, Indonesia
424 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to address the research questions on: (1) what factors can significantly influence student learning in remote classes during the COVID-19 pandemic? and (2) what are the gender differences, if any, in this context? To do this, the authors developed a research model from the switching costs (defined as the time and effort students have been put to change from on ...
COVID-19, remote learning, switching costs, information quality, system quality, support service quality
145 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The goal of this study was to examine which of the types of teacher-student interactions found in previous studies by Kang (2009) and Kang and Im (2013) during distance learning in routine situations, were also found in times of emergency, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether these interactions differed between students with regard to the extent and nature of each ty ...
emergency remote teaching (ERT), teacher-student interaction, self-regulated learning (SRL)
406 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study investigated the integration of Google Docs in facilitating undergraduate students’ interactional collaboration in an online translation course. The study also explored the engagement patterns that emerge when students use Google Docs and evaluated their experience of using this platform in collaborative translation.
Background: Integration of technology in specialized Eng ...
Google Docs, collaborative translation, engagement, specialized translation
214 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 20 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study collects empirical evidence to investigate the extent to which high school teachers adopted the tablet computer in their instruction within the context of the Tablet Project in Kuwait and explores what drove their adoption behavior.
Background: The role of information technology in education is prominent and takes different forms depending on the purpose of information tec ...
information technology (IT), education, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), teaching efficacy (TE), perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived use-fulness (PU), Kuwait
124 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 18 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This research study explores the challenges, successes, and supports de-sired in implementing virtual learning following a survey of faculty for their experiences and interests. Faculty in higher education need quick, practical tools and strategies to enhance teaching and learning in a virtual classroom.
Background The sudden and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had created an urgency to tr ...
virtual teaching and learning, flexibility, mindsets
98 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 18 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: To build the skills of innovation, we must first establish a framework for the belief system that surrounds effective innovation practice. In building any belief system, sometimes outdated beliefs need to be replaced with better, more carefully researched ideas. One such belief, discovered in our research and elsewhere, is that creativity is innate and that great ideas arise through ...
creativity, ideation, innovation, mindset, professional development, problem solving, training
67 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 18 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the role of service-learning in Information Systems (IS) education.
Background: While the use of modern technologies presents many operational benefits, such as the lowering of the costs, it may also aggravate social-economic is-sues. IS professionals should account for these issues as well as exhibit the skills demanded by modern-day employers. ...
information systems, service-learning, education, reflection, critical thinking, social awareness, teamwork, community
82 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 18 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic demanded an immediate and massive adaptation of higher education to distance learning. Teachers had to transform from face-to-face to distance teaching, with insufficient pedagogical and technological knowledge and resources. This study aims to capture higher education faculty experiences in the very early stages of the crisis-prompted transition into synchronous ...
Distance learning, Online learning, COVID-19, e-learning, Faculty, Higher education
99 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 18 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This brief paper will provide preliminary insight into an institutions effort to help students understand the application of the scientific method as it applies to the business discipline through the creation of a dedicated, required course added to the curriculum of a mid-Atlantic minority-serving institution. In or-der to determine whether the under-consideration course satisfies de ...
first generation college students, transdisciplinary education, scientific method in the business discipline, scientific reasoning in management education, scientific literacy, management education, business education, rubric, student learning outcomes, assessment of student learning, HBCU
49 downloads
Online Teaching With M-Learning Tools in the Midst of Covid-19: A Reflection Through Action Research
IISIT
, Volume 18 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: In the midst of COVID-19, classes are transitioned online. Instructors and students scramble for ways to adapt to this change. This paper shares an experience of one instructor in how he has gone through the adaptation.
Background: This section provides a contextual background of online teaching. The instructor made use of M-learning to support his online teaching and adopted th ...
COVID-19 transition, online teaching, UTAUT, web app, participant-observer, action research
59 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to detail the experiential learning processes of an 11-week doctoral-level intermediate mixed methods research (MMR) course in which student-researchers conceptualized and implemented an MMR study to apply theoretical and methodological learning in a practical manner. Our aim is to emphasize the value of an applied MMR course for improved student learning ...
mixed methods research, applied research, experiential learning, career satisfac-tion, doctoral education
740 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This article reports on quantitative analysis of students’ perceptions on dimensions of augmented face-to-face support. It is built upon the findings from a larger research project that was undertaken to evaluate postgraduate support offered to Ethiopian doctoral students.
Background: Student support is critical for the delivery of any quality Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system ...
postgraduate supervision, face-to-face tutorials, open and distance learning
615 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: Adapting to the doctoral environment can be a difficult transition. This article emphasizes the importance of academic socialization as a means of integrating into the doctoral culture and persisting during the initial transition to doctoral study.
Background: To address the problem of doctoral attrition, I share a personal narrative of problems and persistence during the first year ...
doctoral adaptation, doctoral socialization, transitions, persistence, attrition, autoethnography
670 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer a systematic review of empirical literature examining doctoral students’ identity development as scholars in the education sciences. We frame our analysis through a constructivist sociocultural perspective to organize our findings and discuss implications for multiple actors and components that constitute the system of doctoral education, with doc ...
identity development, identity as scholar, doctoral students, education sciences, cultural-historical activity theory, systematic review
938 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: Vision 2030 (Saudi Arabia’s national development plan) expects women (50% of all university students) to contribute to a viable economy and ambitious nation, meaning data about their quality of academic life (QAL) during their university experience are timely and significant. They are key players in the nation’s future.
Background: This inaugural, exploratory study addresses this und ...
Saudi Arabia, quality of academic life, quality of college life, female graduate students
599 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This particular study aims to contribute to the recent scholarly inquiry of doctoral student identity work within collegiate, attendee-driven writing networks. The study closely explores the implementation and impact of supportive measures in academia for novice researchers in the form of writing events. This paper draws on two case studies of doctoral students reflecting on the impac ...
academic writing, collegiate writing groups, social network, research training, professional identity
618 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This qualitative study investigated the educational experiences of Black male doctoral students that contributed to prolonged “All But Dissertation” (ABD) status.
Background: Explorations of the enrollment and persistent patterns among Black/African American students has shed light on the disparate rates of graduate school completion. While previous scholarship has focused on Black ...
All But Dissertation, doctoral candidates, African American Male
636 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The study set out to understand the challenges doctoral students experience at different systemic levels of doctoral education through the perspective of ethical principles.
Background: Doctoral students experience various challenges on their journey to the degree, and as high dropout rates indicate, these challenges become critical for many students. Several individual and structura ...
doctoral students’ experiences, ethical principles, ethical challenges, doctoral education, systemic perspective
749 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to propose and empirically validate a model and investigates the factors influencing acceptance and use of Software as a Services cloud computing services (SaaS) from individuals’ perspectives utilizing an integrative model of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with modifications to suit the objective of the study.
Background: Even ...
common method bias, PLS-SEM, SaaS cloud computing, subjective norms, technology acceptance, TPB and TAM integrated model
307 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: Multiple barriers exist within doctoral education in the United States that can undermine the success of students, particularly for students with marginalized identities. While mentorship can provide an important form of support, it must be done in an intentional way that is mindful of issues of equity and power.
Background: By applying a power-conscious framework to current practice ...
mentorship, doctoral students, power conscious, doctoral education, United States
701 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: Doctoral students who are parents are increasingly more common, particularly in female-dominated disciplines, such as education. This study aims to examine the experiences of parents pursuing an education doctorate
Background: This study examines the experiences of doctoral students who are parents and their perceptions of support in order to determine how programs and faculty can be ...
doctoral studies, Ed. D, parents, motherhood, academia
677 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This paper reflects on participation in an International Doctoral Research Seminar, held in Beijing, China, to consider what it means to locate difference and make meaning in a globalized world in relation to teaching and learning.
Background: The impetus for our inquiry stems from our shared experience at the seminar, which brought together 12 graduate students and six faculty membe ...
meaning-making, difference, globalization, praxis, stories, ethics
526 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: To date, few studies have investigated the impact of global health crises on the academic writing of doctoral candidates. This paper seeks to start a conversation about the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on doctoral candidates’ academic writing output and strategies.
Background: This paper employs and analyses data elicited from surveys and interviews involving doctoral cand ...
COVID-19, academic writing, writing output, writing strategies
667 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the rate of delay, explanatory causes, and coping strategies of PhD candidates at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia’s premier university, over the last ten years.
Background: Delayed graduation is a common theme in doctoral education around the world. It continues to draw the concern of governments, universities, and the candidates themselves, calli ...
PhD studies, doctoral education, PhD study delay, delayed graduation, Addis Ababa university
690 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This paper analyses the textual features of contract cheating websites that offer thesis writing services for doctoral students and considers implications for practice.
Background: Contract cheating is an increasing challenge for higher education institutions, governments and societies worldwide. However, relatively little is known about the prevalence of online thesis writing servic ...
contract cheating, academic integrity, doctoral students
570 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the study was to contribute to knowledge about the ways in which incorporating a Community of Practice into doctoral seminar teaching and course management could be a practical and sustainable path to professional development for doctoral faculty aspiring to become stewards of the practice of teaching.
Background: This report documents a reflective self-study conducte ...
community of practice, stewards of practice, team teaching, doctoral seminar, reflective self-study, systematic reflection
593 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This narrative inquiry study uses a strength-based approach to study the cross-cultural socialization journey of Chinese international doctoral students at a U.S. Land Grant university. Historically, we thought of socialization as an institutional or group-defined process, but “journey” taps into a rich narrative tradition about individuals, how they relate to others, and the identiti ...
Chinese international doctoral students, socialization, cultural capital, strength-based perspective, narrative inquiry
969 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study aims at investigating the factors that influence students’ continuous intention to use Moodle, as an exemplar of learning management systems (LMSs), in the post-adoption phase.
Background: Higher education institutions (HEIs) have invested heavily in learning management systems (LMSs), such as Moodle and BlackBoard, as these systems enhance students’ learning and improve t ...
continuance use, expectation confirmation model (ECM), Kuwait, learning management systems (LMS), Moodle
154 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: Although the high rates of stress and psychological distress in graduate students has been well-documented, Canadian samples are underrepresented in the extant literature. The present study explores prevalence rates of burnout and psychological distress in a sample of psychology master’s and doctoral students at a university in a large urban Canadian city, as well as factors relating ...
graduate students, mental health, burnout, job demands-resources model, well-being
705 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of our study was to gain a better understanding of the socialization factors that contribute to the aspirations of doctoral students of Color to pursue teaching careers.
Background: Internationally, there has been a renewed call to diversify the professoriate. While the literature often examines early pathway issues and hiring bias, one efficient solution is to continu ...
graduate education, doctoral socialization, race, sense of belonging, teaching
515 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study examined an educational leadership doctoral preparation program to better understand how students’ self-efficacy evolves from the lens of a scholarly practitioner researcher as they progress through specified checkpoints to degree completion. The aim was to identify what factors contributed to building scholarly practitioner researcher skills and what factors hindered the d ...
self-efficacy, educational leadership, leadership preparation, problem of prac-tice, scholarly practitioner researchers
546 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to document the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for doctoral students who were proposing, conducting, or writing up their doctoral thesis, dissertation, or other culminating project.
Background: For doctoral students, the process of designing, implementing, and writing a culminating project is a key part of the learning experience. These projects typica ...
doctoral education, COVID-19 pandemic, doctoral writing
1058 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This descriptive study examines indicators of well-being and sources of emotional connection for social work doctoral students at American institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, work-related burnout, emotional connection to others, and changes in child care among parent respondents. This study also explores if particular groups of doctora ...
doctoral students, COVID-19, well-being, emotional connection, burnout
529 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study focused on advancing understanding of individual variations in doctoral students’ interest in their doctoral studies and how they related to experiences of burnout and drop-out intentions in Denmark and Finland.
Background: Ph.D. students’ experiences of interest, burnout, and dropout intentions among Finnish and Danish Ph.D. students have not been researched before. Resea ...
doctoral education, Ph.D. students, interest profiles, burnout, drop-out intentions, cross-cultural comparison
555 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The overarching purpose of this paper was to examine how a collaborative working group of doctoral students from different institutions evolved into a community of practice and developmental network. Specifically, the aim of this study was to examine this group’s progression from working group to support group, a process that occurred through academic support, social support, professi ...
doctoral students, collaborative autoethnography, social support, communities of practice, developmental networks, higher education
488 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: This paper identifies and examines cross-cutting experiences from the perspective of two doctoral students, whose research was affected by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be challenging for higher education scholars in terms of proceeding with their research and how the pandemic sets the scene for changes in higher education’s futur ...
doctoral studies, higher education, COVID-19, collaborative autoethnography, reflection
500 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The study seeks to establish the potential role that policy and disciplinary contexts of doctoral education play in supervisors’ subjective understandings of PhD supervision. It also intends to show how research into the different ways in which supervision may be understood can help supervisors become more effective in their practice and additionally help institutions design more effe ...
doctoral supervision, intentions, qualitatively different ways of understanding supervision, personal conceptions of supervision
549 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this article is to make a case of the role of validation in doctoral education. The purpose is to detail findings from three studies which explore PhD students’ experiences and perceptions of belonging in one UK university-ty, in order to hypothesise how validation and self-validation could make a difference in doctoral education, and what practices might support this.
Bac ...
validation, self-validation, doctoral identity work, belonging, PhD students, graduate teaching assistants
611 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: There is a significant amount of research on supervision, assessment, and socio-economic benefits in South Africa. However, there have been relatively few attempts to analyse the research proposal phase, which remains a critical part of doctoral education in South African.
Background: As part of the broader transformation agenda in South Africa, universities are under pressure to pro ...
doctoral education, research proposal phase, doctoral students, supervisors, quality
532 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore reasons that engineering education researchers experience impostor phenomenon.
Background: Experiencing impostor phenomenon includes a psychological discomfort experienced by some high-achieving individuals who, by the very virtue of being successful, mistakenly believe that they are fraudulent and faking their success. Impostor phenomenon ha ...
engineering education, engineering education research, STEM education, higher education, impostor phenomenon, impostor syndrome
562 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 16 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: To utilize Pierre Bourdieu’s (1984, 1986) concepts of capitals, habitus, and field to explore and critically analyze doctoral students’ learning experiences with a new doctoral curriculum introduced by a Ghanaian university.
Background: Global competition and labor market reforms have ignited the need for higher education institutions to reimagine their doctoral programs, develop and ...
Bourdieu’s concepts, doctoral studies, doctoral curriculum, Ghanaian university, doctoral students’ learning experiences
446 downloads
JITE: DC
, Volume 7 , 2021
Aim/Purpose: The directors of Tech Latinas were happy with what they had created and the impact their company had made in Ecuador, Peru and Guatemala. Now that they had seen their vision come to fruition in ways that were astounding to them. They wanted to take the next steps in growing their business so Tech Latinas mission could spread beyond its current bounds. Before working out the logistics, ...
IT, Women, Latin America
86 downloads
MCR
, Volume 6 , 2021
The national university of Belize was forced to close its door on March 20, 2020, due to the deadly pandemic, COVID-19. Its president, Professor Clement Sankat was faced with the challenging decision of how to meet the goals of the university via an electronic means. He worked several years as an administrator at the University of the West Indies and at the time of the pandemic three years at th ...
COVID-19, Belize, Higher Education, University
73 downloads
MCR
, Volume 6 , 2021
COVID-19 changed so much for higher education. Traditional classrooms were vacant. They remained vacant for months. St. Petersburg College was just one of many institutions that grappled with swift and critical decisions to go online and what the environment would be for coming back. With nearly 47,000 students and 2,800 faculty and staff to consider, it was no small feat to accomplish. Budget con ...
COVID-19, employment, college, resource dependency, higher education, budget
62 downloads
MCR
, Volume 6 , 2021
Can a mission, driven by passion, become the healthy option for starting a dynamic business?
Jeremy Hall was a successful businessperson who owns real estate, insurance, and holistic coaching companies. He relocated from Boston to Tampa Bay in 2010. Life was busy, fast-paced, and Jeremy was not feeling well for several years. Unfortunately, in 2013, at the age of 45, Jeremy’s entire life came t ...
Green Life, USF EMBA 202, Restaurant, Vegan
18 downloads
MCR
, Volume 6 , 2021
Patty O’Leary is the Executive Director of the Children’s Cancer Center (CCC). The CCC was founded on the philosophy that when a child is diagnosed with cancer, the entire family is really diagnosed. Patty and team dedicate their service to these families through 24 support programs focused on their emotional, financial, and educational needs.
Much of the success of the organization has been dr ...
COVID 19, Non-Profit, Cancer, Charity, Fundraising
54 downloads
MCR
, Volume 6 , 2021
Jamie Cudden, the Smart City Programme Manager for Dublin City Council (DCC), had just participated in the most recent review of the sensor-enabled smart gully project in Dublin city. Tasked with exploring how technology can help address city challenges to create a ‘smarter’ Dublin, Jamie wondered why more smart sensor applications were not being identified and deployed by DCC departments. He knew ...
internet of things, academy of the near future, Dublin City Council, Local Authorities,
25 downloads
MBR
, Volume 5 , 2021
Achieving institutional relevance, distinctiveness, and affordability among present and future stakeholders determines sustainable viability for small, private, nonprofit higher education institutions. Actionable findings are discussed and a conceptual framework for decision-making is presented.
decision-making, organizational adaptation, organizational culture, stakeholders, strategic management
18 downloads
MBR
, Volume 5 , 2021
This essay examines what is necessary for business school professors to encourage deeper learning in their students. Business faculty (and academia in general) are improving student involvement by using pedagogies of engagement (e.g., problem-based learning, team-based learning, POGIL) or integrating techniques that improve engagement (e.g., flipped classes, reflective writing). Adoption of thes ...
Learning, Pedagogy, Teaching, Formative assessment, Summative assessment, Deeper learning
31 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
List of Presentations at the 2021 InSITE Conference
proceedings, InSITE, conference, informing science, IT education
65 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: To build the skills of innovation, we must first establish a framework for the belief system that surrounds effective innovation practice. In building any belief system, sometimes outdated beliefs need to be replaced with better, more carefully researched ideas. One such belief, discovered in our research and elsewhere, is that creativity is innate and that great ideas arise through ...
creativity, ideation, innovation, mindset, professional development, problem solving, training
31 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: This brief paper will provide preliminary insight into an institutions effort to help students understand the application of the scientific method as it applies to the business discipline through the creation of a dedicated, required course added to the curriculum of a mid-Atlantic minority-serving institution. In or-der to determine whether the under-consideration course satisfies de ...
first generation college students, transdisciplinary education, scientific method in the business discipline, scientific reasoning in management education, scientific literacy, management education, business education, rubric, student learning outcomes, assessment of student learning, HBCU
10 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: This research study explores the challenges, successes, and supports de-sired in implementing virtual learning following a survey of faculty for their experiences and interests. Faculty in higher education need quick, practical tools and strategies to enhance teaching and learning in a virtual classroom.
Background: The sudden and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had created an urgency to ...
virtual teaching and learning, flexibility, mindsets
21 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic demanded an immediate and massive adaptation of higher education to distance learning. Teachers had to transform from face-to-face to distance teaching, with insufficient pedagogical and technological knowledge and resources. This study aims to capture higher education faculty experiences in the very early stages of the crisis-prompted transition into synchronous ...
distance learning, online learning, COVID-19, e-learning, faculty, higher education
36 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: This paper provides the results of the preliminary analysis of the findings of an ongoing study that seeks to examine the social media use, cultural and political awareness, civic engagement, issue prioritization, and social activism of Gen Z students enrolled at four different institutional types located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The aim of this study is to loo ...
generation z, civic engagement and college students, minority learners, HBCU, information gathering of college students, learning preferences of gen z learners, issues important to gen z, social activism and college students, Black Lives Matter and college students
482 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the role of service-learning in Information Systems (IS) education.
Background: While the use of modern technologies presents many operational benefits, such as the lowering of the costs, it may also aggravate social-economic is-sues. IS professionals should account for these issues as well as exhibit the skills demanded by modern-day employers. ...
information systems, service-learning, education, reflection, critical thinking, social awareness, teamwork, community
8 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the flipped learning approach in a computer principles course at Alasmarya Islamic University, Libya.
Background: The reason for this consideration was to evaluate the viability of conventional lecture-based educational programmes versus the active learning of computer concepts in flipped classrooms for college economics students at ...
flipped classroom, flipped learning, effectiveness of flipping learning, flipped model, Libyan higher education
82 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study builds upon theory to develop and test a parsimonious model of service quality importance, the Higher Education Service Quality Importance (HESQI) Model, for use in standardized, frequent surveys of student satisfaction in higher education service delivery.
Background: Educational institutions operating in the higher education marketplace are facing increased competition ...
service quality, student satisfaction, consumer satisfaction, Structural Equation Model, SEM, PLS-SEM
39 downloads
Online Teaching With M-Learning Tools in the Midst of Covid-19: A Reflection Through Action Research
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: In the midst of COVID-19, classes are transitioned online. Instructors and students scramble for ways to adapt to this change. This paper shares an experience of one instructor in how he has gone through the adaptation.
Background: This section provides a contextual background of online teaching. The instructor made use of M-learning to support his online teaching and adopted the U ...
COVID-19 transition, online teaching, UTAUT, web app, participant-observer, action research
19 downloads
InSITE 2021
, 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study examined students’ attitudes to characteristics of learning in Zoom, attitudes to the quality of teaching in Zoom and ways of learning, about a year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis.
Background COVID-19 crisis caused exposure to online learning on the largest scale known in human history, and that together with the challenges of the transition to online learning, ...
information and communication technology (ICT); distance learning; digital environment; Zoom; Zoom fatigue; COVID-19
76 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 23 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Although a literature review is the fundamental base for any research, it is often considered tedious and conducted with a lack of methodology and rigor. The paper presents a method for systematically searching and screening literature using modern search technologies. The method focuses on minimizing the amount of manual screening by employing the references among papers.
Background ...
literature review, systematic literature review, review guide, research review, education research, information systems literature
292 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 23 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: There is a need to find a way to utilize narrative storytelling in film to make students more aware of the impacts of global problems and how they are perceived.
Background: Two films from the year 2015 from two very different places in the world explore the encroachment and secondary effects of urban civilization upon indigenous cultures.
Methodology: An interpretive, qualitative, ...
indigenous, communication, reflection, education, film, urban development
106 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 23 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The aim is to explore the informing flows framework as interactions within a PhD education practicing a work-integrated learning approach in order to reveal both the perspectives of industrial PhD students and of industry.
Background: An under-researched field of university-industry collaboration is explored revealing both the perspectives of industrial PhD students and of industry. ...
university-industry collaboration, industrial PhD education, work-integrated learning, third-cycle education, informing flows framework
132 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 19 , 2020
Table of Contents of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, Volume 19, 2020
information technology education, JITE, innovations in practice, table of contents
134 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Table of Contents for JITE: Research, Volume 19, 2020
JITE, IT education, education research, table of contents
287 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Within higher education, graduating students who are able to solve ill-structured, complex, open-ended, and collaborative, workplace problems is recognized as paramount. Because of this, there is a need to assess this skill across the curriculum.
Background: This paper addresses this issue by assessing problem-solving across a computing curriculum using an assessment instrument sho ...
workplace problems, computing education, asynchronous discussion
481 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to understand student’s opinions and perceptions about e-assessment when the assessment process was changed from the traditional computer assisted method to a multiple-choice Moodle based method.
Background: In order to implement continuous assessment to a large number of students, several shifts are necessary, which implies as many different tests as the num ...
multiple-choice question, learning management system, Moodle quiz, e-assessment, summative assessment
485 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to propose and test a model in which perceived barriers to technology integration are handled within a broad framework. It can be argued that the proposed model will have the dynamics to examine the studies performed on technology integration in a generic way and to have an important place in explaining the technology barriers at individual and school level un ...
external barriers, internal barriers, teacher, technology integration
582 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Students tend to learn best when an array of learning styles is used by instructors. The purpose of this paper is to add, to introduce, and to apply the concepts of kinesthetic learning and learning structures to university and STEM education.
Background: The study applies the concept of kinesthetic learning and a learning structure called Think-Pair-Share to an experiential exercise ...
kinesthetic learning, learning structure, drawing, Moore’s Law, STEM
288 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to explore the relationship between motivation and students’ perspectives, learning performance, and use of online course materials in flipped classrooms.
Background: The flipped classroom model is an innovative instruction method that has limited research to date exploring its impact on motivation. It remains unknown if the same motivation patterns exist in flipped c ...
motivation, learning outcome, flipped classroom, undergraduate course
567 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: In this paper, we present our experience in design and delivery of a graduate Information Systems Management (ISM) course in an online MBA program. Also presented are a detailed examination of the design and delivery of the online course, survey results of students’ perceptions and backgrounds, course evaluation results, best practices and lessons learned, and potential changes and fu ...
course design and delivery, information systems management course, MBA program, online education
192 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents findings on a curricular intervention aimed at integrating computer programming with reading and writing in early elementary school. The purpose of this research was to explore the relation between students’ varying literacy levels and their level of success in mastering an introductory programming language.
Methodology: This curricular intervention study was impl ...
emerging programming, pedagogy, curricula, early childhood, computer science education, literacy
359 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study focuses on the learners’ success toward learning management systems in higher education in Morocco and also proposes a theoretical model to better understand the determinants of learners’ satisfaction, self-regulation and continuance intention to use these systems. For this purpose, variables which may have a positive or negative influence in our model are examined.
Backgr ...
continuance usage, e-learning, learner satisfaction, self-regulation, learning man-agement systems, learners’ success, causal model
465 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study reports the outcome of how a first pilot semester introductory programming course was designed to provide tangible evidence in support of the concept of Student Ownership of Learning (SOL) and how the outcomes of this programming course facilitate effective student learning.
Background: Many instructors want to create or redesign their courses to strengthen the relationsh ...
SOL, student engagement, student achievement, introductory program-ming, redesigning, computer science
251 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 20-hour blended learning visual literacy course applied to in-service teachers. For this purpose, we designed the course to train the educators and the instrument to measure the level of visual literacy of participants before and after the intervention. Then, we found the differences.
Background: Visual literacy is essential ...
visual literacy, teacher training, blended learning, in-service teachers
454 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The current study was conducted to investigate the students’ perceived satisfaction with the use of a semantic-based online laboratory, which provides students with a search mechanism for laboratory resources, such as instruments and devices.
Background: The increasing popularity of using online teaching labs, as an important element of experiential learning in STEM education, is bec ...
online labs, student’s satisfaction, cognitive load, usability
209 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop an efficient methodology that can assist the evaluators in assessing a variable number of individuals that are working in groups and guarantee that the assessment is dependent on the group members’ performance and contribution to the work developed.
Background: Collaborative work has been gaining more popularity in academic settings. However, g ...
WebAVALIA, software tools, evaluation tools, self and peer assessment, higher education
143 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper presented the framework for the integration of digital technologies in education, implemented in InTecEdu Program, developed by Remote Experimentation Laboratory (RExLab), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil.
Background: The main objective of the model presented is to arouse interest in science and technology among adolescents. Therefore, it sought to devel ...
framework, integration, technology, teaching and learning, teacher im-provement, open educational resources, virtual and remote labs
972 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents a study about changes in computer science and software engineering students’ perceptions of their soft skills during their progress through the Computer Science Soft Skills course.
Background: Soft skills are often associated with a person’s social, emotional and cognitive capabilities. Soft skills are increasingly sought out and are well recognized by employers ...
computer science education, software engineering education, soft skills, indi-vidual soft skills, team-related soft skills
281 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Although many computer science measures have been proposed, visualizing individual students’ capabilities is difficult, as those measures often rely on specific tools and methods or are not graded. To solve these problems, we propose a rubric for measuring and visualizing the effects of learning computer programming for elementary school students enrolled in computer science education ...
computer science education, programming education, rubric
180 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The current study has been carried out to reveal students’ readiness to utilize MOOCs at higher learning institutions in Jordan.
Background: Higher education institutions around the globe are shifting rapidly to reach learners worldwide by providing open education. In accordance with this universal effort, Jordan is committed to offering open access education that allows learners to ...
MOOCs, distance learning, MOOCs adoption, online learning, technological competency, self-regulate learning, MOOCs adoption
373 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore and test several improvements for incorporating the Business Product Owner (BPO) role in student software projects using Scrum.
Background: As the popularity of Scrum has grown, its roles and ceremonies have been utilized in student software projects, yet one of the more challenging roles to implement in the academic context is the role of BP ...
agile software development, Scrum, business product owner, IS education
176 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to evaluate and analyze the e variables which influence the quality of e-learning services at the university-level based on the perspectives of students (stakeholders). It seeks to identify factors of e-learning quality and satisfaction and to examine the relationship between the dimensions of e-learning quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intention as perceived b ...
e-learning, e-learning quality, service quality, ServQual model, Indonesian higher education, student perspectives
549 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The aim of the study is to explore students’ encounters with digital tools and how they account for their experiences of using digital tools within formal education.
Background: While computers have a long history in educational settings, research indicates that digital tools function both as affordances and constraints, and that the role of digital tools in schools continues to be d ...
digital tools, nexus analysis, secondary school, digitalization, Sweden
426 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Our research aims to explore which design elements and aspects of online learning environments are relevant for teachers when introduced to educational innovations such as flipped learning and, thereby, to enable facilitating the dissemination of these innovations.
Background: Integrating educational innovations from academic discourses or professional teacher development into teache ...
scaling-up innovations, professional teacher development, blended learning, mathematics teaching, online learning environments, flipped approaches
388 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper investigates the gaps between industry and academia perceptions of information technology fields, such as computer science, software engineering, and computer engineering, and it identifies areas of asymmetry between curricula and industry expectations. The study mainly focuses on the skills required of IT professionals (graduated students) and on how higher education insti ...
asymmetry in software education, higher education and industry gaps, in-formation technology education
296 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This work aims to introduce and evaluate an instructional strategy that aids end-users with developing their software products during intensive project-based events.
Background: End-users produce software in the labor market, and one of the challenges for End-User Software Engineering (EUSE) is the need to create functional software products without a formal education in software de ...
intensive project-based events, bootcamp, end-user software engineering, EUSE, instructional strategy, assessment framework
182 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed at recognizing and analyzing the trends of ICT use (hardware, software, and digital educational resources) by higher education professors in the Antioquia region (Colombia), and characterizing this population according to their context.
Background: The inexorable growth of ICT and the convergence of networks have produced great changes in human culture, and particul ...
hardware, software, digital educational resources, higher education institutions, ICT
556 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The study examined whether spherical videos are an effective tool in teaching primary school students subjects related to the endangered species. It also examined their feelings/attitudes towards this tool.
Background: Young students have trouble understanding concepts related to environmental education and, specifically, concepts related to the endangered species. Spherical videos ...
endangered species, environmental education, primary school, spherical videos
376 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose is a bibliographic review that seeks to offer a clearer vision of the impact of technological tools on the implementation of the flipped classroom model.
Background: This document reviews the flipped classroom and secondary education literature to analyze what technological tools are used to implement this model in secondary education settings and their impact on students ...
flipped classroom, high school, technology platforms
282 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: In this study, we aim to understand factors that can influence technology-supported learning, specifically in the blended environment. To do that, a research model is developed by incorporating factors from three perspectives, including self-related factors, technology and systems factors, and the instructional design factor.
Background: Technology-supported learning has changed the ...
technology-supported learning, blended environment, self-related factors, technology and systems factors, instructional design factor, satisfaction, intention
296 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: We aimed to investigate the circumstances under which Kahoot! (a Game-based Student Response System (GSRS)) increases junior and senior Information Science university students’ learning and knowledge retention beyond that of traditional teaching methods. We also explored whether the positive learning impacts of Kahoot! vary as a function of student subject knowledge (i.e., junior vs s ...
game-based student response systems, Kahoot!, classroom dynamics, engage-ment, motivation, junior and senior information science students
638 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Teachers usually educate students’ cyberethics using debate, case-based discussion, and role-playing instructional methods in a face-to-face setting. With the presence of teacher and peers, students may not be willing to share their true attitudes, and it may affect the effectiveness of the teaching methods. To tackle the challenge, the author applied a teaching method with a core com ...
cyberethics, moral education, self-presentation, self-knowledge, self-awareness, self-assessment
194 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: ICT integration into classroom pedagogical practices is considered an essential aspect of learning processes in developed countries but there are issues in developing countries regarding funding, infrastructure, access, and teacher skills and professional learning. This article presents some aspects of the findings of a study in one remote region within a developing country after the ...
education, computers, teachers, remote schools, online learning, Papua, In-donesia, school leaders
494 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) simulation (ERPsim) games have been used in Information Systems courses to teach students ERP systems and business processes. This study investigates whether the use of ERPsim games can be extended to other management disciplines. More specifically, this study reports on using the ERPsim games innovatively in a new context, in an undergraduate manage ...
curriculum innovation, ERPsim, gamification, management decision mak-ing, simulation
182 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper investigates the educational gap between males and females caused by gender segregation in Saudi educational institutions and the role of Mobile Learning Technology (MLT) in bridging this gap through the emphasis on teaching practices, learning resources, and opportunities, as well as participation in campus life.
Background: There is a gender gap over the access to educat ...
mobile learning, gender gap, Saudi Arabia, higher education
133 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to prioritize the inhibiting and motivating factors underlying the adoption of AI based teaching and learning solutions by teachers in the higher education sector of India.
Background: AI based teaching and learning solutions are amongst the most important educational innovations. The intervention of AI in instructional methods can result in person ...
artificial intelligence (AI), adoption, higher education, teachers, analytic hierar-chy process (AHP)
624 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic quickly and suddenly affected many, if not all, parts of the world. From an educational perspective, educators and students managed the social restrictions by transitioning to teaching and learning completely online. As educators and students are two important stakeholders in education, the Special Series contains four articles that focus on these two perspecti ...
COVID-19 and education, online teaching, online learning, teaching during pandemic
201 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The objective of the research was to study the relationship of seven independent factors: administrative support, course content, course design, instructor characteristics, learner characteristics, social support, and technical support on quality of e-learning in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the study analyzes the moderating effect(s) of gender and level of ...
e-learning, quality, students’ perspective, higher education, COVID-19 pandemic
4556 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the perceptions of faculty members at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, towards preparedness of institutions of higher education (IHE) for assessment in virtual learning environments (VLEs) during the COVID-19 lockdown. In addition, the study explores evidence of bona fide challenges that impede the implementation of assessment in VLE for bo ...
assessment in VLEs, COVID-19, e-assessment, lockdown, online assessment
605 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This article aims at the critical present: to serve a constructive purpose in the current COVID-19 crisis by presenting practice driven pedagogical strategies for online learning and teaching. It acknowledges the multitude of challenges faced by educators through the delivery of online instructional strategies for schools.
Background: The development of information technology enables ...
COVID-19, coronavirus, blended synchronous, case study, homeschooling
576 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore language teachers’ online engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Four questions guided the inquiry in this study: 1) To what extent did teachers engage in online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic? 2) What challenges did teachers encounter while engaging in online learning during the Covid-19 crisis? 3) How has the suspension ...
online learning engagement, urban vs remote regions, language teaching, secondary school teachers, Indonesia
3280 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of five factors on the user acceptance of Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds (3DVWs) in higher education. Another objective of the study was to investigate the effects of the application of 3DVWs on five variables relevant to positive outcomes for higher education students.
Background: Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds (3DVW) are of co ...
three-dimensional virtual world, user acceptance, Second Life
238 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study proposes a theoretical framework that amalgamates Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) variables with usability metrics to investigate the impact on students’ intention and use of the Learning Management System (LMS) in Saudi higher education.
Background: There is a dearth of academic research on Saudi higher education to examine the effects of usabil ...
UTAUT, technology acceptance, usability, e-learning systems, LMS, PLS-SEM, developing country
287 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study of affordances in educational technology focuses on how the self-perceptions of teachers influence the creation of educational opportunities and how these are received by learners.
Background: It is important to explore the affordances offered by teachers, when using educational technology, from the perspective of their students. Within this topic, the interface of the edu ...
educational technology affordances, teaching possibilities, possibilities for learn-ing interactions, e-learning, self-directed learning
187 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 19 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The main objective of this study is to explore students’ beliefs with regard to social media use (SMU) in higher education and the consequences of such use on the perception of their academic performance. Additionally, the study aims to determine the major influential factors with regard to SMU in student learning settings as a means of enhancing their performance. To achieve these ob ...
social media, enjoyment, TAM, higher education, usefulness, collaborative learning, student performance
2116 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 17 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The need for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to maximize the use of their intellectual property and strategic resources for research and teaching has become ever more evident in recent years. Furthermore, little attention is paid in developing an enabling system that will facilitate knowledge transfer in the Research-Teaching Nexus (RTN). Hence, this study assesses the current st ...
knowledge management, knowledge management system, research-teaching nexus, social computing, tacit knowledge
107 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 16 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Using Artificial Intelligence with Deep Learning (DL) techniques, which mimic the action of the brain, to improve a student’s grammar learning process. Finding the subject of a sentence using DL, and learning, by way of this computer field, to analyze human learning processes and mistakes. In addition, showing Artificial Intelligence learning processes, with and without a general over ...
deep-learning, text-mining, Hebrew, subject-tagger
302 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 16 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to discover usage differences in task performance by students of different cultures, by examining procrastination patterns from a national cultural perspective and exploring the effect of multicultural virtual teamwork on students’ individual procrastination.
Background: This study aims to examine higher-education entrepreneurial learning in the context o ...
procrastination, virtual teams, multicultural teams, individual procrastination
157 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 16 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to uncover how Social Network Sites (SNSs) active users who are eager to be knowledgeable about a specific domain develop a professional identity, what practices they use, and how do SNSs afford professional identity development.
Background: Some researchers have shown that SNSs play a central role in personal development, but there is a lack of studies tracing the a ...
professional identity development, SNSs affordances, digital information organization
132 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 16 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to explore levels of Technological Access (ownership, access to, and usage of computer devices as well as access to Internet services) and levels of Technological Efficacy (technology related skills) as they pertain to underserved (UNS) and underrepresented (UNR) students.
Background: There exists a positive correlation between technology related access, technology re ...
underserved, underrepresented, technological access, technological efficacy, COVID-19, pandemic
346 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 16 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper investigates the factors contributing to student IT self-leadership in online education using an exploratory study. Specifically, our goal was to understand whether the instructors’ transformational IT leadership and the students’ personal innovativeness with IT contributed to student IT self-leadership.
Background: The study was conducted in an online course. While today ...
transformational IT leadership, IT self-leadership, personal innovativeness with IT, constructivism
104 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 16 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This article aimed to design and evaluate a pedagogical technique for altering students’ classroom digital multitasking behaviors. The technique we designed and evaluated is called course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). With this technique, the students wrote a research article based on a multitasking experiment that the instructor conducted with the students. The stud ...
digital multitasking, research-based learning, experiential learning, content analy-sis, behavioral change
52 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand how one graduate program shaped doctoral students’ scholarly identities as interdisciplinary scientists.
Background: Scholarly identity refers to the ways individuals see themselves as legitimate, contributing members of their academic community. However, much of the research on scholarly identity focuses on students and faculty within tradi ...
graduate education, scholarly identity, interdisciplinary research
739 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to reveal the assessment tools and a theory preferred to mentor doctoral students with integrity and trustworthiness. The connection between mentors’ feelings of trustworthiness and protégé success were explored.
Background: This study examines the concept presented in 1983, 1985, and 1996 by Kram of mentor relations (MR) theory, which illustrates th ...
doctoral mentoring, mentor trustworthiness, mentor integrity, transformation to independent scholar, protégé development
673 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Kenya plans to be a middle-income country by the year 2030. To achieve this development target, the country has rapidly expanded its university sub-sector in order to produce the requisite skilled professionals. This has put a strain on the available PhD holders thus heightening the pressure on universities to produce more PhD graduates to meet the required larger pool of highly quali ...
PhD students’ success, background characteristics, program characteristic, mode of study
742 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the professional development needs of educators with a Master’s degree and seeking or having a doctoral degree in education.
Background: Understanding the professional development needs of educators is important for meeting these needs. The literature focuses on post-bachelor education but does not address professional development and doctoral degree needs.
M ...
professional development, doctorate success, doctorate barriers, doctorate pro-gram, education doctorate, doctorate
735 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study explored the experiences of women doctoral students and their perceptions of the impact of this experience on their academic careers.
Background: While more women than men graduate from doctoral programs in all non-STEM fields, women are more likely to take non-tenure positions or positions at less prestigious programs such as community colleges or teaching focused institu ...
parenting, doctoral education, motherhood, supports, academia
710 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this exploratory qualitative case study was to understand dissertation chair agency, chair preparation, and academic supports provided by experienced Educational Leadership Ed.D. dissertation chairs in the United States.
Background: Previous research has identified attrition rates of 50-60 percent in education doctoral programs. This research helps identify the facu ...
doctoral dissertations, dissertation chair, doctoral attrition, doctoral reten-tion, graduation rate, educational leadership programs, educational leader-ship faculty development
608 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This qualitative study examined the racist and sexist experiences of doctoral women of color in the academy.
Background: Doctoral women of color (e.g., Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, African Americans, Latina Americans, and Native Americans) continue to experience racism and sexism in academic spaces. While few studies have explored the experiences of doctoral students of color ...
women of color, doctoral students, racist incidents, sexist incidents, oppression, marginalization, resistance, achievement, empowerment
855 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This US-based study explored various facets of impostor phenomenon experienced during PhD training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Specifically, the purpose of this research was to identify certain experiences that trigger this phenomenon.
Background: Competent high-achievers who do not believe in their efforts leading to accomplishments sometimes experi ...
impostor phenomenon, impostor syndrome, doctoral training, STEM training, graduate school, mindset
1837 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between doctoral students’ candidacy examination scores and estimated time to degree completion, measured by dissertation progression.
Background: Time to degree completion in doctoral programs continues to be an issue and reasons for high attrition rates for doctoral students are broad and include varied core com ...
doctoral program, comprehensive examination, candidacy examination, degree completion, Doctor of Education, EdD
630 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper examines the experiences of African American students in a doctor of education program at a comprehensive university in Southern California.
Background: Qualitative case study methodology and critical race theory is used to highlight asset rather than deficit narratives of the participants, illuminating another aspect of commonly understood experiences for underrepresented ...
African Americans, critical race theory, doctoral education
644 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the challenges Saudi doctoral students studying in UK universities face with their supervisors, shed light on their experiences, and examine the extent to which these experiences impact their ability to complete their thesis. Furthermore, the aim is to examine the aspects of supervision the students found to be effective during their studies.
...
doctoral students, supervisors, UK universities, experiences and challenges
639 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study describes a conceptual model, based on the principles of concept algebra that can provide intelligent academic advice using adaptive, knowledge-based feedback. The proposed model advises students based on their traits and academic history. The system aims to deliver adaptive advice to students using historical data from previous and current students. This data-driven approa ...
e-advising, academic advising, academic model, student model, cognitive knowledge-based model, course selection, adaptive algorithm
958 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper introduces the Feedback Expectation Tool (FET) as an easy-to-use and flexible pedagogical tool to encourage dialogue on feedback between supervisors and candidates. The main aim of this pedagogical innovation is to allow negotiation to understand expectations and establish boundaries through transparent practices.
Background: Feedback is a key element of learning and devel ...
dialogue, doctoral supervision, expectations, feedback, Feedback Expecta-tion Tool (FET)
1005 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper found some factors which influence research supervisees’ selection of their research supervisors.
Background: Research on supervisor-supervisee relationship is mostly conducted when research students have already initiated their studies. Research on how a supervisor is selected before the research begins is researched less. How do supervisees select their supervisors? Wh ...
research supervision, supervisee-supervisor relationship, postgraduate re-search, SEM, AMOS
586 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Limited research exists on the perceived value that a doctoral degree has on higher education administrators’ goals; therefore, this collective case study had two purposes. The first was to assess qualitatively the perceptions of four doctorate-holding higher education administrators to explore the potential value associated with their degrees, and the second was to determine whether ...
doctoral degree, perception of value, human capital theory, qualitative re-search methods, higher education administration, professional goals
659 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This mixed-methods research study examined impostor phenomenon during postdoctoral training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through the following research question: “What are the manifestations of the impostor phenomenon experienced during postdoctoral training in STEM?”
Background: The impostor phenomenon occurs when competent, high-achieving students and ...
impostor phenomenon, impostor syndrome, higher education, post-doctoral training, socialization, STEM, STEM postdocs, transition
879 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Many researchers have investigated factors related to why doctoral candidates do or do not persist in a doctoral program, yet, literature was not found where researchers investigated the relationship between self-directed learning and currently enrolled EdD candidates. The authors sought to understand EdD candidates’ self-direction in learning at the onset of their EdD program. The fi ...
doctoral candidate, education, self-directed learning
578 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the efficacy of simulated interactive virtual conversations (chatbots) for mentoring underrepresented minority doctoral engineering students who are considering pursuing a career in the professoriate or in industry.
Background: Chatbots were developed under the National Science Foundation INCLUDES Design and Developments Launch Pilot award (17 ...
chatbot, supplemental mentoring, engineering, underrepresented minority doctoral students
615 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: One approach to helping doctoral students deal with the many challenges they face is the provision of a structured mentoring programme to complement the more traditional doctoral curriculum and supervisor relationship. This paper reports a mentoring programme containing such activities as individual consultations and peer-mentoring workshops, introduced at one of the non-public univer ...
doctoral education, doctoral students, mentoring programme, peer-mentoring, psychosocial support
626 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study examined experiences related to the impostor phenomenon among Black doctoral and postdoctoral scholars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Background: Research on the impostor phenomenon is usually focused on undergraduates, especially for Blacks, with sparse research on Black doctoral and postdoctoral scholars. This phenomenon was originally inves ...
impostor phenomenon, impostor syndrome, Black, STEM, doctoral train-ing, postdoctoral training, higher education, STEM PhD, STEM postdoc-toral scholar
672 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: In response to widespread efforts to increase the size and diversity of the biomedical-research workforce in the U.S., a large-scale qualitative study was conducted to examine current and former students’ training experiences in MD (Doctor of Medicine), PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), and MD-PhD dual-degree programs. In this paper, we aimed to describe the experiences of a subset of study ...
MD-PhD program, doctoral training challenges, biomedical-research work-force, attrition, medical education
635 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine tough-love mentoring theory (TLM) as a potential way to address the problem of low graduation rates among doctoral students.
Background: In order to address this purpose, the researcher presents the following: a) a validation study for assessment tools pertaining to TLM and b) a validation study of TLM theory and its two sub-theories: mentor ...
doctoral mentoring, tough-love mentoring theory, mentor integrity and trustworthiness theory, mentors’ high standards theory
616 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive picture of doctoral students’ dissertation journeys using Finland as a case country. More specifically, the article examines (1) the students’ backgrounds, (2) their study motives and experiences, and (3) whether or not these elements are related.
Background: Despite the massification of higher education (HE), there is a shortage o ...
doctoral students, doctoral education, doctoral capital, cluster analysis, content analysis
669 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study focuses on how a short-term international study abroad program to England impacted doctoral students’ cultural competencies.
Background: The case study captures the experiences of six school leadership doctoral students who traveled abroad to East London, England. The overarching goal of this experience was to improve their self-efficacy for culturally competent school lea ...
leadership preparation, school leaders, cultural competency, culture, intercultural, study abroad, educational leadership
600 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This article investigates thirteen students’ lived experiences on an online PhD programme, aiming to develop a better understanding of the nature of doing a PhD online.
Background: A large number of adult students with full-time professional roles and other social responsibilities have returned to universities to pursue their doctoral degree in order to advance their personal and pro ...
online doctoral education, PhD programme, part-time doctoral student, co-hort community, supervision, scholarly identity, phenomenology
721 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: International PhD students suffer a lot of stress. However, many studies about international students focus on identifying the stressors these students experience rather than the stress-coping strategies, and those that explore international students’ coping behaviour often report maladjustments.
Background: This study intended to fill the research gap by examining the strategies tha ...
Chinese PhD students, stress coping, secondary control, qualitative interviews, psychological adjustments
605 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This qualitative study was conducted to illuminate the under-researched aspect of doctoral students’ career decision-making by examining their internal cognitive processes based on the Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory. Specifically, this study compared doctoral students’ career decision-making from two career groups, those pursuing the professoriate versus those pursuing ...
doctoral student career decision-making, professoriate career, careers beyond the professoriate, qualitative research, Cognitive Information Processing theory, graduate student career development
629 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper contributes to the scholarly literature on intersectionality and social injustice (invisibility, hypervisibility) in higher education and serves as a model for enacting doctoral education where research, theory, and practice converge.
Background: Invisibility and hypervisibility have long been documented as social injustices, but very little literature has documented how d ...
doctoral education, duoethnography, invisibility, hypervisibility, intersectionality
666 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This article examines the experience and practice of doctoral students by focusing on different dimensions of the PhD socialization process. It addresses the question of whether university collaborations with businesses influence the experience and practice of PhD students.
Background: The study explores the academic culture in the PhD process through the analysis of the experiences ...
doctoral education, academic culture, university-business collaboration, PhD student’s trajectory
577 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this systematic grounded theory study was to generate a model explaining how grit and a growth mindset develop and influence persistence in doctoral completers. Since doctoral attrition has historically plagued institutions of higher learning, with conflicting explanations reported in the literature, program leaders will benefit by understanding factors associated with ...
grit, growth mindset, doctoral persistence, higher education, personal and so-cial responsibility
904 downloads
PhD Imposter Syndrome: Exploring Antecedents, Consequences, and Implications for Doctoral Well-Being
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Research on doctoral students’ well-being suggests that an interplay of social and psychological factors, such as integration into the scholarly community and perceptions of self-worth, shape students’ experiences. The present research examined the role of these factors in the well-being of doctoral students.
Background: Imposter syndrome has long been discussed both formally and inf ...
doctoral education, doctoral well-being, imposter syndrome, mental health, graduate education, doctoral socialization
2230 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 15 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: In our reflexivity in this duoethnographic study, we aimed to identify and elicit the authentic voices, thoughts, and experiences of international students from China and Cameroon to explore international education equity’s complexities through the internationalization of curriculum in doctoral programs at U.S. institutions.
Background: Many studies have addressed the need for educa ...
international education equity, curriculum internationalization, Chinese, Cameroon, current administration, academic, financial, community
554 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Table of Contents for Volume 5, 2020 of the Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education
Table of Contents, JSPTE, Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education
97 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study examined Higher Education/Student Affairs (HE/SA) programs’ curriculum alignment with the CAS Standards.
Background: HE/SA programs have a limited number of credit hours (27-65) and must structure their curriculum within the confines. The CAS Standards guides HE/SA programs and recommends this curriculum include a focus on six content areas.
Methodology: A quantitativ ...
higher education programs, student affairs programs, graduate preparatory programs, professional preparation, student affairs, professional development
115 downloads
MCR
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: University of South Florida & New York Market Strategy
Background: The University of South Florida (USF) is looking to target new students outside the Florida Market. As well as they are trying to raise the reputation of the University. USF feels that working with a sports organization will help accomplish those objectives.
Methodology: Example Case Study
Contribution: Hi ...
Sports Sponsorship, Higher Education Marketing, Sports Marketing
39 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Our goal is to provide understanding of if and how the institutional factors found to contribute to a chilly climate are experienced in an international setting and provide a broader understanding of the discourses that create challenges for marginalized and underrepresented groups in STEM.
Background: In August 2018 the Hungarian government stopped funding gender studies program and ...
institutional ethnography, Hungarian higher education, STEM in higher educa-tion, mathematics education
96 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Book Review: Student Learning and Development in Chinese Higher Education: College Students’ Experience in China
Background: This book describes and interprets student learning and development as perceived by students in Chinese higher education institutions.
Impact on Society: Overall, this book appeals to higher education scholars from all countries and regions. It is a good resou ...
student experience, student learning and development, Chinese higher education
60 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: Neoliberal ideology in U.S. society and globally is transforming post-secondary institutions into economic drivers of their public purposes, that of promoting societal betterment and educational opportunity. Attendant with the neoliberal transformation of higher education’s purposes has been an erosion of the equity pursuits of postsecondary institutions as they privilege enrolling le ...
equity, public purposes, higher education, neoliberalism, institutional change, civic engagement
158 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to better understand the sources of mentoring and ways in which mentors, as forms of social and familial capital, facilitate the development of capital among Latinx community college students
Background: A more focused and nuanced understanding of the role of mentors in further developing Latinx students’ capital is needed to guide mentoring programs in ...
Latinx, college students, mentoring, community colleges, faculty
135 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This essay highlights how the way educational places and spaces are imagined impacts higher education research, policy, and practice.
Background: Drawing on the rapid transition to online education in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, dichotomous thinking about education space is problematized by examining how the physical (e.g., the lecture hall) is intertwined with the digital (e.g. ...
spatial inequality, education technology, space, facilities, blended learning
106 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure of a newly developed Culture of Mattering survey (CoM) that evaluates mattering in the context of relationships with supervisors, colleagues, and the organization as a whole.
Background: Mattering can be defined as the experience of feeling valued and adding value. Despite the importance of mattering in personal and occupa ...
mattering, organizational culture, instrument development, employee, higher education
135 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study examines how higher education and student affairs doctoral students and their partners navigate the graduate school experience through the lens of linked lives.
Background: Enhancing doctoral students’ ability to integrate their academic and personal lives can contribute to positive student outcomes such as retention and satisfaction. Yet, many features of graduate educati ...
graduate students, graduate education, work-life integration
71 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 5 , 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper illustrates the relationship between graduate students’ social identities and their ability to persevere in an academically rigorous graduate setting. Through our analysis we show that while many students experience marginalization and threats to their identity, they display no less grit than those who do not experience marginalization and threats to their identity.
Backg ...
grit, social identity threat, marginalization
108 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 4 , 2020
Aim/Purpose
The main aim of this study was to investigate the status of records management program at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) using the Nelson Mandela Drive Site of Mthatha Campus as a case study.
Background
For an organization to function effectively, records (both in electronic and paper format) need to be captured, recorded and secured in order to ensure their authenticity, integ ...
Records management, institution of higher learning, administration, Walter Sisulu University (WSU)
201 downloads
MBR
, Volume 4 , 2020
In Huston’s (2010) framework regarding financial literacy, she provides the following conceptual model (Fig 1). This model, which is widely accepted within the research on financial literacy since 2010, reveals that while financial literacy is certainly part of the story influencing financial behavior, it is not the whole story. We see that Huston includes “other factors” as informing financial ...
Financial literacy, financial behavior, financial planners, self-efficacy, self-control
86 downloads
InSITE 2020
, 2020
This document contains the description of the InSITE conference and the schedule.
A printable copy of the full conference proceedings can be downloaded from
http://proceedings.informingscience.org/InSITE2020/InSITE_2020_Proceedings.pdf
InSITE, informing science, IT Education, proceedings, conference
42 downloads
InSITE 2020
, 2020
Table of Contents: Proceedings of the 2020 InSITE Conference
proceedings, InSITE, conference, informing science, IT education
33 downloads
InSITE 2020
, 2020
Aim/Purpose: To examine crowd-sourced programming as an experiential learning, instructional medium. The goal is to provide real-time, real-world, artificial intelligence programming without textbook instructional materials.
Background: Open source software has resulted in loosely knit communities of global software developers that work together on a software project. Taking open source software ...
crowd-sourced programming, artificial intelligence, software development, programming, experiential learning, inquiry education, mob programming, artificial intelligence
22 downloads
InSITE 2020
, 2020
[The full paper was previously published in the International Journal of Community Development & Management Studies, 3, 65-77.]
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to expand the knowledge base on factors likely to impede implementation and adoption of web-based learning management systems to blend with traditional methods of lecturing in universities to cater for the next generation of le ...
ICTs, next generation of learners, teaching, technological skills, lecturers, web-based learning management system, 21st century digital economies
13 downloads
InSITE 2020
, 2020
Aim/Purpose: To inform educational stakeholders about of the emerging digital educational badging technology, the industry, and how it applies to adult learning.
Background: An overview of the developing badging system, concepts, key terminology, advantages, challenges, and examples of badge utilization.
Methodology: Exploratory study.
Contribution: Makes known how the current state of the badg ...
badges, open badges, badging, access to higher education, transcript ambi-guity, credential-fraud, open pathways, badge challenges
23 downloads
InSITE 2020
, 2020
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal "Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology," 16, 21-40.]
Aim/Purpose: The need for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to maximize the use of their intellectual property and strategic resources for research and teaching has become ever more evident in recent years. Furthermore, little attention is paid in developing ...
knowledge management, knowledge management system, research-teaching nexus, social computing, tacit knowledge
14 downloads
InSITE 2020
, 2020
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the "Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning," 16, 1-17.]
Aim/Purpose: Using Artificial Intelligence with Deep Learning (DL) techniques, which mimic the action of the brain, to improve a student’s grammar learning process. Finding the subject of a sentence using DL, and learning, by way of this computer field, to analyze h ...
deep-learning, text-mining, Hebrew, subject-tagger
12 downloads
InSITE 2020
, 2020
Aim/Purpose: [The full version of this paper is published in the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL) https://doi.org/10.28945/4617]
The purpose of this study is to discover usage differences in task performance by students of different cultures, by examining procrastination patterns from a national cultural perspective, exploring the effect of multicultural virtu ...
procrastination, virtual teams, multicultural teams, individual procrastination
16 downloads
InSITE 2020
, 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study will review the existing literature on the advantages and challenges associated with rubric design and implementation. The role of rubric as an authentic assessment instrument will also be discussed.
Background: This study provides an overall understanding of ‘rubric design, the benefits and challenges of using rubrics, which will be useful for both practitioners and res ...
rubric, authentic assessment, rubric design, assessment method, scoring guide
179 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 22 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The growing complexity of the business environment and business processes as well as the Big Data phenomenon has an impact on every area of human activity nowadays. This new reality challenges the effectiveness of traditional narrowly oriented professional education. New areas of competences emerged as a synergy of multiple knowledge areas – transdisciplines. Informing Science and Dat ...
informing science, data science, transdiscipline, education
140 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 22 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Absence of new scientific approaches and specialists (generalists), who professionally obtain such approaches, is one of the main reasons for an ineffective solution of complex multifactor problems of the modern society.
Background: The article briefly describes the concept of systems transdisciplinary integration of knowledge of different scientific disciplines. Also, it shows an op ...
transdisciplinarity, synthesis of knowledge, generalists, systems transdisciplinary approach
118 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 22 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The year 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the first official definition of the term “transdisciplinarity.” This paper focuses on a critical analysis of the development of modern transdisciplinarity since its inception.
Background: The article presents two main directions for the development of transdisciplinarity. It also shows its identification features, strengths, and weaknesses ...
transdisciplinarity, transdisciplinary research, systems transdisciplinary ap-proach, higher education, unicentrism, Russian school of transdisciplinarity
294 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 18 , 2019
Table of Contents of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, Volume 18, 2019
information technology education, JITE, innovations in practice
113 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
JITE: Research, Volume 18, 2019, Table of Contents
table of contents, JITE, IT education
235 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Assessing non-technical skills is very difficult and current approaches typically assess the skills separately. There is a need for better quality assessment of these skills at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Background: A method has been developed for the computing discipline that assesses all six non-technical skills prescribed by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering an ...
computing education, learning outcomes, employability, transferable skills, assessment
407 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper reports on a case study project which had three goals; to develop a suite of original interactive digital skills e-tutorials to be embedded in undergraduate and postgraduate courses; to evaluate the students’ experience and engagement with the e-tutorials over one semester; and to explore their general attitudes towards online and blended learning.
Background: Online and b ...
blended learning, digital literacy, e-learning, e-tutorials, higher education, online learning, online tutorials
2576 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This systematic literature review investigates the underlying factors that influence the gap between the popularity of online learning and its completion rate. The review scope within this paper includes an observation of possible causal aspects within the non-ideal completion rates in online learning environments and an identification of recommended strategies to increase retention r ...
student retention, online learning, instructional strategies, higher education
1490 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: In this study, the researchers investigated whether the out-of-class learning approach could help the students to attain any valuable learning outcomes for cybersecurity learning and could enhance the perceived value of cybersecurity education among the students.
Background: Cybersecurity learning poses challenges for its students to learn a complicated subject matter and the student ...
cybersecurity education, out-of-class learning, learning outcomes
304 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The current study examines the impact of an intervention program to train teachers to collaborate with their students while creating digital games.
Background: Teachers seem unable to leverage the potential of ICT to present students with a rich learning environment. ICT integration is usually at a relatively simple and concrete level without changing the traditional teacher-student ...
collaboration, digital games, 21st-century skills, teacher training, professional development, intrinsic motivation, resistance to change
258 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: To study associations between elementary-, middle- and high-school students’ perceptions of classroom environment and student-teacher relationship and their out-of-class communication practices via WhatsApp app.
Background: Communication between students and teachers is usually extended beyond the classroom’s time and space. This communication, referred to as out-of-class communicati ...
out-of-class communication, student-teacher relationship, classroom environ-ment, social media, instant messaging, WhatsApp
473 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The main aim of this study was modeling a collaborative process for knowledge visualization, via the creation of infographics.
Background: As an effective method for visualizing complex information, creating infographics requires learners to generate and cultivate a deep knowledge of content and enables them to concisely visualize and share this knowledge. This study investigates cre ...
creating infographics, knowledge visualization, infographic design model, Bridge21 learning model
215 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Educational robotics competitions are a popular way to increase students’ interest in science and engineering during their K-12 years. However, female students are typically underrepresented in these competitions. The goal of this study is to determine differences in the experiences of male and female robotics competition students in order to better support female students and increas ...
gender, robotics, programming, competitions, STEM
342 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper aims to explore whether having state Computer Science standards in place will increase young children’s exposure to coding and powerful ideas from computer science in the early years.
Background: Computer science education in the K-2 educational segment is receiving a growing amount of attention as national and state educational frameworks are emerging. By focusing on the ...
early childhood, computer science, coding, STEM, policies, frameworks
348 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate how the facilitation of a vocational lecturer (teacher) influenced the engagement of fifteen carpentry students during their learning. This facilitation occurred while the students used smartphones and mobile applications to create visual assessment ePortfolios.
Background: To encourage independence and peer collaboration, when creating their v ...
student engagement, mobile technologies, smartphones, eportfolios, vocational learning
419 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to describe and demonstrate the results of an intervention through educational robotics to improve the computational thinking of student teachers.
Background: Educational robotics has been increasing in school classrooms for the development of computational thinking and digital competence. However, there is a lack of research on how to prepare future teachers of Ki ...
computational thinking, educational robotics, digital competence, student teachers
495 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents a data mining approach for analyzing responses to advanced declarative programming questions. The goal of this research is to find a model that can explain the results obtained by students when they perform exams with Constructed Response questions and with equivalent Multiple-Choice Questions.
Background: The assessment of acquired knowledge is a fundamental role ...
constructed response, multiple-choice questions, educational data mining, support vector machine, neural networks
104 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Currently, Information Systems (IS) departments in business schools are moving towards integrating learning to program or code in their undergraduate core courses. Many factors affecting IS student success in learning to program have been identified, but there is still a dearth of knowledge about student perceptions on their own competence. The purpose of this study was to investigate ...
Information systems, programming self-efficacy, IS student classification, competent programmers.
308 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The study aims to evaluate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) implementation in academic colleges of education. The article offers a conceptual framework for ICT implementation within teacher education in the information era, which combines an array of frameworks and addresses the needs of teacher education.
Background: The study examines the components of ICT implementat ...
ICT implementation, colleges of education, models of implementation, ICT literacy, online questionnaire, pre-service teachers
997 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the online teacher- students’ interactions using WhatsApp, an instant messaging tool, and to identify the students’ view towards the use of that tool in a law course from a higher education institution in Colombia.
Background: WhatsApp is a trending tool that is ultimately being used in academic contexts. However, little research is known on t ...
mobile learning, WhatsApp, higher education, interaction, law
395 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This research investigates the success variables affecting the adoption of social networking sites (SNS), namely Facebook, and learning management systems (LMS), specifically Moodle, in developing countries.
Background: In contemporary education, universities invest heavily in the integration of LMS with traditional classrooms. Conversely, such technologies face a high rate of fail ...
social networking sites (SNS), learning management systems (LMS), DeLone and McLean’s Information Systems Success (D&M ISS) model, higher education, the Middle East
415 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: There is a huge array of educational technology tools that are now in use today. These tools have changed the way teachers teach and the way students learn. Among the many educational technology tools that are gaining popularity are the online collaboration tools. Online collaboration tools are web-based tools that allow individuals to do things together online like messaging, file sh ...
online collaboration tool, software effectiveness, educational technology, usability metrics
701 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to investigate the perceptions and motivations of state senior high school teachers in rural districts in Indonesia towards ICT use in learning activities.
Background: In 2013, Indonesian government launched an ICT-based curriculum known as 2013 Curriculum. According to this curriculum, ICT must be integrated into all subjects as learning resources and media. Even tho ...
perception, motivation, teachers, Indonesia, ICT use, 2013 curriculum
579 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Edmodo is a free and secure social learning network for teachers, students, and parents. This research aims to investigate the impact of using the Edmodo network among the students at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University and students’ attitudes toward it.
Background: The creators of e-learning systems have recently taken remarkable strides, including the development of a full range ...
Edmodo, academic social media, blended learning, e-learning networks
422 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether the effectiveness of the Technology-engagement Teaching Strategy using personal response systems with student’s approaches to learning will increase the pass rate in the Mathematics course
Background: The challenge in this study was to develop the learning activities that accommodate individual differences and diversity in l ...
teaching strategy, personal response systems, students’ approaches to learning, mathematics, higher education
152 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine and understand the attitude of Kazakhstani universities’ instructors towards ICT integration into the curriculum and to find out the relationship between instructors’ attitudes towards ICT and their actual usage of ICT for teaching and learning processes.
Background: The Kazakhstani government has taken initiatives and developed state programs t ...
ICT integration into curriculum, attitude towards ICT use in teaching, barriers to integrating ICT into teaching, ICT in higher education
172 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore whether students’ self-initiated personal technology use differ by class size as well as to explore students and instructors’ perspectives on whether students’ technology use in class is a problem.
Background: Because class size influences several aspects of student engagement, it is plausible that class size would affect students’ technology beha ...
media in education, post-secondary education, pedagogical issues, improving classroom teaching, laptop multitasking
477 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This study reviewed previous research on the role of gamification techniques in promoting students’ learning.
Background: The role of gamification in promoting students’ learning has been investigated empirically by many scholars. To date, mixed results about the effectiveness of gamification have been reported, and researchers frequently argue that the inappropriateness of certain t ...
gamification, gamified learning activities, higher education, lifelong learning
1389 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The principal aim of this study was to reveal digital citizenship levels of pre-service teachers enrolled in 1st and 2nd year in the education faculty at the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in Muğla, Turkey. Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of digital citizenship and their patterns of knowledge of digital citizenship were explored.
Background: This study examines the concepts of digit ...
digital citizenship, pre-service primary school teachers, digital technologies, internet
231 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This work examines which factors influence user views on the learning effectiveness of serious games. For that matter, a model was developed and tested.
Background: Although the impact of serious games on learning is their most widely ex-amined aspect, research is spread thin across a large number of studies having little in common in terms of their settings, samples, and learning su ...
enjoyment, learning effectiveness, serious games, structural equation modeling, subjective narration quality, subjective realism
256 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether ESL students in Thailand felt comfortable and confident using online course management tools as indicated by the levels of their online learning self-efficacy.
Background: While online learning has become commonplace in most US based universities, some international educational institutions are just now dealing with the enormous task o ...
online learning, ESL learners, self-efficacy
218 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This research proposed a 3D multiuser virtual learning environment (3DMUVLE) educational game design framework by combining ATMSG, ADDIE, E-Simulation, and 3D Open Simulator Technology Architecture. This paper focused on a case study of online training for food crops productivity data surveys.
Background: The conventional online training still lacks engagement, immersion, and curiosi ...
3D, virtual learning environment, educational game, online training
203 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Effective e-learning systems need to incorporate student characteristics such as learning style and knowledge level in order to provide a more personalized and adaptive learning experience. However, there is a need to investigate how and when to provide adaptivity based on student characteristics, and more importantly, to evaluate its value in learning enhancement. This study aims to ...
adaptivity, e-learning, learning style, evaluation, computer science education
490 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the influence of technology support, social support, academic support, and service support on student satisfaction and their relationships in private and state universities.
Background: Coherent support between students, teachers, and management is usually extended beyond classroom scheduling and space. This support has a positive significant influence ...
technology support, academic support, social support, service support, stu-dent satisfactiontechnology support, academic support, social support, service support, student satisfaction
251 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 18 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: At a public, higher education program in information technology, faculty are frequently asked to evaluate their curricula concerning: course content, the matriculation experience, where and in what capacity graduates are employed, and future academic initiatives developed to keep pace with changes in technology. The problem is determining the best process or mechanism to accumulate th ...
CIS curriculum development, IT careers, email surveys, Cooperative education, STEM, curriculum assessment
159 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: One of the most fascinating developments in computer user interfaces in recent years is the rise of “chatbots”. Yet extent information system (IS) curriculum lacks teaching resources on chatbots programming..
Background: To better prepare students for this new technological development and to enhance the IS curriculum, we introduce a project that teaches students how to program si ...
information system education, chatbot, artificial intelligence, student perceptions
370 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this project was to explore a method to enable an updated under-standing of digital literacy to be implemented in curricula in an environment of an existing, but outdated, understanding of digital literacy.
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Background: The changing healthcare environment increasingly emphasizes the importance of digital literacy skills; therefore academics in the optometry discipline at ...
optometry, digital literacy, graduate learning outcomes, health professional education
140 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Drone technology has been increasingly used in education. This paper reports a study of assessing teachers’ readiness and training needs for using drone technology in their teaching.
Background: New technology promotes new ways of practices. With the sophisticated design and the affordance to explore our world from a bird’s eye perspective, a drone has been increasingly used to sup ...
drone, unmanned aerial vehicle, teacher education, STEM education, TPCK
273 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the sense of challenge and threat, negative feelings, self-efficacy, and motivation among students in a virtual and a blended course on multicultural campuses and to see how to afford every student an equal opportunity to succeed in academic studies.
Background: Most academic campuses in Israel are multicultural, with a diverse student body. ...
multiculturalism, threat, challenge, motivation, virtual course, blended course, transactional distance
77 downloads
Agile Requirements Engineering: An Empirical Analysis and Evidence from a Tertiary Education Context
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The study describes empirical research into agile Requirements Engineering (RE) practices based on an analysis of data collected in a large higher education organization.
Background: Requirements Engineering (RE) in agile development contexts is considerably different than in traditional software development. The field of agile RE is still nascent where there is a need to evaluat ...
agile requirements engineering, case study, empirical, agile, Scrum, tertiary edu-cation
88 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: To capture digital training experiences, the paper introduces a novel data collection method – a graphic questionnaire. It aims to demonstrate the opportunities and limitations of this tool for collecting feedback from socially disadvantaged participants of digital literacy training about their progress.
Background: In training of digital skills for disadvantaged audiences through ...
digital literacy, digital divide, graphic questionnaire, elderly persons, people with hearing impairment, children, assessment
237 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/purpose
The purpose of this article is to discuss the psychosocial and emotional outcomes of an introductory health science workshop designed to support and assist incoming health science students before starting their university study.
Background
For the past two decades, a South Australian university offered an on-campus face to face workshop titled ‘Preparation for Health Sciences’ to ...
transition to university, first year, psychosocial, anxious
78 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents an exploratory case study into using 360° videos to present small segments of lecture content for IT students in an Australian University. The aim of this study was to understand; what is the impact of incorporating 360° videos into class content for students and teaching staff? In this study the 360° videos are described as “learning atoms”. Learning atoms are sho ...
virtual reality, students, improving classroom teaching
99 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Teachers are being asked to integrate mobile technologies into their content creation and distribution tasks. This research aims to provide an understanding of teachers taking on this process and whether the use of technology has influenced their content creation and distribution in the classroom.
Background: Many claim that the use of technology for content creation and distribut ...
task-technology fit, education technology, content creation, content distribution, technology choices, teachers
536 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper explores the benefits and challenges of experiencing virtual multi-cultural teamwork in order to learn entrepreneurship.
Background: Entrepreneurial eco-system usually requires working in international, virtual multi-cultural diverse teams. Higher education institutes are trying to educate future generation of entrepreneurs, coping with challenges derived from the virtua ...
entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning, multicultural, virtual, global team-work
75 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: To understand readiness of students for learning in online environments across different age groups.
Background: Online learners today are diverse in age due to increasing adult/mature students who continue their higher education while they are working. Understanding the influence of the learners’ age on their online learning experience is limited.
Methodology: A survey methodol ...
online learning, readiness, age, motivation, self-efficacy, anxiety
179 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Blended learning can transform students experience and learning in higher education. Although the literature extensively explores benefits of blended learning, limited research exists to provide a detailed design principle for implementing instructional activities in blended courses and its usage as tool to influence learning outcomes for second language first year accounting learners ...
learning management system, learning pathway, community of practice, independent learning, content analysis, second language learners
88 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The aim and purpose of this study is to understand why there is a dearth of faculty of color ascending to senior levels of leadership in higher education institutions, and to identify strategies to increase the representation of faculty of color in university senior administrative positions.
Background: There is a lack of faculty of color in senior level academic administrative pos ...
leadership development, higher education administration, faculty of color, glass ceiling, critical race theory
447 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 16 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether grit was a contributing factor to student persistence and success at minority serving institutions.
Background: A number of studies conducted in the past fifteen years have concluded that grit is a positive predictor of achievement across many domains. But, is grit really the ultimate panacea for student success? This longitudinal stud ...
grit, persistence to graduation, student retention, graduation rates, business education, student success, first generation college students, HBCU, minority learners, UMES, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, persistence and perseverance, grit in education
283 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 15 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to explore positive and negative aspects of student-teacher communication via Facebook, as perceived by students in secondary education.
Background: Student-teacher relationship is key to students’ cognitive, social and emotional development. In recent years, as social networking sites (e.g., Facebook) became popular, these connections have extende ...
student-teacher relationship, student-teacher communication, social networking sites, Facebook, SNS-mediated communication
213 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 15 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of faculty and student perceptions of the importance of resource, interpersonal, information, systems, and technology management competencies in the hospitality industry
Background: The increasing complexity and technological dependency of the diverse hospitality and tourism sector raises the skill requirements needed, and expect ...
SCANS, career readiness, workplace readiness, 21st century skills, hospitality education, first generation college students, technology readiness, HBCU, mi-nority learners, UMES, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, e-skills, lifelong learning
502 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 15 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to determine where nursing students from a metropolitan university subsequently work following graduation, identify the factors that influence decisions to pursue careers in particular locations, ascertain educational plans in the immediate future; and explore the factors that might attract students to pursue postgraduate study.
Background: The global nursing shortage ...
nursing, graduate destinations, educational aspirations, clinical experiences
96 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 15 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to explore positive and negative aspects of teacher-teacher communication via Facebook, as perceived by teachers in secondary education.
Background: Teacher-student relationship is key to teachers’ wellness and professional development and may contribute to positive classroom environment. In recent years, as social networking sites (e.g., Facebook) ...
teacher-student relationship, teacher-student communication, social networking sites, SNS-mediated communication, Facebook
195 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 15 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: To examine how positive/negative message framing – based on peripheral cues (regarding popularity, source, visuals, and hyperlink) – affects perceptions of credibility of scientific information posted on social networking sites (in this case, Facebook), while exploring the mechanisms of viewing the different components.
Background: Credibility assessment of information is a key skill ...
credibility assessment, message framing, social networking sites, peripheral cues, eye tracking
132 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 15 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: In the modern world, simulation has become a new phenomenon in education, which conveys new and innovative ideas of curriculum, instruction, and classroom management. It makes certain of Aristotle’s words when he said that “The things we have to learn before we do them, we must learn by doing them”. One might think that simulation in education is one of these technologies.
This stud ...
conflict, satisfaction, simulation in education, simulation scenario
91 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 15 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The aim of the research was to examine the relationship between the sub-dimensions of organizational culture perceptions, such as task culture, success culture, support culture, and bureaucratic culture and job motivations of ISMEK Lifelong Learning Center teachers.
Background: It is thought that if teachers’ perceptions of organizational culture and levels of job motivation are ass ...
adult education, lifelong learning, organizational culture, job motivation
133 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 15 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce, describe, and document the methods involved in the preparation of a mindset intervention built into a freshmen development course, and established after years of longitudinal research, that is designed to have a positive impact on the outlook, achievement, and persistence of first generation and under-prepared students.
Background: A number ...
grit, growth mindset, mindset intervention, self-efficacy, social cognitive theory, learning intervention, student retention, student success, business education, first generation college students, HBCU, minority learners, UMES, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, learning self-efficacy, goal setting, grit in education
495 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to examine the role of Knowledge Management (KM) infrastructure (technological, structural, and cultural) in enhancing job satisfaction in the context of developing countries, as exemplified by Jordan.
Background: Despite the presence of job satisfaction studies conducted in educational institutions across the world, knowledge management issues have not been taken ...
knowledge management infrastructure, knowledge management, job perfor-mance, Jordan
379 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This systematic review synthesizes the literature on doctoral writing and feedback published in peer-reviewed English-language journals between 1997 and 2017 to provide insight into how these topics have been theorized and approached. The goal was to examine how this literature characterizes the development of academic identity in doctoral students to better understand the conceptual ...
academic identity, doctoral writing, feedback, systematic review
1572 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to investigate doctoral student preparation for the professoriate through a formal course entitled “The Professoriate.”
Background: Many studies addressed the need for improved graduate preparation, however, the study of doctoral student experiences in preparation courses, designed as part of the doctoral academic programs, has received less attention.
Methodology: ...
doctoral education, doctoral student preparation, the professoriate
698 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This study examined doctoral faculty of educational leadership within the state of Georgia in the United States. The aim was to illustrate the academic qualifications and practitioner experiences of the faculty that develop students in educational leadership programs to be scholarly practitioners and future educational leaders.
Background: Faculty of educational leadership program ...
academic qualifications, Doctor of Education, doctoral faculty, educa-tional leadership, practitioner experiences, scholarly practitioners
610 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Dropout is a critical problem in graduate college programs across disciplines and institutions. Yet relatively little research has assessed graduate students’ motivations for dropping out across disciplines, or systematically modeled perceptions that contribute to dropout intentions.
Background: Perceptions drive critical decisions that people make about their lives, and a core se ...
graduate education, graduate student retention, dropout intentions, graduate student perceptions, self-efficacy, satisfaction, graduate college experience, graduate experience gap, competence, identity development
756 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Doctoral student completion rates are notoriously low; although statistics differ depending on which study one consults, a typical completion rate is about 50%. However, studies show mentors can use strategies to improve students’ graduation rates. Our purpose was to learn from effective mentors about the processes they believe are most important in guiding doctoral students to the su ...
doctoral student mentoring, writing support, research methods support, best practices, empirical paper
1017 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This article uses the enrollment approach contained in the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to challenge the deterministic perspectives of doctoral socialization and offers a new perspective based on co-construction between social and technological entities mobilized during the doctoral education as a driver of success.
Background: Most studies have used deterministic approaches to show th ...
doctoral education, doctoral socialization, PhD students, supervisory politics, Actor-Network Theory (ANT), socio-technological enrollment
658 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This conceptual paper proposes interaction support based on the Interaction Equivalency Theorem (EQuiv) to support interaction for non-traditional doctoral students who have been identified as attrition risks.
Background: The master-apprentice form of doctoral education consists primarily of interaction with the supervisor for academic purposes. If this interaction is impaired, it m ...
doctoral education, persistence, interaction equivalency theorem, part-time non-traditional students
668 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: New models of curriculum and instruction are needed to help increase completion rates of doctoral programs, as only about half of all students who begin doctoral programs complete them. This paper presents preliminary results of an evaluation of a promising new model called the Ewing Model© where the culminating projects of a doctoral program is completed in a series of five sequentia ...
retention, attrition, completion, Ewing Model, social connectedness, doctoral research project, applied research project, dissertation, culminating project, usefulness of curriculum and instruction
814 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Despite the literature documenting the importance of family in persistence, doctoral students’ Academic-Family integration has been relatively ignored. Thus, in this study, the construct of doctoral academic-family integration is defined, followed by the creation and validation an instrument.
Background: The challenge of integrating the doctoral degree program and family is a centra ...
doctoral student persistence, academic-family integration, academic-family boundaries, academic-family balance, retention, persistence
752 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: For the purpose of better understanding the reasons of their withdrawal and experiences, this study seeks to elicit the voices of Chinese international students who have withdrawn from doctoral studies in Canada.
Background: This study used Tinto’s institutional departure model as a framework. His model illustrates that the experience of individuals in that institution modifies their ...
doctoral students, withdrawal, cultural differences, Chinese international students
831 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: We sought to understand factors that dissuade engineering and computing doctoral students in the United States from pursuing a career in the professoriate.
Background: Many PhD students start the doctoral process excited about the possibility of becoming a professor. After a few years of doctoral education, however, many become less interested in academic careers or even come to loat ...
doctoral programs, engineering and computing, academic careers
698 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This study explores the various teaching and learning approaches, curriculum design, and program requirements for 70 doctoral programs in leadership.
Background: Early research indicates that few studies have addressed learner-centred and process-based approaches to leadership studies among doctoral programs in leadership worldwide. This study is the first complete review of programs ...
teaching and learning approaches, doctoral programs, leadership, organisational leadership, learner-centred approach
592 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between preadmission criteria and doctoral student performance ratings and to develop a model to predict student persistence in one doctoral program of educational leadership.
Background: Individuals responsible for program admission decisions have a responsibility to minimize bias in the candidate selection process. Despite an i ...
doctoral students, educational leadership, admission, selection, Graduate Record Examination (GRE), grade point average (GPA
579 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper investigates the role of social support in the PhD. Despite universities’ efforts to provide a collegial PhD experience, candidates report isolation and loneliness in doctoral education – a factor contributing to attrition.
Background: Previous research (Mantai & Dowling, 2015) defined social support in four categories: moral, emotional, guiding and mentoring, companionshi ...
social support, relationships, PhD, doctoral experience, researcher development, student diversity, belonging
882 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This work examines the role of professional development in higher education graduate programs through the use of reflective teaching approaches. We discuss the relevance of a professional development framework in supporting the exploration of moral reasoning in addressing challenges in the higher education profession.
Background: Shifts in demographics within college university envi ...
professional development, graduate programs, moral reasoning, racial and cultural awareness
596 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This article provides a much needed insight into the experiences of doctoral researchers in the UK that identify as Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Trans-, Queer, or outside of heteronormative or cis-normative identities (LGBTQ+) to address the question of what support, culture, and pedagogy might better support doctoral researchers who identify as LGBTQ+.
Background: While experiences of LG ...
LGBTQ+, supervision, doctoral education, postgraduate research, equality, diversity, inclusion
863 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper explores students’ perceptions of qualities they believe their ideal supervisor should possess as well as those they see as characterizing their current and past supervisors.
Background: Over more than three decades, multiple cultural contexts and diverse methodologies, research studies have demonstrated that what person related human qualities in postgraduate research sup ...
supervisory qualities, supervision, supervisory relationships, postgraduate attrition
773 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this paper is to explore trends and motivations for doctoral students’ participation in domestic and international conferences. We draw on doctoral students’ perceptions and experiences from four contexts (USA, Scotland, England, Australia) to further explore variations across different global contexts.
Background: There is increased recognition of the importance of confer ...
doctoral education, doctoral/PhD students, networking, academic conference, academic workforce
677 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The overall aim of this study was to improve our understanding of engineering student satisfaction and expectations with PhD supervision and their perceptions of the roles in a supervisory relationship.
Background: Studies on PhD supervision quality are highly valuable, mainly when they provide information on supervision experiences from students’ perspectives, rather than from super ...
doctorate, higher education, relationship, advisor, survey
638 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this conceptual paper is to align key aspects of the heroic journey archetype with existing research and writing about doctoral students, thereby extending previous discussions of this topic.
Background: While obtaining a doctoral degree is often described as a heroic journey, that assertion has not been fully explored from a depth psychology standpoint. Because myth i ...
doctoral education, heroic journey, archetypes, Jungian psychology
689 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Graduate programs aim to prepare students for future professional roles, yet doctoral graduates often earn faculty positions at institutions that differ from those in which they were socialized. Navigating this “preparation gap” can produce feelings of uncertainty, tension, and, ultimately, dissonance. This collaborative autoethnographic study explores the gap as it was experienced by ...
early career faculty, doctoral socialization, collaborative autoethnography
630 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The doctoral experience is a complex, challenging, and life-changing process. Cultivating a scholarship mindset is a requirement for success in early and later academic careers. This paper presents a situated framework for socializing doctoral students' scholarship mindset.
Background: Faculty of doctoral education programmes prepare students for higher education and other schola ...
doctoral education; doctoral mentoring; doctoral programmes; scholarship; scholarship mindset, socialisation
554 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The quality, degree of effort and persistence required in doctoral studies can be sustained through intrinsic motivation. Despite the critical role of motivation, studies that examine ways to promote doctoral students’ motivation are lacking. This study, drawing on the self-determination theoretical (SDT) framework, aims to offer advice for supervisory practices to facilitate the sati ...
higher education, supervisory practices, doctoral studies, motivation, self-determination theory
692 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess to what extent current doctoral students developed self-authored perspectives, as well as to assess whether or not there was an association between the number of years in the doctoral program and the development of three dimensions of self-authorship (i.e., Epistemological, Intrapersonal, and Interpersonal).
Background: Self-authorship is a way ...
self-authorship, developmental theory, doctoral students, teaching and learning, higher education
591 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Doctoral education faces a serious problem: many students across the country begin the degree, but never graduate. However, effective mentoring can help students attain graduation, signaling their successful transformation to scholar. We believe the power of the mentor to bring about the transformation from student to scholar has to do with the quality of the relationship between ment ...
trust, authoritative style, tough love, collegiality, doctoral mentoring, empirical and theory-building paper
582 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine to which degree age, race, and Socioeconomic Status (SES) influence academic self-efficacy and academic self-handicapping behaviors in doctoral.
Background: Across all disciplines, more than 50% of students who begin a doctoral program do not persist to graduation. Although the issue of student retention and psychological factors have been ...
doctoral students, student retention, academic self-efficacy, academic self-handicapping
708 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand doctoral and postdoctoral trainee preferences for different models of career development resources and how career-relevant social capital affects these preferences.
Background: The supply and demand mismatch within the academic job market is augmented by a growing complaint that trainees are not prepared for a range of careers beyond the aca ...
social capital, biomedical, career development, doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows
657 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper explores how online structured doctoral programmes (OSDPs) can sustain more fully the collective dimension of supervision for student emancipation leading to academic success. The paper answers the following research question: What mechanisms, if any, are responsible for successful online supervision leading to student academic success, and under what conditions can this oc ...
autoethnography, collective reflexivity, corporate agency, critical realism, online supervision
561 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The paper establishes how doctoral supervisors develop the supervision skills needed to handle the doctoral supervision process in the contemporary world.
Background: While the existing literature confirms that PhD holders can supervise doctoral students, there is a need to provide supporting evidence that the skills they possess qualify them to do this.
Methodology: Using the qua ...
doctoral supervision, supervisors, principal investigators, doctoral education
840 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this case study is to describe the experiences of educational leadership doctoral students when taking a conference course for the fulfillment of their program’s experiential learning requirements. The research explains how the course added to students’ understanding of educational research and development as research scholars.
Background: Research on doctoral student ...
scholarly development, educational leadership conference, doctoral students, adult learning theory, socialization, experiential learning
554 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This qualitative case-study explores how a doctoral student’s family influences the doctoral student’s success from the perspective of doctoral students who were enrolled in an online doctoral program.
Background: Previous research has shown that family can significantly influence doctoral student success; however, it is not clear what is meant by family nor what the details of the i ...
doctoral student, doctoral student success, retention, attrition, family support, family integration, qualitative, orientation
717 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This work contributes to the expansion of dialogue on doctoral education research in the United States, South Africa, and within the context of higher education internationalization. There is an emphasis on identifying and reinterpreting the doctoral process where racial and cultural aspects have been marginalized by way of institutional and systemic exclusion. An underlying premise i ...
doctoral studies, internationalization, racial and cultural diversity
575 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 14 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper examined whether, and how, graduates of an EdD program continued to (a) engage in scholarly practitioner efforts and (b) employ inquiry skills in their workplace settings after completion of their doctoral studies.
Background: Little research has been conducted on follow-up of graduates of doctoral programs. The limited research that has been done, typically, was conduct ...
doctoral program graduates, scholarly practitioner, inquiry skills, CPED, EdD
540 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Table of Contents for Volume 4, 2019, of the Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education
Table of Contents, JSPTE, Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education
92 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the phenomena of vicarious bullying, or an abetting bully, when a bully’s subordinate is used to inflict abuse on the target. This study examines who is most affected by this multi-faceted organizational abuse in American higher education.
Background: Workplace bullying has received international attention. Recent studies in the United States h ...
higher education, workplace bullying, vicarious bullying, gender, race
169 downloads
MCR
, Volume 4 , 2019
In May 2016, Jennifer Stancil, the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa, Florida was considering further steps to take toward her goal of making the downtown museum an educational and entertainment destination for children and their families. The CEO had been hired on November 23, 2015 with a mandate to rebrand the museum as a world-class learning en ...
nonprofit, marketing, communications, public relations, branding
446 downloads
MCR
, Volume 4 , 2019
Dr. Ken Atwater, President of Hillsborough Community College (HCC), saw the email flash across his monitor, “2018-19 Performance Funding: Hillsborough Community College” sent from the Chancellor of the Florida College System (FCS). The email was 12 months in the making. In 2015, the Florida Legislature created the first performance funding-based incentive program in its General Appropriations Act ...
Community College,performance based funding, Florida
16 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This study explored the connection between Tinto’s notion of “rites of passage” and Kenny’s parental attachment. Specifically, this study sought to explain how students’ parental attachment (i.e., affective quality of parental relationships, parents’ ability to facilitate independence, and parents as source of support) influenced their rites of passage (i.e., separation, transition, i ...
persistence, parental attachment, rites of passage
51 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Using discourse analysis, this study analyzed language used at universities undergoing budget cuts.
Background: In times of economic hardship and declining public support, institutions can generate more revenue or reduce expenditures, referred to as retrenchment, to meet their resource needs. Yet, scholarship on organizational approaches to retrenchment is scarce.
Methodology: Usi ...
retrenchment, budget cutting behaviors, discourse analysis
125 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: While there are studies that examine the experience of LGB or international students, we are not aware of any study that examines both intersectionalities. In this study, we attempt to be the first to examine the experiences of international LGB students and the resources they utilize on campuses.
Background: This research provides an understanding of how this population of students ...
LGBTQIA, international students, intersectionality, student engagement
253 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Persistence rates among Black and Latinx students continue to fall behind those of their White peers. One way to address this issue is to promote a stronger college sense of belonging. While student involvement has been linked to sense of belonging, postsecondary institutions need to seriously reflect on, and recommit to, their own role in engaging Black and Latinx students to promote ...
Black and Latinx students, sense of belonging, college student engagement
208 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to apply Albert Bandura’s findings of the Bobo Doll experiments to organizational behavior and workplace bullying in higher education. The Bandura social psychological experiments confirm that people who see aggression also need to witness an intervention to aggression to learn that the organization does not welcome aggression in their work environment.
B ...
workplace bullying, Bobo Doll, laissez-faire leadership, deliberate indifference
466 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how faculty members teaching undergraduate diversity courses at liberal arts colleges in the southern United States addressed the outcome of the 2016 presidential election in their classrooms.
Background: Humanities and social science faculty teaching undergraduate diversity courses faced the decision of whether, and how, to ad ...
politics, 2016 election, college faculty, diversity courses, diversity require-ment, general education, academic freedom, liberal arts colleges, qualitative
82 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Black contributions to higher education are frequently marginalized by some of the field’s most commonly cited historians. The purpose of this conceptual paper is threefold: to demarginalize the role of Black Americans within the higher education history narrative; to demonstrate the need to reconsider the course reading selections used to facilitate learning in this area; and, to emp ...
higher education, history, Black, African American
51 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This preface presents the papers included in this Special Series of the Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education.
Background: This special series was put together in an effort to show the interconnectedness of our world through globalization and internationalization within higher education.
Methodology: A qualitative conceptual analysis of the themes and insig ...
transnational education, globalization, internationalization, higher education, international research, study abroad, global responsibility, diversity, interfaith; campus worldview; campus climate
71 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare domestic and international students’ experiences of the campus worldview climate.
Background: Internationalization efforts have continued to increase and more institutions are codifying internationalization into their mission statements or strategic plans. However, most international students are coming to the United States from countries that ...
internationalization, international students, worldview diversity, interfaith
63 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper evaluates three community college internationalization plans using quantitative textual analysis to explore the different foci of institutions across three U.S. states.
Background: One of the purposes of community college internationalization is to equip future generations with the skills and dispositions necessary to be successful in an increasingly globalized workforce. ...
internationalization, community college, quantitative textual analysis, digital scholarship, international students
117 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Education is vital as it is a major investment in human capital. Tertiary education, in particular, contributes to the growth of knowledge and advances skills, which helps in the development of a country. This paper aims to look at the research and technological output at the tertiary level in Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Background: Saudi Arabia and Iran have an aspiration for leadership ...
academia, Iran, R&D, research output, Saudi Arabia, tertiary education
74 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: In this study, we explored the learning experiences of graduate students enrolled at Vietnamese-German University (VGU), a transnational collaborative university that uses English as the language for instruction that is primarily conducted by German faculty.
Background: Transnational education has gained in popularity across the globe, often with English serving as the common languag ...
Vietnam, Germany, transnational education, English as lingua franca, student learning
101 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this collaborative autoethnographic research study was to explore how a shared Ghanaian study abroad experience would (re)shape how two U.S. first-generation Black women doctoral students understood teaching, learning, and academic achievement. Through our experiences, we reflected on what a reimagining U.S. higher education could look like to facilitate a cultural shif ...
Ghana, study abroad, graduate preparation, higher education, student affairs, African American students, counselor education
133 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This investigation examines 15 interviews at one critical case in Finland to explore the ways in which practitioners of higher education address the challenges associated with the pursuit of a global social good agenda. Employing the language of the participants, the purpose of this investigation is to explain the ways in which tertiary education practitioners conceptualize their “glo ...
social good, internationalization, higher education, global responsibility, Finland, critical, neoliberalism, global, university, coloniality, social justice, practitioner
57 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Higher education has faced increasing perceptions, mainly by students, of unwelcoming campus racial and diversity climates. As a result, during the past decade, there has been a peak in the inaugurations of chief diversity officers. Yet, little is known about how these offices are established.
Background: This study explores and describes the emergence of the chief diversity office a ...
diversity, campus climate, race, CDO, leadership, higher education, equity, inclusion
295 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: Book Review: Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Student Affairs Practice - A Professional Competency Based Approach
Background: This text explores cases and concepts regarding multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusion in student affairs practice as guided by ACPA/ NASPA competencies.
Methodology: Review
Contribution: Review
Findings: Overall, this text is a useful resource for ...
multiculturalism, diversity, inclusion, student affairs
26 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: To inclusively consider the diversity within student gender-identification at post-secondary institutions, we investigate expanding gender self-identification options on admissions forms; often the first point of student contact with campuses.
Background: Even if inspired and motivated by inclusion, many of the gender categories in use presently have challenges, including conflating ...
gender diversity, gender categories, gender data, demographics, education, post-secondary students, transgender, non-binary
61 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper establishes a research agenda for learning from global approaches to higher education as a field of study by encouraging research into new methods and practices in leadership development from emerging scholars and practitioners around the world.
Background: Significant growth has occurred in the number of academic programs, research centers, and scholars serving in the fie ...
higher education as a field of study, leadership development, international higher education
56 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 4 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper encourages the reader to think about the role history, or foundations, plays in graduate programs in the field of higher education. In so doing it looks at the types of conversations scholars in other fields and disciplines have had concerning the value of teaching students to think historically in settings where history is not the primary mode of scholarship, before think ...
higher education, foundations, graduate education, higher education programs
50 downloads
MBR
, Volume 3 , 2019
Through the 2016-2017 academic year, student aid applicants completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid used the immediately previous year’s tax information. Beginning in 2017-2018, students were required to use two-year-old tax return information creating a lag in the timeliness of financial health data used to calculate financial aid eligibility. This older data is called Prior-Pri ...
Student Financial Aid, FAFSA, Prior-Prior Year
23 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 3 , 2019
Aim/Purpose
The main aim of the study is to critically examine the forces that can impede or support students to use e-learning in higher education teaching and learning environment which require not only pre-technological literacy’s but easy access to the e-learning platform and ICT devices.
Background
The concept of e-learning has grown considerably in the past three or four decades, which ac ...
Information and Communication Technologies, technological skills, training.
82 downloads
MBR
, Volume 3 , 2019
The paper uses a mixed method approach to conduct a literature review of existing econometric studies to determine the key drivers of export diversification and economic growth, and to examine whether export diversification propels or hinders economic growth. The paper differs fundamentally from previous studies, as it focuses on identifying the key variables used, the frequency with which they ar ...
Export Diversification, Economic Growth, Developing Countries, Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States.
211 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 3 , 2019
Aim/Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to expand the knowledge base on factors likely to impede implementation and adoption of web-based learning management systems to blend with traditional methods of lecturing in universities to cater for the next generation of learners in Africa and Eastern Cape Province South Africa in particular.
Background:
The shift from the industrial economies to 21 ...
ICTs, next generation of learners, teaching, technological skills, lecturers, web-based learning management system, 21st century digital economies.
23 downloads
MBR
, Volume 3 , 2019
Entrepreneurship has emerged over the last three decades as arguable the most potent economic force the world has ever experienced. This economic expansion has paralleled rapid growth in the field of entrepreneurship education. Recent developments in curricula and programs devoted to entrepreneurship, new venture creation and corporate innovation have been remarkable. The number of colleges and ...
Entrepreneurship Education, Universities Entrepreneurship Education, University Innovation Concept Centers, New Collegiate Entrepreneurship Programs
28 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 3 , 2019
Aim and Purpose:
The African-Canadian Career Excellence (ACCE) initiative was developed to address the loss of highly-educated, English-speaking Black youth from the Greater Montreal Area (Quebec, Canada) facing issues of unemployment and underemployment.
Background:
The ACCE initiative partners – African and Caribbean Synergic inter-organizational Network of Canada (ACSioN Network), Black C ...
African-Canadian, Black-African youth, multiculturalism, Quebecers, English-speaking, discrimination, systemic discrimination, employability, workforce development, labor force development, community economic development, labor market, skills gap, diversify, diversity, recruitment strategy, public policy, African issues
46 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 3 , 2019
Aim/Purpose:
Data from two large Canadian surveys are used to analyze educational and earnings performance of Blacks and Whites. The main purpose of this study is to determine how well blacks perform relative to Whites in these two areas.
Background:
Canadian researchers have been studying black performance in education and labor markets since the 1970’s. Much of this research was done before 2 ...
Canada, Racism, Blacks, Ordered probability Models, Beta Distributions, Mixtures
31 downloads
MBR
, Volume 3 , 2019
From the beginning of their inception, Student Loans have been a powerful and many times necessary tool to allow middle and low-income families to send their children to college despite the increasingly higher costs (Collier, D. A., & Herman, R., 2016). These loans are highly regulated by the government under different policies that have changed over time based on the needs of the borrowers and go ...
Student Loan History, Student Loan Policies, National Defense Education Act (NDEA), Federal Loan Regulations, Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), Department of Education, Direct Loans, Income Driven Repayment programs, Student Loan Consolidation, Higher Education Act
130 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 3 , 2019
Summary:
This paper presents a general overview of the challenges faced by English-speaking Black community members in Montreal, as well as the exacerbation of those barriers for individuals with a history of justice involvement. Frontline community initiatives focusing on education, employment, and entrepreneurship at DESTA Black Youth Network are profiled as an example of grassroots efforts to ...
Black Community, English-speaking, Montreal, Intersectional, Anti-Black Systemic Racism, Justice, Education, Employment, Income, Entrepreneurship
24 downloads
MBR
, Volume 3 , 2019
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are critical to managing student information and college operations, but can be challenging for colleges to implement. Consortia present a unique solution to colleges to address gaps in their expertise and skills needed to achieve a successful ERP implementation, even if that collaboration takes place with a competitor.
Higher Education Consortia, ERP in Higher Education, Coopetition in Higher Education.
24 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 3 , 2019
Aim/Purpose:
This article explains the movement for Afrocentric public schools in Canada, particularly in Montreal, and the controversy it has generated. It is also argued that Black youth would gain significantly from community based educational programs that root their learning more closely in the life, experiences and needs of their community.
Background:
The Black Academic Scholarship Fun ...
Black learners, equity, education, non-profit organization
20 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 3 , 2019
Background:
On December 7, 2018, the Black Community Forum of Montreal held a conference on “Community Education and Development: perspectives on English-Speaking Blacks and Other Minorities”. The IJCDMS Journal has selected a number of the conference papers for publication in its Special Conference Series: “Collaborative Unity and Existential Responsibility.” This article serves as an overvi ...
English speaking visible minorities Quebec and Canada, non-visible minorities, social and economic indicators, fitness landscape, complex adaptive systems, employment rate, social entrepreneur, ruggedness of landscape
36 downloads
AMR
, Volume 1 , 2019
Aim/Purpose: The general objective of this study is to analyze the relation between flight parameters and cerebral oximetry of the pilot during different flight situations.
Background: Ultralight aviation pilots are exposed to different environmental situations due to the non-pressurized and non-acclimatized nature of the aircraft cabin. In a flying aircraft, any factor responsible for decreased m ...
Ultralight Aviation, Hypoxia, Physiological Parameters, Monitoring System.
6 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Table of Contents: Proceedings of the 2019 InSITE Conference
proceedings, InSITE, conference, informing science, IT education
117 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Background: The current decade has witnessed rising spates of threats and attacks that have threatened the safety and security of cyberspace, thereby giving rise to contemporary discourses pertaining the realities that these ominous trends portend for technology innovation and digitalisation, in the emerging global digital society. In the process, the technological capabilities that have been use ...
TeLEs, IT-aided education, cybersecurity, technology & education, infor-mation technology, technology & learning, pedagogy, information society
41 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the International Journal of Doctoral Studies, Volume 14]
Aim/Purpose: This work expands discussions on the application of cultural frameworks on research in doctoral education in the United States and South Africa. There is an emphasis on identifying and reinterpreting the doctoral process where racial and cultural aspects ...
doctoral studies, internationalization; racial and cultural diversity
24 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: Continuing low percentage of on-time-completion of doctoral studies suggest the exploration of new approaches to the process is desirable.
Background: PhD studies may be viewed as a project- it is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product. Project management practices have proven to be helpful in numerous domains.
Methodology: Process analysis method will be app ...
doctoral studies, supervision, project management
27 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper will describe the initial development of systems to evaluate research education activities of a U.S. academic Partnership to train minority students as cancer researchers and provide preliminary data from monitoring Partnership activities during the first six months.
Background: There is increased focus on multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary research training programs. ...
academic training, neoplasms, research center, doctoral students, minority groups
28 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: In this paper we wish to present a new direction for the instruction of a Principles of Programming Languages (PPL) course.
Background: Teaching PPL using the standard curriculum found that the students do not understand the overall concepts, getting lost in the abundance of minute details. We needed a way to emphasize the higher level constructs important to this body of knowledg ...
principles of programming languages, CSE
20 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: In this article, we introduced a project on teaching chatbot programming in an information systems class.
Background: One of the most fascinating developments in computer user interfaces in recent years is the rise of “chatbots”. ...
information system education, chatbot, artificial intelligence, student perceptions
16 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: To capture digital training experiences, the paper introduces a novel data collection method – a graphic questionnaire. It aims to demonstrate the opportunities and limitations of this tool for collecting feedback from socially disadv ...
digital literacy, digital divide, graphic questionnaire, elderly persons, people with hearing impairment, children, assessment
19 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: Build a program that teaches prospect managers the skills that are relevant for leading data science activity.
Background: Data science becomes ubiquitous in organizations. It is imperative to train students in management departments in the skills that are relevant to this field. Most courses in data science focus on technical knowledge like model building methods, and neglect orga ...
data-science, data-science instruction, management
19 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents an exploratory case study into using 360° videos to present small segments of lecture content for IT students in an Australian University. The aim of this study was to understand; what is the impact of incorporatin ...
virtual reality, students, improving classroom teaching
13 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, Volume 18.]
Aim/Purpose: The study examined types of errors made by novice programmers in different Java concepts with students of different ability levels in programming as well as the perceived causes of such errors.
Background: To improve code wr ...
concept, Java, achievement level, error analysis, programming
16 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: Educational stakeholders have little understanding of digital educational badg-ing.
Background A current overview of the developing educational badging ecosystem, key terminology, advantages, challenges, and examples of badge utilization.
Methodology: Illustrative case study
Contribution: Creates a record of the developing digital badge industry providing insights to educatio ...
badges, open badges, badging, access to higher education, transcript ambiguity, credential-fraud, open pathways, badge challenges
46 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: Science is becoming a computational endeavor therefore Computational Thinking (CT) is gradually being accepted as a required skill for the 21st century science student. Students deserve relevant conceptual learning accessible through practical, constructionist approaches in cross-curricular applications therefore it is required for educators to define, practice and assess practical wa ...
computational thinking, science education, agent-based modeling and simula-tion, computational science, computational practices
32 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: The increased production of processed food, rapid urbanization, and changing lifestyles have led to a shift in dietary patterns so people are now consuming more unhealthy foods. To change unhealthy dietary patterns, there is a need to educate the individuals to keep a balanced diet that is rich in nutritional requirements. One way to educate a heterogeneous population, from preschool ...
game-based learning, educational escape games, situated learning theory
153 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: Today more and more transactions and acquisitions are controlled directly from mobile devices, especially smartphones applications. Previous studies have examined the adoption of financial applications based on a single theory as a theoretical basis. In order to examine the phenomenon in a wider way, we used in this study two theories as a theoretical basis.
Background: It is impo ...
financial application, IT adoption, mobile banking, technology acceptance model, diffusion innovation theory
26 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper discusses theoretical and curricular aspects of computational thinking in curriculum and challenges noticed on introducing recent ICT perspectives in Australian Schools.
Background: It presents the way computational thinking is defined and understood in curriculum documents and a set of relatively new implementations that were de-signed nationally and in the New South Wa ...
computational thinking, computer science education, ICT education, Australian curriculum reforms
19 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline, Volume 22]
Aim/Purpose: The growing complexity of the business environment and business processes as well as the Big Data phenomenon has an impact on every area of human activity nowadays. This new reality challenges the effectiveness of traditional ...
informing science, data science, transdiscipline, education
4 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: This paper explores the benefits and challenges of experiencing virtual multi-cultural teamwork in order to learn entrepreneurship.
Background: Entrepreneurial eco-system usually requires working in international, virtual multi-cul ...
entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning, multicultural, virtual, global team-work
16 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, Volume 18]
Aim/Purpose: To understand readiness of students for learning in online environments across different age groups.
Background: Online learners today are diverse in age due to increasing adult/mature students who continue their higher education while they are ...
online learning, readiness, age, motivation, self-efficacy, anxiety
16 downloads
Agile Requirements Engineering: An Empirical Analysis and Evidence from a Tertiary Education Context
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: The study describes empirical research into agile Requirements Engineering (RE) practices based on an analysis of data collected in a large higher education organization.
Background: Requirements Engineering (RE) in agile developme ...
agile requirements engineering, case study, empirical, agile, Scrum, tertiary education
12 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this project was to explore a method to enable an updated under-standing of digital literacy to be implemented in curricula in an environment of an existing, but outdated, understanding of digital literacy.
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Background: ...
optometry, digital literacy, graduate learning outcomes
14 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: Drone technology has been increasingly used in education. This paper reports a study of assessing teachers’ readiness and training needs for using drone technology in their teaching.
Background: New technology promotes new ways o ...
drone, unmanned aerial vehicle, teacher education, STEM education, TPCK
19 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this pilot case study is to provide details on developing a framework for e-mentoring graduate level online health education students as an added component of an online health education course.
Background: E-mentoring gives faculty the opportunity to share professional knowledge with students and impart practical experiences. In addition, faculty can show how the ...
mentoring, e-mentoring, graduate students, health educators, ADDIE model, HEDTAM
25 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/purpose
The purpose of this article is to discuss the psychosocial and emotional outcomes of an introductory health science workshop designed to support and assist incoming health science students before starting their university study.
B ...
transition to university, first year, psychosocial, anxious
11 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: Project Management (PM) capability is one of the skill sets that employers across a broad range of industries are seeking with a projected current talent deficit of 1.5 million jobs.
Background A course syllabus is both a tool and a resource used by the learners, the faculty, and the school to articulate what to learn, how to learn, and how and when to access and evaluate the learni ...
project management, course syllabi, learner-centredness, AACSB, PMBOK
25 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the sense of challenge and threat, negative feelings, self-efficacy, and motivation among students in a virtual and a blended course on multicultural campuses and to see how to afford every student ...
multiculturalism, threat, challenge, motivation, virtual course, blended course, transactional distance
10 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: The present research is devoted to teaching and training students in marine institutions of higher education including navigators that given the dynamic development of the maritime industry should still be in the early stages of education involved by teacher to lifelong learning and be able to teach others.
Background: The rapid development of the marine industry, modern ship techn ...
competency based education, higher education, creative thinking, critical thinking, mentors
73 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Skills and Lifelong Learning, Volume 15.]
Aim/Purpose
This study aims to determine where nursing students from a metropolitan university subsequently work following graduation, identify the factors that influence decisions to pursue careers in particular locations, ascertain educational ...
nursing, graduate destinations, educational aspirations, clinical experiences
4 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: Teachers are being asked to integrate mobile technologies into their content creation and distribution tasks. This research aims to provide an understanding of teachers taking on this process and whether the use of technology has infl ...
task-technology fit, education technology, content creation, content distribution, technology choices, teachers
26 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: The paper aims to discuss the experience of early Thai educators in adopting Educational Technology in IT and Marketing Education.
Background: As the world become increasingly digitized, educators need to keep up through the use of educational technology to effectively increase learning efficiency.
Methodology: Conducting an interview.
Contribution: A hands-on teaching exper ...
educational technology, IT education, marketing education, Thailand
15 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: Blended learning can transform students experience and learning in higher education. Although the literature extensively explores benefits of blended learning, limited research exists to provide a detailed design principle for impleme ...
learning management system, learning pathway, community of practice, independent learning, content analysis, second language learners
7 downloads
InSITE 2019
, 2019
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16]
Aim/Purpose: The aim and purpose of this study is to understand why there is a dearth of faculty of color ascending to senior levels of leadership in higher education institutions, and to identify strategies to increase the representation of facul ...
leadership development, higher education administration, faculty of color, glass ceiling, critical race theory
20 downloads
Workshop: Keyword Discovery: Visualizing Your Topic in Research, Thesis and Dissertation Development
InSITE 2019
, 2019
Aim/Purpose: Participants will learn various digital tools to assist them in the discovery of appropriate keywords for their own research and writings as well as in teaching.
Background: Experiences teaching undergraduates and graduate students information literacy and retrieval have identified several areas where students have problems in searching databases because of misconceptions as to w ...
information literacy, keywords, information instruction, undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers
29 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 21 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper describes an empirical examination of how users’ willingness to disclose personal data is influenced by the amount of information provided on landing pages – standalone web pages created explicitly for marketing or advertising campaigns.
Background: Provision of information is a central construct in the IS discipline. Content is a term commonly used to describe the inform ...
consumer behavior, information systems, content strategy, human computer interaction, informing science, user engagement, e-commerce, marketing, decision making
612 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 21 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper introduces a Social Machine for collaborative sensemaking that the developers have configured to the requirements and challenges of transdisciplinary literature reviews.
Background: Social Machines represent a promising model for unifying machines and social processes for a wide range of purposes. A development team led by the author is creating a Social Machine for activi ...
cognitive bias, epistemological beliefs, multiple texts, sensemaking, Social Ma-chines, transdisciplinarity, transdisciplinary research
201 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 21 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper describes the regulatory affairs discipline as a useful case in the study of both inter- and transdisciplinary science and dynamics related to communication across multiple boundaries. We will 1) outline the process that led to the development of transnational competencies for regulatory affairs graduate education, 2) discuss how the process highlights the transdisciplinary ...
transdisciplinary, competencies, regulatory affairs, higher education
98 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 21 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this paper is to identify the possibilities for reducing the second and third levels of the digital divide (or inequality) through conscious application of digital technologies, especially through the promotion of digital means for information, enlightenment, and entertainment.
Background: This article reviews studies carried out between 2000 and 2017, which investigate th ...
digital divide, digital technology, literature review, reducing digital inequali-ties
403 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
able of Contents for Volume 17, 2018, of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Research
table of contents, JITE, IT education
305 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 17 , 2018
Table of Contents of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, Volume 17, 2018
136 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The effective adoption of an ICT across every segment of the student population may occur where the design, implementation and supports recognize and adjust for variations in adoption practices across the student population and the situatedness of the promoted ICT adoption. The goal of this study was to demonstrate methods to explicate variations in perceptions and meanings associate ...
student, technology, equity, situatedness, segment, cluster, practice, learning, pedagogy, adoption
494 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this article is to develop a tool to detect plagiarism in real time amongst students being evaluated for learning in a computer-based assessment setting.
Background: Cheating or copying all or part of source code of a program is a serious concern to academic institutions. Many academic institutions apply a combination of policy driven and plagiarism detection approaches. T ...
plagiarism detection, plagiarism detection tools, computer-based assessment, quality education, dishonesty
293 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the variations in student participation patterns across different types of instructional activities, learning modes, and with different instructional guidance approaches. In the current study, different variables, modes of learning (guided versus unguided), and types of guidance (social versus cognitive) were manipulated in a series of microblogging-supported c ...
instructional guidance, social media, microblogging, Twitter
167 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The current case study aimed to investigate the engagement of nine English as foreign language (EFL) learners in online peer feedback on writing in a Facebook group. Specifically, the study focused on the issues of writing addressed in peer feedback and the learners’ perception of peer feedback in the Facebook group.
Background: Peer feedback on writing has attracted the attention of ...
peer feedback, online peer feedback, Facebook, EFL writing
458 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Bioengineering is a burgeoning interdisciplinary learning domain that could inspire the imaginations of elementary aged children but is not traditionally taught to this age group for reasons unrelated to student ability. This pilot study presents the BacToMars videogame and accompanying curricular intervention, designed to introduce children (aged 7-11) to foundational concepts of bio ...
biological engineering, elementary school, videogames
226 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: We aim to bring a better understanding of technology use in the educational context. More specifically, we investigate the determinants of webinar acceptance by university students and the effects of this acceptance on students’ outcomes in the presence of personal characteristics such as anxiety, attitude, computer self-efficacy, and autonomy.
Background: According to literature in ...
webinar, UTAUT, students’ outcomes, personal characteristics, Smart-PLS
339 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper provides a general-purpose categorization scheme for assessing the utility of new and emerging three-dimensional interactive digital environments (3D-IDEs), along with specific pedagogic approaches that are known to work. It argues for the use of 3D-IDEs on the basis of their ludic appeal and ability to provide intrinsic motivation to the learner, and their openness that al ...
3D-IDE, virtual environment, immersion, ludic, intrinsic motivation
590 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between teacher presence and social presence on one hand, and feelings of challenge and threat, self-efficacy, and motivation among students studying in virtual and blended courses on the other.
Background: Physical separation between teacher and learners may lead to transactional distance, which should be reduced through t ...
blended course, challenge, motivation, learning community, self-efficacy, virtual course, social presence, teacher presence, threat, transactional distance
438 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study was aimed at enhancing students’ learning of software engineering methods. A collaboration between the Computer Science, Business Management, and Product Design programs was formed to work on actual projects with real clients. This interdisciplinary form of collaboration simulates the realities of a diverse Software Engineering team.
Background: A collaborative approach im ...
software engineering education, interdisciplinary learning, collaborative approach
216 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents the findings of an Activity-Oriented Teaching Strategy (AOTS) conducted for a postgraduate level Software Engineering (SE) course with the aim of imparting meaningful software development experience for the students. The research question is framed as whether the activity-oriented teaching strategy helps students to acquire practical knowledge of Software Engineeri ...
software engineering education, activity oriented teaching, learning environ-ment, flipped classroom
107 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: In this paper, we analyze the phenomenon of “classroom WhatsApp groups”, in which a teacher and students from a particular classroom interact with one another, while specifically focusing on the student perspective of these interactions.
Background: The instant messaging application WhatsApp enables quick, interactive multimedia communication in closed groups, as well as one-on-one i ...
teacher-student communication, secondary school, WhatsApp, social networks technology (SNT), media in education
1680 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: There is growing number of countries embarking on large-scale, government-supported initiatives (e.g., Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Brazil, India, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates) to distribute tablet devices to students in the K-12 schooling sector. The review of the government-supported initiatives concluded that the majority of the ...
interactive technologies, reading intervention, comprehension, grade school, Jamaica
587 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The goal of this paper is to examine digital applications used in Swedish schools and whether they fulfill their potential as support for learners. This is done by examining the kinds of feedback they provide and discussing if this feedback supports learning or not.
Background: The paper targets one aspect regarding which educational apps can be of high value for learners and teacher ...
digital applications, verification feedback, corrective feedback, elaborated feed-back, encouraging feedback, result feedback
342 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study investigated the potential use of Second Life (SL) to facilitate nursing students’ confidence and motivation, as well as its impact on their self-regulated learning development.
Background: The current emphasis on nursing education in general has resulted in more consideration of different virtual learning environments as a means for assessing individuals’ learning in a h ...
Second Life, nurse education, higher education, online learning
258 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey student opinions about technology in order to best implement and utilize technology in the classroom. In this paper, technology refers to ‘digital technology’. The aims of this study were to: (1) examine student attitudes towards technology in regards to enjoyment and perceived usefulness; (2) investigate what tools and devices students enjoyed ...
student attitudes, digital technology, device choices, learning tools, higher education
868 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to explore whether students’ self-reported use of various learning strategies affected their perceptions on different course activities as well as their perceived performance in terms of both cognitive learning outcomes and general skills.
Background: In a highly active learning environment that incorporates research into teaching, the effective use of various learni ...
research-teaching nexus, learning strategies, student perception, learning out-comes, academic performance
208 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the factors that influence university students’ intentions to adopt mobile learning for their learning activities. A theoretical model is developed based on prior research incorporating constructs from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), and specific mobile learning constructs, as well as the mo ...
mobile learning, university, factors, moderating effect, UTAUT, TAM, SEM
352 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates, through structural equation modeling, the direct and indirect effects of blended learning on overall course satisfaction and student performance in interior architecture.
Background: For critical education contexts, it is important to analyze student satisfaction with blended learning as well as its effects on student performance. In the context of teaching d ...
blended learning, design teaching, student performance, course satisfaction, personalized learning
218 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study describes and evaluates a teacher preparation program that combines a school-university partnership and a 1:1 device initiative.
Background: This educational design research report combines a 1:1 technology device experience with a school-university partnership to enhance teacher preparation for educational technology use.
Methodology: This is a mixed-methods education ...
teacher preparation, teacher candidate, educational technology, educational technology confidence, 1:1, school-university partnership
229 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this work is to explore which factors impact on the adoption of the flipped classroom in vocational education to pave the way for the schools which want to apply this model.
Background: Although various experiences in the use of the flipped classroom have been reported in recent years in the literature, fewer efforts have been done on how to implement this model from a ped ...
flipped classroom approach, inverted classroom, active learning, educational technology
531 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The study aimed to examine teacher educators’ perceptions regarding their ability to implement innovative pedagogies following a year during which they used a newly equipped Active Learning Classroom (ALC), designed for teacher training
Background: To this end, we asked how participants perceived the effective use of the ALC and how they were able to leverage the use of the ALC to i ...
TPACK, teacher educators, teaching style, teacher perceptions, techno-logical classroom, pedagogy
222 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Research shows that students encounter difficulties in identifying the structure of argumentation texts and in understanding the main message of the argument. The research examined the effect that learning Logic Programming (LP), while applying logic inference, has on students’ understanding of argumentation texts.
Background: Understanding an argumentation text means exposure to it ...
argumentation, logic programming education, language education, computa-tional thinking, interdisciplinary analogies
149 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 17 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study intends to find out the difference between the use of Schoology-based e-learning and conventional learning by integrating character education in the learning process
Background: E-learning has a high contribution to change learning process positively, but it is a big challenge to conduct character education through e-learning, because of the reduced intensity of face-to-fa ...
ANEKA, e-learning, physics, character education, Schoology
169 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 15 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The objective of this study was to concept test a new instructional aid called Virtual Pathology Learning Resource (VPLR), which was used as a vehicle to communicate information and enhance teaching and learning of basic sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology) to allied health science students at a South Australian university.
Background: Pathology was traditionally taught usi ...
virtual learning, pathology, higher education, allied health science students, tissue specimens, case scenarios, medical radiation
90 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 15 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The objective of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of educational games on learning computer programming. In particular, we are examining whether allowing students to manipulate the underlying code of the educational games will increase their intrinsic motivation.
Background: Young students are fond of playing digital games. Moreover, they are also interested in creat ...
educational games, games based learning, learning programming
103 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 15 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The proposed Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) for Empowerment (PKM4E) Framework expands on the notions of the Ignorance Map and Matrix to support the educational and informing concept of a PKM system-in-progress.
Background: The accelerating information abundance is depleting the very attention our cognitive capabilities are able to master, contributing to widening individual and ...
personal knowledge management, knowledge management, knowledge society, knowledge worker, informing science, ignorance matrix, cumulative synthesis, chance discovery, abduction, memes, knowcations
91 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 15 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Authentic assessments offer students the opportunity to develop skills that implement the formal learning they receive in the classroom. Although there is a need for accounting graduates to possess a plethora of skills to equip them for success, there is a shortage of literature that focuses on authentic assessment design for accounting courses. This paper aims to address this gap by ...
reflective journals, critical thinking, accounting education, graduate-attributes, problem-based learning, work –integrated learning
213 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 15 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The objective of this study is to understand how video lectures of the same length and content as the current face-to-face lectures can be designed and implemented to have a positive effect on student performance, particularly when there is a campus shutdown.
Background: In a number of South African universities protests by the students are on the increase. Often, they lead to the ca ...
video lectures, organisation and design of videos, quality of the videos and content, student performance, quasi-experimental design
46 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 15 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Student dropout in higher education institutions is a universal problem. This study identifies the characteristics of dropout. In addition, it develops a mathematical model to predict students who may dropout.
Methodology: The paper develops a mathematical model to predict students who may dropout. The sample includes 555 freshmen in a non-profit private university. The study uses ...
dropouts, attrition, persistence, retention, higher education
173 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 14 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Work-based learning has been identified in the literature, and is established in academia and in the global worlds of work; however, an examination of work-based research, particularly at the doctoral level, has been less well articulated. Moreover, a paucity of published literature on either work-based research or Professional Studies means little is known about the dynamics and driv ...
work-based learning, work-based research, professional studies, reflective practice, mixed methods research, action research
246 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 14 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Most research on work-based learning and research relates to theory, including perspectives, principles and curricula, but few studies provide contemporary examples of work-based projects, particularly in the Australian context; this paper aims to address that limitation.
Background: The Professional Studies Program at University of Southern Queensland is dedicated to offering advanc ...
advanced practice professional, work-based learning, work-based research, leadership, safety, investigation, identity
149 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 14 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents the preliminary findings of a pilot survey that sought to examine the technology uses, backgrounds, needs, interests, career goals, and professional expectations of Generation Z students enrolled at a minority serving institution in the United States Mid-Atlantic region.
Background: Students entering college today are part of Generation Z born in the late 90’s thr ...
technology skills, career readiness, technological literacy, Generation Z, com-puter concepts course, computer education, computer skills assessment, UMES, minority learners, career and technology readiness, technology assessment, digital literacy, computer self-efficacy
344 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 14 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The digital divide and educational inequalities remain a significant societal problem in the United States, and elsewhere, impacting low income, first-generation, and minority learners. Accordingly, institutions of higher education are challenged to meet the needs of students with varying levels of technological readiness with deficiencies in information and digital literacy shown to ...
digital divide, information literacy, first generation college students, technology readiness, HBCU, minority learners, technology assessment, digital literacy, under prepared students, IC3, computer skills, computer concepts course, computer education, generation z, computer skills assessment, UMES, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, SAM, Cengage, skills assessment management, Certiport, technological competency
1641 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 14 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This research inquires how students perceive the role of Technology Education and Cultural diversity (TEC) instructors in improving their 21st century skills. In addition, this study examines the students’ preferred learning style: face to face, synchronous and asynchronous.
Background: 21st century skills include, among others, collaboration, Information and Communication Technology ...
21st century skills, online collaborative learning, course design, instructor role, TEC model
430 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 14 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study examines differences in credit and noncredit users’ learning and usage of the Plant Sciences E-Library (PASSEL, http://passel.unl.edu), a large international, open-source multidisciplinary learning object repository.
Background: Advances in online education are helping educators to meet the needs of formal academic credit students, as well as informal noncredit learners. ...
learning object repository, learning approaches, noncredit learners, cluster analysis, web-tracking data
109 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 14 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper presents some of the issues that academia faces in both the detection of plagiarism and the aftermath. The focus is on the latter, how academics and educational institutions around the world can address the challenges that follow the identification of an incident. The scope is to identify the need for and describe specific strategies to efficiently manage plagiarism inciden ...
academic integrity, plagiarism, higher education, cheating, policy, procedure
159 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: In the time that we study for our dissertation, our learning takes many turns. Sometimes we feel excited, motivated and accomplished, while other times frustrated, tired or unsure. This paper presents a poem to illustrate one student’s PhD journey through reflection on those fluctuations, milestones and learning moments experienced along the way.
Background: Central to the journey pr ...
autoethnography, interpretivist paradigm, learning, poetry
1168 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine empirically the effects of certain key Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems on the comprehensive achievement of the crucial roles of Computer-Based Information Systems (CBISs)
Background: The effects of the CSFSs were examined in the higher education sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arab ...
enterprise resource planning, critical success factors, ERP implementation, comprehensive achievement of the CBIS’s roles
551 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study analyses the concept of doctorateness and its defining characteristics and gives a definition for it by examining the various ways it is used in doctoral education literature.
Background: The term ‘doctorateness’ is an immature unclarified concept referred to as a common quality for all doctoral awards. With the emergence of different types of doctoral studies worldwide, ...
doctorateness, definition, concept, doctorate, doctoral education, model
997 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Understanding the educational needs of postgraduate research candidates (PGRs) is essential to facilitate development, support attainment, and maintain graduate quality.
Background: The production and effective defence of the research thesis are the summative assessment tools used in postgraduate research education. Examiners’ reports provide a rich source of feedback and indicate th ...
doctoral training, education, feedback, learning needs assessment, quality out-come, quality graduates
593 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Learning to conduct research, including considerations for concepts such as reflexivity, is a key component of doctoral student preparation in higher education. Yet limited attention is given to doctoral student training for conducting international research, particularly in understanding researcher reflexivity within international contexts.
Background: Incorporating reflexive prac ...
doctoral education, internationalization, reflexivity, research training, higher education
716 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the research profile of the papers published in Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM) to provide silhouette information of the journal for the editorial team, researchers, and the audience of the journal.
Background: Information and knowledge management is an interdisciplinary subject. IJIKM defines intersections of multip ...
Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, IJIKM, research profile, content analysis, thematic analysis
FEATURED
462 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: To present quantitative results of an investigation that assessed crises reported by doctoral candidates while working toward their degree.
Background: Crises that candidates encounter during their doctoral journey may lead to attrition from the doctoral program. A crisis in a doctoral project has several characteristics that must be understood in order to identify the crisis and, ...
crisis in doctoral research, adviser-candidate relationship, doctoral education
728 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore and describe the role of care and socio-emotional learning in the first year of doctoral study. In particular, understanding the nature of the caring relationships doctoral students experience and their development of effective socio-emotional capacity are the primary foci of this study. It may provide institutions with data necessary to ad ...
doctoral study, socio-emotional learning, ethics of care, learning care
1581 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study aims at (1) extending an existing theoretical framework to gain a deeper understanding of the technology acceptance process, notably of the Facebook social network in an unexplored Middle East context, (2) investigating the influence of social support theory on Facebook adoption outside the work context, (3) validating the effectiveness of the proposed research model for en ...
social media networks, Facebook acceptance, unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, (UTAUT), social support theory, perceived playfulness, individual differences, Middle East
522 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The present quantitative, cross-sectional study aimed to investigate objective and subjective factors in the self-determination of doctoral students in their educational activities. Objective determinants included major discipline and forms of academic and scholarly activity (that is, attending classes and writing papers), and subjective determinants included personal characteristics ...
education, doctoral students, internal motivation, academic-scholarly activity, self-determination, psychological needs
1182 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the creation and organization of an organic collaborative doctoral cohort, in order to better understand what makes doctoral cohorts successful. The participant-researchers explore their experience as creators and members of this unique group.
Background: Although adults often prefer to work on their own, cohorts provide opportunities for colla ...
collaborative autoethnographies, doctoral students, cohort, collaboration, higher education
626 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: A vital business activity within organizations is tacit knowledge (TK) transfer. This work aims to propose a novel framework for TK transferability in multinational corporations (MNCs) from the information and communication technology (ICT) perspective.
Background: In the past two decades, researchers have developed several frameworks for TK transfer based on humanistic, business, an ...
tacit knowledge, transferability, information and communication technology, multinational corporations
194 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Research on students in higher education contexts to date has focused primarily on the experiences undergraduates, largely overlooking topics relevant to doctoral students’ mental, physiological, motivational, and social experiences. Existing research on doctoral students has consistently found mental and physical health concerns and high attrition rates among these students, but a co ...
doctoral education; doctoral well-being; higher education; graduate education; doctoral achievement
15501 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study examined an Ed.D. program redesign to address time to degree completion. The aim was to emphasize the need to improve students’ academic writing and embody a scholarly practitioner approach to research.
Background: Doctoral programs have the highest attrition of graduate programs, with almost half of the students taking six to seven years to complete.
Methodology: An ex- ...
degree completion, educational leadership, leadership preparation, problem of practice, scholarly practitioners
777 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: In this paper, we examine how first-year education doctoral (EdD) students in a peer mentoring program may be supported in the academic and psychosocial domains to increase timely degree completion, decrease attrition, and improve the EdD program for students and faculty.
Background: EdD students often face unique trials based on academic, social, professional, and personal challenge ...
doctoral program, EdD, education doctorate, mentee, mentor, peer mentoring, program evaluation
614 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The qualitative study aims to examine the lived experiences of women persisting in the distance; professional doctoral degrees as they seek to integrate and balance their family of origin and current family system with their development as scholars.
Background: A vital reason many women choose not to drop out of their doctoral programs is that they experience conflict between their i ...
distance education, women, doctoral education, work-family balance, work-family borders, persistence, family of origin, family system
631 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study examined why Ed.D students discontinued their doctoral programs during the dissertation phase as well as how a student’s needs of autonomy, relatedness, and competence were met during different stages of the program.
Background: Time to complete the doctoral degree continues to increase. Between 40-60% of doctoral students are making the decision to discontinue work toward ...
retention, attrition, doctoral program, cohort, self-determination theory
606 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 13 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This article demonstrates how experiences of a supervisee can become foundational in carving a career identity of PhD supervisors. The purpose of the article is to analyze how South African emerging supervisors could carve a career identity as PhD supervisors.
Background: This article uses an autoethnographic case study to address the problem of experiences of poverty, marginalizatio ...
autoethnography, career identity, PhD supervision, philosophy, reflexivity
617 downloads
Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education, Volume 3- Printable Table of Contents
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Table of Contents for Volume 3, 2018, of the Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education
Table of Contents, JSPTE, Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education
97 downloads
MCR
, Volume 3 , 2018
Adele Botha, a project manager in the Information Communication and Technology for Rural Education Development (ICT4RED) initiative in South Africa, pondered on what to do with the Twitter and Whatsapp data that had been secured over the course of the study. The data consisted of communication between people at the implementation sites and management of the ICT4RED initiative in the city of Pretor ...
South Africa, social media, rural education, whatsapp
13 downloads
MCR
, Volume 3 , 2018
Antonia Makina, an education consultant in the Directorate for Curriculum and Learning Development at the University of South Africa (UNISA), was assigned the task of recommending a theoretical guideline for adoption by the management of the university in its quest to implement Open Distance E-learning (ODeL) at the university. This was because Open Distance E-learning delivery presented new chall ...
South Africa, e-Learning, Distance Learning, Pedagogy, Learning Theories
30 downloads
MCR
, Volume 3 , 2018
Dr. Jackie Phahlamohlaka reflected on what he would propose to the board regarding the transformation of the existing Siyabuswa Educational Improvement and Development Trust (SEIDET) community centre to a smart community centre. As the Competency Area Manager at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa, the founder of SEIDET and the chairman of its Board of Trustee ...
South Africa, community center, digital village, economic development
54 downloads
MCR
, Volume 3 , 2018
Antoinette Lombard, Director of the e-skills unit at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT), had initiated a skills development and employee engagement project for the Human Resource (HR) Department through offering an e-skills and e-literacy course to the service workers of the University. Service workers included cleaning, gardening, maintenance and electrical workers. After a reasonably succes ...
South Africa, e-literacy, higher education, Vaal University of Technology
6 downloads
MCR
, Volume 3 , 2018
The Head of Institutional Planning at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Mr. Stevens, was working with the 2016 UWC Institutional Operational Plan (IOP) White Paper. He was using this document in his planning. One of the goals of the IOP was the development of the campus and surrounding areas, which required his executive direction. Two intertwined concerns dominated the infrastructure deve ...
South Africa, commuting, infrastructure, wi-fi, higher education
10 downloads
MCR
, Volume 3 , 2018
Jane, an academic staff member of a university based in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, had been involved in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) research for many years. Jane wanted to apply for academic promotion to an Associate Professor position at her institution. In order to be promoted to an Associate Professor level, Jane was required to demonstrate ...
South Africa, community engagement, higher education
12 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Understanding how students develop a sense of efficacy as researchers can provide faculty members in higher education doctoral programs insight into how to be more effective teachers and mentors, necessitating discipline-specific research on how graduate programs are and can be fostering students’ research self-efficacy (RSE). Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore how doctora ...
graduate student socialization, research self-efficacy, research training
159 downloads
MCR
, Volume 3 , 2018
“What if we took pharmacy back to its DNA… back to its essence… and then we prescribed empowerment, innovation, creativity, teamwork and personalization?” –USF Health Website
Having pondered this question, which had been his guide and vision throughout his career, Dr. Kevin Sneed asked himself how technology could be used toward the next advancement of pharmacy related health care. As the Found ...
healthcare, Higher education, information technology, medicine, patient care, pharmacy, USF Health
7 downloads
IF
, Volume 3 , 2018
As Sydney Freeman, Jr., Associate Professor in the Adult, Organizational Learning and Leadership program at the University of Idaho’s College of Education, did one final review of his syllabus for ED 589 Theoretical Applications & Design of Qualitative Research, he knew that this was a different approach to teaching qualitative research. Generally, this kind of information was better taught in per ...
teaching qualitative research
140 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Review of Beth Berila's book, Integrating Mindfulness Into Anti-Oppression Pedagogy: Social Justice in Higher Education
Background: I am a Fine Arts instructor who integrates contemplative methods in my curriculum and is interested in mindfulness techniques. Beth Berila is Director of Women's Studies at St. Cloud University, as well as a 500-hour registered yoga teacher.
Methodolo ...
pedagogy, mindfulness, contemplative, integrated, social justice, anti-oppression, higher education
127 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Service Learning is not used in graduate education to the extent it is in un-dergraduate education. This paper utilizes a developmental evaluation methodological approach and a strategic partnership conceptual framework in examining a service learning course in which higher education master students gain valuable experience they can use in their careers while assisting high school stu ...
service learning, college admission, graduate students
89 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how the professional development of two Mexican-American women post-secondary educators was impacted by the reflective literacy practices (RLPs) of their students and themselves. RLPs were defined as verbal and written dialogue that fosters reflection of their learning.
Background: Research suggests that RLPs can be empowering for students, y ...
Mexican-American, voice, post-secondary, reflective literacy practices
49 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This qualitative study examines the discourse of study abroad (SA) electronic advertising and how it potentially constrains participation by students of color in education abroad using a critical race theory (CRT) perspective.
Background: Through visual and text communication, SA advertisements define the SA participant as affluent and White and construct SA as opportunities for tour ...
study abroad, critical race theory, students of color, advertising
167 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper invites readers to engage with analyses that diagnose the racial-colonial foundations of US universities as the root cause of many contemporary higher education challenges. To do so, it traces the “underside” of violence that subsidized three moments in US higher education history: the colonial era; land-grant legislation; and the post-War “golden age.” I argue that confron ...
higher education, history, foundations, capitalism, colonialism, racism
590 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Using a sample of historically Black college/university (HBCU) students, the study examined (1) differences in academic self-esteem (ASE) levels when considering students’ performance on an academic task that was either easy (low in cognitive demand) or difficult (high in cognitive demand), (2) gender differences in ASE levels, and (3) variations in academic self-concepts, given basel ...
academic self-esteem, perceptions of rigor, academic achievement, HBCU, col-lege students
63 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to provide an appreciative re-telling of public regional universities (PRUs) to advance the study of postsecondary education.
Background: Journalists, scholars, and policymakers frequently describe PRUs from a deficit perspective. The dominant narrative about PRUs influences how we prepare new higher education professionals, where faculty and ...
public, regional, comprehensive, university, opportunity, narrative, president, qualitative, appreciative
112 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 3 , 2018
Aim/Purpose: Using the lens of critical theory, the authors of this study analyzed if institutions of varying institutional type acknowledged the role of the presidents’ spouses in presidential biographies and press releases. The purpose of this investigation was to establish to what extent institutions are transparent about the involvement of the presidential spouse.
Background: Spouses of high ...
college president, presidential spouse, content analysis, organizational commu-nication, critical theory
59 downloads
MBR
, Volume 2 , 2018
This Industry Analysis looks into the aspects of the stakeholders within the constructs of the college football environment and seeks to explain the various impacts on key stakeholders within the constructs of this industry. More importantly this research tracks the student-athlete both decision paths of the process of seeking a professional football career or an education with the benefits to pla ...
NCAA, Division I, Student-Athlete, Parents, College Football, Conferences, SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, High School, Recruiting, Recruit, Coach, Head Coach, African American, Student, University, College, College Football, Football, NFL Draft, NFL, Revenue, Academics, National Championship, BCS
38 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 2 , 2018
Aim/Purpose:
The objective of this study is, for a given set demographics, to investigate the effect of knowledge, awareness and perception of consumers on the attitude/preferences of consumers for organic product in Kelantan.
Background:
Organic foods are food products which are free from any chemicals and are safe to be consumed by consumers. The consumers are getting more health conscious an ...
Organic food, Awareness, knowledge, attitude, perception, demographic factor
56 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Table of Contents: Proceedings of the 2018 InSITE Conference
proceedings, InSITE, conference, informing science, IT education
57 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study aims to provide a description of how flipped classroom was designed in the Business Computing (BC) course in order to adapt with the changes in the Vietnamese students’ learning needs, as well as social and technological developments that disrupt student’ behaviours and living styles.
Background: The flipped classroom (FC) model is widely implemented, especially in the Eng ...
flipped classroom, learning styles, design thinking and student centric learning
34 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper introduces DigLit Score, an indicator of the extent to which educational institutions identify, assess, and amplify student digital literacy.
Background: Digital literacy has garnered considerable attention of late among scholars, leaders, and journalists. Nonetheless, institutions of higher education have been slow to define, assess, and amplify digital literacy on par wi ...
digital literacy, technology, curriculum, assessment, student learning
48 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: This paper describes an empirical investigation on how consumer behavior is influenced by the volume of content on a commercial landing page -- a stand-alone web page designed to collect user data (in this case the user’s e-mail address), a behavior called “conversion.”
Background: Content is a term commonly used to describe the information made available by a website or other elect ...
content, landing pages, content strategy, impression-management, decision-making, human-computer interaction, engagement, a/b testing, e-commerce, marketing
180 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: To investigate anxiety in online courses and its relationship with overall online courses satisfaction as it may vary with online courses experience.
Background: Delivering online courses in higher education institutions continue to increase. Anxieties seem to be persistent. Although there are many technology and internet related anxieties studies, online courses anxieties are relati ...
anxiety, eLearning, satisfaction, online, experience
48 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15]
The aim of this study was to concept test a novel instructional aid called Virtual Pathology Learning Resource (VPLR), which was used as a vehicle to communicate information, and enhance teaching and learning of basic sciences (Anatom ...
virtual learning, pathology, higher education, allied health science students, tissue specimens, case scenarios, medical radiation
10 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15]
This paper investigates the new technical skills that are needed for Data Engineering. Past research is compared to new research which creates a list of the 20 top tech-nical skills required by a Data Engineer. The growing availabilit ...
Data Engineering, Technical Skills, Data Science
65 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15]
The objective of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of educational games on learning computer programming. In particular, we are focusing on examining whether allowing the players to manipulate the underlying code of th ...
Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Learning Programming
35 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15]
The proposed Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) for Empowerment (PKM4E) Framework expands on the notions of the Ignorance Map and Matrix for further supporting the educational concept of a PKM system-in-progress.
Background: The acc ...
Personal Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management, Knowledge So-ciety, Creative Class, Knowledge Worker, Ignorance Matrix, Empowerment, Memes, Knowcations.
12 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15]
Authentic assessments offer students the opportunity to develop skills that implement the formal learning they receive in the classroom. Although there is a need for accounting graduates to possess a plethora of skills to equip them f ...
Reflective journals, critical thinking, accounting education, graduate-attributes, problem-based learning, work –integrated learning
14 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15]
The objective of this study is to understand how the video lectures of the same length and content as the face-to-face lectures can be designed and implemented to have a positive effect on student performance; probably when the campus ...
Video lectures, organisation and design of the video lecture, quality of the video lecture and content, student performance, quasi-experimental design.
10 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15]
Student dropout in higher education institutions is a universal problem. This study identifies the characteristics of dropout. In addition, it develops a mathematical model to predict students who may dropout.
Background: This stu ...
Dropouts, Attrition, Persistence, Retention, Higher Education
14 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, Volume 14]
The digital divide and educational inequalities remain a significant societal prob-lem in the United States impacting low income, first-generation, and minority learners. Accordingly, institutions of higher education are challenged to me ...
Digital divide, information literacy, first generation college students, technology readiness, HBCU, minority learners, technology assessment, digital literacy, under prepared students, IC3, computer skills, computer concepts course, computer education, generation z, computer skills assessment, UMES, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, SAM, Cengage, skills assessment management, Certiport, technological competency
326 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, Volume 14]
This presentation presents the preliminary findings of a survey that sought to examine the technology uses, needs, interests, career goals, and professional expectations of Generation Z college students
Background: Students entering col ...
Technology skills, career readiness, technological literacy, Generation Z, computer concepts course, computer education, computer skills assessment, UMES, minority learners, career and technology readiness, technology assessment, digital literacy, computer self-efficacy.
19 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, Volume 17]
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between teacher presence and social presence on one hand, and feelings of challenge and threat, self-efficacy, and motivation among students studying in virtual and blended courses on the ot ...
Teacher Presence, Social Presence, Challenge, Threat, Motivation, Self-efficacy, Virtual Course, Blended Course, Learning Community, Trans-actional Distance
30 downloads
InSITE 2018
, 2018
Aim/Purpose: [The full paper was previously published in the International Journal of Community Development & Management Studies, 1, 39-47. Available at http://ijcdms.org/Volume01/v1p063-071Fosu3785.pdf]
The main aim of the study is to identify some of the barriers to the integration of technology into the teaching of mathematics in high schools.
Background: Writing on chalkboards as a metho ...
mathematics teachers, technological skills, training
14 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 20 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) has been envisaged as a crucial tool for the growing creative class of knowledge workers, but adequate technological solutions have not been forthcoming.
Background: Based on former affordance-related publications (primarily concerned with communication, community-building, collaboration, and social knowledge sharing), the common and differing n ...
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM), Design Science Research (DSR), Informing Science (IS), Knowledge Worker, Affordances, Path Dependency, Fixations, Digital Ecosystems, Memes, Memex, Knowcations
176 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 20 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The main aim of the research is to examine the performance of second language English speaking students enrolled in the Business Statistics course and to investigate the academic performance of students when taught under the constructivist and non-constructivist approaches in a classroom environment.
Background: There are different learning theories that are established based on ho ...
business statistics, constructivist approach, second language English speakers, student motivation, academic performance
280 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 20 , 2017
Aim/Purpose
Information Technology students’ learning outcomes improve when teaching methodology moves away from didactic behaviorist-based pedagogy toward a more heuristic constructivist-based version of andragogy.
Background
There is a distinctive difference, a notable gap, between the academic community and the business community in their views of the level of preparedness of recent info ...
learning outcomes, pedagogy, andragogy, behaviorism, constructivism, learning theory, instructional strategy
417 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 20 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This paper aims to investigate how Kuwaiti Academic Libraries (KALs) have responded to the rapidly evolving Smartphone-Apps (SP-Apps) environment, as well as exploring the level of electronic services provided in these libraries.
Background: This study can illustrate whether the governmental, academic libraries in the State of Kuwait have already benefited from the mobile services ...
academic library, smartphone, information communication technology, Kuwait
128 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 20 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Sharing ideas generated in a Business Intelligence (BI) Applications class to upgrade an Information System in to an Informing System.
Background: Course Registration is the essential university’s business process in a university that follows a liberal-arts education model. Almost all categories of users are involved, including students, individual faculties and departments, and a ...
information systems, informing systems, business intelligence, analytics, course registration
155 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 16 , 2017
Table of Contents of Volume 16 of the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2017.
119 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose The goal of this project was to determine what effects exposure to online K-12 teaching and learning activities had on teacher candidates’ perceptions of K-12 online learning, how the exposure allowed teacher candidates to reach greater understanding of online pedagogy, and what effect such exposure had on teacher candidates’ aspirations to complete virtual field experiences.
Backgr ...
online teaching, online learning, preservice teachers, online schools, virtual schools
508 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose This paper utilizes the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to examine the extent to which acceptance of Remote Virtual Computer Laboratories (RVCLs) is affected by students’ technological backgrounds and the role of collaborative work.
Background RVCLs are widely used in information technology and cyber security education to provide students with hands-on experimentation. However, ...
collaborative learning, technology acceptance, virtual computer laboratories
455 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This paper provides a review of previously published work related to active learning in information systems (IS) courses.
Background: There are a rising number of strategies in higher education that offer promise in regards to getting students’ attention and helping them learn, such as flipped classrooms and offering courses online. These learning strategies are part of the pedagog ...
active learning, critical thinking, information systems, IS curriculum
679 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The study examines the effectiveness of university courses in shaping pre-service teachers’ intention to use 3D multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) when they become practicing teachers.
Background: Four variables (perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, self-efficacy, and attitude toward use), as well as behavioral intention to use MUVEs, were used to build a research mode ...
MUVEs, pre-service teachers, structural equation modeling, Technology Ac-ceptance Model
226 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The present study investigated and compared students’ attention in terms of time-on-task and number of distractors between using a touchscreen and a pen tablet in mathematical problem-solving activities with virtual manipulatives.
Background: Although there is an increasing use of these input devices in educational practice, little research has focused on assessing student attentio ...
attention, touchscreen, pen tablet, mathematical problem solving, virtual manipulatives, human-technology interaction
506 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The goal of this study was to investigate how Kuwaiti teachers perceive their own readiness to implement digital curriculum in public schools, and the factors that affect Kuwaiti teachers’ readiness to implement digital curriculum from their perspectives.
Background: In order to shift from the traditional instructional materials to digital and more innovative resources, teachers h ...
digital curriculum, educational technology, Kuwait education, technology readinesss
536 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Electronic examinations have some inherent problems. Students have expressed negative opinions about electronic examinations (e-examinations) due to a fear of, or unfamiliarity with, the technology of assessment, and a lack of knowledge about the methods of e-examinations.
Background: Electronic examinations are now a viable alternative method of assessing student learning. They p ...
e-examination, e-Learning, public-private relationships, open-source software, accreditation authorities, post-paper assessment
225 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Improving public schools is a focus of federal legislation in the United States with much of the burden placed on principals. However, preparing principals for this task has proven elusive despite many changes in programming by institutions of higher learning. Emerging technologies that rely on augmented and virtual realities are posited to be powerful pedagogical tools for closing th ...
immersive simulation, principals, self-efficacy, school improvement, action review cycle, situated learning, critical pedagogy
191 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: By integrating a motivational perspective into the Technology Acceptance Model, the goal of this study is to empirically test the causal relationship of intrinsic motivational factors on students’ behavioral intention to use (BIU) a mobile application for learning.
Background: Although the Technology Acceptance Model is a significant model, it largely remains incomplete as it does ...
intrinsic motivation, mobile learning, behavioral intention, competence, challenge, choice, interest
391 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The aim of the study is to examine what ICT coordinators perceive as the main elements of knowledge needed to implement ICT successfully into school culture.
Background: For the past few years, Israel’s Ministry of Education has been running a national program of adapting the education system to the 21st century skills. Key teachers have been appointed as ICT coordinators. Their ro ...
ICT coordinators, TPACK, leadership knowledge, ICT implementation
317 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: To examine the early perceptions (acceptability) and usability of EASEL (Education through Application-Supported Experiential Learning), a mobile platform that delivers reflection prompts and content before, during, and after an experiential learning activity.
Background: Experiential learning is an active learning approach in which students learn by doing and by reflecting on the ex ...
experiential learning, mobile devices, smartphones, technology, application supported learning, reflection, metacognition
182 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: When learning to program, both text-based and visual-based input methods are common. However, it is unclear which method is more appropriate for first-time learners (first learners).
Background: The differences in the learning effect between text-based and visual-based input methods for first learners are compared the using a questionnaire and problems to assess first learners’ under ...
programming-learning, Minecraft. programming input method, game-based learning
370 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Compared student academic performance on specific course requirements in a C# programming course across three instructional approaches: traditional, online, and flipped.
Background: Addressed the following research question: When compared to the online and traditional instructional approaches, does the flipped instructional approach have a greater impact on student academic performan ...
flipped instructional approach, online instructional approach, traditional instructional approach, C# programming, student performance, information technology education
247 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Teaching and learning is no longer the same and the paradigm shift has not settled yet. Information technology (IT) and its worldwide use impacts student learning methods and associated pedagogical models.
Background: In this study we frame immersive learning as a method that we believe can be designed by pedagogical models such as experiential, constructivist, and collaborative e ...
immersive learning, information technology, learning models, educational evolution
284 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: From an idea of lifelong-learning-for-all to a phenomenon affecting higher education, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) can be the next step to a truly universal education. Indeed, MOOC enrolment rates can be astoundingly high; still, their completion rates are frequently disappointingly low. Nevertheless, as courses, the participants’ enrolment and learning within the MOOCs must be ...
distance education, lifelong learning, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), success factors, framework, content analysis, climate change
314 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: IStation is an adaptive computer-based reading program that adapts to the learner’s academic needs. This study investigates if the Istation computer-based reading program promotes reading improvement scores as shown on the STAR Reading test and the IStation test scaled scores for elementary school third-grade learners on different reading levels.
Background: Prior literature provide ...
computer-adaptive learning technologies, reading intervention, early child-hood education, IStation
418 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of incorporating wiki technology in an under-graduate biostatistics course for improving university students’ collaborative learning, approaches to learning, and course performance.
Methodology: During a three year longitudinal study, twenty-one and twenty-four undergraduate students were recruited by convenience sampling and assigned to a wiki group ...
statistics, education, social media, group processes, learning
166 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This study examines how the use of a Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) application influences the learners’ attitudes towards the process of learning, and more specifically in voluntary and mandatory environments.
Background: Mobile devices and applications, which have become an integral part of our lives, are used for different purposes, including educational objectives. Am ...
mobile applications, foreign languages, MALL, mobile assisted language learning, m-learning, gamification
810 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: As e-Learning 3.0 evolves from a theoretical construct into an actual solution for online learning, it becomes crucial to accompany this progress by scrutinising the elements that are at the origin of its success.
Background: This paper outlines a framework of e-Learning 3.0’s critical success factors and its empirical validation.
Methodology: The framework is the result of an ext ...
e-Learning 3.0, critical success factors, semantic web
308 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the study is to provide foundational research to exemplify how knowledge construction takes place in microblogging-based learning environments, to understand learner interaction representing the knowledge construction process, and to analyze learner perception, thereby suggesting a model of delivery for microblogging.
Background: Up-and-coming digital native learners c ...
knowledge construction, social media, microblogging, Twitter
159 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This study is an attempt to enhance the existing learning management systems today through the integration of technology, particularly with educational data mining and recommendation systems.
Background: It utilized five-year historical data to find patterns for predicting student performance in Java Programming to generate appropriate course-content recommendations for the student ...
learning management systems, educational data mining, prediction model, per-formance prediction, attribute selection, course-content recommendation, index of learning styles
251 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 16 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This study explores the associations between elementary school learners’
m-learning and learner satisfactions based on the technology-mediated learning model.
Background: M-learning (mobile learning) is emerging, but its role in elementary education still needs clarification.
Methodology: Questionnaires were mailed to several different elementary schools, located in different area ...
active course participation, m-technology quality, satisfaction toward course satisfaction toward peers, satisfaction toward school
215 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 14 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Executive doctoral programs in higher education are under-researched. Scholars, administers, and students should be aware of all common delivery methods for higher education graduate programs.
Background This paper provides a review and analysis of executive doctoral higher education programs in the United States.
Methodology: Executive higher education doctoral programs analyze ...
higher education, executive, graduate programs
144 downloads
Can Learners Become Teachers? Evaluating the Merits of Student Generated Content and Peer Assessment
IISIT
, Volume 14 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this project was to explore student perceptions of the value of both the creation of video content and exposure to other students’ work though peer assessment and inclusion of exemplars as unit material.
Background: The research was in a first year information technology flipped-learning unit, where the assessment involved students developing video presentations that wer ...
student generated, peer review, flipped learning, peer assessment
157 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 14 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The uptake of university by regional students has been problematic for various reasons. This paper discusses a program, initiated by a South Australian regional university campus, aimed at attracting regional students into higher education.
Background: A qualitative descriptive approach to study was used to determine the value of the program on participating students and school sta ...
university participation, increasing university aspirations, Year 10 students, regional university experience
85 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 14 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: In today’s changing economy, economic growth depends on career and technical programs for skill training.
Background: This study discusses the key area in promoting individual learning and skill training and discusses the importance of career education and training as a way of promoting economic growth.
Methodology : This study uses a qualitative study approach to investigate ...
workforce development, technology, unemployment and employment growth, labor force, education and job training, economic growth and instructional technology
485 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 14 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of mentor’s work with immigrant children and adolescents at risk, using the Elements Way.
Background: The New Media offers our “screen kids” a lot of information, many behavioral models, and a new type of social communication. The Elements Way is an educational method designed to enhance openness, development, breakthroughs, goa ...
screen kids, empowering, new media, immigrant children, children at risk, mentors, the Elements Way
119 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 14 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Assess the affordances and constraints of SimReal+ in teacher education
Background There is a huge interest in visualizations in mathematics education, but there is little empirical support for their use in educational settings
Methodology: Single case study with 22 participants from one class in teacher education. Quantitative and qualitative methods to collect students’ respons ...
pedagogical affordances, technological affordances, SimReal+, visualization tool
124 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 14 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: To understand the change of entrepreneurial initiatives by analysing some new initiatives that came up the last years based on IT enabled business models
Background: The theme is described from an educational perspective by offering examples of successful entrepreneurship initiatives
Methodology: Description of some cases: Waynabox, Lock up, Uber, Pinterest
Contribution: Thi ...
entrepreneurial initiatives, case study, customer experiences, knowledge society
125 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 13 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: These days educators are expected to integrate technological tools into classes. Although they acquire relevant skills, they are often reluctant to use these tools.
Background: We incorporated online forums for generating a Community of Inquiry (CoI) in a faculty development program. Extending the Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge (TPACK) model with Assessment Knowledge a ...
community of inquiry, online forums, hands-on experience, TPACK, instruc-tional technology, teacher professional development
159 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 13 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The research work investigated the information seeking process of undergraduates in a specialised university in Nigeria, in the course of a group assignment.
Background: Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process (ISP) model is used as lens to reveal how students interact with information in the affective, cognitive and physical realms.
Methodology: Qualitative research methods were ...
information seeking process, information seeking, dialogue journaling, group assignment, analysis of assignment, specialised university
183 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 13 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This preface presents the papers included in the ninth issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL) special series of selected Chais Conference best papers.
Background: The Chais Conference for the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Technological Era, is organized by the Research Center for Innovation in Learning Techno ...
Learning technologies, e-learning, technology integration in education, diffusion of innovation, human-computer interaction, lifelong learning, educational technologies research
58 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 13 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This study examines the impact of the Israeli National Program on pre-service teachers’ skills in the integration of ICT in teaching and discusses the influential factors of successful implementation of practices in the field.
Background: In the current Information Age, many countries relate to education as an im-portant factor for national growth. Teacher education plays a signific ...
ICT integration in teaching, teacher education, evaluation of systemic changes
136 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 13 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The present study aims to describe existing peer-to-peer, social network-based sharing practices among adult students in teacher colleges.
Background: Ubiquitous social network sites open up a wide array of possibilities for peer-to-peer information and knowledge sharing. College instructors are often unaware of such practices that happen behind the scenes.
Methodology: An interpret ...
social network technology, knowledge sharing, teacher training
93 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 13 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Our research focuses on a unique group a students, who study CS: ultra-orthodox Jewish men. Their previous education is based mostly on studying Talmud and hence they lacked a conventional high-school education. Our research goal was to examine whether their prior education is merely a barrier to their CS studies or whether it can be recruited to leverage academic learning.
Backgrou ...
computer science, diversity, prior education, Talmud, logic
62 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This article offers a conceptual summary and critique of existing literature on doctoral writing and emotion. The article seeks to intervene in current debates about doctoral writing by re-positioning it as an affective-political practice
Background: Over recent decades public interest in the doctorate has expanded as it has become re-framed as a key component of national success ...
affect, affective-politics, doctoral writing, doctoral education, emotion, neoliberalism
785 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The topic of this study is the ICT-enabled transformation of car dealerships to regional providers of sustainable mobility (e.g., car sharing).
Background: Car dealerships offer specific conditions that enable a sustainable mobility offer, based on individual motorized transport like car sharing. This is especially useful in small towns or rural areas where people’s mobility is st ...
car dealership, automotive retailer, car sharing, SusCRM, sustainability CRM, sustainable mobility, rural regions
204 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explain how Distance Education women EdD students who are mothers balanced and integrated their multiple identities (e.g., mother, student, professional) to persist.
Background: It is well documented that parenting students experience higher levels of stress and pressure during their degree pursuit than their non-parenting counterparts. It is also ...
doctoral education, persistence, female identity, academic identity, distance education
980 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This paper examined the balance and meaning of two types of experiences in the day-to-day activity of doctoral students that draw them into academia and that move them away from academia: ‘feeling like an academic and belonging to an academic community;’ and ‘not feeling like an academic and feeling excluded from an academic community.’
Background: As students navigate doctoral wo ...
doctoral education, academic culture, workplace learning, doctoral students’ academic activities
1399 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This work aims to present a knowledge modeling technique that supports the representation of the student learning process and that is capable of providing a means for self-assessment and evaluating newly acquired knowledge. The objective is to propose a means to address the pedagogical challenges in m-learning by aiding students’ metacognition through a model of a student with the tar ...
m-learning, pedagogy, mobile device, knowledge modeling
216 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Both the quality and the quantity of doctoral supervision have been identified as central determinants of the doctoral journey. However, there is a gap in our understanding of how supervision activities are associated with lack of wellbeing, such as burnout, and also to completion of the studies among doctoral students.
Background: The study explored doctoral students’ perceptions ...
doctoral education, supervision, supervisory activities, burnout
1427 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: We show a new dimension to the process of using design-based research approach in doctoral dissertations.
Background: Design-based research is a long-term and concentrated approach to educational inquiry. It is often a recommendation that doctoral students should not attempt to adopt this approach for their doctoral dissertations. In this paper, we document two doctoral dissertatio ...
design based research, doctoral study, doctoral dissertation
909 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to explore student perceptions of their own doctoral-level education and quantitative proficiency.
Background: The challenges of preparing doctoral students in education have been discussed in the literature, but largely from the perspective of university faculty and program administrators. The current study directly explores the student voice on t ...
quantitative proficiency, doctoral education, exploratory mixed-methods
664 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to better understand the individual variations in supervisory and researcher community support among doctoral students by analyzing the social support profiles of Finnish doctoral students. The differences among the profiles, in terms of satisfaction with supervision, experienced burnout, time to candidacy and disciplinary background were also examine ...
doctoral education, supervision, burnout, satisfaction, drop-out intentions
916 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Countries today strategically pursue regional development and economic diversification to compete in the world market. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are at the crux of this political strategy. The paper reviews how HEIs can propel regional socio-economic growth and development by way of research innovation and entrepreneurship.
Background: Offering an academic perspective ab ...
entrepreneurship, HEI, innovation, knowledge economy, Penta Helix
501 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: It aimed at investigating the motives and challenges of 15 mature-aged doctoral students at two education faculties in Australian and Asian contexts.
Background: This cross-border research collaboration investigated the first international higher-research forum between two education faculties in Hong Kong and Australia.
Methodology: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was ...
mature-aged doctoral students, motivation, doctoral program design, cross border research collaboration, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
755 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the factors that affect the post implementation success of a web-based learning management system at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).
Background: UPSA implemented an LMS to blend Web-based learning environment with the traditional methods of education to enable working students to acquire education.
Methodology: An explanatory sequen ...
web-based learning, information system, information technology, IT infrastructure, web-based learning management system, Moodle
157 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Much has been written in academia about the meaningful relationship between doctoral students and their respective dissertation chairs. However, an often-overlooked benefit of the dissertation research process as a whole is its potential to professionally and personally transform the capacities of all concerned – the doctoral candidate, mentor/major professor, and committee.
Backgrou ...
doctoral education, PhD supervision, scholarly leadership, mentorship, experi-ential learning
656 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 12 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of our study was to gain a better understanding of the factors that contribute to graduate student sense of belonging and gain insights into differences in sense of belonging for different groups of students.
Background: Sense of belonging, or the feeling that a person is connected to and matters to others in an organization, has been found to influence college student r ...
sense of belonging, graduate education, underrepresented minority students
2143 downloads
JITE: DC
, Volume 6 , 2017
After the successful launch of a DBA program for working executives, the program’s academic director ponders whether or not there might be an opportunity to create a cybersecurity doctoral program based on the existing program’s research core.
Grandon Gill, Academic Director of the Doctorate of Business Administration Program (DBA) at the University of South Florida’s (USF) Muma College of Busi ...
business research, cybersecurity, DBA, doctoral education, executive education
89 downloads
JITE: DC
, Volume 6 , 2017
Table of Contents of Journal of Information Technology Education: Discussion Cases, Volume 6, 2017
JITE, discussion cases, table of contents
108 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Table of Contents for Volume 2, 2017, Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education
JSPTE, postsecondary education, tertiary education
66 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this paper is to develop a unified methodology inclusive of the three primary areas of faculty responsibility (teaching, research, and service) to calculate departmental productivity that fills the gap in methodological bench-marking tools for overall faculty productivity.
Background: A disproportionate number of departmental and faculty productivity indices in higher ed ...
higher education departmental productivity, faculty productivity, productivity management, methodology, university mission, accurate benchmarking
81 downloads
MCR
, Volume 2 , 2017
Grandon Gill, Academic Director of the Doctorate of Business Administration Program (DBA) at the University of South Florida’s (USF) Muma College of Business pondered the email he had just sent to Moez Limayem, the dean of the college (see Exhibit 1). In that email, he had raised the possibility of developing a version of the college’s highly successful DBA program specifically targeting cybersecu ...
business research, cybersecurity, DBA, doctoral education, executive education
14 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Appointment systems in today’s universities must now accommodate not only traditional tenured/tenure track faculty (TTTF) but a broad array of other professionals who collectively, are often labeled “contingent faculty” and who share the university’s teaching responsibilities for both undergraduate and graduate courses.
Background: Regardless of appointment type, providing institu ...
tenured faculty, tenure track faculty, contingent faculty, instructional staff appointment systems
77 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of student affairs professionals who teach in a variety of college classroom settings.
Background Increasingly, student affairs professionals are serving in teaching roles inside the college classroom; yet, there are few empirical studies that explore that teaching role or the impacts of that teaching experience. Because there ...
student affairs professionals, teaching, classroom, practitioner, scholarship of teaching, college teaching
107 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: To explore how early career faculty in the field of higher education administration develop and enact their personal and professional identities.
Background: Participants sought to understand themselves, to understand their environments and the “rules” of the academic “game,” and to reconcile conflicts between their own values and identities and the expectations and culture of thei ...
early career faculty, graduate students, professional identity development, men-toring, socialization
111 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose : The role of college presidents has become increasingly critical, yet their tenure as institutional leaders have decreased over the last half century, leading to institutional instability and an expensive search process for new presidents. Scholars have sought to understand this phenomenon by focusing on either presidential characteristics, or institutional characteristics, with few ...
college presidents, turnover, presidential tenure, person-organization fit
74 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how research skills and communities can be promoted in student affairs and/or higher education graduate preparation programs through a peer-led, team-based model.
Background: Numerous scholars emphasized a lack of empirical research being conducted by student affairs professionals, even though integration of scholarship with practice remains ...
Scholar-Practitioner, Student Affairs, Graduate Preparation, Communities of Practice
142 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the present special series is to move conversations about people we treat as “other” within our field from the margins of higher education as a field of study to the center. For this spe-cial series we invited established scholars within the field of higher education to illuminate issues confronting the field that are often left to the margins.
higher education graduate programs
58 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Background: Looking up the terms center and margin, synonyms found for center are “the middle, nucleus, heart, core, hub” and synonyms for margin are “the border, edge, boundary, fringe, periphery.” These terms and their synonyms prompt me to ask questions about the concepts of “margin” and “center” as related to higher education. Questions such as: What are the challenges and benefits of being at ...
faculty of color
54 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This article reviews the leadership development literature and posits that a learning centered approach will best support the development of community college leaders. But, it is important to recognize that community colleges have differing needs due to size, location, and the communities they serve.
Background: American community colleges have received a great deal of attention o ...
community colleges, leadership, leadership development, leaders, networks
235 downloads
No Longer Junior Colleges: Integrating Institutional Diversity in Graduate Higher Education Programs
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: This article argues that given the isomorphic pressures on both community colleges and four-year institutions, historic divisions between community college leadership programs and general higher education programs are no longer serving the needs of new scholars and practitioners in the field. Graduate programs of higher education should integrate an understanding of community college ...
community colleges, graduate higher education, curriculum, isomorphism
52 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this article is to outline a pedagogical framework we as trans* educators utilize to center trans* identities and epistemologies in classrooms alongside graduate students.
Background: Little has been written about the experiences of trans* educators in classroom spaces, in particular how gender mediates pedagogical approaches.
Methodology : This article is conc ...
gender, trans* pedagogy, higher education, student affairs, classroom
96 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: Doctoral students with disabilities represent 5 to 10 percent of the graduate student population and, yet, research seldom documents their experiences. We propose a research agenda and methodological approaches that circumvent these limitations, including a substantive focus on universal design to measure graduate program’s awareness of disability, experimental methods to minimize re ...
graduate programs, doctoral students, disability, diversity
154 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript is to bring communities of learners before Solerno, Bologna, and Paris from the margin to the center of history of higher education discourse.
Background: Most history of higher education coursework in the global west begins with institutions of higher learning in western Europe – Solerno, Bologna, and Paris. However, this tradition discounts the histor ...
history of higher education, ancient history, global history
40 downloads
39 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 2 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The book, Advancing Higher Education as a Field of Study: In Quest of Doctoral Degree Guidelines – Commemorating 120 Years of Excellence by Sydney Freeman, Jr., Linda Serra Hagedorn, Lester F. Goodchild, and Dianne A. Wright (Editors), Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2014, 340 pages, $49.95 (softcover) is reviewed and recommended for faculty and administrators who have a graduate program in hig ...
higher education, doctoral programs, master's programs, accreditation
67 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 1 , 2017
Aim/Purpose:This paper seeks to show how University of South Africa (UNISA) is using technology to connect lecturers, tutors and students of [UNISA] in an underdeveloped region in South Africa (SA) to reduce cost and time of travelling to access information, tutorials and help [available] in designated centers, hence making quality and higher education more accessible and less costly.
Background ...
Development, Higher education, Technology,
103 downloads
MBR
, Volume 1 , 2017
There is no one best course through a Doctorate of Business Administration program but there are paths that maximize your time and value. Some people will wander through the research wilderness until having an epiphany, while others will treat the program like a journey-man and “do the work”, and still others will panic at the end of the third semester and “have to pick a topic for the dissertatio ...
Executive Education, DBA, Executive Learning, Active Learner, Life-long Learner
68 downloads
IJCDMS
, Volume 1 , 2017
Aim/Purpose: The main aim of the study is to identify some of the barriers to the integration of technology into the teaching of mathematics in high schools.
Background: Writing on chalkboards as a method of transferring knowledge is a key fea-ture of traditional approach to teaching may have been successful in the past, but the minds of the current generation vary from those of the previous gen ...
Mathematics teachers, technological skills, training.
64 downloads
MBR
, Volume 1 , 2017
Using the Risk Analysis for Initial Needs (RAIN) planning model and its resource-based audit (RBA) tool to support the creation of a time zero startup business plan will improve the perceived value of the startup plan to founders and stakeholders by identifying gaps between the needs and availability of the needed resources at time zero.
The case has been made that successful startups are benefic ...
http://pubs.mumabusinessreview.org/2017/MBR-2017-081-095-Gonzalez-RAIN.pdf
81 downloads
MBR
, Volume 1 , 2017
Based on both historic and current study, the industry of facilities management faces an ever growing challenge that puts our public assets at risk. The outcry for additional funding has become universal. Unfortunately, the federal and state governments delegate responsibility for funding solutions down to the local governments. The result; our public facilities are suffering chronic deferred m ...
Lack of funding, growth cycle, productivity, facilities management, maintenance budget, priority, communication, knowledge, strategic plan, technology, training, outsourcing
16 downloads
MBR
, Volume 1 , 2017
This article provides value to hiring managers and academics by positing a conceptual model that could potentially revitalize the methods employed to train, coach, interview and hire new college graduates. The model shows that success (measured as employee productivity) is the summation of education (hard skills) plus experience (time in one’s domain) plus soft skills. Each of the variables (empl ...
Soft Skills, Hard Skills, Employee Productivity, Education, Experience, Cost, Culture
181 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
proceedings, InSITE, conference, informing science, IT education
95 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: To measure the change in team skills resulting from team projects in professional and graduate school courses, a pilot study was conducted among students in two courses in a graduate school of business and one in the pharmacy school of the same institution of higher learning. This pilot study evaluated (a) students receiving training and practice in working as part of a classroom tea ...
team skills, pharmacy education, business education, multi-disciplinary collaboration
29 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: In adolescents’ cyberethics education, case-based discussion, debate and role-playing are commonly used instructional strategies to engage students in critical dialogues in an open setting. However, the open setting is entirely different from the private and individual environment when adolescents go online. Teachers are in a position of higher power and peers’ observation provokes ...
cyberethics, adolescent, self-presentation, self-knowledge, self-awareness, self-assessment, pressure-free, information ethics, information security, privacy, intellectual property, netiquette
42 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: The aim of this paper is analysis of applicants for study at the University of Economics, Prague (UEP) that are coming from foreign countries. The second aim is to learn the graduation rate of foreign students.
Background: Knowledge about applicants results are important for changing entrance exams according to the changing situation in high school education systems and according ...
mathematics, English, economic study applicants, Vietnamese students, Russian students, entrance exams
19 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: Development of a conceptual model linking early class preparation to improve class participation and performance.
Background: Class preparation and class participation are precursors for the students’ performance.
Methodology: Literature review.
Findings: In a student-centered class environment, class preparation remains essential for the successful collaboration and partic ...
class preparation, class participation, conceptual model, grade performance, active learning, flipped-classroom
54 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: This research critically reviews literature examining the prior empirical and case study research studies to help educators and to shape the conceptual framework of what and how to prepare for MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses), especially in Vietnam, SouthEast Asia, and developing countries.
Background: MOOCs are a disruptive trend in education. Several initiatives have emerged r ...
MOOCS, eLearning, online education, constrain of MOOCs, MOOCS frame-work, Vietnam Higher Education
81 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: To investigate the state of anxiety and associated expected performance in online courses at the undergraduate level.
Background: Online courses continue to increase dramatically. Computer related anxieties remain an important issue, and, in this context, it has evolved to online learning anxieties with deeper psychological states involved. Consequently, performance is compromised ...
anxiety, elearning, performance, online, gender, age
1815 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: How to spread an anti-littering message amongst Vietnamese youth.
Background: We outline the design of a mobile game aimed at educating the target audience on the value of not littering.
Methodology : We use key theory from the literature to inform the design of the game.
Contribution: This paper outlines an approach to education that could provide value in re-conceptualizing ...
mobile learning, serious games, Vietnam
33 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: We introduce interactive and collaborative learning tools into a “traditional” finance course and collect feedback from the students concerning satisfaction, engagement, and overall learning. The aim is to show that collaborative learning methods have a place in finance academia.
Background: Finance education still relies on the traditional education model. We implement a collabora ...
peer-to-peer, collaborative learning, online education, hybrid education, finance education, student opinion
23 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: It appears that humans can become mal-informed and often consciously or subconsciously resist revising their mal-informed perspectives.
Background: We need to apply behavioral and/or cognitive psychological approaches rather than traditional “educational” approaches.
Methodology: Literature review
Contribution: Suggests revising research focus to affective rather than cognit ...
malinformation, information resistance, decision-making
21 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: This study examines how the use of a Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) application influences the learners' attitudes towards the process of learning, in voluntary and mandatory environments.
Background: Mobile devices and applications, which have become an integral part of our lives, are used for different purposes, including educational objectives. Among others, they are u ...
Mobile applications, foreign languages, MALL, Mobile Assisted Language Learn-ing, m-learning, gamification
45 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
Aim/Purpose: This paper seeks to show how University of South Africa (UNISA) is using technology to connect lecturers, tutors and students of [UNISA] in an underdeveloped region in South Africa (SA) to reduce cost and time of travelling to access information, tutorials and help [available] in designated centers, hence making quality and higher education more accessible and less costly.
Backgro ...
higher education, technology, underdeveloped
12 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology]
Aim/Purpose : Executive doctoral programs in higher education are under-researched. Scholars, administers, and students should be aware of all common delivery methods for higher education graduate programs.
Background: This paper provides a review and analysis of executi ...
higher education, executive, graduate programs
14 downloads
Can Learners Become Teachers? Evaluating the Merits of Student Generated Content and Peer Assessment
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology]
Aim/Purpose : The aim of this project was to explore student perceptions of the value of both the creation of video content and exposure to other students’ work though peer assessment and inclusion of exemplars as unit materia
Background: The research was in a first year i ...
student generated, peer review, flipped learning, peer assessment
21 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology]
Aim/Purpose : The uptake of university by regional students has been problematic for various reasons. This paper discusses a program, initiated by a South Australian regional university campus, aimed at attracting regional students into higher education.
Background: A qual ...
university participation, increasing university aspirations, Year 10 students, regional university experience
15 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology]
Aim/Purpose: In today’s changing economy, economic growth depends on career and technical programs for skill training.
Background: This study discusses the key area in promoting individual learning and skill training and discusses the importance of career education and t ...
workforce development, technology, unemployment and employment growth, labor force, education and job training, economic growth and instructional technology
20 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology]
Aim/Purpose: This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of mentor’s work with immigrant children and adolescents at risk, using the Elements Way.
Background: The New Media offers our “screen kids” a lot of information, many behavioral models, and a new type of s ...
screen kids, empowering, new media, immigrant children, children at risk, mentors, the Elements Way
15 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology]
Aim/Purpose: Assess the affordances and constraints of SimReal+ in teacher education
Background: There is a huge interest in visualizations in mathematics education, but there is little empirical support for their use in educational settings
Methodology: Single case s ...
pedagogical affordances, technological affordances, SimReal+, visualization tool
9 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology]
Aim/Purpose : To understand the change of entrepreneurial initiatives by analysing some new initiatives that came up the last years based on IT enabled business models
Background: The theme is described from an educational perspective by offering examples of successful ent ...
entrepreneurial initiatives, case study, customer experiences, knowledge society
13 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in Informing Science: the International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline (InfoSci)]
Aim/Purpose: Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) has been envisaged as a crucial tool for the growing creative class of knowledge workers, but adequate technological solutions have not been forthcoming.
Background: Based on former affordance-related pu ...
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM), Design Science Research (DSR), Informing Science (IS), Knowledge Worker, Affordances, Path Dependency, Fixations, Digital Ecosystems, Memes, Memex, Knowcations
10 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in Informing Science: the International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline (InfoSci)]
Aim/Purpose: Sharing ideas generated in a Business Intelligence (BI) Applications class to upgrade an Information System in to an Informing System.
Background: Course Registration is the essential university’s business process in a university that follo ...
information systems, informing systems, business intelligence, analytics, course registration
19 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in Informing Science: the International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline (InfoSci)]
Aim/Purpose: The main aim of the research is to examine the performance of second language English speaking students enrolled in the Business Statistics course and to investigate the academic performance of students when taught under the constructivist and ...
business statistics, constructivist approach, second language English speakers, student motivation, academic performance
12 downloads
InSITE 2017
, 2017
[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in Informing Science: the International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline (InfoSci)]
Aim/Purpose: Information Technology students’ learning outcomes improve when teaching methodology moves away from didactic behaviorist-based pedagogy toward a more heuristic constructivist-based version of andragogy.
Background: There is a distinctive di ...
learning outcomes, pedagogy, andragogy, behaviorism, constructivism, learning theory, instructional strategy
22 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 19 , 2016
As the complexity of a system grows, the challenge of informing the stakeholders of that system grows correspondingly. Nowhere is that challenge more daunting than in business education, where globalization, technological innovation, and increasingly complicated regulations continuously transform the business environment facing graduates and practitioners. Informing science theory proposes that di ...
informing science, informing system, internships, externships, business education, case studies, research, channel, complexity, rugged landscape, business school, impact
613 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 19 , 2016
This study investigates the skill sets necessary for entry level systems analysts. Towards this end, the study combines two sources of data, namely, a content analysis of 200 systems analysts’ online job advertisements and a survey of 20 senior Information Systems (IS) professionals. Based on Chi-square tests, the results reveal that most employers prefer entry level systems analysts with an under ...
System Analysts, Information Systems, Education, Skills, Content Analysis, Empirical Study
639 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 19 , 2016
In the fast changing global economic landscape, the cultivation of sustainable entrepreneurial ventures is seen as a vital mechanism that will enable businesses to introduce new innovative products to the market faster and more effectively than their competitors.
This research paper investigated phenomena that may play a significant role when entrepreneurs implement creative ideas resulting in s ...
entrepreneurial start-ups, partnerships, education, idea generation, innovation, design thinking, common features for the foundation of a successful company
120 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
table of contents, JITE, IT education
192 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 15 , 2016
table of contents, JITE, IT education
89 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 15 , 2016
The paper describes the development of four learning modules that focus on technical details of how a person’s privacy might be compromised in real-world scenarios. The paper shows how students benefited from the addition of hands-on learning experiences of privacy and data protection to the existing information technology courses. These learning modules raised students’ awareness of potential bre ...
Privacy, Education, Curriculum, Information Security, Information Assurance
260 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
Computers have taken an important place in the training of science students and in the professional life of scientists. It is often taken for granted that most students have mastered basic Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills; however, it has been shown that not all students are equally proficient in this regard. Starting from theories of socialization and technology acceptance ...
survey, ICT skills, computer literacy, science students, technology acceptance model, TAM, higher education, structural equation model, confirmatory factor analysis
531 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 15 , 2016
This paper examines how to leverage the design studio learning environment throughout long-term Digital Design education in order to support students to progress from tactical, well-defined, device-centric routine design, to confidently design sustainable solutions for strategic, complex, problems for a wide range of devices and platforms in the digital space. We present a framework derived from l ...
Education, design studio learning, Human-Computer Interaction, user-centered design, formation and transformation of knowledge
195 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
This paper explores and analyses similarities and differences in ICT curricula, policies, and assessment between the Vietnamese and Australian educational systems for the final years of secondary educational level. It was found that while having a common core set of tendencies, the Australian ICT curricula, policies, and assessments differ markedly from the Vietnamese counterparts. These differenc ...
ICT education, comparative studies in ICT education, ICT curriculum, ICT policies, ICT assessment
349 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 15 , 2016
The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science organized by Code.org, a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science. This study investigated the impact of the Hour of Code on students’ attitudes towards computer programming and their knowledge of programming. A sample of undergraduate students from two universities was selected to participate. Participants ...
computer science education, advocacy, Hour of Code, Code.org, online tutorials, in-troductory computer programming, survey
450 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
Two of the most important outcomes of learning analytics are predicting students’ learning and providing effective feedback. Learning Management Systems (LMS), which are widely used to support online and face-to-face learning, provide extensive research opportunities with detailed records of background data regarding users’ behaviors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of und ...
LMS, Learning Analytics, Online Learning, Academic Achievement
570 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 15 , 2016
Immigrant students face a multitude of problems, among which are poor social adaptation and school integration. On the other hand, although digital narrations are widely used in education, they are rarely used for aiding students or for the resolution of complex problems. This study exploits the potential of digital narrations towards this end, by examining how the development and presentation of ...
digital storytelling, autobiographical narration, school integration, immigrant student, intercultural education
209 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 15 , 2016
Since the advent of the iPhone and rise of mobile technologies, educational apps represent one of the fastest growing markets, and both the mobile technology and educational app markets are predicted to continue experiencing growth into the foreseeable future. The irony, however, is that even with a booming market for educational apps, very little research regarding the quality of them has been co ...
Instructional Technology, Teacher Resources, Educational Apps, and Tablets
318 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
Since reading and writing digitally demand partially different competencies, there is a change in some of the premises of related educational practices. This study aims to contribute to the knowledge of educational reading practices by scrutinizing how literacy events evolve in a digital classroom where each student has a personal digital device (1:1), iPads in this study. Our study is grounded in ...
literacy, digital technologies, interaction analysis, reading practices, structural resources
371 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
Using a qualitative content analysis approach, this study reviewed 47 published studies and research on online teaching and learning since 2008, primarily focusing on how theories, practices and assessments apply to the online learning environment. The purpose of this paper is to provide practical suggestions for those who are planning to develop online courses so that they can make informed deci ...
online education, online teaching, online learning community, asynchronous learning, cognitive presence, social presence, teaching presence, online higher education
5385 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 15 , 2016
The nexus between paid work and study is important. Developing opportunities to facilitate this link is a key part of good course design especially in postgraduate programs. Strong communities of practice can also assist with improving links between research and practice. The online study environment affords some challenges to achieving these goals. The current study proposes that offering formali ...
distance education, community of practice, interactions, online learning, network
175 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
The National Israeli Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Program that called for the “adaption of the educational system to the 21st century”, has been implemented in Israel since 2010. The program’s purpose intended to introduce an ‘ICT culture’ in the educational system – pre-schools and lower-level schools, as well as in higher education institutions, including teachers colleges. Fol ...
ICT integration; educators; innovational change; teacher colleges
270 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
Researchers and policy makers have been exploring ways to reduce the digital divide. Parameters commonly used to examine the digital divide worldwide, as well as in this study, are: (a) the digital divide in the accessibility and mobility of the ICT infrastructure and of the content infrastructure (e.g., sites used in school); and (b) the digital divide in literacy skills. In the present study we ...
Information and communication technology (ICT), digital divide, disadvantaged populations, desktop computers, hybrid computers, E-Readiness
314 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
This study examines factors that determine the attitudes of learners toward a blended e-learning system (BELS) using data collected by questionnaire from a sample of 396 students involved in a BELS environment in Vietnam. A theoretical model is derived from previous studies and is analyzed and developed using structural equation modeling techniques. Several theoretical findings from previous studi ...
blended e-learning, technology acceptance, beliefs, attitude, structural equation modelling
298 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
The introduction of computer programming in K-12 has become mainstream in the last years, as countries around the world are making coding part of their curriculum. Nevertheless, there is a lack of empirical studies that investigate how learning to program at an early age affects other school subjects. In this regard, this paper compares three quasi-experimental research designs conducted in three ...
elementary education, improving classroom teaching, interdisciplinary projects, pro-gramming and programming languages, teaching/learning strategies, computer education, Scratch
958 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
There is increasing recognition of the role eHealth will play in the effective and efficient delivery of healthcare. This research challenges the assumption that students enter university as digital natives, able to confidently and competently adapt their use of information and communication technology (ICT) to new contexts. This study explored health sciences students’ preparedness for working, a ...
Allied health, eHealth, Technology, ICT, Health sciences, Higher education, Internet, Survey, Telehealth, Telemedicine
310 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
To help students navigate the digital environment, teachers not only need access to the right technology tools but they must also engage in pedagogically sound, high-quality professional development. For teachers, quality professional development can mean the difference between merely using technology tools and creating transformative change in the classroom. For students — especially those with l ...
teacher training, middle school, digital learning, learning disabilities, special education
306 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
Professional development of future teachers is based on connecting theory and practice with the aim of supporting and developing critical, independent, responsible decision-making and active teaching. With this aim we designed a blended learning environment with an asynchronous online discussion, enabling collaboration and reflection even when face-to-face communication was not possible. This pape ...
teacher education, reflection, collaboration, blended learning environment, asynchronous online discussion, social and cognitive components of interaction
226 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
Instructional technologies can be effective tools to foster student engagement, but university faculty may be reluctant to integrate innovative and evidence-based modern learning technologies into instruction. Based on Rogers’ diffusion of innovation theory, this quantitative, nonexperimental, one-shot cross-sectional survey determined what attributes of innovation (relative advantage, compatibil ...
clicker, audience response system, instructional technology adoption
150 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
The use of touch-based technologies by young children to improve academic skills has seen growth outpacing empirical evidence of its effectiveness. Due to the educational challenges low-income children face, the stakes for providing instructional technology with demonstrated efficacy are high. The current work presents an empirical study of the use of a touch-based, computer-assisted learning syst ...
computer-assisted, touch-based, instructional technology, literacy, math, preschool, student achievement, low-income
362 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
The present study focused on how self-control over pace might help learners successfully extract information from digital learning aids. Past research has indicated that too much control over pace can be overwhelming, but too little control over pace can be ineffective. Within the popular self-testing domain of flashcards, we sought to elucidate the optimal level of user control for digital learni ...
computer, pace, self-control, learning, flashcards
239 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
This paper assesses the effectiveness of the adoption of curriculum content developed and supported by a global academic university-industry alliance sponsored by one of the world’s largest information technology software providers. Academic alliances promote practical and future-oriented education while providing access to proprietary software and technology. Specifically, this paper addresses a ...
information technology, point-and-click, academic alliances, IT education, business process integration, pedagogy
138 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
This qualitative study seeks to understand and resolve the difficulties that teachers encounter when integrating mobile devices in classrooms. To address the issue of teacher receptiveness, three undergraduate researchers collaborated with an education professor in spring 2012 to complete a qualitative study with a two-fold purpose: 1) to investigate how two secondary teachers in an independent sc ...
iPad, educational technology, 1:1, BYOD, teacher efficacy, instructional philosophy, teacher training, professional development, technology support, technology integration
585 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
This study explores the impact of electronic portfolios on undergraduate learning in higher education. Based on a descriptive study, it analyses the prospective teacher’s perception of use of these tools (electronic portfolio in Moodle-Mahara, in the institutional environment of a university in southern Europe), examining the variables participation, autonomous learning, and motivation. The result ...
electronic portfolios, higher education, teacher preparation, autonomous learning, student motivations
173 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
Digital technologies are an important requirement for curriculum expectations, including general ICT capability and STEM education. These technologies are also positioned as mechanisms for educational reform via transformation of teacher practice. It seems, however, that wide-scale transformation of teacher practice and digital learning remain unrealized. This is commonly attributed to a range of ...
digital technologies, digital learning, transformation, pedagogy, influences, barriers, professional learning, teachers
641 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 15 , 2016
Integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into teaching and learning is a growing area that has attracted many educators’ attention in recent years. Teachers need to be involved in collaborative projects and development of intervention change strategies, which include teaching partnerships with ICT as a tool. Teacher perceptions are a major predictor of the use of new technologies ...
blended learning, e-course design, ICT integration, in-service teachers, teachers’ perception
1061 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 13 , 2016
The authors present the results of a study conducted at a comprehensive, urban, coeducational, land-grant university. A quasi-experimental design was chosen for this study to compare student performance in two different classroom environments, traditional versus flipped. The study spanned 3 years, beginning fall 2012 through spring 2015. The participants included 433 declared business majors who s ...
flipped classroom, instructional videos, podcasts, student performance, traditional lecture, video-taped lectures
597 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 13 , 2016
This paper reports on the educational aspects of an information systems work-integrated learning (WIL) capstone project for an organization which operates to alleviate homelessness in the Australian non-profit sector. The methodology adopted for the study is Action Design Research (ADR) which draws on action research and design research as a means for framing a project's progress. Reflective insig ...
Work-integrated learning, workplace learning, non-profit, reflection, engagement, IT
113 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 13 , 2016
This longitudinal, quasi-experimental study investigated students’ cognitive personality type using the Myers-Briggs personality Type Indicator (MBTI) in Internet-based Online and Face-to-Face (F2F) modalities. A total of 1154 students enrolled in 28 Online and 32 F2F sections taught concurrently over a period of fourteen years. The study measured whether the sample is similar to the national av ...
Online learning, Distance Education, Face to face (F2F), Myers Briggs (MBTI), Longi-tudinal, Learning Style.
465 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 13 , 2016
One of the key attempts towards a collective African vision is the New Economic Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). Barnard and Vonk (2003) report that “53 countries have been urged to implement ICTs in three crucial development arenas: education, health and trade”. While NEPAD and other initiatives have contributed to the provision of ICT infrastructure with positive results as seen in t ...
Economic upliftment, Social development, Digital astuteness, Rural areas
121 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 13 , 2016
Project work forms a large part in work undertaken by graduates when they enter the workforce, so projects are used in higher education to prepare students for their working lives and to enable students to apply creativity in their studies as they present a solution to a problem, using technical skills they have learned in different units of study. Projects, both at work and in higher education, m ...
Team project, employability, transferable skills, external client
80 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 13 , 2016
The Open Software movement serves as a landmark and a starting point for many “open-something” initiatives, such as Open Educational Resources (OER) and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC). However, under a pragmatic point-of-view, many of its basic principles are not considered specially when dealing with the above mentioned initiatives: common, industry-standard OER and MOOC lack a considerable s ...
Open Educational Resources, Massive Online Open Courses, 5R Principles, Open Licenses, Open Standards
119 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 13 , 2016
Many degree courses at technical universities include the subject of control systems engineering. As an addition to conventional approaches Fuzzy Control can be used to easily find control solutions for systems, even if they include nonlinearities. To support further educational training, models which represent a technical system to be controlled are required. These models have to represent the sy ...
Fuzzy Control, FHFCE-Tool, Teaching Models, FC-Debugging, FC-Tracing
66 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 13 , 2016
Many higher education institutions are moving towards blended learning environments that seek to move towards a student-centred ethos, where students are stakeholders in the learning process. This often involves multi-modal learner-support technologies capable of operating in a range of time and place settings. This article considers the impact of an Audience Response System (ARS) upon the ongoing ...
Blended learning, audience response systems, information systems professionals, ethics
146 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 13 , 2016
The number of online resources available for teaching and learning in higher education has been growing enormously during the last decade. A recent development is the emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and of Open Educational Resources (OER). The result is a huge number of videos that are available on line. Can these videos enrich learning? As a pilot study we added sixteen videos to ...
Distance Education, Video, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Online Resources, Podcasts, Human-Computer Interaction
137 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 12 , 2016
Soft skills are becoming increasingly important and will be critical for success in the Information Systems profession. Employers complain about a lack in soft skills among graduates from tertiary education institutions. No agreement exists about what these skills actually are, which are of importance, and how acquiring these soft skills should be approached in higher education.
The aim of this ...
soft skills, higher education, information technology, industry
230 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 12 , 2016
Personalization is one of the most expected features in the current educational systems. User modeling is supposed to be the first stage of this process, which may incorporate learning style as an important part of the model. Learning style, which is a non-stable characteristic in the case of children, differentiates students in learning preferences. This paper identifies a new hybrid method to in ...
Automatic detection, children learning style, hybrid method, MBTI, personality type
172 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 12 , 2016
The purpose of this research is the exploration of the opinions and level of self-efficacy in the usage of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) of teachers in Greek pre-schools in the learning process and administration of nurseries. By using the term “usage and utilisation of ICTs in the learning process” we mean the utilisation of the capabilities that new technologies offer in an educa ...
ICT, educational process, use & development of ICT, self-efficacy
106 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 12 , 2016
Learning objects originally developed for use in online learning environments can also be used to enhance face-to-face instruction. This study examined the learning impacts of online learning objects packaged into modules and used in different contexts for undergraduate education offered on campus at three institutions. A multi-case study approach was used, examining learning impacts across a vari ...
learning objects, online learning, instructional context, multimedia instruction, online modules
182 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 12 , 2016
This paper provides an overview of the impact that social media has on the development of collaborative learning within a cohort environment in a doctoral program. The researchers surveyed doctoral students in an education program to determine how social media use has influenced the doctoral students. The study looked at the following areas: a) the ability of social media use to develop a collabor ...
Social media, Collaborative learning, Learning environment, Doctoral program, Cohort
400 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 12 , 2016
This preface presents the papers included in the eighth issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL) special series of selected Chais Conference best papers. The Chais Conference for the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Technological Era, is organized annually by the Research Center for Innovation in Learning Technologies, The Open ...
learning technologies, e-learning, technology integration in education, diffusion of innovation, human-computer interaction
56 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 12 , 2016
This study examined the phenomenon of academic dishonesty among university students. It was based on Pavela’s (1997) framework of types of academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, and facilitation) and distinguished between digital and “traditional”- analog dishonesty. The study analyzed cases of academic dishonesty offenses committed by students, as well as the reasons for academic ...
digital academic dishonesty, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, facilitation, academic integrity in higher education, motivation for academic dishonesty, gender differences in penalties given for academic dishonesty
679 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 12 , 2016
Creative computing is one of the rapidly growing educational trends around the world. Previous studies have shown that creative computing can empower disadvantaged children and youth. At-risk youth tend to hold a negative view of self and perceive their abilities as inferior compared to “normative” pupils. The Implicit Theories of Intelligence approach (ITI; Dweck, 1999, 2008) suggests a way of ch ...
creative computing, creative coding, creative programming, scratch application, implicit theories of intelligence, constructionism, at-risk youth, normative high-school students
90 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 12 , 2016
ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in teacher education poses new challenges to faculty and students. This study was carried out to examine factors facilitating and hindering ICT implementation in teacher education institutes in Israel. Findings from our study, administered at two points in time, revealed that providing technological-pedagogical support to teacher educators and their ...
teacher educators, ICT Implementation, facilitating factors, hindering factors, colleges of education
108 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
This article draws on findings from a broad study on the influences of globalization on the experiences of international doctoral students at a large, research intensive Canadian university. It focuses specifically on these students’ lived experiences of change in their national identities and senses of belonging in a globalizing world. Using a qualitative, multiple case narrative approach, stud ...
international doctoral students, transnationalism, graduate education, globalization, identity, belonging
822 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
Studies of doctoral education have included an interest not only in processes, structures, and outcomes, but also in students’ experiences. There are often useful recommendations for practice within individual examinations of the doctoral experience, yet there remains a need to strengthen the application of lessons from research to the behaviors of students and others engaged in the doctoral proce ...
doctoral education, doctoral student experiences, faculty members, administrators, challenges, strategies for success
1500 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 11 , 2016
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) encompassing computer and network hardware and software, and so on, as well as various services and applications associated with them, are assuming a growing presence within the modern homestead and have an indelible impact on the professional and everyday life of people. This research aims to explore factors influencing the successful adoption and ...
ICTs, households, ICT adoption, ICT usage, success factors, Poland
236 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
This paper presents quantitative results of a comparative study evaluating the management skills of doctoral candidates working toward a PhD and additional information related to their lifestyles. We conducted a survey among enrolled doctoral candidates at five universities in Israel and three technological universities in Western Europe. 1013 Israeli candidates and 457 Western European candidates ...
Doctoral research management, Adviser-candidate relationship, Doctoral education
816 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
Currently the study of higher education has been referred to as a multidisciplinary field. Consensus is continuing to evolve regarding both what is considered the appropriate coursework and the foundational knowledgebase of this field. The study of higher education is maturing and has the potential to transition from being seen as a field to being respected as an academic discipline. The purpose o ...
Academic Curriculum, Doctoral Education, Higher Education as a Field of Study
751 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
Today’s educational practitioners are expected to know how to gather, analyze, and report on data for accountability purposes and to use that information to improve student outcomes. However, there is little understanding of how to support practitioners’ learning of and engagement with research and few studies on the research experiences of students enrolled in Doctorate of Education (EdD) program ...
Doctoral students, practitioner-researcher, research skills, self-efficacy
757 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
An Instructional Management and Leadership doctoral program (IML) incorporated the use of Twitter to examine what this looked like in practice. Did students actually use Twitter, and if so, how frequently, for what purpose(s), and were there differences between students on the pattern of use? Additionally, we sought to determine if Twitter is a legitimate instructional tool and if the use of Twitt ...
Higher Education, Case Study, Social Media, Twitter, Doctoral Cohort, Accelerated program
614 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
Doctoral student retention remains a challenge in higher education with an average attrition rate of 50%. This study focuses on analyzing pre-entry variables of admission for 81 doctoral students admitted to a doctoral program in psychology to determine whether significant associations existed between specific variables in the graduated and withdrawn groups in this cohort with over 48% Hispanic do ...
Doctoral Student Retention, Hispanic Doctoral Students, Retention, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Attrition, Doctoral Completion, Quantitative, Pre-Entry Variables
605 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 11 , 2016
This paper explores the issues facing digital forensics in South Africa. It examines particular cyber threats and cyber threat levels for South Africa and the challenges in addressing the cybercrimes in the country through digital forensics. The paper paints a picture of the cybercrime threats facing South Africa and argues for the need to develop a skill base in digital forensics in order to coun ...
digital forensics, cybercrime, legislation, skills development, South Africa
189 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
In spite of tremendous efforts, women are still under-represented in the field of science. Post-graduate education and early tenure track employment are part of the academic career establishment in research and development during periods that usually overlap with family formation. Though women tend to leave science mainly after obtaining their PhD, and the timing of motherhood plays a vital role i ...
PhD, timing of motherhood childbearing, women, uncertainty, life course, engineering
671 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
Among the typical dissertation research designs, one particular design that is slowly gaining acceptance is that of the Delphi Method. Using a panel of experts to achieve consensus in solving a problem, deciding the most appropriate course of action, or establishing causation where none previously existed, particularly in areas of business or education research, are uniquely ideal to employment of ...
Delphi, consensus, dissertation research, problem-solving, expert panel, critique
1487 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
New qualitative research methods continue to emerge in response to factors such as renewed interest in mixed methods, better understanding of the importance of a researcher’s philosophical stance, as well as the increased use of technology in data collection and analysis, to name a few. As a result, those facilitating research methods courses must revisit content and instructional strategies in or ...
qualitative research methods, pragmatism, researcher worldviews, conceptual frameworks, research model
1165 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 11 , 2016
Universities have traditionally been leaders in the field of knowledge production, research, and societal development. They are expected to be drivers of innovation, thereby contributing to the development of a learning society. The array of challenges facing universities in Nigeria and other developing countries forces one to question their levels of innovation. While knowledge management has bee ...
knowledge management, higher education, innovation, university, Nigeria
252 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
In South Africa four key policy discourses underpin doctoral education: growth, capacity, efficiency, and quality discourses. This article contributes to the discourse on quality by engaging with quality assurance from the perspective of the decision makers and implementers of macro policy (national), meso (institutional), and micro (faculty/departmental) levels. We explore the perceptions that me ...
higher degree committee members, quality assurance, doctoral education, academic freedom, mode 3 knowledge production, higher education, South Africa
573 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 11 , 2016
Together, the fields of education and information technology have identified the need for an online solution to training. The introduction of e-learning has optimised the learning process, allowing organisations to realise the many advantages that e-learning offers. The importance of user involvement in the success of e-learning makes it imperative that the forces driving intention to use e-learni ...
e-learning, intention, satisfaction, survey, self-efficacy, enjoyment, computer anxiety
257 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
American society faces complex educational issues which impact many facets of its national interests. Institutions of higher education are granting doctoral degrees to educational leaders, but it is not known to what extent their dissertation topics are aligned with both longstanding and critical issues in education. Using a theoretical framework synthesizing Paul and Elder’s critical thinking mo ...
dissertation topics, EdD and PhD dissertations, critical issues in education, doctoral supervision, selection of dissertation topics
889 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 11 , 2016
Community-based research (CBR) is an advanced form of academic service-learning through which university students, faculty, and community organizations collaborate to conduct inquiry projects aimed at producing social change. Despite its potential for advancing learning in graduate studies, little research exists on CBR implementations or outcomes in doctoral programs. This study examined the effe ...
community-based research, academic service-learning, doctoral student development, education doctorate, educational leadership, cooperative learning, experiential learning, pro-ject-based learning
597 downloads
JITE: DC
, Volume 5 , 2016
Does it make sense for the University of South Florida to acquire cyber insurance? This case study explores the issues involved and the nature of the cyber insurance product.
case, education, information systems, non profit, discussion case
59 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education, Volume 1, Table of Contents
JSPTE, postsecondary education, tertiary education
95 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Introduction to the Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education (JPSTE). Pages 1-71 comprise the inaugural series of papers.
introduction, JSPTE, postsecondary education, tertiary education
111 downloads
MCR
, Volume 1 , 2016
David Rohret, the founder of the Joint Vulnerability Assessment Branch (JVAB) pondered this difficult question. Since 2003, he had been involved in building a team that was uniquely positioned to identify a wide range of vulnerabilities in military and commercial communications and web-based systems. He could cite numerous examples of past situations where the early use of JVAB’s services led to, ...
cybersecurity, information systems
36 downloads
MCR
, Volume 1 , 2016
Grandon Gill, Professor and Academic Director of the Doctor of Business Administration program at the Muma College of Business (MCOB) of the University of South Florida, pondered the question. A few months before, he had volunteered to take on the creation of two open access journals, to be called the Muma Case Review (MCR) and the Muma Business Review (MBR). The first of these would publish busin ...
cybersecurity, open access
7 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
In this essay, I touch upon three themes. First, I discuss the field of higher education and my views on the scholarship that we are producing within the field. Second, I discuss higher education graduate education and what contributes to sound training of doctoral students. And third, I provide commentary on how I’d like to see the field move forward.
Higher education, doctoral students, activism, writing, postsecondary education, tertiary education
130 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Ethics content within higher education graduate programs can help higher education students as emerging leaders become more thoughtful about the decision making process. The purpose of the present manuscript is to explore one vehicle through which current and future higher education leaders can actively contemplate their values and how their values influence their actions when faced with an ethica ...
Ethics, Graduate Education, Professional Programs, Leadership
191 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Prior research exploring professional socialization in student affairs has been grounded in models that do not fully capture the distinct features of the field. Moreover, these studies have primarily focused on the transition into full-time work positions, and they have captured what happens to new professionals rather than how individuals understand their socialization experiences. With these g ...
Professional socialization, graduate students, graduate education, student affairs, new professionals
215 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
This quantitative descriptive study examined the job placement success and challenges of graduate students in a higher education and student affairs professional preparation program at a mid-size public institution in the U.S. Specifically, this study investigated the impact of curricular standards in the form of supervised practice (i.e., internships and graduate assistantships) on the job place ...
graduate students, professional preparation, job placement, student affairs, higher education administration
128 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Book Review for Inaugural Series
Higher Education Administration, Inventory, Worldwide, Book Review
82 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
In September 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 agenda including sustainable development goals, for the first time addressing access to all levels of education. This essay has two aims. Firstly, it will illustrate why access to post-secondary education is emerging as a major global concern and provide examples of access gaps. The second is to describe a young global initiative for access to ...
Access, Access to Post-Secondary Education, Access to Higher Education, GAPS, Education Policy, Social Movement, Global Access to Higher Education, Widening Higher Education Access for Underrepresented Groups, Diversity & Inclusion in Higher Education
76 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
In her book, Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy: Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice, and Liberation, author, educator, and Fetzer Institute Fellowship alumnus Laura I. Rendón lays the framework and provides the rationalization for the need for higher education professionals to embrace and integrate the concepts of “wholeness, consonance, social justice, and liberation” in teaching and ...
JSPTE, postsecondary education, tertiary education, book review
103 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Intercollegiate athletic departments are complex organizations in need of individuals with specialized training and experience—credentials that aspiring practitioners have increasingly sought through graduate education. Despite the growing prevalence of graduate credentials, little is known about the motivations or choice processes of those seeking an advanced degree. Focusing on individuals enrol ...
College choice, graduate students, graduate education, intercollegiate athletics, Social Cognitive Career Theory
87 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Using Feminist Phase Theory (FPT) as our analytical framework, we studied the status of gender awareness and influence in higher education leadership development trends in four premier higher education journals for the years 2008, 2011, and 2014. Our analysis was accomplished through the review of articles and book reviews published in two US and two international journals: Higher Education (Nethe ...
Feminist Phase Theory, gender, higher education administration, higher education leadership, leadership
123 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Many higher education administrators and researchers have considered certain “good practices” of institutions as an instrumental way to improve student outcomes. Chickering and Gamson’s (1987) seven principles of good practice has been particularly salient in defining these practices. Often, prior studies only select some of the seven principles for their analysis. Even studies that consider sever ...
good practices, learning outcomes, student experiences, liberal arts colleges, liberal arts education, Wabash National Study
94 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Technology permeates higher education, yet less is known about the use of established technologies, such as email and other electronic communication mediums (e.g., discussion boards, listservs) for instructional purposes on important student outcomes such as cognitive development. In this study, we use data from the Wabash National Study to estimate the effects of email and other electronic mediu ...
Effective college teaching, pedagogy, technology, cognitive development, critical thinking
150 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
Although internationalization is often touted as a priority in higher education, little attention is given to infusing international perspectives into the formalities of doctoral education. Further, limited attention is given towards doctoral student training for conducting international research. This qualitative study provides insight on how 21 U.S. doctoral students in higher education programs ...
Doctoral preparation, international higher education, researcher development, international research, graduate education
144 downloads
JSPTE
, Volume 1 , 2016
In this duoethnography, we interrogate our roles as critical pedagogues in designing and teaching a graduate level course focused on the history of U.S. higher education. Throughout this dialogue, we surface tensions around what it means to enact critical pedagogy. Rather than just espousing a critical stance, we wrestle with how external pressures such as limited time, the need and desire to con ...
Critical pedagogy, history of higher education, graduate education
168 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
This paper explains the development of a system of academic ranking across the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) colleges and universities. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHE) at KRG has embarked on a project to develop a system for ranking the universities under their jurisdiction. The MHE wanted their ranking system to be modeled on other established university ranki ...
Academic Ranking System, Kurdistan Academic Ranking System, Kurdistan University Ranking
81 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
The expanding role of English as an international lingua franca has had considerable effects on higher education (HE) provision around the world. English has become the medium of choice for African HE, and its position as a medium of instruction in the Europe and Asia is strengthening (Coleman, 2006; HU, 2009). English-medium tertiary education is also commonplace in the Middle East including the ...
IT Education, English-medium university courses, English-medium teaching in higher education, multilingual language policy, content and language integrated learning (CLIL), STEM courses, English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
32 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
In this study we combine an immersive learning environment, an evidence based management method and the knowledge management SECI mindset to investigate students’ learning from scientific journal articles. The study entailed the use of a web-based peer to peer system (P2PS) that, gives an identified subject matter, engages students in extracting knowledge from a source, processes that knowledge t ...
Evidence Based Management, Immersive Learning, Information Technology, Learning Models, Educational Evolution
36 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
This contribution identifies challenges in information literacy didactics in contemporary higher education all over the world:
• Heterogeneity among organizations for higher education hinders co-operation.
• Information literacy is competing with media literacy.
• Leadership and responsibility are needed in information literacy education.
• Developing information literacy training materials re ...
Information literacy, didactics, information centers, co-operation, Internet, higher education
33 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
Knowledge Management (KM) is governed by an ill-structured mishmash of complementing as well as conflicting interdisciplinary methodologies and based on physical and social technologies, which too often struggle to achieve their stakeholders’ objectives due to diverse scholarly contributions, repetitive polemic discourses, and misguided organizational KM system generations.
A novel Personal Know ...
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM), Design Science Research (DSR), Informing Science (IS), Popper’s Three Worlds, Knowledge Worker, Organizational Knowledge Man-agement (OKM), Human Capital, Capacity Development, Lifelong learning, Memes, Memex, Knowcations
34 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning.]
Soft skills are becoming increasingly important and will be critical for success in the Information Systems profession. Employers complain about a lack in soft skills among graduates from tertiary education institutions. No agreement exists about what these skills actually are ...
soft skills, higher education, information technology, industry
46 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] The authors present the results of a study conducted at a comprehensive, urban, coeducational, land-grant university. A causal-comparative design was chosen for this study to compare student performance in two different classroom environments, traditional versus flipped. The study ...
flipped classroom, instructional videos, podcasts, student performance, traditional lecture, video-taped lectures
49 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.]
This paper reports on the educational aspects of an information systems work-integrated learning (WIL) capstone project for an organization which operates to alleviate homelessness in the Australian non-profit sector. The methodology adopted for the study is Action Design Research ( ...
Work-integrated learning, workplace learning, non-profit, reflection, engagement, IT
10 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.]
This longitudinal, quasi-experimental study investigated students’ cognitive personality type using the Myers-Briggs personality Type Indicator (MBTI) in Internet-based Online and Face-to-Face (F2F) modalities. A total of 1154 students enrolled in 28 Online and 32 F2F sections tau ...
Online learning, Distance Education, Face to face (F2F), Myers Briggs (MBTI), Longi-tudinal, Learning Style.
36 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.]
One of the key attempts towards a collective African vision is the New Economic Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). Barnard and Vonk (2003) report that “53 countries have been urged to implement ICTs in three crucial development arenas: education, health and trade”. While N ...
Economic upliftment, Social development, Digital astuteness, Rural areas
19 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.]
Project work forms a large part in work undertaken by graduates when they enter the workforce, so projects are used in higher education to prepare students for their working lives and to enable students to apply creativity in their studies as they present a solution to a problem, us ...
Team project, employability, transferable skills, external client
11 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
[This paper is published in the Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, Volume 15.]
This paper explores and analyses similarities and differences in ICT curricula, policies, and assessment between the Vietnamese and Australian educational systems for the final years of secondary educational level. It was found that while having a common core set of tendencies, the Australian ICT cu ...
ICT education, comparative studies in ICT education, ICT curriculum, ICT policies
15 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
[This paper is published in Informing Science: the International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline, Volume 19.]
As the complexity of a system grows, the challenge of informing the stakeholders of that system grows correspondingly. Nowhere is that challenge more daunting than in business education, where globalization, technological innovation, and increasingly complicated regulations conti ...
informing science, informing system, internships, externships, business education, case studies, research, channel, complexity, rugged landscape, business school, impact
13 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
[This paper is published in the Journal of Information Technology Education: Discussion Cases, Volume 5]
The investment decision was made last year, and after a time-consuming selection process and intensive negotiations, the contract with the general contractor was signed. The business segment Fixing systems of the fischer group of companies faced a significant investment in its logistics – th ...
change management, communication concept, order picking technology, warehouse logistics
12 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
Many degree courses at technical universities include the subject of control systems engineering. As an addition to conventional approaches Fuzzy Control can be used to easily find control solutions for systems, even if they include nonlinearities. To support further educational training, models which represent a technical system to be controlled are required. These models have to represent the sy ...
Fuzzy Control, FHFCE-Tool, Teaching Models, FC-Debugging, FC-Tracing
10 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
Many higher education institutions are moving towards blended learning environments that seek to move towards a student-centred ethos, where students are stakeholders in the learning process. This often involves multi-modal learner-support technologies capable of operating in a range of time and place settings. This article considers the impact of an Audience Response System (ARS) upon the ongoing ...
Blended learning, audience response systems, information systems professionals, ethics
13 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
The Open Software movement serves as a landmark and a starting point for many “open-something” initiatives, such as Open Educational Resources (OER) and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC). However, under a pragmatic point-of-view, many of its basic principles are not considered specially when dealing with the above mentioned initiatives: common, industry-standard OER and MOOC lack a considerable s ...
Open Educational Resources, Massive Online Open Courses, 5R Principles, Open Licenses, Open Standards
14 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
The number of online resources available for teaching and learning in higher education has been growing enormously during the last decade. A recent development is the emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and of Open Educational Resources (OER). The result is a huge number of videos that are available on line. Can these videos enrich learning? As a pilot study we added sixteen videos to ...
Distance Education, Video, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Online Resources, Podcasts, Human-Computer Interaction
16 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) encompassing computer and network hardware and software, and so on, as well as various services and applications associated with them, are assuming a growing presence within the modern homestead and have an indelible impact on the professional and everyday life of people. This research aims to explore factors influencing the successful adoption and ...
ICTs, households, ICT adoption, ICT usage, success factors, Poland
12 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
This study investigates the skill sets necessary for entry level systems analysts. Towards this end, the study combines two sources of data, namely, a content analysis of 200 systems analysts’ online job advertisements and a survey of 20 senior Information Systems (IS) professionals. Based on Chi-square tests, the results reveal that most employers prefer entry level systems analysts with an under ...
System Analysts, Information Systems, Education, Skills, Content Analysis, Empirical Study
24 downloads
InSITE 2016
, 2016
In the fast changing global economic landscape, the cultivation of sustainable entrepreneurial ventures is seen as a vital mechanism that will enable businesses to introduce new innovative products to the market faster and more effectively than their competitors.
This research paper investigated phenomena that may play a significant role when entrepreneurs implement creative ideas resulting in s ...
entrepreneurial start-ups, partnerships, education, idea generation, innovation, design thinking, common features for the foundation of a successful company
43 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 18 , 2015
Technology has transformed education, perhaps most evidently in course delivery options. However, compelling questions remain about how technology impacts learning. Adaptive learning tools are technology-based artifacts that interact with learners and vary presentation based upon that interaction. This paper compares adaptive learning with a conventional teaching approach implemented in a digital ...
Adaptive learning, adaptive learning system, personalized learning systems, iron triangle, informing science
557 downloads
InformingSciJ
, Volume 18 , 2015
The paper introduces a novel Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) concept and prototype system. The system’s objective is to aid life-long-learning, resourcefulness, creativity, and teamwork of individuals throughout their academic and professional life and as contributors and beneficiaries of organizational and societal performance. Such a scope offers appealing and viable opportunities for stakeh ...
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM), Organizational Knowledge Management (OKM), PKM for Development (PKM4D), Informing Science Framework, Human Capital, Capacity Development, Lifelong learning, Memes, Memex, Knowcations, Disruptive Innovations, Kuhn’s Scientific Revolutions
155 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
Distance education learning environments provide tremendous convenience and flexibility, allowing busy, mobile adult learners to engage in education while coping with their limited resources in terms of time, energy and finances. Following a student-centered approach this study investigates adult students’ subjective perceptions while using distance education systems based on a videoconferencing p ...
Quality of Experience, adult students, distance education, lifelong learning, videoconferencing, structural equation modeling
523 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 14 , 2015
Electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) have a positive impact on the learning process in a broad range of educational sectors and on learners of all ages. Yet because most e-portfolio-related studies are about their implementation in higher education, this type of research is less usual in the early childhood context, and there is no available research for Greek schools. This study aims to investiga ...
e-portfolio, Greek primary school, learning, PowerPoint, qualitative method
922 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
There is a pressing need for an evaluation rubric that examines all aspects of educational apps designed for instructional purposes. In past decades, many rubrics have been developed for evaluating educational computer-based programs; however, rubrics designed for evaluating the instructional implications of educational apps are scarce. When an Internet search for existing rubrics was conducted, o ...
evaluation rubric, tablet technology, instructional apps, tablet devices, apps, public education, blended learning
1660 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 14 , 2015
The ways people connect, interact, share, and communicate have changed due to recent developments in information technology. These developments, categorized as social media, have captured the attention of business executives, technologists, and education professionals alike, and have altered many business models. Additionally, the concept of social media impacts numerous sub-disciplines within bus ...
social media, teaching, higher education, business education, course development
733 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
The efforts of educators in the last three decades have, among other things, focused on the use of information technology (IT) in education. It has become commonplace to view information systems both as an effective carrier of course content as well as a cost-effective tool to improve student learning outcomes. One of such technologies is the e-book. Decision-makers in the education field need mak ...
technology acceptance model, instructional technology, e-book, IT education, technology innovativeness, technology exposure, e-book adoption, e-textbook acceptance
642 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
Universities have experienced increases in technology ownership and usage amongst students entering undergraduate programs. Almost all students report owning a mobile phone and many students view laptops and tablets as educational tools, though they also report using them for non-academic activities during lectures. We explored the relationship between student course engagement and the use of smar ...
pedagogical issues; post-secondary education; improving classroom teaching; media in education; interactive learning environments; laptops; smartphones; cell phones; tablets; student course engagement; unstructured mobile device use
871 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 14 , 2015
Technology skills are assumed to be a necessity for college and career success, but technology is constantly evolving. Thus, development of students’ technology skills is an on-going and persistent issue. Standards from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and the International Society for Technology in Education encourage educators to teach skills that help students adapt to changing working e ...
Educational technology, gifted, qualitative study, elementary education
880 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
The present study is a post-hoc analysis of data automatically recorded by an online teaching platform in a graduate course in research methods. The course is part of a sequence that is delivered completely online in a program preparing students to become Board Certified Behavior Analysts. Data analyzed included frequency of access to video lectures and PowerPoint slides (PPTs) across each week ...
online class, video lecture, PowerPoint, student outcomes, student choice
346 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 14 , 2015
New web technologies have enabled online education to take on a massive scale, prompting many universities to create massively open online courses (MOOCs) that take advantage of these technologies in a seemingly effortless manner. Designing a MOOC, however, is anything but trivial. It involves developing content, learning activities, and assessments to accommodate both the massiveness and openne ...
Online education, theory development, instructional design, MOOC, case study
797 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
Digital technologies are increasingly implemented in Swedish schools, which impact on education in the contemporary classroom. Screen-based practice opens up for new forms and multiplicity of representations, taking into account that language in a globalized society is more than reading and writing skills.
This paper presents a case study of technology-mediated instruction at the primary-school l ...
Multimodality, digital resources, available designs, primary education, collaboration
851 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 14 , 2015
Teaching advanced programming can be a challenge, especially when the students are pursuing different majors with diverse analytical and problem-solving capabilities. The purpose of this paper is to explore the efficacy of using a particular problem as a vehicle for imparting a broad set of programming concepts and problem-solving techniques. We present a classic brain teaser that is used to commu ...
Information technology education, object-oriented programming, software engineering, design techniques, algorithm complexity
155 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
This paper provides an in-depth analysis into two case studies aimed at addressing the digital divide in two developing countries. A detailed description is provided for each case study along with an analysis of how successful the two projects were at addressing the digital divide in Siyabuswa, South Africa and Ennis, Ireland. The two case studies were both community-based ICT projects in rural ar ...
digital inclusion projects, digital divide, digital empowerment, scalability, Information Age Town, Siyabuswa Educational Improvement and Development Trust Project
268 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
A capstone course is normally offered at the end of a program of study with the goal of helping students synthesize what they have learned in the courses preceding it. The paper describes such a course—an undergraduate capstone course for MIS majors—that was built around case discussions and projects and originally offered in a face-to-face format. Over the course of the study, an asynchronous onl ...
Information systems, capstone, case pedagogy, distance learning, online learning, evaluation, IS curriculum, critical thinking, education
207 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 14 , 2015
Many parents, educators, and policy makers see great potential for leveraging tools like laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones in the classrooms of the world. Although increasing students’ technology access may be associated with increased student achievement, there is little research directly investigating objective measures of student achievement. This study addresses the short-term and lon ...
tablet computers, iPads, early education, Kindergarten, student achievement, randomized control trial, early literacy, 1:1 computing
1069 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 14 , 2015
While many institutions provide centralized technology support for faculty, there is a lack of centralized professional development opportunities that focus on simultaneously developing instructors’ technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) in higher education. Additionally, there are few professional development opportunities for faculty that continue throughout the practice of te ...
professional development, higher education, technology integration, TPACK
543 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
E-learning is an important trend globally that is believed to enhance the acquisition of knowledge by students within and outside the classroom to improve their academic pursuit. The Online Discussion Forum (ODF) is one of the tools that are used for e-learning in Nigerian universities. It facilitates interaction among postgraduate students as they can communicate and share information sources wit ...
Online discussion forum, E-learning, TAM 3, Postgraduate students, Nigeria
281 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
In an educational setting, the use of online learning tools impacts student performance. Motivation and beliefs play an important role in predicting student decisions to use these learning tools. However, IT-personality entailing playfulness on the web, perceived personal innovativeness, and enjoyment may have an impact on motivations. In this study, we investigate the influence of IT-personality ...
Online, learning, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, playfulness on web, enjoyment, personal innovativeness
244 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
There is no questioning that the way people live, interact, communicate, and conduct business is undergoing a profound, rapid change. This change is often referred to as the “digital revolution,” which is the advancement of technology from analog, electronic and mechanical tools to the digital tools available today. Moreover, technology has begun to change education, affecting how students acquire ...
K-12, digital learning, devices, one-to-one, technology, literature review
1774 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 14 , 2015
Although most universities and educators are relying on implementing various technological tools in the curriculum, acceptance of such tools among students is still not sufficient. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been widely used by researchers to test user’s acceptance of technology in business, education and other domains. This research study is an attempt that tests the integration of ...
TAM, MyMathLab, university, students, math, self-satisfaction
255 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 12 , 2015
An algorithm learning tool was developed for an introductory computer science class in a specialized science and technology high school in Japan. The tool presents lessons and simple visualizations that aim to facilitate teaching and learning of fundamental algorithms. Written tests and an evaluation questionnaire were designed and implemented along with the learning tool among the participants. T ...
K12-Computer Science Education, Fundamental Algorithms, Algorithm Visualization, Learning Tool Evaluation, Questionnaire Validation
91 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 12 , 2015
This paper will shed light on the lack of the development of appropriate monitoring systems in the field of education. Test banks can be easily purchased. Smart phones can take and share pictures of exams. A video of an exam given through Blackboard can easily be made. A survey to determine the extent of cheating using technology was given to several university students. Evidence is provided that ...
education, security, testing, cheating, monitoring
140 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 12 , 2015
This paper presents the success story of the intuitive vision of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) high school educator in South Africa. The growth and evolution of a Community of Practice towards a full-fledged living lab is investigated. A grounded theory study analyses the living lab concept and highlights some of the current challenges secondary high school ICT education face w ...
Collaboration, Community of Practice, ICT Education, Living Labs, TechTeachers
132 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 12 , 2015
The significance of ICTs in supporting socio-economic development in developing countries is inevitable. As academics of information systems in developing countries, we cannot ignore the need for teaching and building the capacity of our students to become knowledgeable and skilled in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) practice and discourse. Furthermore, it is vital ...
Curriculum, Higher Education, Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D), Outcome Based Education, Developing Countries
150 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 12 , 2015
Information Technology (IT) high school learners are constantly struggling to cope with the challenges of succeeding in the subject. IT teachers, therefore, need to be empowered to utilize appropriate teaching–learning strategies to improve IT learners’ success in the subject. By promoting critical thinking skills, IT learners have the opportunity to achieve greater success in the most difficult p ...
Critical thinking, Information Technology education, Pair programming, Teaching–learning strategies, Programming
124 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 12 , 2015
An E-Portfolio Assessment Management System (EAMS) can be an innovative tool that provides students with flexible opportunities to demonstrate the acquisition of skills and abilities in an outcome-based institution. The system has been developed and used for the past ten years to create, reflect, revise, and structure students’ work. It is a repository management system that facilitates collecting ...
E-portfolio, IT Career, Learning Curriculum, Student Perspectives, Outcome-Based Higher Education.
157 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 12 , 2015
In the digital technology era, mobile devices have an important rule to deploy a copy of data and information through the network. An electronic reader (eReader) allows readers to read written materials in an electronic manner that is available in many models. The objective of this study is to evaluate the usage of eReader by higher education students. We firstly identified the most frequently use ...
eReader, evaluation, usefulness metric
77 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 11 , 2015
Digital solutions have substantially contributed to the growth and dissemination of education. The distance education modality has been presented as an opportunity for worldwide students in many types of courses. However, projects of digital educational platforms require different expertise including knowledge areas such as pedagogy, psychology, computing, and digital technologies associated with ...
Online Education, Digital Educational Solution, Quality Models, eQETIC Model
127 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 11 , 2015
This study attempts to present the variety of possible uses for iPads, in the learning process. The objective is to evaluate a unique implementation model that was tried out at a teacher training college in Israel. The methodology is based on a qualitative research paradigm. The findings show that students’ use the iPads in various contexts: (a) for ongoing personal use; (b) for planning lessons; ...
iPads in education, integrating tablets in classroom, iPads in Teacher Training, Taxonomy
207 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 11 , 2015
Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of distance learning courses for the purpose of interdisciplinary continuing education in Speech Pathology and Dentistry. Methods: The online course was made available on the Moodle platform. A total of 30 undergraduates participated in the study (15 from the Dentistry course and 15 from the Speech Pathology course). Their knowledge was evaluated before and a ...
Distance Learning, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Dentistry, Interdisciplinary Research
106 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 11 , 2015
The seventh issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL- formerly Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects - IJELLO) special series includes a selection of best papers presented at the 10th Chais Conference for the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Technological Era. The Chais conference 2015 was held at The Open ...
learning technologies, e-learning, information and communication technology (ICT) integration in education, diffusion of innovation, human-computer interaction, digital competencies, e-skills, lifelong learning
64 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 11 , 2015
This study seeks to explore what factors influence students’ ICT use and web technology competence. The objectives of this study are the following: (a) To what extent do certain elements of Rogers’ (2003) Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DOI) explain students’ ICT use, (b) To what extent do personality characteristics derived from the Big Five approach explain students’ ICT use, and (c) To what ex ...
ICT use, Educational Technology students, Library and Information Science students, Exploratory study
104 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 11 , 2015
Since the development of Open Educational Resources (OERs), different models regarding the usage of these resources in education have appeared in the literature. Wiley’s 4-Rs model is considered to be one of the leading models. Research based on Wiley’s model shows that using materials without making changes is the most common use. Compared to the extensive literature regarding OER usage in educat ...
OER, Open Educational Resources, instructional designers, training managers, corporate
86 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 11 , 2015
Transforming a school from traditional teaching and learning to a one-to-one (1:1) classroom, in which a teacher and students have personal digital devices, inevitably requires changes in the way the teacher addresses her role. This study examined the implications of integrating 1:1 computing on teachers’ pedagogical perceptions and the classroom’s educational discourse. A change in pedagogical pe ...
one-to-one computing, 1:1, laptop integration in school, teachers’ pedagogical perceptions, teacher “folk psychology” and “folk pedagogy”, “the new learning ecology” framework, educational discourse in the classroom
158 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 11 , 2015
Can questions sent to Open-Educational-Resource (OER) websites such as Ask-An-Expert serve as indicators for students’ interest in science? This issue was examined using an online questionnaire which included an equal number of questions about the topics “space” and “nutrition” randomly selected from three different sources: a 5th-grade science textbook, the “Ask-An-Expert” website, and questions ...
Ask-A-Scientist, elementary school, Interest, Open Educational Resource, Science curriculum, Students’ questions, Student voice
69 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
What predicts academic success during graduate school? What are the experiences of graduate students in terms of happiness, stress level, relationships in the program, and feelings of autonomy/competence? Responses from 3,311 graduate students from all psychological disciplines in the US and Canada were collected to answer questions involving (1) the relationship between student-level variables an ...
department rankings, students, publications, happiness, life satisfaction
749 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 10 , 2015
This project shows a creative approach to the familiar scavenger hunt game. It involved the implementation of an iPhone application, HUNT, with Augmented Reality (AR) capability for the users to play the game as well as an administrative website that game organizers can use to create and make available games for users to play. Using the HUNT mobile app, users will first make a selection from a lis ...
Software Engineering, Augmented Reality, iOS Application, Scavenger Hunt
468 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
In many Western countries, higher education has experienced a cultural change as a result of increased budgetary constraints, calls for greater accountability, and the greater competition for students. This development has had a profound influence on the working conditions of academic staff and on knowledge production in general at universities. The education of PhD students is no exception. Howev ...
PhD supervision, Practice of PhD supervisors, Knowledge production, Doctoral student education, Working conditions for academic staff
1314 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
Gaps between expectations and actual educational experience may influence motivation, learning and performance. The graduate college experience (GCE) is shrouded in myth and legend that may create unrealistic expectations, while its reality includes elements of politics, economics and organizational psychology. This study examined 1,629 present and former graduate students’ perceptions of what the ...
Graduate education, graduate school expectations, attrition, graduate student satisfaction, program improvement
828 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 10 , 2015
The purpose of this paper was to explore the current and potential use of Facebook for learning purposes by Jordanian university students. The paper attempted to compare such use with other uses of Facebook. Further, the paper investigated Jordanian university students’ attitudes towards using Facebook as a formal academic tool, through the use of course-specific Facebook groups. To that end, quan ...
Facebook, social networks, academic context, purposes, uses, universities, Jordan
203 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
Instruction in research methods, particularly statistical training, is an essential requirement for most higher education advanced-degree students. However, results from the institutional survey reported here demonstrate that many faculty in schools of education still do not require or offer a variety of research and analysis courses to provide this training. This article will explore graduate-lev ...
research courses; statistics courses; requirements in doctoral programs; requirements in Master’s programs
774 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 10 , 2015
Knowledge management and knowledge assets have gained much prominence in recent years and are said to improve organizational performance. Knowledge capture and acquisition mechanisms enhance organizational memory and performance. However, knowledge capture and acquisition mechanisms in higher education institutions are not well known. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge capture ...
Knowledge Management, Mechanisms, Knowledge Capture and Acquisition mechanisms, knowledge capture and acquisition
224 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
With doctoral completion rates hovering around 50%, students, faculty and institutions are seeking methods for improvement. This narrative inquiry examined the impact of collaboration and peer to peer experiences on doctoral completion of three peers in a part-time doctoral program. Prior to this inquiry, minimal research existed on the impact of peer to peer support and collaboration on doctoral ...
Peer to peer support, part-time doctoral completion, organic collaboration, intentional relational learning, narrative inquiry, group dynamics
1085 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
There are relentless calls for innovation in higher education programs in response to media and policy-makers attention to such concerns as instructional quality, relevance to employment, costs, and time-to-degree. At the same time, the individual course remains the primary unit of instruction and there is little evidence of faculty development strategies to assist with changing core instructional ...
Faculty development, doctoral programs, reform, innovation, leadership
714 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
While researchers, institutional leaders, and policymakers have made significant progress towards increasing undergraduate student diversity in the United States, diversity in graduate education has been less often studied and a more challenging goal on which to make progress. This qualitative study explores the roles and work of graduate diversity officers (GDOs) in student recruitment activitie ...
diversity, recruitment, administration, graduate education, United States
740 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
Drawing on developmental networks theory, this qualitative research study explores the professional preparation and career decision-making processes of doctoral students in the sciences. The study is based on 95 semi-structured interviews with informants at three research universities in the United States. Though many students were interested in non-academic career tracks, they were largely unawa ...
Ph.D. students, career preparation, decision-making processes, doctoral students, science students
1347 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
The emerging body of research on business professional doctoral programs has focused primarily on the programs’ composition and management, offering limited insight into students’ motivations and the impact the degree has on graduates and their careers. However, understanding these student motivations and career impacts is valuable for several reasons. In addition to helping future candidates asse ...
Professional doctorates, careers of professional doctoral graduates, motivations of professional doctoral students, doctoral education process
803 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
This study examines the ways that part-time Ph.D. students develop community within the academic department and how a sense of community is related to persistence. This study included 12 participants (ten students and two program chairs) in two academic departments at one urban research institution. This qualitative study followed a descriptive case study design and provided three levels of data: ...
doctoral education, part-time Ph.D. students, community, graduate study, persistence
2535 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
The study explored features of an educational doctoral program that enhances doctoral student success. Doctoral student success is defined broadly to include not only completion and retention rates, but also the ability of the program to produce effective scholars in the field. The study utilized a mixed-method approach, incorporating quantitative and qualitative data from both alumni and current ...
mentorship, doctoral programs, research engagement, doctoral student success, formation of scholars, retention rates
1110 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
Unlike the doctoral programs in places where students are paired with advisors at the time of admission itself, most US programs require the students to choose their advisors, and the advisors to formally accept the students as advisees. Little research has been done to understand how students and faculty approach this mutual selection and pairing process. This paper examines this process in STEM ...
Doctoral education, advisor/advisee selection, gender, nationality, career stage
605 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
This study examined the relationship between graduate students’ research training environment, course experience, and research self-efficacy beliefs. The findings of the descriptive and regression analyses suggest that graduate students’ (n = 161) general research, quantitative, and qualitative research self-efficacy beliefs varied and that these beliefs were related to different aspects of the r ...
graduate student, professional development, research, self-efficacy, training
695 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
International forums for doctoral students offer a fertile context for developing strategic partnerships between higher education institutions, as well as for building the intercultural capacity of early career academics. However, there is limited research investigating the benefits of international doctoral forum partnerships. This paper presents learnings from a recent international doctoral for ...
Australia, China, international, doctoral forum, boundary crossing, collaboration, university, case study
566 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
This article explores the value of attending to the emotional side of the doctoral journey by focusing on the use of a ‘secret’ Facebook group amongst a cohort of EdD (Professional Doctorate in Education) students at one English university. Presented as a piece of action research in which the participants created an intervention to address a perceived problem and then reflected on its effectivene ...
Reflection, cohort, emotion, social, Facebook, support, secret, professional doctorate, education
680 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 10 , 2015
The purpose of the doctoral education process is to create and legitimize scholarly researchers. This transformation, from student to scholar, is widely discussed in the literature. However, recent rapid changes in university culture have resulted in less time for supervision, stricter completion deadlines, and a greater focus on efficiency and productivity. This has had an impact on this transiti ...
Legitimate scholar, independence, interdependence, international PhD students, knowledge production
FEATURED
817 downloads
JITE: DC
, Volume 4 , 2015
Table of Contents for the Journal of Information Technology Education: Discussion Cases, Volume 04, 2015
86 downloads
JITE: DC
, Volume 4 , 2015
In the scorching and sultry heat of a Mumbai summer Prem Yadav, the Director of Pratham Info Tech Foundation (referred to as the Foundation), Mumbai, India and his team were busy teaching basic computer skills to students attending a school for children raised in poor households. These children were stumbling at every stage. Classrooms were very small and congested. Electricity supply was erratic. ...
case study, discussion case, ICT in school education, India
146 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
Papers accepted for the Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE) 2015 were published as the proceedings papers listed below or in one of the ISI journals. A complete listing of papers published as the full Proceedings of the Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE) 2015 can be found at http://proceedings.informingscience.org/
286 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the status of the core curriculum in higher education doctoral programs from the perspective of program directors. We used online survey analytic techniques to query program directors about their EdD and PhD programs in higher education, credit hours, and curricular content. Our study confirms previous work finding that there is common agreement i ...
Academic Discipline, Doctoral Education, Higher Education as a Field of Study
56 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
The idea of innovation, while not new, has taken on a whole new meaning in the 21st century. With his introduction of the ideas of disruptive innovations in the 1990s, Clayton Christensen has quickly become a leader in the field of innovation education. Christensen expanded his theory to encompass not only industry, but also healthcare and education. It is in this field of education that much work ...
Clayton Christensen, innovation education, vocational, curriculum
67 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
School informatics is a relatively new subject in comparison to mathematics and science. As a result, there is much less research on the area of informatics didactics. Likewise, there is lack of theoretical grounding of the field and associated teaching methods and learning processes. The lack of research in the field of school informatics makes it difficult to identify which methods are effective ...
Interaction, learning theories, learning pyramid, school informatics, teaching methods
145 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
In business school, students must learn essential communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. In this study, we examine whether the prototyping project in our computer-based information system (CBIS) course enhances these three essential skills. The prototyping process, taught with an information system approach, is the focus of our project-centered teaching method. The pedagogy uses a ...
Computer-based information system, Prototyping, Communication Skills, Analytical skills, Problem-solving skills
30 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
The digital divide between those more and those less technologically skilled is a reality and has been for many years. This divide is especially prominent in developing countries such as South Africa and in societies that suffer from socio-economic disadvantage. There are many reasons for the continued presence of this divide and these are briefly described in this paper. The negative consequences ...
digital divide, tablet distribution, higher education, developing countries, multi-disciplinary
61 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
[The final form of this paper was published in the Journal of Information Technology Education: Research]
This paper describes the flipped classroom approach followed in two second year Information Systems courses. The various techniques employed through this approach are described. These techniques were underpinned by a theory of coherent practice, which is a pedagogy that provides a framewo ...
Flipped Classroom Approach, Inverted Classroom, Active Learning, Teaching & Learning, Problem-Solving
223 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.]
An E-Portfolio Assessment Management System (EAMS) can be an innovative tool that provides students with flexible opportunities to demonstrate the acquisition of skills and abilities in an outcome-based institution. The system has been developed and used for the past ten years ...
E-portfolio, IT Career, Learning Curriculum, Student Perspectives, Outcome-Based Higher Education.
88 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] This paper will shed light on the lack of the development of appropriate monitoring systems in the field of education. Test banks can be easily purchased. Smart phones can take and share pictures of exams. A video of an exam given through Blackboard can easily be made. A survey to ...
education, security, testing, cheating, monitoring
107 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] Information Technology (IT) high school learners are constantly struggling to cope with the challenges of succeeding in the subject. IT teachers therefore need to be empowered to utilize appropriate teaching-learning strategies to improve IT learners’ success in the subject. By pro ...
Critical thinking, Information Technology education, Pair programming, Teaching-learning strategies, Programming
167 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] An algorithm learning tool was developed for an introductory computer science class in a specialized science and technology high school in Japan. The tool presents lessons and simple visualizations that aim to facilitate teaching and learning of fundamental algorithms. Written test ...
K12-Computer Science Education, Fundamental Algorithms, Algorithm Visualization, Learning Tool Evaluation, Questionnaire Validation
119 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] This paper presents the success story of the intuitive vision of an ICT high school educator in South Africa. The growth and evolution of a Community of Practice, towards a full-fledged living lab is investigated. A grounded theory study analyses the living lab concept and highligh ...
Collaboration, Community of Practice, ICT Education, Living Labs, TechTeachers
95 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] The significance of ICTs in supporting socio-economic development in developing countries is inevitable. As academics of information systems in developing countries, we cannot ignore the need for teaching and building the capacity of our students to become knowledgeable and skilled ...
Curriculum, Higher Education, Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D), Outcome Based Education, Developing Countries
10 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] In the digital technology era, mobile devices have an important rule to deploy a copy of data and information through the network. An electronic reader (eReader) allows readers to read written materials in an electronic manner that is available in many models. The objective of this ...
eReader, evaluation, usefulness metric
96 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
This research seeks to analyze the project success factors related to project managers' traits. The context of the research entails a 'united nations' type of organization. Critical success factors from previous recent studies were adopted for this research. Nineteen factors were adopted and a survey methodology approach was followed. Sixty six participants completed the survey. Exploratory factor ...
Project Manager, United Nations, Critical Success Factors.
246 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
As mobile devices become prevalent, there is always a need for apps. How hard is it to develop an app especially a cross-platform app? The paper shares an experience in a project involved the development of a student services web app that can be run on cross-platform mobile devices. The paper first describes the background of the project, the clients, and the proposed solution. Then, it focuses ...
Web-app, mobile-friendly web app, open-source software, web database, cross platform app.
191 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
Digital solutions have substantially contributed to the growth and dissemination of education. The distance education modality has been presented as an opportunity for worldwide students in many types of courses. However, the development of digital educational platforms requires different expertise to its development including knowledge areas such as pedagogy, psychology, computing and digital tec ...
Online Education, Digital Educational Solution, Quality Models, eQETIC Model
15 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
E-learning is an important trend globally accepted to enhance the acquisition of knowledge by students within and outside the classroom to improve their academic pursuit. Online Discussion Forum (ODF) is one of the tools that are used for e-learning in Nigerian universities. It facilitates interaction among postgraduate students as they can communicate and share information sources with one anothe ...
Online discussion forum, E-learning, TAM 3, Postgraduate students, Nigeria
115 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
Technology has transformed education, perhaps most evidently in course delivery options. However, compelling questions remain about how technology impacts learning. Adaptive learning tools are technology-based artifacts that interact with learners and vary presentation based upon that interaction. This paper compares adaptive learning with a conventional teaching approach implemented in a digital ...
Adaptive learning, adaptive learning system, personalized learning systems, iron triangle, informing science
537 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
This project shows a creative approach to the familiar scavenger hunt game. It involved the implementation of an iPhone application, HUNT, with Augmented Reality capability for the users to play the game as well as an administrative website that game organizers can use to create and make available games for users to play. Using the HUNT mobile app, users will first make a selection from a list of ...
Software Engineering, Augmented Reality, iOS Application, Scavenger Hunt.
13 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
Visuals and graphics have been used for communicating complex ideas since 1786 when William Playfair first invented the line graph and bar chart. Graphs and charts are useful for interpretation and making sense of data. For instance, John Snow’s scatter plot helped pinpoint the source of a cholera outbreak in London in 1854 and also changed understandings of how germs were spread. While popular ...
Visualizations, visual representations, descriptive quantitative data, longitudinal survey data
18 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
A capstone course is normally offered at the end of a program of study with the goal of helping students synthesize what they have learned in the courses preceding it. The paper describes such a course, —the undergraduate capstone course for MIS majors, —that was built around the case discussions and projects and originally offered in a face-to-face format. Over the course of the study, an async ...
Information systems, capstone, case pedagogy, distance learning, online learning, evaluation, IS curriculum, critical thinking, education
7 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
There is a dearth of research in teaching strategies and learning approaches for units involving sensitive topics. Sensitive topics could provoke an emotional response in students. In a business ethics unit, the attempt at striking a balance between conceptual knowledge and theory with that of skills training can be challenging because such unit can involve personal, sensitive or controversial t ...
Sensitive topics, student participation, student engagement, online role play, simulation, anonymity.
9 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
The paper introduces a novel Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) Concept and prototype system. Their objective is to aid life-long-learning, resourcefulness, creativity, and teamwork of individuals throughout their academic and professional life and as contributors and beneficiaries of organizational and societal performance. Such a scope offers appealing and viable opportunities for stakeholders ...
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM), Organizational Knowledge Management, Personal Knowledge Management for Development (PKM4D), Informing Science Framework, Human Capital, Capacity Development, Lifelong learning, Memes, Memex.
345 downloads
InSITE 2015
, 2015
Digital technologies are increasingly implemented in Swedish schools, which impact on educa-tion in the contemporary classroom. Screen-based practice opens up for new forms and multi-plicity of representations, taking into account that language in a globalized society is more than reading and writing skills.
This paper presents a case study of technology-mediated instruction at the primary-school ...
Multimodality, digital resources, available designs, primary education, collaboration
7 downloads
InSITE 2014
, Volume 14 , 2014
Papers accepted for the Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE) 2014 were published as the proceedings papers listed below or in one of the ISI journals. A complete listing of papers published as the full Proceedings of the Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE) 2014 can be found at http://proceedings.informingscience.org/
73 downloads
134 downloads
94 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 13 , 2014
768 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 13 , 2014
868 downloads
831 downloads
1606 downloads
1768 downloads
1174 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 11 , 2014
2448 downloads
122 downloads
937 downloads
1142 downloads
1987 downloads
813 downloads
1162 downloads
378 downloads
1030 downloads
InSITE 2013
, Volume 13 , 2013
29 downloads
203 downloads
201 downloads
396 downloads
349 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 12 , 2013
1321 downloads
981 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 12 , 2013
576 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 10 , 2013
2259 downloads
339 downloads
1266 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 9 , 2013
124 downloads
1329 downloads
1594 downloads
595 downloads
InSITE 2012
, Volume 12 , 2012
25 downloads
InSITE 2012
, Volume 12 , 2012
816 downloads
InSITE 2012
, Volume 12 , 2012
207 downloads
InSITE 2012
, Volume 12 , 2012
347 downloads
808 downloads
548 downloads
InSITE 2012
, Volume 12 , 2012
385 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 11 , 2012
1603 downloads
1298 downloads
2402 downloads
2460 downloads
9084 downloads
1282 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 9 , 2012
373 downloads
602 downloads
920 downloads
3269 downloads
774 downloads
31 downloads
2271 downloads
IJIKM
, Volume 7 , 2012
14351 downloads
3185 downloads
2414 downloads
1810 downloads
InSITE 2011
, Volume 11 , 2011
25 downloads
445 downloads
378 downloads
477 downloads
647 downloads
InSITE 2011
, Volume 11 , 2011
918 downloads
448 downloads
InSITE 2011
, Volume 11 , 2011
325 downloads
InSITE 2011
, Volume 11 , 2011
476 downloads
InSITE 2011
, Volume 11 , 2011
318 downloads
InSITE 2011
, Volume 11 , 2011
394 downloads
6437 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 10 , 2011
5515 downloads
2874 downloads
3400 downloads
8806 downloads
1139 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 10 , 2011
1175 downloads
6849 downloads
1924 downloads
2626 downloads
20 downloads
39 downloads
26 downloads
IJDS
, Volume 6 , 2011
2879 downloads
2948 downloads
InSITE 2010
, Volume 10 , 2010
42 downloads
1275 downloads
InSITE 2010
, Volume 10 , 2010
442 downloads
830 downloads
InSITE 2010
, Volume 10 , 2010
620 downloads
InSITE 2010
, Volume 10 , 2010
1882 downloads
459 downloads
857 downloads
3163 downloads
JITE:IIP
, Volume 9 , 2010
1481 downloads
7602 downloads
2851 downloads
1390 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 7 , 2010
9176 downloads
103 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 6 , 2010
12 downloads
157 downloads
IJELL
, Volume 6 , 2010
26 downloads
70 downloads
1377 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Constructivist learning mechanisms such as collaborative writing have emerged as a result of the development of Web 2.0 technologies. We define the term mandatory collaborative writing to describe a writing activity where the group has a firm deadline. Our study focuses on how a wiki can fully support mandatory group writing. The motivation of this design science research study emerges from a grad ...
awareness, collaborative writing, constructivist learning, design science research, discussion, evaluation, MediaWiki, project management, Web 2.0
6 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
The need to divide attention in order to deal with information flowing in from a number of sources is observable in many work settings. Although most people can perform several simple activities concurrently, such as eating and watching television (Sharon, 1997), making simultaneous decisions is difficult (Pashler & Johnston, 1998). For the majority, task overload causes errors in performance (Gir ...
Computerized learning, Performance, Cooperation
617 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
To survive and thrive in the challenging context of the 21st century, education must keep abreast of global trends, including the priority of developing in learners the capability of lifelong learning for enhanced cooperation, care, reflective abilities, critical capacities and creativity. As a potential approach to achieve this goal, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) is receiving i ...
CSCL, peer assessment, technology-enhanced assessment, lifelong learning
6 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Student team project work in higher education is one of the best ways to develop team working skills at the same time as learning about the subject matter. As today’s students require the freedom to learn at times and places that better match their lifestyles, there is a need for any support for team project work to be also available online. Team working requires that the task roles as well as the ...
ground rules, student team project, information systems, case study
18797 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
While there is a huge research literature on the field of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) as a tool in teaching and learning, there is much less research on the area of ICT as a subject or similar designations such as school informatics. As a result, there is a lack of theoretical grounding of the didactics of ICT and associated teaching and learning processes. One of the main reaso ...
Conceptual framework, design-based research, didactics of ICT, learning theory, school informatics, trainee teacher.
8 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
This paper reports on a qualitative pilot study which explores the attitudes and aspirations of international students in the Master of Information Systems (MIS) program at an Australian university. The findings are preliminary but suggest that the MIS program is an extrinsic motivator since it is used by students as a catalyst to change their future careers and lives. Furthermore, the students ar ...
Education, information systems, skills gap, alignment, Australia.
1 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Victoria University will introduce a generic Science Degree in 2009. Students in the degree will share a common first year and then choose a specialization, for instance biotechnology, chemistry, computing, food science, or environmental science. This paper reflects on the need for the development of enabling information technology (IT) skills among first-year students in the Degree. Many students ...
IT skills, generic science degree, digital literacy, computer science.
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
The paper examines worldwide patterns of operations of IT education using 31 countries’ data on IT education focusing on contexts, inputs, processes and outcomes of IT education with the end-in-view of deriving sets of national policies for IT education in the Philippines. In all, 13 variables were used as multivariate inputs to a cluster analysis algorithm which aim to cluster countries in terms ...
IT education, context, inputs, process, outcomes, policy framework, cluster analysis, hierarchical method
2827 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Making sense of the exponentially expanding sources of structured electronic data collected by organizations is increasingly difficult. Data mining is the extraction of implicit, previously unknown, and potentially useful information from large volumes of such data to support decisionmaking in organizations and has led to an increase in demand for students who have an understanding of data mining ...
data mining, education, curriculum, curriculum development, graduate, postgraduate.
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
This paper is an assessment of the topical coverage of current Managing Information Systems (MIS) textbooks. The MIS course is normally required of all undergraduate and graduate business majors , and therefore is their primary education in the use of IS/IT in the modern technology-oriented organization. However, the MIS textbooks researched do not attempt IS/IT management fluency. They do not eve ...
MIS textbooks, enterprise information systems, operational information systems, transaction processing systems, justification of IS/IT systems
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
This presentation will discuss some of the current statistics regarding distance education in the United States. It will also address how student disabilities (and their associated accommodations) are and should be impacting these online course offerings. According to a recent government study, 66% of US colleges currently offer some form of for-credit distance education (National Center for Educa ...
distance education, accessibility, quality assurance
1097 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
To remain globally competitive, there is increasing pressure for universities to incorporate a greater use of technology and innovation into their curriculum. In response, many higher education institutions have adopted a blended learning approach, which combines traditional face-to-face delivery with online teaching resources, to deliver course content. This paper documents the implementation of ...
action research, blended learning, innovation, introductory accounting, learning outcomes.
13 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Much has been written in recent years on the subject of mentoring and many universities, organizations, and individuals have rushed to embrace the concept without thinking through what it means for the university, organization, mentor, and, most importantly, the mentee. This article is an examination of the various factors involved in the mentoring process. Knowledge gained, collaboration, situati ...
Mentoring, Mentor, Mentee, Neophyte, Practitioner
766 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Currently colleges and universities are facing a number of problems, including ill designed curricula that do not address demands from the job market. There is also tremendous pressure from society on academic institutions to provide an education that results in guaranteed employment, especially given the soaring price of higher education. Currently, a number of academic institutions are facing th ...
e-portfolios, e-portfolio assessment system, outcome-based educational model, IT curriculum.
4237 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
E-portfolios have been widely used in the education community. Currently, e-portfolios are viewed mostly as a tool of assessment and showcase, but less as a tool of active learning. This paper proposes an ontological model that specifies a generic organizational structure of e-portfolios in the integrated reflection context. An example of design artifact of ontology of e-portfolios is used to illu ...
E-portfolios, integrated reflection, learning object, ontology, design research.
2 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
It has been argued that culture effects how individuals implement, understand, live, and do business within a defined political, organizational, and ethnic environment. This essay presents a context for analyzing possible cultural shifts based on Hofstede and Hofstede’s conception that a society’s culture constituted in and presented in individuals’ views and routines determines an identifiable cu ...
globalization and change, global education, organizational cultural, Hofstede, cultural patterns, business education
9 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
This paper reports on an exploratory investigation of the perceptions of information and communication technology (ICT) as a field of study and work in German secondary schools. A total of 160 students from five secondary schools in Lower Saxony participated in the study in February 2007, and four teachers of the students were interviewed. The investigation is part of the research carried out by t ...
Information and communication technology (ICT) education, perceptions of ICT careers, secondary school students, secondary school teachers, gender in ICT education, crosscultural comparison, German schools, Australian schools.
1821 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Computer simulations have implications across disciplines and with learners at all levels. By requiring learners to develop and apply knowledge and skills in interactive changing environments, they encourage deeper levels of learning. Additionally, simulations have been shown to be particularly effective at teaching complicated concepts that depend on the ability to understand interrelationships, ...
Simulations, project-based learning, capstone, minority learners
13 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
This study investigated the relationships among perceived course value, student engagement, deep learning strategies, and surface learning strategies. The study relied on constructs from previous studies to measure course value, engagement, surface learning strategy, and deep learning strategy. Statistically significant findings were observed between perceived course value, student engagement, and ...
learning styles, deep learning, surface learning, student engagement, course value, education (relevance)
4124 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
The main purpose of this paper is to assess the role of management games in mapping students’ preferable learning styles to elements of business know-how acquisition in a specific environment. A management game is developed to cover five functional areas of a manufacturing company: marketing, research and development, human resources, production and inventory, and finance. Elements that advance th ...
Management Games; Business Simulation; Business Know-How Acquisition; Learning Styles; Business Education.
1 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Online learning continues to be among the fastest-growing sectors of higher education. K-12 teachers and education professionals outside of the K-12 classroom are among the consumers taking interest in online learning. With many opportunities for technology-enriched learning, educators are becoming more interested in educational technology programs that will provide them with credentials necessary ...
Blended Learning, ELearning, Online learning, Web-based learning, Learner satisfaction, Student Perceptions, Faculty Effort.
2204 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Higher education programs need to prepare their graduates for the practical challenges they can expect to face upon entering the workforce. Students can be better prepared if their academic learning is reinforced through authentic workplace experience, where the link between theory and professional practice can be realized. Increasingly, such learning in the workplace is being seen as an integral ...
IT education, computing education, learning in the workplace, internship
1239 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
In this article, we describe the development of a classification system providing a framework for analysis of, and communication about, a subgroup of learning objects. The objects we consider are highly visual, animated, interactive, and mathematics-related, and we call them VaniMaps. Secondly, we discuss the use of the system. In the first phase, the development was based on literature studies an ...
classification, discussion, evaluation, learning object, mathematics, mathematics education, statements, taxonomy, teacher education, VaniMaps.
3 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
Concurrent engineering or overlapping activities is a business strategy for schedule compression on large development projects. Design parameters and tasks from every aspect of a product’s development process and their interdependencies are overlapped and worked on in parallel. Concurrent engineering suffers from negative effects such as excessive rework and increased social and communication comp ...
architecture, concurrent engineering, software engineering, teamwork.
13318 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
The effectiveness of an informing system is based upon several factors that include the perceptual limitations of the person receiving the information. This paper examines the perceptual limitation of the amount of information that may be processed by the human cognitive system when this information is displayed in parallel through multiple windows. The experiments show that a sequential presentat ...
working memory limits, multimedia system design, computer based learning, perceptual limitations, student modeling
2276 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
The study examined ICT attitude, competence, and use pattern of teacher educators. It also examined the effect of age of educators on time used in interacting with ICT. Four hundred and sixty seven teacher educators from 10 teacher education institutions (5 colleges of education and 5 universities) participated in the study. Data were collected with the aid of four research instruments. Resulting ...
Age, Behaviour, ICT attitude, use pattern, Nigeria
8 downloads
InSITE 2009
, Volume 9 , 2009
An emotion-aware method KALEIDOSCOPE is presented in the paper. It consists of a visualization approach, a method for information transfer-by-sense and applied approaches to maintain a natural-style dialog. The combination is purposed to provoke and keep positive emotions in the user and to maintain his interest in the problem. The main goal of this paper is to show how different machine-done visu ...
Education Systems, Information Technologies, Emotion-Aware Systems, Emerging User Informing Technologies, Intelligent System, Computational Discovery, Learning Formal Descriptions, Cognitive Psychology.
1 downloads
4328 downloads
2052 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 8 , 2009
3392 downloads
5437 downloads
5760 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 6 , 2009
4071 downloads
IISIT
, Volume 6 , 2009
1039 downloads
46 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Pedagogically-driven support for groups is a continuing challenge as we move forward in embracing technology in an ever changing educational environment. SecondLife (www. SecondLife.com) is a virtual environment that is receiving global attention and recognition. In this paper, we compare SecondLife to other group support technologies through an extended T echnology Acceptance Model (TAM) lens. Th ...
virtual worlds, technology acceptance, TAM, group support, pedagogy, Second Life
1 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This paper deals with the basic aspects of Honeypots, their use in modem computer networks and their implementation in educational environments. Initially, the implementation of Honeypots solves a common problem of Information Security and Forensics: The dissection of the elements that make up an attack against a computer system. Next, the paper explains the different types and functions of Honeyp ...
Honeypot, honeynet, intrusion detection system, computer forensics, virtualization.
5005 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This paper reports on the work of a European Commission DG Education and Culture cofinanced project PBP-VC, Promoting Best Practice in Virtual Campuses, which is aimed at providing a deeper understanding of the key issues and critical success factors underlying the implementation of virtual campuses. The paper outlines a tentative model of issues underpinning best practice in virtual campuses deri ...
Virtual Campuses, eLearning, Best Practice, Constructivist Learning Environments, Problem-Based Learning
2065 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This panel will inform the audience about an undergraduate IT program's preparation and process for ABET accreditation. The School of Information Technology at Macon State College is seeking accreditation from the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). ABET accredits academic programs that prepare graduates for entry into the following professional disciplines: 1) applied scienc ...
. Accreditation, ABET, IT curriculum, educational objectives, program outcome, continuous improvement
4027 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
In an ideal world, review and changes to computing curricula should be driven solely by academic concerns for the needs of students. The process should be informed by industry accreditation processes and international best practice (Hurst et al., 2001). However, Australian computing curricular review is often driven by the need for financial viability of programs with declining student numbers as ...
computing education, IT education, academic review, curriculum development
1246 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
The numbers of Computer Science professionals are rapidly increasing in Pakistan. Earlier revisions ofthe CS curriculum made by Higher Education Commission (EEC), Pakistan were based upon the critical skills needed for the professionals according to the demands of market. Unfortunately no effort was made to determine the critical skills needed for computer academicians. As part of the course devel ...
curriculum development, computer academician, programming instructors, database instructors, networks instructors, teaching assistants.
1406 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This paper highlights the rationale for all IT degrees being focused on Information Assurance holistically throughout the entire degree. It takes a look at the failure of industry to produce an operating system that provides user control of system activities and primarily serves the user rather than other special interest groups (Microsoft, Digital Rights Management, other applications vendors, et ...
cryptography, forensics, information assurance, education.
589 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Most universities where students study informational technologies and computer science have an introductory course dealing with the development and design of databases. These courses often include usage of database design tools. In this paper, the #EER tool is presented, the task of which is to make the process of relational databases design easier for the students and partially automatize it. The ...
Database design, educational tool, EER, conceptual data modeling
3758 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
We describe a project to evaluate an image database within an educational context. The partners in the EURIDICE project were educational institutions in a number of countries, together with other agencies and one commercial partner. Input to the database was provided by the commercial partner, a public library, and state archives. Evaluation was guided through a workshop in which all institutions ...
learning objects, evaluation, EURIDICE, information users, image database
4 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This paper presents a virtual learning environment for HIP (Host Identity Protocol). HIP is a potential future Internet protocol currently under research. The main idea with HIP is the separation between the location and identity information by introducing a new cryptographic name space, called Host Identity (HI). This feature provides enhanced network security as well as easy management of mobili ...
animation, didactical, learning environment, HIP, security, mobility
398 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This study surveyed how students’ backgrounds prepare them for online education. The study compared learning outcome between traditional and non-traditional (adult) undergraduate students in online and face-to-face sessions; the difference in learning over time; and the effect of prior online experience. Student learning measurements included: pre-test, final examination (post-test), and final let ...
Distance learning, Online education, learning outcomes, e-learning, Internet Based Learning. effectiveness of online education, f2f.
30 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Learning that is facilitated by electronic technologies, otherwise known as e-Leaming, can be either fully online, mixed mode (also known as hybrid), or web assisted; however, regardless of the delivery method, there are numerous tools and features at the disposal of students and instructors, and it is important for the e-learning community to examine both preferences and usage of these features. ...
e-learning, asynchronous instruction, web-based instruction, minority education, hybrid learning, online learning, assessment, online examinations
93 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Providing students in an asynchronous learning network (ALN) a rich learning environment is not easy, especially in terms of promoting higher cognitive functioning such as analysis and evaluation. The use of project-based, collaborative assignments has been demonstrated to foster greater depth of learning in traditional classroom settings, but this type of assignment is very difficult to plan, dev ...
project-based learning, collaborative learning, distance education, asynchronous learning networks.
27 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
How, where, when, and what we teach has been significantly influenced by technological innovation. Radio, television, and computers have all altered how information is presented and how students interact with that information. This paper describes how virtual worlds provide a mechanism to incorporate constructivist, experiential, and student-centered learning practices into the classroom. The auth ...
virtual worlds, Second life, constructivist learning, authentic learning, metaverse, Sloodle
26 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
The review of literature pertaining to systems analysis and design and the design of systems for online teaching and learning has identified some “gaps” and has shown the need for a more specialised and specific method for the design of such systems. This paper presents research that was conducted to collect information to assist in the filling of the gaps of the systems analysis and design knowle ...
Soft Systems Methodology (SSM), Method for Educational Analysis and Design (MEAD), Online learning.
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
The aim of the project is the development of an innovative, Open Source-based eLearning portal, which provides high scalability and versatility, as well as it is easy to upgrade; it aims at meeting some changeable requirement in the field of distance learning (yearly or even monthly innovation). The modular structure and flexibility provided by the portal makes this system adaptable to any kind of ...
LMS, e-learning, open-source, distance learning, web technologies.
1193 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Based on recent proliferation of online education and ongoing technological revolution, this research focuses on interaction of students and faculty as a main contributor to the success of online education. A survey of 22 items was distributed to faculty members and students from the Midwest of the U.S. and 3 Eastern European countries during the period of 2002-2003. The data collected reflects st ...
online interaction, library role, use of computer labs, state of technology
1397 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
In modem learning environments, the lecturer or educational designer is often confronted with multi-national student cohorts, requiring special consideration regarding language, cultural norms and taboos, religion, and ethics. Through a somewhat provocative example we demonstrate that taking such factors into account can be essential to avoid embarrassment and harm to individual learners’ cultural ...
cross-cultural education, adaptive learning paths, learner profile, dynamic content selection, concept analysis, Normalised Word Vector algorithm
2018 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This study is one of the few empirical studies to examine students’ acceptance of a web-based learning system (WLS). By incorporating intrinsic motivator into the technology acceptance model, our model attempts to explain students’ behavioral intention in using the system from a motivational perspective. Unlike most studies using subjects from developed countries, this study aims to extend knowled ...
Technology Acceptance Model, Web-based learning system, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, Developing country, China
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This document presents a five year development initiative that sought to implement a learning management system clearly differentiated from the CMS domain. The present article reports on our research work showing our effort towards a design of a true learning management system which entails pedagogical strategies embedded into the system design and the online learning environment. This is characte ...
Learning management systems, learning objects, collaboration, AJAX, OOD, online
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
The first documented day-long program to encourage girls to consider computing as a career was held in 1987 in the U.K. Over the last 20 years these one-day events, labeled Girls into Computing days, have been conducted by academics and professionals to foster female-student interest in information technology (IT) degrees and careers. This paper charts the growth and popularity of these types of e ...
Gender, female, computing, under-representation, recruitment
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
The rapid evolvement of the computing domain has posed challenges in attempting to bridge the gap between school and the contemporary world of computing, which is related to content, learning culture, and professional norms. We believe that the interaction of high-school students who major in computer science or software engineering with leading representatives ofthe computing community of practic ...
self-learning, out-of-school learning, project-based learning, mentoring, role models
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Despite the importance of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) as a school subject in secondary education, there is a lack of an integrated ICT pedagogy that is elucidated within a broad framework of educational practice. The focus is still on technicalities and reproduction of knowledge rather than conceptual understanding of ICT. To realize the potential inherent in ICT, there is a nee ...
Design-based research, digital literacy, ICT pedagogy, learner-centered ICT teaching, learning cycle
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Both industry and education struggle to foster the development of human resources who can manage and design information systems at an advanced level. Human resources, particularly within the field of business modeling, must develop the competency to conduct business in the real world. Determining how to foster competent human resources is an urgent and important issue for all educational programs ...
information systems, requirement, architect, learning process, conceptual data modeling, competency, team learning, instructional design
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
The concept of pedagogical content knowledge has been explored in the context of several disciplines, such as mathematics, medicine and chemistry. In this paper the concept is explored and applied to the subject matter of computer science, in particular to the subdomain of building UML class diagrams. It is argued that the identification and analysis of problems that students experience with impor ...
Pedagogy, computer science education, UML class diagrams, exercises.
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
The Open Assignment Submission (OAS) is an innovative regime whereby students submit homework assignments of an appropriate nature into a designated open forum provided by the Learning Management System (LMS). Our previous research, carried out with a cohort of Education graduates, indicated possible benefits and challenges of OAS as a means of supporting assignment submission through learning fro ...
Open Assignment submission, LMS, peer examples, learning support, viewing patterns, assignment submission patterns
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
T eacher education, which encompasses teaching, teaching effectiveness, the factors that determine teachers' thought processes and performances, and the social policies that affect teachers in all aspects and stages of their careers, is the fundamental groundwork and primary foundation, for attemptingto undertake various innovative and model learning and teaching approaches. However, a number of s ...
blended learning, cooperative learning, information technology, online learning, peer learning, pedagogy, student teachers
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Courses on Operating Systems (OS) are essential in computer science education. The topic provides the students with an excellent opportunity to experience the interplay between theory and practice. Specifically, a project-based-learning (PBL) instructional design for an OS course can provide the students with opportunities to engage in practical projects. The PBL approach enables students to take ...
Operating systems, project-based learning, system-level perspective, professional practice.
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Technology education faces multiple challenges in the new millennium. In light of an increasing, overlapping and widening spectrum of technological fields of study, it has become imperative for students to be able to articulate their course of study and for technology departments to be able to assess the intended outcome of their program of study. The traditional approach of teaching one course at ...
Electronic portfolio, E-Portfolio, Digital Portfolio, Student digital portfolio.
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This paper describes research experiences in student learning assessment in information systems programs. These research experiences resulted from research implemented at two Connecticut State universities during the past six years. The paper provides an overview of the expanding research in Information Systems education assessment and links assessment work at the program level with the use of sta ...
program assessment, action research, assessment, information systems education.
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This paper explores factors such as socio-demographics, income and wealth and e-skills that may influence the adoption of the ICTs at the individual level. We examine to what extent these factors contribute to the digital divide between different social groups in Serbia. We use the panel data from the survey “ICT usage in Republic of Serbia” in 2006 and 2007, covering over 3000 individuals/househo ...
ICT adoption, digital divide, Internet usage, gender, education, income, Serbia, classification tree, logistic regression.
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
The applications of the Information, Education and Communication approaches to all sectors have brought unexpected changes in the attitudes and behaviours of people of all ages. The overwhelming amount of theoretical and empirical work done regarding the impact of ICT on educational processes has highlighted the benefits of ICT to students, teachers, and parents. Mauritius is faced with a double d ...
Social cost, Information, Education and Communication, Information and Communication Technologies, social change, digital opportunity index
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Higher Education is increasingly relying on e-leaming as a means of providing students with teaching and learning resources. Almost inevitably, this means that students interact with these learning resources through the medium of the computer screen. Although there have been significant advances in the design and implementation of on-line resources, exactly how students interact with these resourc ...
Eye tracking, Internet self-efficacy, visual search, e-learning
1784 downloads
InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
Worked-out examples serve an important role in the educational process. In order to take advantage of such carefully designed examples, students have to "make sense" of the examples and retrieve them whenever it is appropriate. This calls for a knowledge management process to be conducted by the students; a process we implemented as a learning task during a Knowledge-Based Systems course. Students ...
Knowledge management, metadata creation, metadata scheme, worked-out examples, community of practice.
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This paper presents an assessment of School Information Systems (SIS) Utilization in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) primary schools through a holistic descriptive approach that involves explaining, studying and analyzing the current technical status of the schools’ SIS. To do so, the researchers used a series of case studies (documents analysis, questionnaires and interviews) of a number of prima ...
Information Technology in Education Management (ITEM), Information & Communication Technologies (ICT), School Information Systems (SIS), The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Information Systems Utilisation and Primary Schools.
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
In this paper we show that interviews between IT consultants and clients are considered best practice in terms of methods for eliciting IS requirements as part of IS development projects. The process of conducting successful conversations with clients as part of requirements elicitation interviews is not well understood. The paper reports a literature survey which established current understanding ...
information systems, requirements elicitation
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
The paper describes the initiative of the management of a higher education institution to design and realize an Information System (IS) in order to implement new study rules for new study programmes that are in agreement with the Bologna Declaration. The authors based their work on the common theory about projecting ISs, but with focus on expected practical results. The goal is to achieve better o ...
projecting, information system, study rules.
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This paper presents a model to measure and to explain knowledge and sustainable competitive advantages generation within the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) framework. Some specific goals are: a) identification, selection and validation of intellectual capital and of sustainable competitive advantages, b) study of what we name associate concepts: facilitators, implantation drivers and critical s ...
efficient consumer response, ECR, cooperation strategies, best practices, intellectual capital, sustainable competitive advantages, structural equations model
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
It has been argued that culture effects how individuals implement, understand, and teach the curriculum of business courses within a society’s educational institutions (Burcik, Kohun, & Skovira, 2007; DeLorenzo, Kohun, & Skovira, 2006; Hofstede & Hofstede, 2005). The curricula and their subject matter of business faculties reflect the societies in which the curricula are developed and in which the ...
. cultural, organizational learning, business, curriculum
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InSITE 2008
, Volume 8 , 2008
This paper introduces the importance of a well-articulated, research-worthy problem statement as the centerpiece for any viable research. The aim of this work is to help novice researchers understand the value of problem-based research by providing a practical guide on the development of a well articulated and viable statement of a research-worthy problem as the starting point for all research. Ad ...
Research methodology, research problem, problem-based research, research questions, theory-based research, doctoral education.
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JITE:Research
, Volume 7 , 2008
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Open Education Resources (OERs) are defined as “technology-enabled, open provision of educational resources for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for noncommercial purposes. They are typically made freely available over the Web or the Internet. Their principal use is by teachers and educational institutions to support course development, but they can also be used directly by ...
open education resources, learning resources
1634 downloads
InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Collaboration is a learning strategy used in various domains such as e-health, e-business, e-education, e-government and e-research. In e-learning and under a constructivist approach, collaboration is expected to increase the performance of students. Although it can be used without digital media, given the pervasiveness of technology, their systematic application by educational institutions as ins ...
Knowledge Society, Information Society, ICT in Education, Collaborative learning, e-learning
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
It is common to find final or near final year undergraduate Information Technology students undertaking a substantial development project; a project where the students have the opportunity to be fully involved in the analysis, design, and development of an information technology service or product. This involvement has been catalyzed and prepared for during their previous studies where the student ...
capstone projects, team projects, Information Technology, education, information systems
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
As information resources of all types and disciplines are being stored and retrieved in digital form, libraries are responding to the demands for more effective retrieval of such documents and to provide even more digital access to scholarly and recreational library materials. This has led schools of library and information science to develop special programs, degrees, and certificates in digital ...
Digital libraries, Library education, Library science curriculum, Libraries and technology.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
This research explores prisoners’ attitudes for undertaking distance-learning courses whilst in prison, and considers both the benefits and the difficulties experienced by prisoners as a result of their academic work. It is based on over 35 questionnaires completed by 300 current prisoners. The research was conducted in three prisons throughout the country in three different provinces. In addition ...
distance education, attitude toward distance education, prisoners, motivating factors, inhibiting factors.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
This article presents a virtual course with the topic mobile and wireless communication systems. The structure of the tree sections of the course material content, the generic technology section, the wireless technology section, and the mobility management section, is presented. The main didactical approach of the virtual course is a guided excursion to which students enroll. The task sets, consis ...
didactical approach, e-learning, graphical design, mobile, platform, wireless.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
In this paper will be present a snapshot of the situation of teaching and learning Mathematics in Portugal, as well as some statistics which pose the reality of this subject in the school rooms and homes of this country. Further will be present some applications of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to improve the teaching and learning activities of Mathematics, in the school roo ...
e-learning; applied information and communications technologies in the school room; Mathematics; effective teaching and learning
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
E-Learning provides a potentially powerful tool for implementing educational requirements rooted in learning theories. But still, much of the development of e-Learning is carried out without a true understanding of how learning theories can be translated into pedagogical requirements that can be implemented using learning technologies. This is because e-Learning lacks a systematic approach to the ...
Educational requirements, e-Learning, learning cycle, learning theories, LMS, software engineering, system development.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
In this paper the background, the context and the main challenges of introducing e-leaming at vocational college for business secretaries will be examined. The presented data were gathered from surveys considering all phases of experimental project that took place in the academic year 2005/06 at vocational college Leila in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This article begins with a brief description of circum ...
vocational college, adult education, e-learning strategy, e-education, e-learning environment, open source software, SCORM, key elements of success.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
With rapid expansion of the transnational education market, more and more universities join the ranks of transnational education providers, or expand their transnational education offerings. Many of those providers regard online provision of their programs as an economic alternative to face-to-face teaching. Do the transnational students support this view? This paper discusses the prospects of ful ...
Key Words computing education, cultural differences, face-to-face interaction, learning environment, online learning, transnational education.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Web-based courses are being introduced by higher education institutions at an increasing rate, such that a systematic shift from face-to-face teaching to web-based teaching has become evident. This enthusiasm in web-based education is primarily driven by cost savings and bottom line net profits to institutions. However, research work in the field still has a long way to demonstrate the effectivene ...
eLearning, Computer skills, Internet skills, Advisory, Personality, Culture, Anxiety, Trust
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
In recent years, more and more higher education institutions have interests of integrating internet-based technologies in the classroom as part of the learning environment. Compared to studies on other information technologies, users’ behavior towards this type of systems, however, has not been assessed and understood thoroughly. In order to get more experience about human behaviors on multimedia ...
Multimedia Learning System, TAM, eLearning, Information Technology
10622 downloads
InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
In the paper we tried to present online tutoring as a solution to quality issues of e-leaming that e-leaming providers from all over the world are facing. We also briefly presented different roles of online tutors and the skills needed to perform these roles successfully. The online tutoring system was introduced to support students of e-learning courses at our faculty. Through various researches ...
e-learning, online tutors, tutorial learning, higher education, blended learning.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Technological advances and the increasing popularity of the Internet have enabled post-secondary institutions to implement e-learning technologies as a teaching environment. Students’ enrollment in e-learning courses has proliferated over the past decade. However, ethical issues with students’ conduct in e-learning courses have been raised by several scholars and were noted as a major concern. Mor ...
Ethical decision making, Ethics in online learning, Academic misconduct, Students’ code of conduct.
274 downloads
InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
In Australia, the national initiative known as Learning in an Online World, focuses school jurisdictions across the country meet the challenge of achieving the national vision of all schools “... confidently using ICT in their everyday practices to improve learning, teaching and administration” (MCEETYA, 2005, p. 3). One strategy in reaching this goal is the effective preparation of pre-service te ...
ICT education in teacher preparation, survey research, technology usage
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
The present work is a follow-up of the papers presented at the Northern Arizona University, USA - “Accommodating soft skills in Software project Management” and the one presented at Salford University, Manchester, UK - “ The ontogeny of memory of learning: Natural Intelligence versus Artificial Intelligence in Information Technology Education”. Several interrogations cropped up during and after th ...
Intelligence, multiple Intelligences, soft skills, project write-up, IT and Non-IT students. Information Technology Education
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Students often find that learning to program is hard. Introductory programming courses have high drop-out rates and students do not learn to program well. This paper presents experiences from three educational institutions where introductory programming courses were improved by adopting Python as the first programming language and roles of variables as an aid in understanding program behavior. As ...
computer science education, programming, CS1, roles of variables, Python
4451 downloads
InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
This paper explores the cognitive difficulty of assessment tasks in six first year computing courses within an Information Technology (IT) degree. Bloom’s taxonomy is used as an analytical framework. A Bloom rating is calculated for each of the courses involved in the study and the results are presented and analysed. A wide variation in the cognitive level and style of assessment is revealed. Thes ...
Blooms Taxonomy, First year, IT, education, evaluation
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
This paper is about the challenges IT instructors face due to the rapid development of the information technology. IT instructors need to continuously update their own skills and knowledge through self-education. They also need to frequently update course syllabuses and make major changes in the course textbooks if they write them. In order to understand and evaluate these challenges, we conducted ...
IT instructor self-education, introductory IT courses, IT development, IT education
312 downloads
InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
An alarming number of learners in Accounting at a large distance teaching university fail an introductory course in computer literacy. The lecturers proposed over a period of three years various methods of studying and preparing for the examination in the subject, but with limited success. The problem seems to start at school level even as early on as primary school education. Distance-teaching in ...
Computer literacy, Content literacy, Second language, Problem frames, Patterns
1815 downloads
InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Much research has been published which attests to desire felt by educators to improve the quality of student reflection, and engagement with learning, through processes of assessment. This paper describes how research in Systems Analysis is being transformed and applied to educational practice. Staff considered that methods were needed to stimulate students to reflect and engage in higher orders o ...
Contextual Inquiry; Double-loop Learning; student engagement; creative technologies.
3191 downloads
InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
This paper summarizes findings of teaching eight sections of the same information systems college course in the same format with one major exception. Five sections had notes available for reference during the final exam whereas three sections did not. The author’s primary hypothesis that students in the five sections using notes would perform significantly better than the other sections on the exa ...
IS Education, IT Education, CIS Education, Informatics Education, Exam Techniques
268 downloads
InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
It is unquestionably essential for students to gather their previous knowledge of specific subjects when they are about to learn new and more complex ones. The gaps left by the absence of well-defined learning prerequisites not only contribute to the increase in the learning difficulties, but also lead many students to fail in school. This situation gets even more serious when students are not awa ...
Interactive Learning Environment, Assessment, Knowledge Acquisition Level.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Assessment of student learning outcomes plays an important role in educational effectiveness, improvement, and sustainability that is increasingly being recognized and required by accrediting bodies (Buzzetto-More, 2006; Haken, 2006). A form of performance-based assessment that is growing in popularity and is heralded for its purposeful, dynamic, and integrated nature is the portfolio (Cooper, 199 ...
electronic portfolios, authentic assessment
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
A research conception is developed to enable qualitative and quantitative research on the affect of culture on the curricular content of business and information systems degree programs. The frame raises the interconnected issue of globalizing business and information systems education (theories of organization, management, and employees’ motivation, and the use of information systems) and the aff ...
Global business education, global information systems education, cultural impact, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, organizational theory, management theory, management style
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
ICT training courses have recently undergone some important changes. These changes are made possible by new pedagogical approaches to ICT training. As a result, the focus has changed from memorizing, recall and reproduction of knowledge to conceptual understanding of the underlying software. One of these approaches is the Herskin’s understanding-oriented ICT training method. This paper assesses st ...
Constructivism, Hands-on, ICT training method, instruction sheet, learning theory teacher education.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
As the popularity of video game playing has increased, educators have sought to co-opt video games as an instructional tool. However, educational games have made little impact in either the commercial market place or the average game player’s home library. The modification, or modding, of video games using in-game editors may be used by instructors to introduce educational content to professionall ...
Computer-Based Learning, Ludic Learning, Modification
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Wikis are one of many Web 2.0 components that can be used to enhance the learning process. A wiki is a web communication and collaboration tool that can be used to engage students in learning with others within a collaborative environment. This paper explains wiki usage, investigates its contribution to various learning paradigms, examines the current literature on wiki use in education, and sugge ...
wiki, Web 2.0, collaborative learning, information and communication technologies, computer-mediated communication, e-learning, pedagogy, education, constructivism.
40713 downloads
InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
The emergence of learning objects for teachers as a focus of educational concentration is relatively new and much of the discussion has not been based on the actual development of objects, but different definitions, learning theories, properties and standards or decorative packages of learning objects (LOs). Also, in many teacher education programs, prospective teachers take a computer literacy cl ...
Learning object, prospective teachers, development, evaluation
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
This paper discusses the concept of Open Educational Resources (OERs). The discussion then shift to OER sustainability, a fundamental element essential for the success of OER. Special attention is given to the following as they relate to the OER sustainability: instructional design & presentation; cost of production and maintenance; support; and OER communities of practice as relate to scalability ...
Open Educational Resources (OERs), sustainability, scalability, decentralization, communities of practice
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
This paper presents an adaptation scenario for tailoring instructional content towards individual learner characteristics taking into consideration his/her learning style type and subject matter motivation level. Learning resources are organized through shareable content objects (SCOs) - a small digital chunks of knowledge, independent and self described pieces of instructional material delivered ...
adaptive learning environments, learning objects, learner models, learning styles, SCORM.
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Learning objects-based architectures often allows the creation of coarse-granular learning resources by aggregating learning objects retrieved mainly from well-structured public repositories. Nonetheless, the learning resource building process is not exactly trivial, since proper selecting and sequencing strategies must be applied in order to make it useful for learning purposes, as well as to mak ...
learning objects, narratives, hypertext patterns, learning resources, collaborative learning
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
The diversity and interdisciplinarity of computer science and the multiplicity of its uses in other sciences make it hard to define computer science and to prescribe how computer science should be carried out. The diversity of computer science also causes friction between computer scientists from different branches. Computer science curricula, as they stand, have been criticized for being unable t ...
philosophy of computer science, foundations of computer science, computer science education, course description
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Several studies have suggested a significant relationship between finger length and aspects of personality. In this study the ratio between second and fourth digit lengths, known as digit ratio, was correlated with sensation seeking and Internet self-efficacy. In addition the relationship between the fourth and fifth digits, i.e. the little finger and ring finger, and these two constructs was also ...
Self-efficacy, Internet use, Digit Ratio, Gender differences, Sensation seeking
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Government organizations and universities are traditional and bureaucratic institutions. One government-sponsored graduate-level college undertook a transformation to develop agility in spite of academic traditions and a risk-averse culture to take advantage of Information Age concepts, opportunities, and tools. As a result, the college, dedicated to developing information leaders who can leverage ...
Agility, sense-and-respond, transformation, netcentricity, information age
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
The growing popularity of mobile devices, coupled with the ever-increasing number of high-quality e-books available for free download is causing a re-examination of core curriculum and instructional philosophies. Perhaps the most - making “great books” programs available and accessible - newly interesting, despite misgivings and political correctness of the last few decades. Distance learning via ...
m-learning, mobile learning, podcasts, video casts, great books, humanities education
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InSITE 2007
, Volume 7 , 2007
Video as a tool for teaching and learning in higher education is a multimedia application with considerable promise. Including video within the online support material for a module can help students to gain an understanding of the material and prepare for assessment. We have experimented with using short videos that summarise the lectures given, as an aid for students to use when revising. An inte ...
Video, learning, revision, assessment.
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IISIT
, Volume 4 , 2007
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IISIT
, Volume 4 , 2007
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IJELL
, Volume 3 , 2007
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
The teaching and learning of a complex section in Theoretical Computer Science 1 in a distance-education context has been enhanced by a supplementary interactive e-learning system with tutorial and practice functionality in a classic computer-aided instruction (CAI) style. A participative action research process was used to develop, evaluate and refine the application over a longitudinal period. C ...
Action research, computer-aided instruction, e-learning, human-computer interaction, theoretical computer science, triangulated evaluation methods, usability evaluation
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
This paper describes the experience of the authors with the development of scoring rubrics for projects in the core subjects of an Information Systems program. It presents an overview of student learning assessment issues in professional courses and the role of educational projects for that purpose. Then the steps of deriving project rubrics in different subjects across the Information Systems pro ...
Project Assessment, Program Assessment, Information Systems Education
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Computers, digitalization and the Internet have transformed modem society. Commerce, education, communication and socialization will never be the same. Surprisingly, many universities do not require a computing course in the core curriculum. Critical information technology (IT) competencies are often taken for granted, to the detriment of students who lack computing and Internet skills. This paper ...
assessment, curriculum, education, computer skills, information systems, computer science, Internet.
InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Computer-phobic university students are easy to find today especially when it come to taking online courses. Affect has been shown to influence users’ perceptions of computers. Although self-reported computer anxiety has declined in the past decade, it continues to be a significant issue in higher education and online courses. More importantly, anxiety seems to be a critical variable in relation t ...
Affect; Anxiety; TAM; Perceived Usefulness; Ease of Use; Online Learning
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Collaborative Learning in group settings currently occurs across a substantial portion of the UK Higher Education curriculum. This style of learning has many roots including: Enterprise in Higher Education, Action Learning and Action Research, Problem Based Learning, and Practice Based Learning. As such our focus on Collaborative Learning development can be viewed as an evolutionary. This collabor ...
Learning, collaborative learning, learning communities, VLE, connectivity, groups, action learning, learning environment, coaching, mentors, team work, learning technology, knowledge management
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
During the past decade the globally networked digital technologies that operate within the realm of the internet have encouraged academicians and educators the world over to communicate, collaborate, and share knowledge. They have stimulated the creation of transgeographic educational initiatives which broaden the opportunities of learners and are an effective means of eradicating ethnocentrism, x ...
Information Communication, e-Learning, Co-operative Learning, Global Education, Distance Education, Global Networking, Instructional Technology
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
This paper investigates a pedagogic model appropriate to the integration of the industrial practices in software development into the learning activities of our undergraduate students, especially in the context of group-based project work. Specifically, we are interested in the potentialities of this model enhanced from the problem-based learning context, such that people collaborating in the pecu ...
Collaboration, design scenarios, problem-based learning, software engineering education.
7 downloads
InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
In the ACM guidelines for curricula at educational institutions, the recommendations for Information Security Assurance (ISA) education do not specify the topics, courses, or sequence of courses. As a consequence, there are numerous ISA education models and curricula in existence at educational institutions around the world. Therefore, it is appropriate to evaluate the quality of academic informat ...
information security assurance, education, curriculum.
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
A holistic approach to security education is important to providing practitioners the scope of learning necessary for integration of their skills into the enterprise. Specifically domains of knowledge can easily be identified that allow for this holistic approach to be implemented into a new program of study or curriculum for information assurance and security. Within the Purdue Calumet CIT Depart ...
Information Assurance, Security, Curriculum, SIGITE, ACM
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
This paper presents a critical look at the likely demise of Computer Science (CS) as a discipline, in the light of various mishaps that academics in Universities have met with due to trial and error. We trace the issues of the past and present and, identify the reasons why computer science as a discipline in many Universities has not moved with time - in particular why it is not kept up with the p ...
Academic morality, Relationship management in CS, Multi-disciplinary approach, Change management and Downturn in CS education
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Current demand for Information System (IS) graduates requires that they master specific technical skills needed by industry and government institutions. Revising the IS curriculum to keep it up to date while meeting demands of the Information Technology (IT) labor market continues to be a challenging task. In order to graduate students that are competitive, post-secondary educational institutions ...
Information Systems, IT certifications, Curriculum design, IS courses.
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Proponents of hybrid learning proclaim it to be an effective and efficient way of expanding course content that supports in-depth delivery and analysis of knowledge (Young, 2002) and increases students satisfaction (Campos & Harasim, 1999; Dziuban & Moskal, 2001; Rivera, McAlister, & Rice, 2002; Wu & Hiltz, 2004). In the years to come, hybrid learning is poised to cause a paradigm shift in higher ...
Digital divide, minority education, hybrid learning, e-learning, asynchronous learning
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Mobile learning (M-Leaming) integrates the current mobile and wireless computing technology with education primarily to enhance the effectiveness of the traditional learning process. One of the difficulties in implementing M-Learning is to deliver the content efficiently. This paper focuses on the development of M-Learning management tool in campus-wide environment using the Microsoft .NET infrast ...
M-Learning, E-Learning, Management Tool, Application Development, User Acceptance
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
The author describes his experience with students interacting with some websites he made for didactics and research and how this led him to an appreciation for the need for better searching tools and strategies for education. The students’ difficulties emerging from the above observations were a special case of the more general problem evidenced from people while searching information on the web. ...
information system, knowledge construction, learning objects, ontology, semantic web, units of learning
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
eLearning has profoundly changed many aspects of society and, inevitably, it is having a significant impact on Higher Education, where it has now evolved from a marginal form of education to a commonly accepted alternative to traditional face-to-face education. The term can cover different delivery models ranging from courses that are delivered fully online (no face-to-face meetings) to courses th ...
eLearning, interactive technologies, games-based eLearning, motivation, information systems.
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
This study investigated the students attitudes toward the use of World Wide Web Course Tools (WebCT) and its influence on learning taking a course Introduction to Computers in Business offered at the College of Commerce and Economics in Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University is a co-educational institution where in most computer classes the male and female students are equally ...
WebCT, learning, Information Technology, student attitudes
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
The Professional Doctorate (ProfDoc) is attracting increasing attention because of its perceived greater than the Doctor of Philosophy’s (PhD’s) focus on meeting the needs of the knowledge economy. The paper examines the nature of the ProfDoc vis-a-vis the PhD and identifies significant characteristics of the ProfDoc, especially in respect of relevance and performativity. It then analyses these ch ...
Professional Doctorate, Doctorate of Business Administration, Information Systems, Doctoral Education, Knowledge Economy
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Communicating with friends, family, peers and colleagues has always underpinned work and social behaviour. However, the devices that act as conduits to this communication have changed over time, and differ across the globe. People in industralised corners of the world are more and more frequently using advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) to assist both the senders and rec ...
information and communication technologies, information systems, skill development, curriculum
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
The under-representation and poor retention of women in computing courses at Victoria University is a concern that has continued to defy all attempts to resolve it. Despite a range of initiatives created to encourage participation and improve retention of females in the courses, the percentage of female enrolments has declined significantly in recent years, from 32% in 1994 to 18% in 2004, while a ...
gender bias, computing education, female participation, female under-representation, learning environment, retention
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Educational programme for lab-lectures of Business Information Systems module is presented. There, first year undergraduate business students of Faculty of Economics Ljubljana University Business School acquire important hands-on knowledge, which is expected from them by future employers in business practice and by lecturers during their studies. The programme evolved over a course of years of ins ...
IT, Skills, Education, Business Students, Information Technology
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Data from the national databases about the population and education shows that about 283 693 under 5-year old children stepped into the Finnish educational system in 2004. Their future learning, a lifelong interaction amid developing and decision-making people, is supported with the education that promotes understanding the decisions and knowledge related to them. In Europe, the demand for a high ...
education, educational technology, learning, e-learning, e-learning business.
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
For the past several years, the authors have been studying the impact of prior experience on performance in introductory Information Technology (IT) courses. Since 2002, data has been collected on all incoming freshmen and performance has been measured by the grade received in initial courses. The grades are expressed in the traditional four-point scale used at most US colleges and universities. P ...
Computers, Education, Information Technology (IT), Information Science Education, Computer Science Education, Curriculum, Information Systems Education
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
At a time when the IT industry in general and the IT academy in particular face major challenges, some accuse universities of producing graduates with poor or inappropriate skills. This qualitative study, based on interviews with fifteen senior IT executives and managers in the Australian financial services industry, examines what employers seek when they recruit new graduates. We find that employ ...
IT Education; skills crisis; graduate employment; outsourcing; graduate attributes
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Communication is one of the fundamental elements required for facilitating learning. It is present in the work of (Vygotsky 1978) and more recently (Wenger 1998). These authors are concerned with understanding learning and explaining it. Others have focused their attention on the development of frameworks to facilitate learning. In particular, work related to the introduction of information techno ...
Communication, Blended Learning, Communities of Practice, E-Learning
381 downloads
InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Managed Learning Environment (MLE) uses technology to enhance and make more effective the network of relationships between learners, teachers and organizers of learning, through integrated support for richer communications and activities”. Educational institutions are faced with the challenge of setting up of a hi-tech infrastructure and preparing a new generation of teachers to effectively use th ...
Managed Learning Environment, knowledge, education, resources, planning and technology
870 downloads
InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Being a distance education institution, our current infrastructure does not allow group or collaborative work on undergraduate level. Although students are allowed to work together and assist each other, each student is required to submit individual attempts for assignments and/or projects. Assignments that are so similar that we could not accept them as individual attempts are considered cheating ...
cheating, assignments, examination results, programming education
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
In order to become a crucial resource for learners, Web-based learning must take into consideration that education has triggered a shift from the teaching paradigm to the learning paradigm. As a result, students are becoming more independent from the teacher. Besides the evolution of the learning paradigm, educational technologies are evolving constantly. Moreover, changes caused by academic insti ...
Evaluation framework, evolutionary process model, learning theories, pedagogical principles, software development, Web-based learning.
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
A practical IT education is a combination of lectures and exercises, as well as learning and putting into practice the theory of a fundamental system technology. The following is presumed. It is important to execute such education by directing the accumulation of knowledge and the expansion of knowledge through the spiral model, making it more educationally effective. The present treatise consider ...
Education, Spiral model, Skill, Measurement, Graduate research, Headwaters
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
This paper details the development and implementation of an adventure game based assignment exploring the use of ciphers as part of a final year undergraduate data communications course. Students were presented with a document that contained a narrative to help them along the journey to the solution, one section of which required decipherment of a key instruction. The author reflects on the (pre-i ...
education, adventure game, data communications, discovery learning, programmed learning
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
For the last few years school teachers in Malaysia have access to ICT tools in their schools. However, these tools are used mostly for record keeping and word processing purposes. An in-depth study to identify the problems of using ICT in the classroom is currently being done to elicit information concerning the needs of secondary school teachers in the Northern region of Malaysia. This research-i ...
Keyword Diffusion of Innovation, ICT, ICT Integration, Instructional Design, Learning Objects, Teacher Education
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Annotation of video content has been commonplace in the entertainment industry for many years and is now becoming a valuable tool within the business world. Unfortunately its use in education has to date been limited. Although research and development is being undertaken to apply video annotation techniques to assessment and both software and hardware exists to facilitate this process, it must be ...
video annotation, multimedia, transient events, Macromedia Director
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
The Faculty of Business and Law at Deakin University (Victoria, Australia) decided to dispense of all printed post-graduate learning materials and replace them with CD-ROMs from the commencement of the 2006 academic year. In addition, CD-ROMs were developed for a limited number of undergraduate units as part of a future delivery plan for this cohort of students. The following paper describes this ...
Distance education, educational development, online education
InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
The origins of the concept of benchmarking show us the reason for its popularity primarily under the pressures of rapid internationalization in a wider context. The international competitiveness, the ‘movement’ for qualities, and the rapid growth of information technology, which has made sophisticated data collection possible, were usually identified as main economic and social impacts on the prac ...
Benchmarking, Quality, Organizational Behavior, Higher Education, Croatia.
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Experience with a large scale virtual university learning system is presented. A newly designed curriculum for medical studies is made available in electronic multimedia form and is serving the needs of 2500 students per semester. We describe the concept, the technology based on a 3-layer-software system, and especially problems and solutions in connection with mapping medical knowledge onto a mul ...
Virtual campus; medical curriculum; learning objects technology; metadata
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
The aim of this research was to develop a scale that could evaluate an individuals confidence in using the Internet. Web-based resources are becoming increasingly important within higher education and it is therefore vital that students and staff feel confident and competent in the access, provision, and utilisation of these resources. The scale developed here represents an extension of previous r ...
Psychology, self-efficacy, teaching and learning
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Over the past decades Information Technology has made a tremendous impact on the lives of humans, so much so, that one can safely state that humans eat, breathe and live IT. Each and every aspect of the life of those living in the “modern” world is under the spell of IT. The talk of the day is E-economy, E-education, E-commerce, E-finance, E-government, E-entertainment, E-communication, E-mail; E- ...
ontogeny of memory; learning; intelligence and intelligences; artificial intelligence; IT education; emotional intelligence.
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
This research explores the impact of technology and culture on higher education in two Arab countries. In western countries where higher education is common, individuals regardless of their gender can meet, communicate, and collaborate at anytime at any place of their choice. This may not be true in Arab countries due to the social, cultural, and religious reasons. We argue that adoption of techno ...
Technology mediated learning environment, Social and cultural issues, Implementation of technology, Collaborative learning.
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InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
Over the past 20 years, computers and the sharing of information have penetrated nearly every aspect of educational life. Indeed, the reliance on Computer-aided Learning has impact on the economic structure and the cost per learner. The demand for electronic learning (e-learning) today is rapidly growing worldwide with the demand simply over stressing the limited infrastructures and resources avai ...
Education, e-Learning, Open Source, Internet, Information Technology and Communication
702 downloads
InSITE 2006
, Volume 6 , 2006
The paper presents a research case study that describes the three year history of the Increments and Transformations Institute (ITI) at the University of South Florida. The ITI's goal is to encourage faculty members from all disciplines to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching through the appropriate use of technologies and pedagogical strategies. Institute participation consists of a year-l ...
Educational technology, case method, faculty development, peer instruction, teaching cases, educational leadership
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JITE:Research
, Volume 5 , 2006
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JITE:Research
, Volume 5 , 2006
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Adoption of Internet-based communication and learning technologies could overcome the limitations caused by the social and cultural values of a society. Zayed University (ZU) is a female-only university in a modern Arab country that holds dear its high appreciation to cultural and social values. This paper explores the impact and effectiveness of the outcome-based technology-mediated learning envi ...
. Learning management systems, e-learning, social and cultural issues, asynchronous learning.
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the development of tools to enable communication, can change the ways in which students in higher education learn, including online learning, both as individuals and through collaboration with other learners. This paper is a review of two cases of online peer evaluation of web sites or multimedia presentations, between students from sever ...
Collaborative and cooperative learning, online learning, dyadic exchange, computer mediated communication, virtual community.
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Group projects are an important part of Software Engineering education. However, conflicts that arise from group work can affect overall class learning and performance. It can be difficult for teachers to fully understand the social context of these issues. We explore the nature of self, peer and staff reflection to identify and mediate issues within a class. We have used a protocol that encourage ...
Group Work, social learning, reflection.
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) challenges its teachers to provide innovative and dynamic learning environments that foster excellence in student learning. This paper discusses how the Faculty of Information Technology is using collaborative teaching and learning strategies to meet this challenge. The paper explores how team teaching and learning is being implemented within the Gradu ...
team teaching, library and information science, IT education, student attitudes.
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The guidelines “Towards a Culture of Security” emphasize a culture of security in all aspects of information systems, from designing and planning through to everyday use, and among all participants, from government down through business to consumers. In response to national needs, Information Security education has become a priority for many educational institutions in US for the past years. More ...
information security awareness, education, curriculum.
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The Information Technology (IT) Department of the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) offers core courses in four threads. These threads cover various subject areas of Information Technology. Increasingly, students enter the IT program with prior programming experience from high school or college courses, work, or from other act ...
Computers, Education, Information Technology (IT), Information Science Education, Computer Science Education, Curriculum, Information Systems Education
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Efforts to define IT curriculum and accreditation standards began at the first Conference on Information Technology Curriculum (CITC-1) in December 2001, which included representatives from 15 Information Technology (IT) programs at four-year schools in the United States, and representatives from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers ( ...
Information Technology, Curriculum, information systems, computer science
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Only a strong interaction of people, information and technology can improve business performance. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the new age has to be a ‘hybrid’ business and information systems manager who can play a major role in strategy formulation for effective use of information technology, who does not neglect the human side of the information equation, and who does not forget that ...
business-information systems, information management, education curriculum, information orientation, IT productivity paradox
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The challenge today for educators interested in online teaching and learning is how to create, use and assess multimedia technologies for enhanced learning. Unlike hypertext and web-based instruction, the reliance on reading blocks of text is minimized. There still remains little evidence supporting multimedia to enhance learning. From the author’s perspectives, the challenge is to better understa ...
Multimedia, TAM, Information Technology, e Learning
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
As Web-based courses become more prevalent, tools need to be created that go beyond electronic page turning. The tools should allow for easy development of Web-based interactive instruction. The Learning Machine is data-driven tutorial software that is based on behavioral education philosophy. Development and presentation use the same database, but separate scripts, so that changes to content do n ...
Web, instruction, tutorial, programmed-learning, experiment
1664 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is committed to providing outstanding learning environments and programs that lead to excellent outcomes for students. This paper will discuss how the Faculty of Information Technology is helping to meet this commitment by using information and communication technology to transform teaching and learning in ways in which engage and challenge students. T ...
e-learning, online learning and teaching; online searching, IT education, information literacy, student attitudes and expectations, holistic teaching and learning.
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Institutions of higher education are just like other organizations forced to adapt to the rapidly changing environment that brings many new challenges. There are several obstacles in the way of introducing e-learning in these institutions. We can divide them into technology-based and culturally-based. Many benefits of e-learning such as cost-effectiveness, enhanced responsiveness to change, timely ...
efficiency, e-learning, personalization, quality improvement, technology, web portals
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Digital technologies are closing spatial and temporal gaps while engendering expansive new international communities. Replete with symbolic interactions, these transgeographic communities inspire new realms of educational possibility, allowing educators and learners to broaden perspectives through intellectual discourse and collaboration while eradicating cultural divides. The Summer Ecosystems Ex ...
Information Communication, e-Learning, Co-operative Learning, Global Education, Distance Education, Global Networking, Instructional Technology
465 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
This paper discussed the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning influences on adult learners. Distance learning has become popular in higher institutions because of its flexibility and availability to learners and teachers at anytime, regardless of geographic location. With so many definitions and phases of distance education, this paper only focuses on the delivery mode of distance edu ...
1406 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The paper first describes the main features of the project for vocational and educational guidance the author recently planned. The main aim of the project was to help students develop self guidance skills and overcome the difficulties they meet at school. The information system used in the project was based on the use of action research and social statistic strategies and calculations for the ana ...
Action Research, Assessment, E-Portfolio, Educational and vocational guidance, Information System, Informing Science.
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Ethical considerations are a very important aspect for each one of us. However, faculty typically are often so concerned with covering all content associated within course structure they may not have sufficient time for class discussion regarding ethical considerations relevant for one’s discipline. This is sometimes addressed by designing a specific course with a specific purpose being ethical co ...
1533 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
There is a growing importance of computerization, information flow and the tremendous use of Information Technology (IT) in all the fields including business, education, government and medicine. The significant improvements in IT continue to occur at an ever-increasing pace. The speed, size, cost, and capabilities associated with computers and telecommunications provide a wealth of highly attracti ...
Information Technology, Information Systems, Programming, Computer Education, Business Software, Internet and Internet Publishing.
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Transfer of learning can be demonstrated by assessment tasks mirroring real life situations. This can be attempted in real organisations, or by simulating the real, life experience in a structured case study. In this paper we discuss experiences with work situated learning and difficulties that commonly arise. The alternative of encapsulating real life experience in hypermedia based materials is t ...
data model, business context, case study, virtual organisation, system analysis
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Roles of variables, which describe stereotypic usages of variables, can be exploited to facilitate teaching introductory programming. This paper describes the evaluation of visual metaphors for roles used in a role-based program animator. The evaluation is based on several criteria: properties of the images, metaphor recognition and grading, and effects on learning. The study demonstrates that as ...
Roles of variables, metaphor, program animation, computer science education
2372 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The Use of Technology to Facilitate Authentic Learning will discuss the rationale for developing authentic learning assignments that use technology and allow students to be engaged in exploration and inquiry. Constructivists believe that the most effective way for students to acquire knowledge is to apply that knowledge or instruction to resolve problems that are common to their experience. Theref ...
technology, authentic learning, pre-service teachers, inclusive education, constructivist learning
1063 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
In this paper the assumption that critical reflection skills are acquired automatically during postgraduate study is queried by examining whether keeping a reflective journal is an aid in developing reflective habits. All course outlines in the postgraduate program studied for this paper state that students will learn how to critique issues relating to the topic being studied. The assumption is th ...
Critical reflection, Postgraduate education, Computing
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Systems Analysis and Design is a core component of an education in information systems. To appeal to a wider range of constituents and facilitate the learning process, the content of a traditional Systems Analysis and Design course has been supplemented with an alternative modeling approach. This paper presents an instructional design that incorporates a model from accounting literature (REA) with ...
Systems Analysis and Design, REA Modeling, Entity-Relationship Model, Database Model
4293 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The aim of the research is to derive a framework for the evaluation of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tool learnability in educational environments. Drawing from the literature of Human Computer Interaction and educational research, a framework for evaluating CASE tool learnability in educational environments is derived. The two main differences between this framework and existing eval ...
framework, CASE, learnability, UML
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
In this paper a new three-tier video application infrastructure is proposed. Video learning object is introduced as the intermedia tier and it connects the video metadata and video application tier. In addition to the traditional text metadata such as title and description, a wide range of visual metadata including key frames, video storyboards, and fast-forward video are integrated into the video ...
infrastructure, video, metadata, user interface, learning object
1957 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The many promises of learning objects (readily available quality instruction, reducing cost of production, personalized learning, interoperability, reusability, discoverability/accessibility, scalability, durability, content customization, and many more) have been the talk of the e-learning community in recent years. Higher education institutions have begun to capitalize on these promises by adopt ...
321 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The proliferation of technology-enhanced learning environments and digital learning resources in formal educational institutions (both K-12 and higher education) has led to a corresponding interest in improving the cost-efficiency related to developing and deploying such materials within these institutions. In the e-learning industry, which has been primarily concerned with training in corporation ...
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
In an era of lifelong learning, empowerment of the learner becomes fundamental. Therefore exploitation of the full potential of learning objects depends upon creation of an appropriate infrastructure to promote symmetrical control of inquiry. The learner needs to be empowered because learning is a discovery process and thus must be under his or her own control. In early stages of education it is o ...
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InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The definition used for learning objects considers them as any digital entity which can be used, reused or referenced during a technology-mediated learning process. Nowadays, this concept has became essential to the development of pedagogical content to be used in large scale educational projects to which are engaged a wide number of educational agents - students, teachers and faculty staff. Guara ...
311 downloads
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
Even though information technology (IT) educators have been teaching basic principles of information systems for over 20 years, business organizations have chosen to ignore or not implement them. By not integrating information systems and allowing uncontrolled manual intervention it was easier to commit the frauds and the financial scandals of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. The frauds and finan ...
Sarbanes-Oxley, IT Education, IT curriculum, information systems, financial fraud, SEC compliance.
InSITE 2005
, Volume 5 , 2005
The divide between those who have computer and Internet access and those who do not appears to be narrowing, however overall statistics may be misleading. Measures of computer availability in schools often include cases where computers are only available for administration or are available only on a very limited basis (Gootman, 2004). Access to a computer and the Internet outside of school helps t ...
Digital-divide, education, K-12 education, Computer use, Internet access
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IISIT
, Volume 2 , 2005
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IISIT
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Iivari and Ervasti’s (1994) Construct for User Information Satisfaction is used within a case study to examine information quality and the satisfaction of the students, teachers and guidance officers with curriculum and career guidance information. It was found that there are curriculum quality differences and dissimilar levels of IT resources available between schools. Independent school students ...
IT Education, Information Quality, Curriculum, Career Guidance
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Organizations are introducing biometric devices into various sections of the economy for various reasons. What began as a security feature for a limited number of government organizations has been adapted to such diverse uses as paying for school children’s lunches to tracking employees’ work attendance. From an organizational perspective, justifications for use of biometric devices are plentiful. ...
biometric devices, computer security, access control devices, employee tracking, information security
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
An approach to improve communication processes in e-learning is introduced. Based on a separation of a content-related and a communicational part of e-learning environments a system to support both students and tutors in their communication endeavors is presented. The communication platform consists of administration, configuration, moderation, and certainly communication tools which are described ...
Distance Education, Communication Control, Collaborative Learning, Tutoring Support
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
This paper presents our research into the possibilities to wirelessly enhance classroom teaching in a university environment. We explore current technologies, both hardware and software, and propose a vision of future possibilities.
Wireless, PDA, Education, Class Room Feed Back.
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
There are a wide range of equally valid approaches to teaching networking. One approach is to teach internetworking technologies (switches, routers). However, an extensive analysis of educational materials in this area has indicated that these devices are typically treated as 'black boxes'. This is contrary to educational theory that supports the need for a conceptual model. Two state models were ...
Abstraction, Conceptual Models, Finite State Machine and State Models
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Looking for work is complex. It involves a synthesis of decisions relating to many separate jobseeking tasks, requiring discrimination of how an individual’s skills match the job description, whether the salary offered is acceptable, location of the work and the logistics of arranging suitable transport. These job-seeking tasks are even more difficult for the disabled, and despite the Web Access I ...
system design, instructional design, project management, vocational rehabilitation, accessibility to information, lessons learned, Web-Portal development, human-computer interaction, computer supported collaborative learning
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
An ongoing investigation into the declining participation of women in IT education and professional level work has recently focused on professional women’s perceptions of the IT industry. This paper presents some of the findings from a discourse analysis of interviews with thirty-two female and two male IT professionals. The analysis identified a distinctive characteristic of the women’s discourse ...
gender and IT, structuration theory, discourse analysis
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
The importance of teaching computer ethics is shown by its inclusion as core content in both information systems and computer science model curricula. This paper outlines a method for evaluating undergraduate computer ethics programs using the Defining Issues Test of moral judgment. A “before-and-after with a control group” research design was used. The experimental group exhibited a significantly ...
computer ethics, Defining Issues Test, ethics education, moral development, professional ethics
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Designing of web accessibility features need to accommodate cultural differences in the multicultural world. This paper finds the literature on how the web accessibility features of educational website can be improved for multicultural users by using the User Centred Design (UCD) approach. This paper reviews previous research on multicultural approach, accessibility functions and UCD approach. The ...
User Centred Design, Participatory Design, Interfaces, Human interactions
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
In this paper we describe a pilot project to develop and assess the potential of CD-ROM based resources to address the identified informational needs of a community of education professionals. We focus on the development process, although we also briefly describe the project evaluation and its results. The context in which the pilot was developed and implemented was the Social Well-being in Mackay ...
CD-ROM, informational needs, community development, schools, teachers, children at risk, support systems, Social Well-being in Mackay Schools, subsidiarity, power
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
The Faculty of Education at Australian Catholic University offers an online postgraduate course that focuses on the use of e-learning tools to facilitate changes in thinking, teaching and learning. It incorporates project-based learning techniques that require participants to learn how to apply selected ICT and e-learning tools to improve learning within their workplace. This has been based upon o ...
Project-based learning, online education, e-learning, learning, teaching, social construction, problem-based, postgraduate
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
A strategy to overcome challenges associated with teaching a foundation Information Systems (IS) course to large cohorts of Business students has been highly successful. To further refine the strategy, a survey was conducted to better understand attitudes and computer experience of the students. This study revealed that factors such as gender, age, study mode, type of secondary school attended, le ...
IS Education; Y Generation; Mature Age Students; Empirical Study; Academic Performance Determinants
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
In the choice of a pedagogy for a new unit on IT project management, an innovative single case study approach was chosen, in the hope of providing a ‘virtual environment’ in which students could embed themselves. By providing a single, rich, descriptive project environment for students, it was hoped that they would become deeply involved in the case and thus adopt a deeper approach to learning and ...
IT Project Management, IS/IT Education, Case Study Approach
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Business Information Systems education-such as majoring in Business Computing, E-Commerce and Business Computing, and Information Systems--is the basic foundation of all Information Systems professionals. So good planning of these programmes is an indispensable element in the development of computing disciplines. The traditional ways of planning an education programme are mainly based on understan ...
Software Systems Methodology (SSM), Information Systems, Action Research.
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
It is important for higher education institutions to produce Information Systems graduates who can think and solve problems effectively. This paper is a rich description of the first cycle in an action research project defined to investigate the effectiveness of using a specially developed unit in the first year of an Information Systems course in order to facilitate the enhancement of students’ c ...
information systems education, critical thinking, problem solving
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
An in-depth study of the business-IT interface produced numerous reasons why Information Technology (IT) solutions often do not meet the expectations of the business client. Major contributors towards the expectation gap are: Insufficient analysis of the business problem, bad user requirement specifications and documentation, ineffective communication and interpersonal relationship problems. All o ...
Information and Communications Technology (ICT), analyst, business analysis, systems analysis, Body of Knowledge (BOK)
1223 downloads
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
The IS professional is a person endowed with certain professional skills and attributes usually formally obtained through an education process. The IS professional may also have formal skills in peripheral, non technical areas that may too be obtained through a formal education process. This is typical now in the education of IS students who are aspiring IS professional. In addition they come with ...
Information Systems, IS professional, IS graduates, technical skills, soft skills, hard skills, structural model
20 downloads
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
To succeed in the global marketplace, companies must reposition themselves to tap the sources of sustainable growth. After failing to connect information technology investments with business performance, successful senior managers today know that ‘effective use of information’ does not equal merely a new IT solution. Instead, business performance can only be improved with an excellence at using in ...
business-information systems education curriculum, information orientation, information management, IT, productivity paradox, MScIS courses
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Capstone courses are used extensively in teaching information technology to expose students to realistic, work-like situations, though in a controlled environment. The value of the experiences the student engages in, and the skills and knowledge they develop are not questioned, as they are accepted as a beneficial precursor to professional work. The pedagogical methods used to deliver capstone cou ...
capstone projects, information technology education, experiential learning
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
A Computer Science degree includes a compulsory final year Project subject. The Project involves the design and implementation of a real-life computer application for a client, and gives students an opportunity to work in a setting emulating a real-life information technology environment. Students undertake the Project subject together with its co-requisite subject in English Language and Communic ...
education, problem-based learning, reciprocal learning, software development, communication skills, teamwork.
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
The concept of distance learning by advanced educational technology is at present only emerging in Africa. This applies particularly to education and training in information and communication technology (ICT). A learner support system needs to be put in place to assist students to use relevant technologies. Learners in Africa tend to have difficulty understanding the technologies underpinning the ...
E-learning, Distance learning, Multimode learning, ICT Education
2 downloads
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Technology and the corresponding constructivism are creating an educational agenda where the process of learning is valued at least as highly as the outcome. Since technology entered the classroom, learning goals have expanded from facts and knowledge by subject to intellectual curiosity and a love of learning. Students are engaging in their own meaning-making, or knowledge production, through pro ...
technology integration, teachers, professional development, change process, constructivism
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
The purpose of this paper is to review the findings from a web enhanced course, SPE 304-800 Educational Planning for All Students, offered at SUNY Oswego in the fall 2003 semester. It discusses the rationale for developing a web enhanced class. It analyses the success of the webenhanced class from both the student and instructor prospective
web-enhanced, online, active learning, discussions, technology
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Although there are many teaching styles in higher education, they can usually be reduced to two: the traditional, on campus attendance, lecturing, student-passive style and the newer, distance education, self-paced, student-active style. It is the contention of this paper, illustrated by two case studies of one Spanish and one Australian university, that the differences in technology seem to have ...
Teaching styles, web based technologies, university lecturing
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
There is an ongoing and vigorous debate in academia concerning the role of Universities in the education process and the relationship Universities have with industry. In the broad sense, should we (the Universities) be educating or should we be training? Not withstanding that debate, it seems undeniable that the study of Information Systems has been spawned from the need to understand both the the ...
Simulation, multimedia, rating, employers
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
The emergence of the Internet has made many institutions involved in the delivery of distance education programs re-evaluate the course delivery framework. A variety of models and techniques co-exist in an often uneasy alliance at many such institutions. These range from the traditional distance learning model, which remains paper-based, to the purely online model. Recently, hybrid models have eme ...
Hybrid model, Distance education, Distance Learning, Online education
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
This paper describes the planning, implementation and current progress of the Deakin Online Project which aims to establish a virtual campus for Deakin University. The project is built upon the WebCT Vista© learning management system. Strategies for eTeaching and eLearning are analysed and the dangers and opportunities are identified. Approaches to the preparation of both students and faculty for ...
eLearning, eTeaching, online learning, distance education, learning management system, virtual campus, information technology literacy.
2 downloads
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems offer a software-based system that handles an enterprise’s total information system needs in an integrated fashion. Such systems have seen a significant growth in the last decade in the US, Europe and Australian markets and, more recently, increasing growth in Asian countries. This increase in demand for ERP systems in Asia offers opportunities for the pr ...
Enterprise Resource Planning systems, e-learning, Application Service Provider, synchronous learning, asynchronous learning, web-based learning, virtual classroom, distancelearning
15 downloads
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
This positioning paper focuses on the selection of software for educational purposes and how the selection process may encourage usage. Computer Aided Software or Systems Engineering (CASE) tools provided an appropriate e software example for this study. The paper also seeks to examine if the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) such as CASE can aid the students’ understanding of syst ...
CASE Tools. Systems Analysis & Design, Focus Groups, ICT
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
The career paths of students are influenced and shaped by the subject choices that are made in the final years of secondary schooling. This paper presents the findings of an empirical study that identified the key factors influencing the decision of rural / regional Australian students to choose or not choose to study Information Processing and Technology. The findings revealed that career oriente ...
IT Education, skills shortage, high school subject choice, IT careers.
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
This paper presents an enhanced strategy to incorporate computer applications in a non-IT course, called Computer Immersion Strategy (CIS). Previous attempts to fully incorporate current technology in accounting courses highlighted the failure of those strategies to enable or motivate students to master analytical problem-solving skills. In response to this crucial shortcoming, CIS was developed f ...
Education, innovation, pedagogy, courses, lectures.
1 downloads
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Nowadays, many empirical studies are carried out based on educational projects. In these cases, instructors put forward requirements on educational projects from the perspective of education, and researchers also provide their requirements from the perspective of empirical study. How to design educational projects successfully from both educational perspective and research perspective becomes a pr ...
Educational project, empirical study, software architecture, software engineering education
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
After a short introduction that describes the author’s interest in educational and vocational guidance, this paper reports on the psychological and pedagogical contributions to the analysis of the phenomenon. The limits of the above approaches are then analyzed and the need for the monitoring of the students’ cognitive, relational and affective spheres is explained. The last section of the paper f ...
Educational guidance, Vocational guidance, Information System, Informing Science, Psychology, Pedagogy, Action Research.
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
This paper reports initial research results on the relationship between student learning styles and academic achievement in a distance education computing course with Internet-based student support. The learning styles of students in a computer concepts class were evaluated and classified according to the Felder-Soloman Learning Style Index. We have identified statistically significant differences ...
Academic performance, Learning styles, Felder-Solomon Index of Learning Styles, Computer concepts, Distance education
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
A historical account is presented of the evolution of a new postgraduate level university course dealing with the psychology of computer programming. An outline of the course is presented and its objectives are discussed, as well as possible reasons for its premature demise and initiatives that could be undertaken to resurrect the format in a new guise.
Computer Programming, Cognitive Aspects, Education
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
This paper presents the results of an empirical study of the learning styles of a group of computing students and the teaching styles of their tutors at The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. This study of learning styles is based on Kolb’s learning model and the Felder-Soloman learning style instrument. To identify how close students’ learning styles match the teaching styles of their tutors we hav ...
Learning styles, Teaching styles, Felder-Solomon Index of Learning Styles, Computer concepts, Distance education.
1 downloads
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
Papers presented at the 2003 conference of HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia) proposed guidelines for change and innovation in higher education. This paper empirically studied these guidelines in the ICT environment of an institution. We explored change and innovation outputs by ICT staff at ITPs (Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics), aspects of the env ...
ICT Teaching, ICT Change and Innovation, Performance Criteria, Policy
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
This study shows that cyber crime is a recent addition to the list of crimes that can adversely affect businesses directly or indirectly. This phenomenon was not directly prosecutable in South Africa until the enactment of the ECT Act in July 2002. However this Act also prevents businesses to fully prosecute a hacker due to incompleteness. Any kind of commercially related crime can be duplicated a ...
Cyber crime in South Africa, business, banking and insurance sector
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InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
This paper describes a case of an international student online project. The project was a part of cooperation between two European educational institutions, 0stfold University College in Norway and University of Wismar in Germany. An international student group consisting of three German students and five Norwegian students joined this project. Technically, the project was testing of an open sourc ...
Open source platform, international student exchanges, network cooperation, student activities
InSITE 2004
, Volume 4 , 2004
One of the greatest concerns for many employers recruiting beginning information systems (IS) professionals is not the new recruit’s inadequacies in discipline skills or knowledge, but their general lack of the skills required to work effectively within a collaborative team in a changing workplace environment. It is the responsibility of education institutions to prepare beginning IS professionals ...
collaboration, skills, information systems, information technology
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InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
In this article we are going to discuss how new and old mathematics are related on works of Islamic mathematician and how history of mathematics can help education of mathematics to improve and motivate it.
history of mathematic s, education of mathematics, invention, Greek mathematics, Islamic mathematics, Indian mathematics
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InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
In Japan, e-Japan planning (Nihon Keizai Shinbun Inc., 2002) is actively moving forward and the infrastructure for a computerized society is being worked on. But, at present it is fumbling and groping to find good ways for a regional community to use IT. This university’s administration department (Administration Science), with information technology (IT) as its base, is pursuing increasing the ef ...
Multidiscipline, Regional community, IT system design, E-business, Undergraduate research
874 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Technology can be utilized in education in several ways. Here we study development of a modem learning environment that integrates information technology into the learning process. Modern learning environments have two main functions: they can help in using traditional and digital media in learning. In addition, learning environment provides information on the courses and studies. A learning envir ...
information technology, learning environment.
1267 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
It is claimed that the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is emerging as the accepted standard graphical language for specifying, constructing, visualizing and documenting the object oriented information systems development process. As such it has gained a place in many information systems programs. An investigation of Australian organizations indicates that the use of object oriented development met ...
Object-orientation, UML, methodology, systems development, education
2369 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
To achieve the vision of E-government organizations across the federal, state, and local government are challenged to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and to afford citizens the same access to information and services they have come to expect from E-business. E-government also has the potential to foster participation in governance. To achieve E-government objectives, leaders must collaborate ...
E-government, leadership, collaboration, education
1094 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
An Intelligent Systems subject is offered in the final year of the Computer Science degree. The subject includes a diverse selection of topics in artificial intelligence and intelligent agents. The paper reflects on an innovative approach to the implementation of this subject. The development of the approach drew on educational research and the Informing Science paradigm. The aims of the approach ...
education, participatory teaching, active learning, experiential learning.
17636 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
A Computer Science degree is offered by Victoria University both locally in Australia and transnationally in Hong Kong. The degree includes a compulsory final year project subject. The project, a team effort, involves the design and implementation of a real- life computer application for an external client. The project model in Hong Kong was modified to accommodate a variety of time, distance, and ...
transnational education, engagement theory, cultural constraints, project model
883 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Currently the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is an industry standard for object-oriented analysis and design of software systems. Accordingly, teaching UML is part of curricula in many universities engaged in the field of software engineering. Yet not much has been reported in the literature on how efficiently such courses enable students to use UML in software development projects. In this paper ...
Software Requirements Analysis, Unified Modeling Language, IT-Education, Object-Oriented Analysis
5063 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
There are problems with the adoption and use of many organizational implementations of Web-Based Education (WBE). This paper puts forward the view that the problems stem from a misfit between the development methodologies commonly used to implement these systems and the context in which they are being applied. This misfit contributes to a number of the problems and shortcomings faced with implemen ...
WBE, Emergent Development, Development Methodologies
772 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
The focus of this paper is case and real-life problem-based (Ewell, 1997) experiential learning with computer information system projects at California State University Stanislaus. The experiential learning occurs within a four- stage cycle: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experime n-tation. The four principles and strategies applied to bring kno ...
Information systems, problem-based learning, practice.
1301 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
The advent of the Information Age and global connectivity has placed ethics center stage in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). As the drive towards the establishment of a so-called IT profession gains momentum, ethical conduct and codes of ethics have recently been formulated and introduced formally. Initiatives in this regard can be attributed to, among others, the ACM a ...
Computer ethics, curriculum studies, computer science education
1998 downloads
Distance Education in Library and Information Science Discipline: The Valdosta State University Case
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
The library and information science discipline in the United States has thoroughly embraced distance education to deliver its courses and other curricular offerings. Courses have been or are offered through a variety of mechanisms, some with deep historical roots, others are dependent upon new and emerging Internet technologies. Different distance education methods offer different opportunities bu ...
distance learning, asynchronous, Internet, distance education, DE, technology.
1881 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper describes the design of a course on human-computer interaction that uses a lot of resources on the WWW. An inherent property of this design is that the course is flexible in several ways. Due to this flexibility the course can be used in rather different contexts. A number of these contexts in which the course is actually used are described.
web-based learning, flexibility, human-computer interaction, project-based education
584 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
The objective of this study is to provide empirical evidence of the role of information professionals in knowledge management programs. 386 information professionals working in Canadian organizations were selected from the Special Libraries Association’s Who’s Who in Special Libraries 2001/2002 and questionnaire with a stamped self-addressed envelope for its return was sent to each one of them. 63 ...
Knowledge management, information professionals, Canada, business organizations
2804 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Computer-based instruction assistance (CAI) plays very important role in e-leaming system. Distancelearning students can remotely access this kind of course materials. However, being an electronic form has created a growing need to protect them against illegal manipulation and duplication. Therefore, the more robust techniques are needed. Digital watermarking has been proposed as a solution to the ...
Information technology for education, CAI Security, Ownership Authentication, Visible Watermark, Fragile Watermark
468 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper deals with the effects of integration of information technology in mathematics education. For this purpose we study the effects information technology has on both the content of mathematical courses as well as the way of presentation of the content. We find out that the content and educational goals should not be changed radically as the main purpose of mathematics is to enhance the min ...
mathematics education, evaluation, information technology, Internet, curriculum changes, cost benefit analyses
4025 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
In the paper, a model for planning and evaluation of education is presented. In this model, the main goal of education is divided into 4 sub goals that should be obtained in every educational activity. The 4 main components identified in the model are: total knowledge gained, degree of usefulness of that knowledge, reduction of effort in later learning and effort invested in the educational proces ...
information technology, IT education, pedagogic model, university education
693 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper presents the groundwork development of a computer assisted learning program called SelfStudy Interactive Lectures (SSIL). SSIL is an enriched classroom presentation that uses transcript-quality lecture notes and OFFICE programming features to facilitate and empower students’ learning at a greater depth than otherwise obtainable. A major feature of SSIL is its response to variation in st ...
Computerized education, inno vation, students
1053 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper wills emphasis the students’ and educators’ perception in learning programming languages between e-learning and ‘chalk & talk’ teaching method (traditional classroom) used for teaching students. The purpose of this study is to determine if students prefer learn programming languages through the use of variety electronic devices or media with multimedia features, by self-study method thr ...
‘chalk & talk’, e-learning, educational technology, self-study, computer-based training
981 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Most courses on Discrete Mathematics are designed to emphasize problem solving, in general. When the goal is to cover the content, the learning and understanding takes a second place. Over time, the students’ understanding will have large gaps of knowledge that leads to non-enjoyment of the course and a great deal of anxiety. Given the choice, most first year students would not do the Discrete Mat ...
Computer Science education, mathematics instruction, problem solving, Bloom’s taxonomy, and quality of learning.
754 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
In this paper we describe the creative and innovative work that has emerged from the collaboration between content experts and creative designers. The project detailed here focuses on enhancing the current range of online learning opportunities for students studying a level one business mathematics course. We highlight some of the positives and negatives encountered when converting existing print- ...
Online mathematics education, worked examples, simulation, audio enhancement, Macromedia
618 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Information and communication technologies offer us new possibilities to improve the way we develop our own work as both educators and researchers. In this paper we have stressed the particular case of their application to a Spanish Distance Learning University, the UNED, by emphasising the peculiarities of a distance learning traditional university, different from a virtual university or a tradit ...
distance learning, information and communication technologies, educational system, teaching style, learning style
684 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Organisations of the twenty first century are increasingly dependent on knowledge, information- and communication technology (ICT). Due to the changes in modern organisations, a new role and set of expectations have emerged for ICT workers. Academic institutions have a responsibility to determine the needs of the ICT industry and develop the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities in their learn ...
Informing Science, Information Systems, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Higher Education, Business Analysis, System Analysis, Relationship Management, Information Technology (IT)
817 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper aims to identify associations between demographic and socioeconomic factors and home Internet use patterns in the Central Queensland region, Australia. It found that people living outside of Rockhampton, male, those with higher education levels, married, those with higher income level, or fully employed tend to use Internet more for work at home; people living in Rockhampton, those with ...
Community Informatics, demographic and socio-economic factors, Internet usage patterns, Central Queensland, consumer ICT behaviors, community informatics systems.
1980 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper reports on a social survey that was conducted in 2001 in Central Queensland, Australia, in order to identify the disadvantaged groups in relation to accessing the Internet from home. The research found that people in younger age groups, with higher education levels, being married , having children at home, owning a house/flat, with the higher income level, or being employed, had higher ...
Community Informatics Systems, Internet access from home, consumer ICT behaviours, demographic and socio-economic factors
964 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Malaysia is moving towards a developed country status and it is imperative that the healthcare provided be at a higher standard than it is today. As members of the healthcare team, nurses play an essential role in the provision of healthcare. As such it is timely that nurses’ education be upgraded. As most of them only have a certificate or diploma in nursing, one way to upgrade the nurses is by p ...
distance learning, online, nursing, perception, orientation
2039 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Currently, distance learning is increasing its application in Mexican Universities; despite that it is not enough to satisfy the demand of higher education in Mexico. This paper presents a comparative analysis of undergraduate student performance in two systems: face-to-face and On-Line education. This analysis was realized with two different courses: Local area network and Interconnectivity. Thes ...
On-Line Education, Computer Networks teaching, Educational Models
1092 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
The Center of Instructional Technology and Multimedia at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (Science University of Malaysia) has for the past three years conducted a Multimedia Development course for the Masters of Education program. This paper will present experiences and opinions from both the instructor’s and students’ of the course. The course objective is to provide both theoretical and practical ...
Multimedia Courseware Development, Web Page Development, Theory and Practice, Authoring
1540 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Teaching how to program independently of teaching a programming language has been recognized as a worthwhile goal in computer science pedagogy, but many have abandoned the goal as being impossible to achieve in practice. Jackson Structured Programming (JSP) is a well-documented and proven program design method that is independent of any programming language. CASE tools have generally been used in ...
program design, visual design, design patterns, software engineering, constructive design, JSP, tree diagrams, modeling, computer science education, CASE tool
10191 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is committed to ensuring that its students are not only discipline savvy but also skilled in generic capabilities. To facilitate the development of generic capabilities within its educational programs QUT has supported a project, which involved the creation of a web based tool known as the Student Capability Profile (SCP). The SCP aims to be a dynamic ...
genericQ capabilities, library and information studies, IT education, technology and education
627 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper outlines the design and development of an interactive virtual laboratory toolset, TelcSim, designed to enhance students’ learning of basic telecommunication principles. This study establishes the increasing demand for technically competent IT professionals throughout this decade. Next, the mix, motivation, and background of students entering the university environment to obtain the skil ...
IT Education, Telecommunications, Simulation, Virtual Laboratory
729 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Within many educational institutions across the world, the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate courses is being facilitated by online learning technologies. The development and transformation of academic courses for online learning delivery provides a number of opportunities for both the academic institution and prospective students. However, there are a number of important issues that need ...
Online learning, deep learning, strategic learning, eBusiness, learner participation
671 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper is a reflective discussion on the use of equipment matrices to determine infrastructure requirements in an education context. This position was originally presented within the wider framework of a government-funded research project to initiate national policies for implementing IT within primary schools. Equipment matrices were seen by the policymakers funding this reasearch as an appro ...
Education Policy, Infrastructure, Student-Focussed Education
945 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper describes a computer simulation game being developed to teach computer security principles. The player of the game constructs computer networks and makes choices affecting the ability of these networks and the game’s virtual users to protect valuable assets from attack by both vandals and well-motivated professionals. The game introduces the player to the need for well formed informatio ...
Computer Security, Education, Simulation, Game
1162 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper presents a virtual course on network security. The course has been produced in a production circle of Virtual Polytechnic of Finland. A detailed description of course development and course content is given. The chosen didactical approach is outlined. The graphical design of the learning platform is presented and motivated. The IT technology and the IT infrastructure needed to implement ...
network security, distance education, learning environment, learning platform, graphical web design
1798 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper describes a number of issues that have arisen using some of the current methods for forming groups for collaborative group projects and how group interactions and group learning support student progress and development. The use of group projects prepares students for the workplace of tomorrow where they will encounter having to collaborate in teams. Firstly, the paper discusses the impo ...
group work, IT education, collaboration, group projects, computer literacy
930 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper explores the development and delivery of a Masters course titled ‘Collaboration and E-Commerce’. The course examines a variety of issues relating to E-Commerce with the major focus being upon collaborative aspects of web-related business activities. The aim of the course is to lead students to engage in actual collaborative processes and so to provide them with practical experience to s ...
IS Education, collaborative learning, e-commerce
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InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
The media generally, and the web in particular, offers learners access to increasingly large amounts of data. Some of this will be verifiable, some will be inaccurate or out of date and some will be either accidentally or deliberately untrue. Failure by students to recognise the existence of misinformation, deliberate or accidental, will lead to the uncritical use of web-sources materials with con ...
Misinformation, web, argument, inquiry, interpretation
1332 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
During the past few years science faculties at tertiary education institutions in South Africa have had to face increasing pressure from national as well as provincial government bodies to improve the student throughput rate. Various suggestions have been made to achieve this goal. This paper investigates the viability of two of these suggestions for solving the throughput problem. It is part of a ...
Education, programming, assignments, pass rate, distance education
717 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are the major driving forces of globalised and knowledge-based societies of a new world era. They will have a profound impact on teaching and learning for two decades to come. The revolutionary change which is taking place in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), has dramatic effects on the way universities carry out their functions of ...
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InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
The primary aim of this study is to indicate what has been done about ICT implementation in rural areas in South Africa by investigating various case studies like the SchoolNet programme in Mpumalanga Province and a possible web portal for rural schools. Rural schools and some communities currently lack access to quality education and resources that their urban counterparts consider basic.
9237 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Today’s digital divide that separates the “haves” and the “have nots” is attributed in part to geography, race, income, employment, age, gender, and education. Not only do some segments of the population remain unconnected, but these sectors also have no desire to connect. Thus, the connected portions of the world must create an urge and necessity to connect so that even the most remote location c ...
digital divide, digital inclusion, information literacy, social responsibility, education, connectivity
758 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper explores the way that professional women working in the IT industry discuss the nature of their wDrk. Previous work suggested that the way women talk about their work reinforces widely held impressions of the Information Technology industry (Nielsen, von Hellens, Beekhuyzen and Trauth 2003). In this paper Structuration Theory illuminates how this talk is characterised by dualisms which ...
Women in IT, Structuration Theory, Australia, Mentoring
643 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Group assignments are becoming increasingly popular in education, including Information Technology education. This paper explores problems with the use of group assignments and offers a new strategy designed to keep the good features of group assignments while removing the negative. Many students in Information Technology believe they should have group assignments because they will be working in g ...
group assignments, inequities in marking, industry-like group experience
1834 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Adaptive and fluid applications development methodologies such as Prototyping, RAD, FAD and Extreme Programming have emerged in recent years in response to organisational realities that include rapid change, uncertainty and ambiguity. These methodologies are well suited to the team-based approach that has become so important in the modern organisation. Yet, many educational programmes in the West ...
Organisational Learning; Team Learning; Prototyping; RAD; FAD; Extreme Programming; Teaching IS
590 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
Traditionally security has been the pervasive factor in organizational growth but its importance has surpassed that of any other issue in retaining a competitive advantage. Security is, therefore, of paramount importance in the retention of organizational innovation. The key in building a secure environment lies in an organizations ability to react to changing threats both from within and external ...
Security, Knowledge, Education
567 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
This paper reports the main findings of an exploratory investigation into the key factors necessary to designing information systems for online portfolio-based assessment in tertiary, professional, secondary and primary education that maximize benefits for all stakeholders. A review of contemporary practice in designing online portfolio assessment systems showed a widespread neglect of several key ...
Information system design, conceptual design issues, design heuristics, online portfolios, IS education
1117 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
An interactive model of a digital textbook supplemented with a workbook has been designed. It represents the basis for the textbook on the CD-ROM related to the printed one. The digital textbook contains inner links, as well as outer links - access to the Internet resources. It is comes with worksheets for teaching, learning, self-learning and the knowledge testing. The contents of the worksheets ...
CD-ROM, digital textbook, education, Internet, links
1869 downloads
InSITE 2003
, Volume 3 , 2003
These four panelists tackle some of the thorny issues raised by teaching in the digital age. Topics include: preventing misinformation; the effects of digital technology on storytelling; developing appropriate e-learning tools; and unequal access to educational technologies
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JITE:Research
, Volume 2 , 2003
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, Volume 2 , 2003
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, Volume 2 , 2003
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InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The purpose of this paper is to highlight an often-neglected area of teaching, namely assessment of student performance. Many courses now incorporate some form of continual assessment to establish the overall student grade. While the percentage weighting given to continual assessment and the final exam may vary, it is usual that all assessment components are compulsory. This paper reports the resu ...
Student Assessment, Flexibility, Education.
1335 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Universities need to respond to a change in student profile from the traditional academically committed student to a student who seeks a qualification for a job. This study reports on the application of educational research to the redesign of a single subject (or course). The aims were to engage students in deep learning; increase a learner's responsibility for learning; and encourage better study ...
Information systems teaching and education, formative, summative and continuous assessment,
assessment validity and reliability, course objectives.
858 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This paper describes the challenges experienced by Academics and Instructional Designers when creating quality, innovative and accessible educational materials for the University sector in 2001 and beyond. These two roles, which play a crucial part in the development and delivery of the new educational experience, are vital to the success of the student and ultimately, the University. Are we explo ...
Instructional design, Education, Innovation, Delivering education, Academic, Workloads
599 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Export education forms a major part of the Australian economy. Australian universities are now not only accepting overseas students into Australian campuses; they are setting up overseas-based campuses. This is often through an arrangement with a local educational institution or organisation. Subjects in these institutions are delivered by a combination of Victoria University Australian-based staf ...
Computers, information technology, management information systems, MBA programs,
management education, developing countries
1396 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The rapidly changing environment of the information age and the need to provide a well-rounded education, often times, are diametrically opposed. Local, regional, national, and international industry needs and pressures interact with school and discipline tradition. The basic requirements of a school’s degree often account for over half of the courses required for graduation. Administrations often ...
520 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Being on the wrong side of the digital divide limits the life chances of the socially excluded, who have had neither the wherewithal nor the opportunity to obtain highly paid, skilled positions in IT. Irish policy makers see education as the solution to this problem. However, providing institutional support for third level education in IT for the socially disadvantaged poses significant challenges ...
Digital Divide, Commitment, Education, IT
914 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Higher education institutions in Australia are increasingly embracing the Internet as a tool to support academic programs offered in the Asian region. The purpose of this study is to describe a low cost internet-based international video conferencing system and to assess staff attitudes toward its use to deliver lectures and tutorials to Hong Kong. The students are enrolled in undergraduate busine ...
Internet, desktop videoconferencing, distance education, staff perceptions
1211 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The paper reports first of all the results of several studies on misconceptions and mental schemes many researchers carried out in different disciplines and several countries. At the end of this section an overview of open questions and unresolved problems concerning knowledge construction is reported. The paper continues describing the different ways computers entered in education and how they we ...
misconceptions, mental schemes, meaningful learning, Web technologies, database, knowledge monitoring
948 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
There is an increasing demand for what we can call pop-science that is pertinent scientific information dedicated to the non-specialists. This demand comes both from professional categories and the general public. Simultaneously in the scientific community there is an increasing consciousness that diffusion of the scientific information is an asset the scientific community cannot afford to overloo ...
communication of science, science education, e-learning, web and database interface
379 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
In the past decade, the context of Information Technology (IT) management changed in seminal areas: the circle of players, the tools, the emergence of Internet technologies, the evolution of information societies and digital economies, and critical questions of ethics and equity. These seismic changes can be captured if corresponding shifts occur in the content and context of IT education. A shift ...
international, student-authored, ecology, soft factors, infrastructure, cross-disciplinary, socioeconomic, textbook proposal
412 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The research reported in this paper investigated and compared the experience of learning about the concept of an information system (IS) at a scholarly, and an undergraduate level. A scholarly level learning experience was developed from the literature and represented a benchmark against which students’ learning experiences could be compared. A group of undergraduate students’ learning experiences ...
IS education, student perspectives, phenomenographic research, information systems, learning approaches
1196 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This paper presents a case study of the Malaysian technical education system. The Technical and Vocational Department (TVED) is designated to prepare skilled technical and intelligent workforce to Malaysia in order to meet the goals of Vision 2020. For that reason, a web-based management support system is proposed to TVED for its planning, management and decision-making activities. e-BME is a syst ...
Education Monitoring, Education Evaluation, Internal Efficiency, External Efficiency, Management Support System
2646 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This paper summarizes findings of teaching four sections of the same college course in the same style with one exception. Section 1, 3, and 4 had notes available for reference during the final exam whereas Section 2 did not. The author’s hypothesis that students in the 3 sections using notes would perform significantly better than Section 2 on the exam was disproved.
IT Education, CIS Education, IS Education, IRM Education
493 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Information Technology (IT) has significant impacts to modern organizations especially in assisting daily operations and meeting business targets. Main contributions of IT to organizations are increased efficiency, effectiveness and competitiveness. Non-profit organizations can also benefit as much as for-profit organizations from IT. Education Organizations (EOs) for example, would benefit in ter ...
IT Strategic Planning, Education Organization, Framework, Decision-Making, Competitive Advantage.
2214 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Internet and Java technology have developed enormously in recent years. These dramatic developments have provided opportunities and challenges in all fields, particularly in the field of education. What we could not imagine doing just a couple years back has been made possible by these technologies. This short paper illustrates one such example. The example we will discuss is an examination system ...
Java Applets, Java Servlets, Ecommerce, CGI Scripts, Perl, HTML, Web, Online assessment
2596 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The paper presents an overall, practicing educational model for designing IT systems for undergraduates. Students are awaked to the target consideration to learn IT in familiar cases, and they are motivated to design IT systems. A unifying theme is established, students execute investigation, research, and designing to achieve that theme. [Locally situated E-business] is taken up in this paper. In ...
IT system design, E-business, information systems, undergraduate, education
495 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
As the global economy has expanded, the demand for quality information systems (IS) people increased globally. Ascertaining the quality of education in IS programs at colleges located within and outside the boundaries of the USA has become increasingly important to employers, students and the public. Accreditation is the quality assurance dimension of IS. IS accreditation is a reality in the USA a ...
557 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Faculty in the Computer Information Systems department at the authors’ institution is in the process of developing a new Computer Information Systems degree with several areas of emphasis. One of the proposed areas of emphasis will be to prepare students for a career as a web developer. As part of the curriculum development process, the authors collected data regarding the current demand for web d ...
education, model, curriculum, web developer, job requirement
657 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This paper discusses a professional development program in the area of technology integration for teacher education faculty. The program was funded by a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers This initiative involved one assistant professor of educational technology and five doctoral students as Tech Guides as the professional development team. Twenty-five faculty members who teach methods courses for lice ...
teacher education, professional development, technology integration, mentoring, graduate students
743 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
At the University of Cape Town, females and students disadvantaged under the previous South African apartheid education system are under-represented in Information Systems (I.S.) classes. This research shows that these are also the groups most ignorant about I.S. at the school-leaving stage. After being informed about the discipline through a small intervention, a significant increase in enthusias ...
Information systems, education, perceptions, computers, major
329 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems offer a software-based system that handles an enterprise’s total information system needs in an integrated fashion. These systems are purported to incorporate “best business practice”. Many universities have realized the potential of these systems as educational tools and have developed curriculum accordingly. Many companies in recent times have identifie ...
3568 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The international media continually reports a worldwide shortage of skilled information technology literate people. An intermediary role or disciplinary area between business requirements and computer science has been identified in the past. A number of institutions have developed information systems education programs to fill this role. A survey of pasl graduates and employers evaluates the perfo ...
information, systems, education, programs, graduates, employers
488 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The National Science Foundation has recently funded a variety of projects through the National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (SMET) Digital Library initiative, coined NSDL. One such project is the Computing and Information Technology Interactive Digital Educational Library project, also known as CITIDEL, which is part of NSDL’s Collection Track activities. CITIDEL is a consorti ...
225 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Both practitioners and academics have recognized the importance of Data Communications and Networking (DCN) in undergraduate and graduate Information Systems education. This is confirmed, in particular, by the content of IS’97 and MSIS 2000 model curricula for degree programs in Information Systems (note IS’97.6 and MSIS2000.3). Experience shows that one of the most effective ways to teach Informa ...
IS’97.6, MSIS2000.3, class project, data communications, networking, network design
758 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
We present some thoughts about devising educational designs for experiments with the use of e-tools in computer science education. We stress that the focus should not be on technological issues but on educational design issues. Our intention is twofold. First of all it is proposed to gather information about the use of such tools, in order to compose guidelines and hints for computer science lectu ...
web-based learning, IT-education, distance education
724 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Driven by the incredible pace of technological change the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) vendors have led the charge in promoting industry based technical certifications. Today, there are a plethora of instructor led, intensive, short courses that provide training in an ICT vendor’s product and prepare participants to sit a certification exam. Increasingly, vendors are developing e ...
Industry certification, Information and Communication Technology, Training, Education
1627 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Higher education in Croatia, as well in the other transitional countries, is undergoing significant changes. Those reforming activities affect not only institutions directly but also their relationship to society at large. Recognizing that higher education plays also a crucial role in the various aspects of transitional transformation, many scientist and expert’s reviews place it in the current po ...
HE development, social inventions, transition, HITRA
568 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
In this paper, we describe an evolving adaptive multimedia learning environment that utilises multimedia presentation techniques in its interface while still providing Internet connectivity for management and delivery purposes. The structure of the domain is based on concepts that can be presented in a variety of ways; multimedia players display the content on the client computer. A student and co ...
Educational multimedia, Adaptive Systems, Dynamic course generation, Student profiles
958 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
As Developing Nations seek to leverage scarce resources toward the goal of achieving a developed status they must reevaluate past practices and explore available and affordable technologies. Where information and communication infrastructures are weak, use of low-cost, easily distributed technologies have proven effective. Still, many developing nations have failed to incorporate a resource in gre ...
Developing Nations, IT Education, Gender Issues
873 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Computer science programs in many universities are reacting to pedagogical initiatives to improve and broaden the education, particularly in the domain of adding less quantitative and more humanistic studies to a curriculum that is predominately technical. Integrating these concepts into the syllabus of computer science courses can be extremely difficult especially in the light of the lack of prep ...
Curriculum, Education, Ethics, Social Impact, Internationalism, Diversity
600 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
With the introduction of the World Wide Web, the learning environment is changing. Online courses allow learners, once bound by place and time constraints in the traditional classroom, new access to education and collaborative learning. Technology enables this method of delivering education. Selection of technology and software needs to be based on the needs and objectives of the online programs a ...
Active Learning, Online Learning, Course Management Software, WebCT, Blackboard,
Lotus Notes Domino Server
3186 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Knowledge is a category that includes many past decisions. They could be good for the past but it is a question if they can work in the future. We can talk about programmed and non-programmed decisions. When a predetermined situation triggers a predetermined response we can talk about a programmed decision. If one wants to make a non-programmed decision he/she must search for information, identify ...
knowledge, learning, decision making, management, education, team, problems
2488 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This paper explores recent developments in the regulation of Internet speech, in specific, injurious or defamatory speech and the impact such speech has on the rights of anonymous speakers to remain anonymous as opposed to having their identity revealed to plaintiffs or other third parties. The paper proceeds in four sections. First, a brief history of the legal attempts to regulate defamatory Int ...
Anonymous Speech, Internet, Legal Standards and Compliance, Institutional Polices and Decision-Making
748 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Student centered. Demonstrable outcomes. Center of gravity shifting from learned to learner. Learn by doing. Collaboration. Critical thinking. Student responsible for learning. Deeper learning. Ongoing feedback. Outcome assessment. Priority on how, not where, a student learns. Life-long learning opportunities. Global access 24/7/365. Effectiveness. Efficiency. Revolution. These are but a few of th ...
Distributed Education (DE), Interactive Distributed Education, Distance Learning (DL), Student
Centered, Active Learning
446 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This paper is about information systems (IS) academics. It seeks to suggest a unique core competency they may wish to consider developing in order to differentiate themselves from practioners. So, this paper will explore the argument that the core competency of IS academics should be a unique insight into how to critique technology related problems. There are multiple disparate critique methods th ...
Critique, IS academics, education
1396 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Victoria University offers a Computer Science degree in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong program matches the one in Melbourne, but both the content coverage and the delivery model of the Hong Kong program are affected by expectations and demands of the Hong Kong government and students. The paper outlines challenges, legislative, cultural, quality, time and distance that shaped the program delivery model. ...
distance education, informing environment, cultural constraints, project model
352 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
In most disciplines, research findings take a long time to filter into practice, if they ever do at all. The result of this is under-utilisation of research results and sub-optimal practices. There are a number of reasons for the lack of knowledge transfer. Firstly, practitioners don’t have the time to keep up with the latest research%in professional practice, there is little time available to rea ...
knowledge management, evidence based medicine (EBM), Internet, World Wide Web, web-based development, IS research, IS practice, education, decision support
471 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Developing and providing information technology (IT) education that is current and strikes a balance between theory and practice is challenging. Incessant changes and innovations in computer hardware, software, and communication technologies coupled with ever-evolving business practices, make the task of teaching IT courses daunting. One approach to addressing this problem is the formation of acad ...
264 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The RION project (financed by BMBF) aims at improving Computer & Law (C&L) teaching in Germany while implementing Web-based media. For the fluid and interdisciplinary field of C&L, educational material is very scarce. Furthermore, educational cultures differ according to the divers affiliations of C&L. Therefore, the RION platform will present a variety of documents online, which have not been acc ...
Tailoring, Education, MOO, Computer & Law, gender mainstreaming, constructivism, practice, CSCL
1204 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Learning to learn is the theme of the current educational reform in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Learners should be well equipped with collaborative skills, communication skills, creativity, critical thinking skills, and skills in using information technology to be responsive to the changing requirements of the workplace and the society. We have drawn the elements of collaborative ...
collaborative learning, model, peer assessment, Web-based learning.
2118 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This study looks at both MBA and MS E-business programs. Specifically it looks at the number and types of courses offered in these programs and compares and contrasts what is offered between the MS and MBA programs, and also between the different groups of schools being studied. Results indicate that there is no real consensus in what knowledge is core to the concentration. The programs offered at ...
Electronic Commerce, Electronic Business, MBA, MS, curriculum, required courses
979 downloads
Automated Essay Grading System Applied to a First Year University Subject - How Can We Do It Better?
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Automated marking of assignments consisting of written text would doubtless be of advantage to teachers and education administrators alike. When large numbers of assignments are submitted at once, teachers find themselves bogged down in their attempt to provide consistent evaluations and high quality feedback to students within as short a timeframe as is reasonable, usually a matter of days rather ...
assessment, assignment, automatic, essay, grading, marking, plagiarism
3241 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The Faculty of Informatics and Communication at Central Queensland University (CQU) is well known for providing a quality product and service to its customers. CQU’s central campus is located in Rockhampton. CQU operates within a complex tertiary environment, and offers its programs and courses from a multitude of campuses around the world. The organization of information and procedures that defin ...
Electronic Communication, Effective Communication, Email, Information Technology, Multinational Environment
838 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
In the mid 1990s people became fascinated with the Internet, a fact which has not only redesigned the geographic borders of communication within a totally new dimension, but has also created new profiles of personal identities. This paper aims to describe how identities are constructed in cyberspace and outline the risks and the opportunities of such an evolution of human identity. Moving from the ...
Identity, social interaction, Internet Addiction Disorder, IAD, telematic communication, educational task.
2425 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The aim of this research was to produce interactive, dynamic, collaborative, engaging, realistic scenes that could be used for educational or community purposes. The visualisations were based on the Macedon Ranges, a scenic area 80 km to the north west of Melbourne. The pedagogical foundations of good practice for on-line leaning and cooperative work were examined. Informing Science provided a fra ...
informing systems, environmental visualisation, computer games, pedagogy
610 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This paper presents our template-based approach in building a web-based system titled "Dynamic curriculum Organisation by Innovation through Technology (DoIT)". We have considered the meta-environment of any course development process and found that we can produce two kinds of knowledge assets from this environment. A delivery (asset) environment forms the basis of our traditional course delivery ...
SWEBOK, Informing science, in-forming
696 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
In this paper we discuss the use of modern information and communication technologies for distance education (DE) purposes. We argue that current technologies and implementations do not adequately support the key concepts of communication and community that many practitioners believe to be important, particularly if modern pedagogies such as constructivism are to be supported. We propose that coll ...
Distance Education, Online Learning Communities, Collaborative Virtual Environments
545 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
There have been many articles written which describe the changing financial environment currently faced by tertiary institutions. In New Zealand our Universities and Polytechnics have faced a gradual per-student reduction in government funding over the past decade and, despite the public utterances of ministers of education, there is little evidence that this is anything but a continuing trend. Th ...
267 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The purpose of this paper is to serve as a departure point for a discussion on the design of a course in Advanced Information Technologies, with a special emphasis upon providing students with the tools to identify new, emerging technologies. The paper also shares the experience of offering such a course to graduate students in Information Systems during the Spring of 1999, the Spring of 2001, and ...
Emerging Technology, Adult Education, CIO, Certification, participatory learning
791 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Lack of implementation of instructional technology either to improve the classroom or to reform educational practice stimulated a study of the diffusion of innovation, which in turn led to creation of a new theory of reform through IT. This was followed by development of a model to test the theory. This paper describes the theory, the model and evaluative results from implementing the model. The m ...
Innovation, Diffusion, Professional Development, Reform, Technology
1359 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This paper looks at the development of Electronic Commerce specialisations in an MBA program, and particularly at a recent specialisation developed at Victoria University, Australia for its local and overseas MBA students. These MBA specialisations are very popular in Australia, and half of the MBA programs with specialisations have one in an e-Commerce related field. An examination of some of the ...
Computers, information technology, electronic commerce, MBA programs, management education.
829 downloads
Curriculum Development in the Informing Sciences: Ecological Metaphor, Negotiation or Actor-Network?
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
Change in higher education information systems, and other informing science curricula is inevitable. This paper offers a brief consideration of three different models that can be used to describe how this change occurs. Most curriculum texts give prime consideration to approaches to curriculum change based on research, development and diffusion models, and the paper outlines some objections to the ...
Curriculum changes, information systems, informing science, innovation
1271 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
This paper describes the initiative to incorporate the practice of quality software development (QSD) into our undergraduate curriculum concerning the engineering of software. We discuss how the constructivist’s method of problem-based learning (PBL) helps develop this QSD practice into our students’ daily learning. This paper expounds the idea of an architectural approach to building software sol ...
Quality Software Development, Component-Based Development, Problem-Based Learning
950 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
The paper discusses the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) project http://www.merlot.org, which is designed to provide faculty with a source for peer evaluations of online learning modules in specified disciplines. The various aspects of the web based MERLOT are explained and suggestions are made as to how librarians and educators can use MERLOT in their work ...
Online Teaching, Evaluation of learning modules, Review on Teaching Materials, Library-College Concept, Library Use Instruction.
505 downloads
InSITE 2002
, Volume 2 , 2002
It is widely accepted amongst tertiary educators that IT students need first hand experience of working in teams and in managing projects if they are to be effective in the workplace. In 2001 the School of Computer and Information Science at Edith Cowan University undertook a major restructure of its courses that resulted in the development of eight ‘core’ units that are taught in a range of cours ...
Situated learning, IT education, learning theory, course design and delivery.
1451 downloads
9214 downloads
JITE:Research
, Volume 1 , 2002
3410 downloads
6752 downloads
4682 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
We examine how accurately the belief system or cultural concepts of Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, is reconstructed in the virtual world of the Internet. Nine Maori web sites were searched using a list of 44 key concepts in Maori culture. We registered how many pages within a particular web site contain each of the key concepts. These numbers were set up in a data matrix for further ...
Maori Culture, Web Sites, Internet, New Zealand, Multidimensional Scaling
1283 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
A web based course management tool, 'Net-Class', developed in Middle East Technical University is presented. The tool features such as web browsing abilities, instructor and student tools, synchronous and asynchronous sharing is discussed. It is compared to the commercially available tools in terms of these features. The evaluation shows Net-Class is at least as effective as the others in teaching ...
Web based education, course management tools, Net-Class, Net-Class's modules.
522 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
This paper presents a part of a larger needs assessment study that aimed at designing a course called Instructional Planning and Evaluation (IPE), which is offered at Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Education, Turkey. The purpose of this study was to understand how undergraduate students perceived portfolio assessment (PA) with respect to IPE courses, and how students wanted to work d ...
portfolio assessment, evaluation, self-regulation, higher education.
568 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
This paper reports on a longitudinal research study on the attitudes to computers, and the perceptions of a computing career, of students enrolled in an introductory computing course in the years 1995 to 1998. Previous programming experience had a positive effect on computer confidence, and ownership of a home computer had a positive effect on computer anxiety and computer confidence. There was a ...
Gender issues, computing education research, gender differences, computer attitudes, computing career perceptions, (introductory) computing course attitudes, students of computing courses or IS students.
938 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The paper describes a distance education course which uses ICT in a number of ways. In the first place the World Wide Web provides for part of the content. Next, the course is as far as possible available in a hyperstructure in electronic form. Finally, most of the necessary communication (for example between the students and between the students and their teacher) is supported by ICT. The paper d ...
distance education, web based learning, virtual teams, ICT.
326 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
Distance education through the Internet represents a paradigm shift in higher education. The implementation of an information technology (IT) enabled teaching and learning environment necessitates the redesign of conventional structures. This paper addresses some of the issues involved in the design and delivery of an Internet-based interdisciplinary graduate program in Informatics at Middle East ...
asynchronous learning, interdisciplinary program, distance education
468 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
A study of the perceptions of learning technologies of a group of high school teachers was undertaken. Underlying the study was the research-based notion that enhanced learning outcomes are likely only if learning technologies are perceived as a means for students to seek the meaning of the subject material. The teachers were interviewed about their perceptions at the beginning and end of a two ye ...
Learning technologies, phenomenographic research, teaching and learning approaches.
294 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The Family Access Project will deploy innovative community empowerment, education, consensus building, and information system development strategies to strengthen community, ensure the efficient and effective delivery of needed services, and address the unique needs of families requiring public assistance from a host of public and private agencies in Lake County. The goal of the project is to enha ...
human services, social services, information technology
373 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
Distance learning improves access to education and - in most cases - advances the quality of education delivery. Its key attributes are: openness, interactiveness and using multimedia teaching materials allowing: learning by anybody, at any place and anywhere. In order to assure high quality of learning, the offered courses should satisfy audience expectations and should convey knowledge in modern ...
Distance learning, education via WEB, learning assessment, knowledge evaluation, open learning
714 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
In the last 10 years we have seen enormous and dramatic changes in the way we view and use Information. These changes have had far reaching effects, including, but certainly not limited to, the creation of a complex and vibrant global economy, and a sea change in the way we live, work and play. Profitability and survival are increasingly contingent upon an ability to successfully operate in this g ...
Global Economy, Information Technology, Informing Science, Survival, Profitability, Education.
397 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The majority of school reforms’ efforts are often realized without any contribution from technology in the main content of school “production" process. Technological solution is not necessarily related to the reform’s activities. Categories of educational technology implementation are designed to highlight differences in the learning activities and related (technological) applications. The “educat ...
educational technology, educational reform, organization, curriculum, educational indicators
353 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The World Bank Development Report (2000) findings show that at the macro level the most effective anti poverty policies are those that achieve equity through redistribution whilst simultaneously enhancing the efficiency of the markets used by poor people. It also found that even if markets work, poor people need assistance to overcome the obstacles that prevent them from freely accessing markets o ...
e-commerce, marketing, rural economic development, gender
652 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
From surveyed responses and evolving technologies, technical issues related to developing a secure county/regional based human services information systems solution are identified. Components of such a system are identified and discussed as to their viability to successfully design and implement shared data between government agencies and non-profit groups throughout Lake County and the State of I ...
clientcentric, data warehouse, enterprise server, Virtual Private Network (VPN), middleware
481 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
Business, academic, and government leaders have spoken out for professional education to integrate solid knowledge and skills with a spirit of volunteerism and community service (Briscoe, 1998; Hayes, 1997; Small/Venkatesh, 1998). This paper describes an example of how community service-learning has been applied in an information systems course that emphasizes information literacy required in a Ba ...
information systems, teaching, community service-learning, information literacy
411 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The advent of Internet as a global communication medium has brought a new focus on an area of research in designing Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) that has not been adequately considered so far. In the main, this has been due to the localised nature of most academic environments limiting the sources of information and an implicit assumption that information and knowledge are synonymous. These f ...
Intelligent tutoring systems, Environmental contexts, Teacher model, Informing Science
458 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
This paper reflects upon the teaching of two final year undergraduate subjects, Information Systems Policy and E Commerce, in a Management Information Systems degree program that is located in a School of Accounting and Information Systems. Both of the subjects were taught from an ‘interpretive’ standpoint, an approach that some students found to be challenging given that they were more familiar w ...
education, MIS, interpretivism, positivism, reflection
1155 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a course called ‘Oral Presentation and Advanced Reading Skills' in higher education in Turkey. Subjects were 86 students from science and social sciences departments. Data was collected through responsive and holistic approaches. Results indicate that higher education learners consider a course on oral presentation skills as indispensable in higher educati ...
oral presentation skills, speaking anxiety, course evaluation, higher education.
537 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The American Council on Education estimates that 85% of traditional colleges and universities offers distance-accessible courses. Boston University has been an early player in this arena, and in this paper we synthesize two models for virtual learning on the basis of actual courses that took place. Also we focus on the authors experience with communicating at a distance in the context of credit an ...
. Virtual Learning, Distance Education, Communicating at a Distance
300 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems offer a software-based system that handles an enterprise’s total information system needs in an integrated fashion. Such systems have seen a phenomenal growth in the last decade in the US, Europe and Australian markets. With the recent upturn in South-East Asian economies, an increase in demand for ERP systems is expected and opportunities clearly exist f ...
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, eLearning, Application Service Provider, Computer Education
4069 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The Digital Divide has been defined as a gap between those with access to new information technologies and those without. The term is also used to characterize the disparity between those who can effectively use information technology and those who cannot. This paper explores the digital divide within the United States (U.S.) and worldwide. Factors contributing to the widening of the gap are ident ...
Digital Divide, Internet access, Social impact, Socioeconomic factors
472 downloads
InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The learning technology standardization process is taking the lead role in the research efforts into computer-based education. Institutions like the IEEE or the US Department of Defense have set up committees to deliver recommendations and specifications on this area to provide interoperability between different educational systems. The first part of this paper shows an up-to-date survey on this f ...
Learning Technology Standardization, Architectures for Distributed Learning, CORBA, Software Interfaces,
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InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
With the advent of Information Technology (IT), there is a change happening in universities around the world. New information technologies are increasingly being integrated into the educational process to support pedagogy and learning. Teaching methods that use only the traditional lecture approach to teaching are increasingly seen as unsatisfactory. Good teaching has been identified by Chickering ...
innovative technology, instructional design support, life-long learning, managing educational systems
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InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
Some issues related to the transformation of a traditional IS service department into a modern team-based information center are discussed. The process of transformation comprises human resources analysis, investigation of possible ways of transformation, proposal of a new organization and constitution of development teams (DTs). New organization is based on DTs with flexible structure, which ensu ...
Consulting, Team Organization, IT Education
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InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The paper presents a revised model for handling the computer literacy and information systems requirements for undergraduates. The model was proposed for School of Business students at the Metropolitan State College of Denver. Through a combination of entrance screenings, self-paced Web Based Training courses on the campus network, and traditional classroom Introduction to Computers courses, a mor ...
information systems, computer literacy, hybrid delivery, computer course, undergraduate, education
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InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
Higher education institutions are increasingly embracing the Internet as a tool to support academic courses and/or programs. Little research has been done to assess students' attitudes toward the Web-based instructions and communication tools that supplement academic courses and/or programs. The purpose of this study was to assess students’ attitudes toward the on-line asynchronous communication t ...
asynchronous communication, Web-based instruction, attitudes, MBA students
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InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
The main objective of the CD-ROM project is to provide all students, especially distance learners, with a virtual laboratory environment where they can be exposed to the physical and technical aspects of electronic communication equipment. We believe this CD-ROM resource will contribute towards the enhancement of the distance education experience and go some way to providing educational equity.
Virtual, Laboratory, Distance, CD-ROM.
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InSITE 2001
, Volume 1 , 2001
This paper discusses the planning and observations of a group project using the Internet between two schools, one in Indiana and one in North Carolina. Students at each school are members of a group assigned to do some financial research on the Internet. Specifically, two companies are researched by each group and two financial ratios computed and compared. Finance students in North Carolina have ...
Teamwork, Active Learning, Financial Ratios
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