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Sources for a Better Education
  • Language: en

Sources for a Better Education

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022
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  • Publisher: Unknown

"Renaissance man and philosopher Piet Kommers presents us with an interesting question: What makes education exciting? His book covers a range of lessons learnt through research and practice, covering philosophies and paradoxes, ranging from learning to learn to machine learning for learning. He takes us on an exciting, comprehensive journey of just about every conceivable aspect of technology and education. This is a must-have for every 21st Century bookshelf!" By: Johannes Cronjé, professor of Digital Teaching and Learning at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. "New technologies change teaching, and we need to understand how application of such technologies can impr...

Measurement Methodologies to Assess the Effectiveness of Global Online Learning
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 366

Measurement Methodologies to Assess the Effectiveness of Global Online Learning

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-02-18
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

While online learning was an existing practice, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated its capabilities and forced educational organizations to swiftly introduce online learning for all units. Though schools will not always be faced with forced online learning, it is apparent that there are clear advantages and disadvantages to this teaching method, with its usage in the future cemented. As such, it is imperative that methods for measuring and assessing the effectiveness of online and blended learning are examined in order to improve outcomes and future practices. Measurement Methodologies to Assess the Effectiveness of Global Online Learning aims to assess the effectiveness of online tea...

Manage Your Own Learning Analytics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 237

Manage Your Own Learning Analytics

This book sheds light on the practice of learning analytics, illuminating how others approach their data analysis. At the beginning of the book, a ‘prescriptive learning analytics planning model’ gives straightforward instructions for people to follow. This book is organized into ten chapters, falling into four topical sections: Managing Learning Analytics (overview, instructional systems design (ISD), instructional design, and planning data analysis); Cognitive Performance Measurement Practices (classical test theory (CTT), Rasch measurement theory (RMT), Item response theory(IRT), Rasch Modeling Tools (research design, setting methodology); and Case Studies (corporate training settings, healthcare industry, and educational courseware design). This book is an important reference for: educational research community and instructional systems designers; corporate training developers; postgraduate course developers; and doctoral students.

Perspectives on the Information Society
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 398

Perspectives on the Information Society

Perspectives on the Information Society is a complete introduction to many of the issues faced in the digital age. It investigates information society services, such as those involving transferring to the Cloud and maintaining customer satisfaction in banking, through to the threats faced from disinformation and online troll movements like Anonymous. The book takes a global perspective, in particular in relation to the United Kingdom and Africa, from both a legal and societal angle. Issues such as IT project success and failure are also discussed. Perspectives on the Information Society serves as an essential reference for those seeking to understand New Media and Network Societies from a service-orientated standpoint.

Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 354

Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-08-31
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

"This book features innovative applications for the integration of technology into everyday teaching practices"--Provided by publisher.

Psychological and Social Implications Surrounding Internet and Gaming Addiction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 358

Psychological and Social Implications Surrounding Internet and Gaming Addiction

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-08-03
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Addiction takes many forms and has the potential to impact individuals of all ages, socio-economic statuses, and ethnic backgrounds. Digital addiction has become one of the latest topics of interest among researchers and mental health professionals as individuals become more engrossed in and reliant on digital devices. Psychological and Social Implications Surrounding Internet and Gaming Addiction focuses on the dark side of technology and the ways in which individuals are falling victim to compulsive internet use as well as gaming and gambling addictions. Highlighting socio-cultural, psycho-social, and techno-cultural perspectives on problematic technology use, this critical publication is ...

Informatics Engineering and Information Science, Part II
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 773

Informatics Engineering and Information Science, Part II

This 4-Volume-Set, CCIS 0251 - CCIS 0254, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Informatics Engineering and Information Science, ICIEIS 2011, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in November 2011. The 210 revised full papers presented together with invited papers in the 4 volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on e-learning, information security, software engineering, image processing, algorithms, artificial intelligence and soft computing, e-commerce, data mining, neural networks, social networks, grid computing, biometric technologies, networks, distributed and parallel computing, wireless networks, information and data management, web applications and software systems, multimedia, ad hoc networks, mobile computing, as well as miscellaneous topics in digital information and communications.

Transnational Families in Africa
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 236

Transnational Families in Africa

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2023-12
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  • Publisher: NYU Press

Explores the experiences of transnational migrant families from Africa, including flows into and out of South Africa, and how technology is used to maintain kinship and duties of care from afar.

Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 645

Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008-07-31
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

"This book discusses the complete range of contemporary research topics such as computer modeling, geometry, geoprocessing, and geographic information systems"--Provided by publisher.

Human Interface and the Management of Information. Methods, Techniques and Tools in Information Design
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1044

Human Interface and the Management of Information. Methods, Techniques and Tools in Information Design

This is the first of a two-volume set that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Symposium on Human Interface 2007, held in Beijing, China in July 2007. It covers design and evaluation methods and techniques, visualizing information, retrieval, searching, browsing and navigation, development methods and techniques, as well as advanced interaction technologies and techniques.