...International Journal of Research (IJR) Vol-1, Issue-8, September 2014 ISSN 2348-6848 Reality Check –Understanding and Adopting ICT Tools Rose Anthony & Kadvekar Shravan (Affiliation: Rose Anthony is Dean Academic, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune India while Shravan Kadvekar is Consulting Professor at the university as well as Head Products at Harbinger Knowledge Products India.) Contact: shravan75@yahoo.com, anthonyrose8@yahoo.co.in, adopting ICT. Based on literature available Abstract in the forms of – research projects, MHRD Use of Information and Communication and UNESCO’s reports on ICT adoption, Technologies (ICT) in academia is well- Technology known for its importance and effectiveness. Change Management theory in technology At the same time, it is also one of aspects of adoption – researcher identified broad any education system, which needs a categories of challenges as hurdles faced by consistent reality check for its adoption by the educators. A set of technical education educators. A research has been undertaken institutions by the authors in developing ICT Adoption feedback from respondents on their take on Model for Indian Higher Education Sector. challenges in ICT adoption. Outcome of the The real pilot study was a list of major challenges challenges faced by the academia in ICT faced by educators in ICT adoption. The adoption, paper research aims measures ...
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...TITLE PAGE THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS IN FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (FCE), ZARIA KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA BY NAME | REG NUMBER | USMAN HAUWA | EZ/11/MACO/008 | MICHAEL GOTOM HELEN | EZ/11/MACO/036 | AKUBO OMERA ISAIAH | EZ/11/MACO/043 | SARKI DORATHY BELLO | EZ/11/MACO/089 | IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION (NCE), DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ZARIA JULY, 2014 APROVAL PAGE This project has been read and approved as meeting the requirement for the Award of Nigeria Certificate in Education in the School of Science, Mathematics Department, Federal College of Education, Zaria. ____________________________ _____________________ MAL. UMAR ISAH OHIMEGE DATE PROJECT SUPERVISOR _________________________ _______________________ MAL. SANI SAIDU DATE PROJECT COORDINATOR _________________________ _______________________ SHETTIMA MUSTAPHA DATE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT DEDICATION We whole-heartedly dedicate this research study to God Almighty for His guidance, protection, care and infinite mercy that He bestrode upon us throughout the period of our study, who is the sources of wisdom and knowledge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We whole-heartedly thank God Almighty for the opportunity He has granted to us to complete this piece of work successfully and for his infinite...
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...1.0 INTRODUCTION Rural areas of Zimbabwe continue to be sparsely covered and are not considered as a viable business case by mobile telecommunication operators. Recent growth of tele density in urban areas, fueled by mobile technology, has meant that the digital gap between rural and urban areas has widened. Rural populations will need to be provided with mobile telephony and wireless broadband access, by connecting remote areas to the broadband core networks. Choosing efficient, cost-effective and fast-deployment technologies – whether wired or wireless networks – will improve accessibility. The key challenges for the provision of telecommunication services in rural areas are driven by both technological and economic considerations. Setting up backhaul connectivity remains a high-cost exercise. Erratic power supply or complete lack of energy sources is a major barrier, and photovoltaic power supply is increasingly becoming a viable alternative. The requirement to maintain sufficient backup systems raises operational costs substantially. In the 1990s, the term digital divide was introduced as a way to describe the gap between those who have access to computers and the internet and those who do not. Mobile technology is now being sold as the bridge across the digital divide. The last decade has seen advances in digital electronics devices such as computers smaller, cheaper and faster. These significant changes have promoted the rapid development and market growth of small computers...
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...What is eLearning? The teaching and learning methodology is a four-step progressive / recursive design adapted from experiential education theory. Using this methodology, material covered during this training will be systematically presented (Step A), practiced (Step B), assessed (Step C) and reviewed (Step D). Starting at the top of the circle to the right, Step A represents the introduction to new materials such as theory and skills. Progressing to Step B, participants will practice the application of the newly presented materials. Once applied, participants will assess their work in Step C, which will lead to a reflection or review of lessons learned in Step D that will inform and influence the next progressive iteration the learning cycle, beginning with Step A. A full progression of this methodology will be attempted each day of the training event. For example, the first day of this training will focus on the fundamentals of eLearning, where materials will be presented during the initial part of the day (Step A) and learning activities centered on the application of these materials will be conducted during the latter part (Step B). Concluding the day, participants will be asked to assess their understanding of the fundamentals of eLearning (Step C) and to identify questions and unresolved related issues for the next day’s session (Step D). The second day will build on the materials introduced and practiced during the first and will be guided by the participants’ assessment...
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...WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL POLICY ON WOMEN IN NIGERIA Olubunmi Aderemi Sokefun Abstract This paper discusses the document on women in Nigeria (National Policy on Women). Several past administrations in this country have treated women issues and affairs with calculated levity: Carefully side - tracking or blatantly refusing to accord it the necessary attention. It is now a thing to gladden the hearts of all women of Nigeria that, "after four attempts by four former heads of Nigeria's Government," Chief Obasanjo's administration finally granted government recognition to women's issues in this country. The official document .on Human Rights' issues as it relates to Nigerian women; this document is known as the NATIONAL POLICY ON WOMEN. This paper therefore focuses on the document which promises to bring delight to the heart of every woman in this country. Introduction When late Mrs. Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti joined the vanguard team as the only nationalist and activist during the early struggle for Nigerian independence, hardly did .anybody realize then that she had a dream, a clear vision of a future Nigerian woman, that vision was crystal clear in her heart, and like a pivot, it stood firmly on three stand posts-known today as women's rights, women emancipation and women empowerment.. . Mrs. Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti later joined by some educated women of like minds, fought daringly and relentlessly for these three .pivotal goals of women emergency and relevance in the socio-political...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY ICT is an acronym for information and communication Technology. It is a set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, create, disseminate, store and manage information (Tinio, 2004). This technology include computers, the interest, broad casting technology (such as radio and television), and telephony according to O’leary & O’ leary (2004) refers to a communication process that uses the interest rather than traditional communication lines to connect two or more people via telephone. Thus, Information and Communication Technology is a technology that merges computing with high speed communication links carrying data, sound and videos. As a powerful tool for information dissemination, ICT has a wide variety of application and usage. It is used in such places as industries, banks, homes, military, Agriculture and education. In education, the application of ICT can be viewed in three perspectives, namely administrative and counseling tools; object of instruction and as a vehicle of instruction. As applied to administrative and counseling activities, ICT is used in planning of admission, record keeping, grading of scripts as well as in computer. Assisted Academic Counseling. In computer Assisted Academic Counseling; a computer package is designed specially to assist counselors to do their job effectively. It helps to assist individuals to eliminate inhibiting behaviours such as impatience, test, anxiety...
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...British Educational Research Journal ISSN: 0141-1926 (Print) 1469-3518 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cber20 Do new information and communications technologies have a role to play in the achievement of education for all? Jenny Leach To cite this article: Jenny Leach (2008) Do new information and communications technologies have a role to play in the achievement of education for all?, British Educational Research Journal, 34:6, 783-805, DOI: 10.1080/01411920802041392 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01411920802041392 Published online: 30 Aug 2010. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 335 View related articles Citing articles: 6 View citing articles Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=cber20 Download by: [University of Technology Sydney] Date: 20 September 2015, At: 03:44 Downloaded by [University of Technology Sydney] at 03:44 20 September 2015 British Educational Research Journal Vol. 34, No. 6, December 2008, pp. 783–805 Do new information and communications technologies have a role to play in the achievement of education for all? Jenny Leach* Many commentators have suggested that the use of new information and communications technologies (ICTs) has significant potential in providing access to, and improving the quality of, teacher education. Such an idea is particularly relevant for...
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...Assessment Criteria Evidence (To provide evidence of Achieving Assessment Criteria Learner should provide the following ) 1.1 Discuss the role of strategic marketing in an organization. For AC1.1, learners need to show that they understand the difference between strategic and tactical marketing. They need to use established models and definitions to develop theirdiscussion. 1.2 Explain the processes involved in strategic marketing. For AC1.2, learners will be expected to understand and explain the processes involved in strategic marketing. This will involve looking at a range of processes and learners may wish to draw on their own experiences in the workplace to amplify their points. 1.3 Evaluate the links between strategic marketing and corporate strategy For AC1.3, learners are expected to understand that the process of strategic marketing does not take place in a vacuum. They will need to show that they can evaluate the links between strategic marketing and corporate strategy and provide examples of those links. 2.1 Assess the value of models used in strategic marketing planning. For AC2.1, learners need to research the models used in strategic planning. They will need to make judgments and assess the value of the models for strategic marketing planning. 2.2 Discuss the links between strategic positioning and marketing tactics. For AC2.2, learners need to understand that when strategic plans are put into operation, dayto-day tactical decisions have to be made. In...
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...JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION http://seminar.utmspace.edu.my/jisri/ The Impact of Social Media use on Academic Performance among university students: A Pilot Study Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi1 Mohd Shahizan Othman2 e-mail: abumunir82@yahoo.com e-mail: shahizan@utm.my Author(s) Contact Details: 1,2 Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Abstract — There is no doubt that Social media has gained wider acceptability and usability and is also becoming probably the most important communication tools among students especially at the higher level of educational pursuit. As much as social media is viewed as having bridged the gap in communication that existed. Within the social media Facebook, Twitter and others are now gaining more and more patronage. These websites and social forums are way of communicating directly with other people socially. Social media has the potentials of influencing decision-making in a very short time regardless of the distance. On the bases of its influence, benefits and demerits this study is carried out in order to highlight the potentials of social media in the academic setting by collaborative learning and improve the students' academic performance. The results show that collaborative learning positively and significantly with interactive with peers, interactive with teachers and engagement which impact the students’ academic performance. Keywords –social media usage, collaborative learning...
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... THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Technology – driven school reform has overcome education, and advocates hail the huge number of advantages to reap. It comes with promises to push us into the future and cause dramatic improvement in student proficiency and worldwide understanding. Our computer- driven society demands that students develop the ability to operate in a technological environment, acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to be productive. In addition, so much of our planet rapidly is becoming connected via the Internet so that social protocol has become an intrinsic part of technology- based curriculum. But increasing reports connecting psychologically addictive characteristics to internet use, along with speculation of its negative influence on social functioning, have brought to question the enduring effects of its reform. Educational systems around the world are under increasing pressure to use the new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to teach students the knowledge and skills they need in the 21st – century (UNESCO, 2002). Thus the key concern driving the policy and community interest in the pedagogical integration of ICT is the premise that ICT is important for beginning changes to classroom teaching and learning so as to foster the development of students’ 21st – century skills. Specifically, these skills include the capability to become lifelong learners with a context of collaborative inquiry and the...
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...The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Language Teaching and Learning In University Education Introduction: In 2000, Nigeria developed a policy on Information Technology (IT), with the aim of making Nigeria an IT adapted country in Africa and also a leading player in the use of ICT as an implement for sustainable development and global competitiveness. Since then Information and Communication Technology has been on the lips of every academic. The world is about to leave behind anyone that is not ICT compliant. ICT has various forms and roles which it performs in learning, especially in the teaching and learning of language. It is a powerful tool which can take the form of texts, pictures, tables, graphs, emails, fax, chat groups, discussion groups, SMSs, socializing portals, dictionaries, e-encyclopaedia, Power Point presentations, websites and audio-videos, etc. It can play instructional roles which include making learners feel more relaxed to learn various topics and tasks and making them active as learning is technologically based. The problem which we have identified in the use of ICT in tertiary education is lack of infrastructure and trained manpower (personnel) to use the ICT tools in teaching and learning. Most lecturers, technologists and students who are supposed to use the ICT tools are ignorant of what they are and their uses. Previous researches on ICT have focused on the hardware, software, professional development and support services....
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Effects of Technology on Education By Anton Lebedev | Submitted On January 22, 2010 4 1 Education has changed significantly in the last twenty years. One of the main reasons education has undergone so many changes is because of technological development. In 1990, computers and other forms of technology served a minimal role in the classroom. Today, many if not most college students attend class with a laptop. I am writing about some of the biggest advantages technology gave to education. Technology has made research much easier. Before online Encyclopedias, Google Scholar, JSTOR, and other online research tools were available, students were forced to spend numerous hours in the library. With the new tools, students can conduct research faster in the comfort of their homes. With Google and other search engines, students can find relevant information faster and more efficiently. Also, there is no more need for intensive memorization as information is more readily available. New also technology allows for a faster, more efficient, and more interactive classroom experience. With Powerpoint presentations and projectors, there is no need for blackboards and whiteboards. With clickers, students can take quizzes during the classroom. These developments also help improve tutoring services. Online tutoring programs are becoming available. One-on-one in-home tutoring programs are also being aided these developments. Tutors...
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...Online Collaborative Learning for High School Students Using a Blended Approach for the Promotion of Self-Monitoring Skills Sharon Peters A Thesis in The Department of Education Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (Educational Technology) at September 2006 © Sharon Peters, 2006 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY This is to certify that the thesis prepared By: Sharon Peters Entitled: Online collaborative learning for high school students using a blended approach for the promotion of self-monitoring skills and submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master Educational Technology complies with the regulations of the University and meets the accepted standards with respect to originality and quality. Signed by the final examining committee: ______________________________________ Chair ______________________________________ Examiner ______________________________________ Examiner ______________________________________ Supervisor Approved by ________________________________________________ Chair of Department or Graduate Program Director ________________________________________________ Dean of Faculty Date ________________________________________________ Abstract Online Collaborative Learning for High School Students Using a Blended Approach for the Promotion of Self-Monitoring Skills Sharon Peters While online learning environments have become common at the...
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...attitudes of people towards technology and the implications it has for facilitating communicating between digital natives and digital immigrations. HO Nancy Hiu Kwan Introduction With the growth of time, the role of technology is getting more and more significant where technological products are commonly found in today‟s society and everyone generally equips with more than 2 gadgets to deal with their daily business. It is observed that majority of people flips on their smartphone during the ride or in meal are teenagers and young adults, they do with no reason but treat it as a habit. Since those digital natives can hardly live without the electronic devices, feel uncomfortable without them in hands and play with it (smartphone) regardless of the location and time can therefore said as an addiction. And now, it raises a question of whether the rapid advancement of technology betters our life or we are determined by technology? The above controversial topic often comes with diverse respondents amongst different generations, where teenagers may usually agree with technology improves their life in overall despite of some drawbacks brought by those digital technologies as they get used to the online space and possible to handle all the matters by their own; whereas the elder generation may have a different comments and believe technology undoubtedly better off our lives, yet more drawbacks are brought at the same time. As attitudes towards uses of technology are diverse across different...
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... and efficiently in the long term need to learn from the pioneers. Authors’ experience and extensive literature review lead to 11 critical success factors, which promise to increase the awareness towards the most common impediments. Those critical success factors include the alignment with business objectives; leadership; empowerment of the learning aspect; technological infrastructure; blended instruction; careful design; evaluation and feedback; time and space to learn; motivation to learn; usability; and complete knowledge of learners’ characteristics. Copyright © 2008, Idea Group Inc., distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI is prohibited. Critical Success Factors for E-Learning Adoption INTRODUCTION E-learning is increasingly recognized as an important mean in delivering effective and relevant training in the workplace. This new training delivery mode exploits the power of Web networking and capitalizes on corporate technology infrastructures. Research studies and professional reports present the magnitude of e-learning market and trends. Despite apparent financial benefits of e-learning for organizations, corporations still face significant challenges in ensuring that this technology is satisfactory and digestible for learners. In order to facilitate the procedure of e-learning adoption and increase the...
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