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This paper describes in detail a successful training program developed for sessional (part-time or nonpermanent) laboratory demonstrators employed in the Electrical Engineering Department of an Australian university. Such demonstrators play an important role in teaching practical concepts and skills in engineering. The success of the program relies on a centralized approach coordinated by a carefully...
The purpose of special education for students with intellectual disability is not only to introduce and improve academic skills but mainly to enhance the quality of the children's life and promote their autonomy and self-determination. Games have been used in special education classrooms as tools of gratification and extrinsic motivation. Contemporary game theorists have gone further to suggest that...
Informatization is an effective way to promote the reform of higher education and improve the quality of it. This study was carried out in Guangdong Province by conducting survey on the current status towards construction and sharing of digital educational resources in colleges and universities. As the result, it showed that the construction of digital educational resources is comparatively large...
Teaching assistants (TAs) are crucial for student learning, especially in large science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs with student-centered learning environments. To understand TAs' perspectives of their ability to facilitate learning in these environments, this research team conducted a mixed-methods study. This study was set in the First-Year Engineering Program at Purdue...
Teamwork is a very important attribute for future engineers. China graduates a large number of engineering graduates every year, so it is necessary to investigate the teamwork knowledge and performance level of the Chinese engineering students, and work out a better mechanism of teamwork teaching for them. This work investigates the team knowledge and team performance of the Chinese engineering students...
Due to a shortage of high-school teachers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, the Ministry of Education in Israel has initiated special programs for training engineers as second-career teachers. This study aims to explore the possible contribution of education and previous career in engineering to teaching as a second-career. This longitudinal study probes engineers' perceptions and...
This study explores how teachers' attitudes and competencies influence their willingness to adopt mobile learning approaches. By mobile learning we mean teaching approaches that use mobile devices to enliven and extend traditional teaching. Of particular interest is exploring how first-order (e.g. lack of adequate access, time, training and support) and second-order (e.g. teacher's pedagogical and...
Many universities of technology offer undergraduate diplomas in engineering that includes a Work Integrated Learning component. Many academic staff members may be involved in the assessment of this component due to student numbers and field expertise. The research question which arises is "What guidelines should academics follow in assessing Work Integrated Learning to ensure a consistent quality...
The aim of this study is first, to have an overview of current professional practices related to the use of usability evaluation and conception methods (user testing, interview, etc.) of a human-machine interface (HMI); and then, to determine the factors influencing their use. For this purpose, we have developed an online survey aimed at professionals sensitive to usability issues. The survey was...
This study seeks to establish the effectiveness of Geometer's Sketchpad, a Dynamic Geometrical Software, in facilitating the teaching and learning of Mathematics, among technical schools students. A module was designed to utilize GSP in the teaching of a chosen Mathematics syllabus for final year secondary school namely Trigonometric Functions. Based on the research objectives, three tests were conducted...
We determined the effect of a multifaceted stroke telerehabilitation (STeleR) intervention on falls-related self-efficacy and satisfaction with care in stroke patients. We conducted a prospective, randomized, multisite, single-blinded trial in 52 veterans with stroke from 3 Veterans Affairs medical centers. Individuals who experienced a stroke in the past 24 months were randomized to the STeleR intervention...
On the policy level, Tanzania has strongly committed to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) supported education on all levels of education. National policy documents give ICT a high priority in development of the country's educational system. Curricula have been revamped to accommodate for increased role of ICT in the society and education. Also educational institutions have explicated...
This study has been directed to disclose the attitudes of academic staff in Libyan universities towards Internet-based learning and training. The research for this study has been conducted using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The findings suggest that faculty members have positive attitudes towards integrating the Internet into the teaching process and an expectation that this will dramatically...
In the present study the training program of four in-service secondary educators to undertake the role of e-tutor is presented. The training program was based on the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework and realized via a blended learning environment. After the completion of the training program the educators acted as e-tutors in a pilot e-tutoring program. Once the pilot...
This study describes the complexity and diversities in the process of teacher learning. It examines a harmonious and supporting group learning through the construction of teachers'community of practice. Education reform in the era of knowledge economy requires teachers to be education practitioners, researchers, and innovators. Teacher learning is not only of practical importance but also of theoretical...
This text introduces the results of the first phase in the characterization of the teachers in a school, where a process of shared reflection was initiated, with a view to developing a digital culture in the school community's day to day. Although it may well be assumed that we are dealing with a process of transformation which involves different dimensions and, at this diagnostic stage, that other...
With the growing acceptance of the role of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in teaching and learning, it is expected that recent graduates from teacher education would be adequately prepared to integrate the ICTs into their teaching. Nonetheless, research and anecdotal evidence show that many newly qualified teachers feel under-prepared to teach with the technologies. This paper explores...
Agile teams advocates face-to-face conversation, frequent communication and close collaboration between team members in order to work together as one team. In distributed software development, however, separation through space, time and culture affects the ability of the members of a distributed team to work together as one team. Through a Grounded Theory study that involved 55 participants from 38...
Under the guidance of WebQuest theory and O'Malley and Chamot's five-step mode strategy learning theory, This paper has designed a WebQuest-based met cognitive strategy learning activity and made it into practice on a college junior class, not only the necessity of strategy training in writing instruction is highlighted in the study, but also study results show that the designed program has enhanced...
Designers and developers who want to participate in the open data movement should be more than technical experts, they should also be change agents. Realizing open data's promise of innovation and entrepreneurialism requires the support of diverse stakeholders. Government agencies must release accessible and useful data, developers must use the data to build tools, and citizens must adopt the technology...
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