The landscape of research on learning in low-tech environments

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 (11/12) ◽  
pp. 687-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Campana ◽  
Naresh Kumar Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
High Technology ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose This paper aims to review the landscape of research in pedagogy and learning that surmounts the challenges of low-tech, information-rich environments during the past decade. It also reviews the methods used, populations studied and places where such research was carried out and proposes a conceptual framework. Design/methodology/approach A scoping review methodology was used to provide initial, broad insight into the field of learning in low tech environments. Findings The study found that low tech was not a barrier when it came to effectiveness of pedagogy and learning. In addition, it became apparent that active learning strategies combined with no-tech, low-tech and high-tech resources and strategies can lead to learning environments that are learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered and community-centered. Originality/value The authors propose the framework for learning in low-tech, information-rich environments, which can be used by researchers, educators, practitioners and policymakers in environments with low technology, or in those with high technology seeking to transfer expertise and technology to these areas.

Bridging the gap: from service user to service provider

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-162
Author(s):  
Maddi Faith
Keyword(s):  
Service Provider ◽  
Service User ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
First Person ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the author’s personal experiences as both a service user for the past 10 years and becoming a professional working in the same field. This paper aims to provide an insight into some of the barriers faced relating to support and procedures, as well as provide advice and guidance to service users and professionals. Design/methodology/approach This paper is designed primarily as a narrative; a first-person approach is taken. Findings Advice and reflections for service users is given as well as guidance for professionals. Originality/value This paper is a narrative of an individual’s personal experiences and observations therefore providing a unique outlook. This paper contributes to both service users who may feel unsure about or overwhelmed by their treatment and their involvement in decisions, as well as professionals trying to develop their understanding and awareness of less thought about needs for autonomy for service users and improving their practice.

Big Macs and a three-legged stool

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Internationalization Strategy ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – The case study and interview offers a unique insight into factors contributing to McDonald’s unprecedented success (it has paid an increased dividend for the past 37 years). It also sheds light on its successful internationalization strategy. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

A comparative analysis of employees’ and customers’ attitude towards Islamic banking

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Ahmad Ali ◽  
Aida Loussaief ◽  
Muhammad Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Strategic Positioning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Comparative Examination ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose Islamic banking industry with all of its exponential growth and global recognition has been under criticism for the past two decades. However, the problem signifies further when such criticism is made from within the organization and is well supported by outside (the customers). The purpose of this study is to provide a coherent exploration to investigate the factors that polarize its employees and customers across many parts of the world. Design/methodology/approach To investigate the phenomenon, a total of 30 responses were taken through interviews 15 each from customers and employees. Afterwards, the data was analysed and summarized into two categories. In doing so, the top five Malaysia’s Islamic banks were shortlisted to collect data from employees and customers. Findings A detailed thematic analysis resulted in six themes (Contradiction between theory and practice, Islamic banking knowledge and awareness, inadequate Shariah training, employees’ background, Shariah compliance, Islamic banking benefits) for employees and five (Islamic banking benefits, applying Shariah in Islamic banking, knowledge of Islamic banking, Islamic banking promotion, Islamic banking employees’ behaviour) for customers, respectively. Research limitations/implications The results have stronger implications for both practice and theory as organizations can assess stakeholders and their perceptions about Islamic banking. Another implication is the comparative examination of employees and customers which can potentially affect decision and policy making in Islamic banks. Islamic banks can also address employment-related issues related to employees’ behaviour vis-à-vis marketing-related problems faced by its customers that will ultimately improve its global market share and strategic positioning. Originality/value The study is based on the importance of Islamic banking in Malaysia and explores the factors that potentially create a positive or negative insight into Islamic banking – both in employees and customers.

Teaching multicultural awareness and mentoring minority students

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Latoya Anderson Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Learning Community ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Cultural Self ◽  
Faculty Mentors ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose This paper includes a proposed model for working with diverse students both in the classroom and as faculty mentors. This paper aims to provide guidelines on creating a collaborative learning community, helping students engage in cultural self-awareness and mentoring minority students. Design/methodology/approach As a conceptual piece, this manuscript is a working model which has been implemented in instructor pedagogy for the past five years. Findings Support for this model primarily comes from student evaluations and feedback. Originality/value This manuscript will provide valuable teaching tools and insight into multicultural pedagogy.

M&A in the high tech industry: value and valuation

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 12-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safwan Mchawrab
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
High Tech ◽  
High Tech Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Valuation Tools ◽  
A Company ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose In the past decade, a high substantial number of academic literature and press articles have questioned merger or acquisition (M&A) transactions. If this enthusiasm towards M&A can be explained by the importance and the influence of any merger or acquisition decision for a company, it can be also attributed to the volume and the number of transactions that have been reported. This paper aims to analyse the value and the valuation of the most recent M&A deal in high tech industry. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The valuation tools and methods play a central role in M&A deal. Improving these tools to capture the uncertainty that embeds M&A deals remain the most challenging task for both practitioners and researchers. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

scholarly journals Historic buildings and the creation of experiencescapes: looking to the past for future success

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Tresidder ◽  
Emmie Louise Deakin
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Future Success ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the role that the creative re-use of historic buildings can play in the future development of the experiences economy. The aesthetic attributes and the imbued historic connotation associated with the building help create unique and extraordinary “experiencescapes” within the contemporary tourism and hospitality industries. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a conceptual insight into the creative re-use of historic buildings in the tourism and hospitality sectors, the work draws on two examples of re-use in the UK. Findings This work demonstrates how the creative re-use of historic buildings can help create experiences that are differentiated from the mainstream hospitality experiences. It also identifies that it adds an addition unquantifiable element that enables the shift to take place from servicescape to experiencescape. Originality/value There has been an ongoing debate as to the significance of heritage in hospitality and tourism. However, this paper provides an insight into how the practical re-use of buildings can help companies both benefit from and contribute to the experiences economy.

Active Learning Strategies for Online and Blended Learning Environments

2017 ◽  
pp. 88-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Cummings ◽  
Diane Mason ◽  
Kaye Shelton ◽  
Katie Baur
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

Students must be engaged in active learning opportunities that allow them to feel connected to the class and not just a passive spectator. However, that may require the instructor to learn and try different methods of teaching and learning that are more student-centered and less faculty-centered. The purpose of this chapter is to assist faculty in developing active learning strategies that will advance their personal skill sets to better embrace learner-centered instruction with the use of technology tools for online and blended environments.

Active Learning Strategies for Online and Blended Learning Environments

2015 ◽  
pp. 58-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Cummings ◽  
Diane Mason ◽  
Kaye Shelton ◽  
Katie Baur
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

Students must be engaged in active learning opportunities that allow them to feel connected to the class and not just a passive spectator. However, that may require the instructor to learn and try different methods of teaching and learning that are more student-centered and less faculty-centered. The purpose of this chapter is to assist faculty in developing active learning strategies that will advance their personal skill sets to better embrace learner-centered instruction with the use of technology tools for online and blended environments.

Getting acquainted with social networks and apps: Social Media in 2017

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Katie Elson Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
High Tech ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Trends

Purpose This paper aims to review the literature on assistive technologies used in libraries and in schools, as portrayed on blogs, wikis and the internet, in the past year to highlight new trends. Design/methodology/approach Reports from blogs, internet sources and databases in the past year on the topic were read dealing with practical examples of assistive technologies in libraries and the education sector. Findings Assistive technologies are used to aid persons with disabilities, to make them more productive. The technologies can be low- or high-tech, depending on use and information available on new improvements and augmentative technologies being used. Originality/value This paper presents an overview of the past year and the current trends in the use of assistive technologies in libraries and schools worldwide.

The National Library of Singapore experience: harnessing technology to deliver content and broaden access

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharmini Chellapandi ◽  
Chow Wun Han ◽  
Tay Chiew Boon
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
National Library ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Digital Collection ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Insight Into

PurposeThis paper seeks to focus on the efforts of the National Library of Singapore (NLS) to make accessible resources to users who may not come to the library physically or resources that the library may not hold or own, and to discuss some of the initiatives launched by the NLS in the past five years, including the encyclopedic Singapore Infopedia, the landmark collaborative project between the NLS and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) that initiated NewspaperSG, and the Singapore Memory Project, a nationwide initiative to build a national digital collection of materials about Singapore.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes a descriptive approach.FindingsWith libraries the world over facing the challenge of meeting the needs of users in improving access, the National Library of Singapore (NLS) has, in the past decade, sought to explore ways in which remote reference services can be improved and access to its collections in the online space enhanced.Originality/valueThe paper gives an insight into the latest developments at the National Library aimed at servicing its remote users.

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