Student Readiness and Perception to the Use of Smart Phones for Higher Education in the Pacific

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmenual Reddy ◽  
Pritika Reddy ◽  
Bibhya Sharma ◽  
Karuna Reddy ◽  
M.G.M. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Student Readiness ◽  
The Pacific

Student Readiness and Perception of Tablet Learning in Higher Education in the Pacific- A Case Study of Fiji and Tuvalu

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pritika Reddy ◽  
Bibhya Sharma ◽  
Shaneel Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
New Technology ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Tablet Devices ◽  
Student Readiness ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Educational Paradigm

Significant growth and successful integration of mobile devices to the education landscape have garnered the introduction of mobile learning (mLearning) as a new technology-enabled educational tool. Mobile learning has become a new higher educational paradigm which makes learning more flexible and accessible. However, student readiness and their perceptions about educational use of tablet devices are still a concern particularly in the developing countries like the Pacific island countries (PICs). This article investigates these two important attributes of tablet devices in a first year blended course from a higher education institute in the Pacific with a sample of 43 students. The results revealed that the participants perceived that tablet devices were effective and innovative learning tools. The participants supported the idea of using tablet devices and were ready to incorporate them for learning provided there was training in place. This article finally outlines recommendations for the education sectors in the Pacific.

Circulation of Knowledge and Commodification of Higher Education: Physical and Virtual Movement of Knowledge and Students in the Pacific Rim

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Mock ◽  
Hiroaki Kawamura ◽  
David Willis ◽  
Akiko Murata ◽  
Debra Occhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Pacific Rim ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Circulation Of Knowledge

From Digital Distraction to Digital Motivation

2022 ◽  
pp. 205-222
Author(s):  
María A. Pérez-Juárez ◽  
Javier M. Aguiar-Pérez ◽  
Javier Del-Pozo-Velázquez ◽  
Miguel Alonso-Felipe ◽  
Saúl Rozada-Raneros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Academic Activity ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
University Classrooms ◽  
Student Instructor

The presence of technology on college campuses has increased rapidly in recent years. Students come to the classroom with a variety of technological devices including smart phones, tablets, or laptops and use them during academic activity. For this reason, there are many researchers who, in recent times, have been interested in the problems derived from digital distraction in higher education. In many cases, researchers have conducted studies and surveys to obtain first-hand information from the protagonists, that is, from university professors and students. Despite the efforts, there are many questions that still remain unanswered. The authors are aware of the enormous challenge that the use of technology poses in the university classrooms and want to delve into the causes and consequences of student digital distraction and the strategies that can be used by instructors to curb student digital distraction without deteriorating student-instructor rapport in the context of higher education.

scholarly journals On the Way towards International Standards of Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ю.А. Горячев ◽  
В.Ф. Захаров
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
State University ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Standard Classification ◽  
The Bologna Process

Представляем вниманию читателей заключительную часть статьи «На пути к международным стандартам образования», подготовленной специалистами факультета регионоведения и этнокультурного образования МПГУ. Установлен вклад в формирование глобального миропонимания идей великих русских ученых М.В. Ломоносова, В.И. Вернадского, К.Э. Циолковского и др. Отражен процесс становления общего образовательного пространства и международной стандартной классификации образования. Говоря о современной глобализации рубежа тысячелетий, авторы отмечают нарастающую взаимозависимость мира — экономическую, социально-культурную и политическую. Особое внимание обращено на ее роль в развитии интеграционных процессов образования, в том числе формирование Российской Федерацией совместно с другими участниками СНГ, ЕАЭС, АТР, ШОС общего евразийского образовательного пространства; закрепление в рамках Болонского процесса договоренностей об общеевропейском образовательном пространстве; принятие при содействии ЮНЕСКО региональных конвенций стран Африки, Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона, Арабского Востока, Средиземноморья и Латинской Америки о признании квалификаций в области высшего образования. И, наконец, принятие первого в системе ООН международно-правового документа в области образования с глобальным охватом — Глобальной конвенции о признании квалификаций, относящихся к высшему образованию. Статью дополняет приложение с перечнем основных международно-правовых актов в области образования. In this edition of the almanac «Ethnodialogy» the third, and final, part of the article «Towards international standards of education: from pedagogy of early thinkers to modern approaches» is published. The article is prepared by the specialists of the Faculty of regional studies and ethnocultural education of the Moscow Pedagogical State University. It tells us about the contribution of the ideas of the great Russian scientists M.V. Lomonosov, V.I. Vernadsky, K.E. Tsiolkovsky, and others to the formation of the Global worldview. Both the process of development of the Common educational environment and the International standard classification of education are presented in the article. Speaking about the modern globalization at the turn of the millennium, the authors note the growing interdependence of the world — economic, sociocultural, and political. Special attention is paid to its role in the development of integration processes in education, including the formation of a common Eurasian educational space by the Russian Federation together with other members of the CIS, the EAEU, the Asia-Pacific region, and the SCO; the consolidation of agreements on a pan-European educational space within the framework of the Bologna Process; the adoption, with the assistance of UNESCO, of the regional conventions for the recognition of qualifications in higher education in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the Arab East, the Mediterranean and Latin America. And, finally, the adoption of the first international legal instrument in the UN system in the field of education with a global scope — the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education. The article is followed by the Supplement «The main international legalacts in the field of education».

Technology-Enabled Learning Opportunities

2016 ◽  
pp. 561-582
Author(s):  
Amir Manzoor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Young People ◽  
Group Interaction ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Computing Environment ◽  
The Future

No generation is more at ease with technology than today's young people. This generation of students has grown up in an immersive computing environment and come to the school equipped with latest electronic gadgets such as smart phones, laptops and iPods. Educational technology supports meaningful learning and facilitates group interaction. The technology-based learning is especially useful in helping students conceptualize phenomena and processes. This chapter examines the role of technology in shaping the future of higher education by providing unique opportunities of learning. The chapter also discusses challenges of technology-enabled learning and offer specific recommendations to overcome these challenges.

i-Leadership

2017 ◽  
pp. 231-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Barron ◽  
Daniel Alexander Novak
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
The United States ◽  
Millennial Students ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
The Pacific

The United States' workforce is going through an enormous generational shift as Baby Boomers exit the workforce and Millennials launch their careers. The awareness of generational differences in learning styles and attitudes has been particularly acute in colleges and universities as Millennials make their way through higher education. In this regard, institutions of higher education are in a unique position to begin shaping the leadership values, identities, and experiences of the future leaders of our society. This chapter seeks to fill some of the gaps in the literature about the design of education programs to increase leadership expertise in Millennials through observation of a leadership program designed and taught by undergraduate students at a large university in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Findings include insights into how Millennial students define and value leadership, self-organized to create systems of peer learning and mentorship, and how these digital natives did (and did not) use technology.

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