The Sustainable Implementation of a Master’s Programme in IT for Education in a Developing Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes C Cronje ◽  
Emmanuel Arthur-Nyarko ◽  
Palmas Anyagre
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Joint Implementation ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Partner Institution ◽  
Sustainable Implementation ◽  
Information And Communication

This article gives an account of the joint implementation by the sponsor, the host institution and the partner institution of a master’s programme in Information and Communication Technology for Education at a leading African university in 2005. The success of the programme was such that it became a flagship programme at the institution. In the context of many failed joint implementations of such programmes, the question that arose and that prompted the writing of this article was, “Why did this programme succeed?” The literature indicates two elements that contribute to successful implementations: the individuals responsible for the course, and the support the institution gives. Interviews with the course coordinator, university administrators, alumni and current students, and an analysis of course documents and students’ research output revealed the nature of the activities of certain individuals and also of the institutional support factors that led to the success of the programme. Based on the study conducted, this article provides some suggestions that other implementers of similar projects may find useful.

Northeast Modern Language Association

PMLA ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 881-881
Author(s):  
Laura E. Skandera-Trombley
Keyword(s):  
Keynote Speaker ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Modern Language Association ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Nicole Brossard ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Concert Halls ◽  
Mcgill University ◽  
World Class ◽  
Friday Night

The twenty-seventh annual NEMLA convention will be held in Montreal from 19 to 20 April 1996 at the Hotel du Parc. In the heart of vibrant Montreal, Hotel du Parc is located at the foot of Mount Royal, within walking distance of world-class galleries, museums, and concert halls, exuberant nightlife and gourmet dining on trendy Saint-Laurent and Saint-Denis Streets, and relaxed sidewalk cafes on Prince Arthur's bustling pedestrian mall. McGill University will be the host institution, and Nicole Brossard will be the Friday night keynote speaker.

scholarly journals Desarrollo de una plataforma de evaluación de estudiantes de nuevo ingreso en educación superior

2019 ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Fernando José Martínez-López ◽  
Luis Germán Gutierrez-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
New Students ◽  
Engineering Practices ◽  
Analysis Platform

This article shows the process of design, development, and implementation of a platform created to form an environment for identification and timely characterization of knowledge, skills, and profiles of new students, through the treatment of data and information technologies, during the process of institutional admission exams in higher education. For its construction, work has been done through a methodology based on best software engineering practices, developing various modules that integrated achieve the functionality required to function as information management and analysis platform. The antecedents found allowed to determine that before the approach of this platform, there was only generalized software, adaptable with some difficulties, destined to the application of exams, distant from the raised vision of a platform for data exploration. This work aims to provide the host institution and all public and / or private higher education institutions with a tool that allows them to have bases for timely decision making and the taking of relevant actions that contribute to the proper training of professionals from its initial stages, through an early identification of skills and profiles of its applicants.

scholarly journals The Challenge of Preserving the Artifacts of Optometric History

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
Barry L. Cole
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
50Th Birthday ◽  
The World

This paper looks at optometry museums around the world. There are only five general optometry museums: three are hosted by optometric institutions in three countries, Australia, Britain and the U.S.A., one is hosted by a Canadian university that has an optometry school, and one is in private hands in Southbridge, Massachusetts. They are supplemented by six excellent corporate museums in France, Germany and Italy, but these museums focus on either spectacles or ophthalmic instruments, rather than optometry in general. Two of the optometry museums were founded over 100 years ago, and two have had their 50th birthday, but can they survive forever? Museums are expected to preserve collections for posterity for the edification and enjoyment of future generations, yet all institutions are at risk of disruption: few institutions last more than a couple of hundred years. This paper discusses strategies optometry museums might pursue to guard against mismanagement and neglect and provide for the protection of their collections in the event of the demise of the museum or its host institution.

scholarly journals OPtimising Treatment for MIld Systolic hypertension in the Elderly (OPTiMISE): protocol for a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e022930 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P Sheppard ◽  
Jenni Burt ◽  
Mark Lown ◽  
Eleanor Temple ◽  
John Benson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Systolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Antihypertensive Medication ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Economic Modelling ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
South Central ◽  
Randomised Controlled

IntroductionRecent evidence suggests that larger blood pressure reductions and multiple antihypertensive drugs may be harmful in older people, particularly frail individuals with polypharmacy and multimorbidity. However, there is a lack of evidence to support deprescribing of antihypertensives, which limits the practice of medication reduction in routine clinical care. The aim of this trial is to examine whether antihypertensive medication reduction is possible in older patients without significant changes in blood pressure control at follow-up.Methods and analysisThis trial will use a primary care-based, open-label, randomised controlled trial design. A total of 540 participants will be recruited, aged ≥80 years, with systolic blood pressure <150 mm Hg and receiving ≥2 antihypertensive medications. Participants will have no compelling indication for medication continuation and will be considered to potentially benefit from medication reduction due to existing polypharmacy, comorbidity and frailty. Following a baseline appointment, individuals will be randomised to a strategy of medication reduction (intervention) with optional self-monitoring or usual care (control). Those in the intervention group will have one antihypertensive medication stopped. The primary outcome will be to determine if a reduction in medication can achieve a proportion of participants with clinically safe blood pressure levels at 12-week follow-up (defined as a systolic blood pressure <150 mm Hg), which is non-inferior (within 10%) to that achieved by the usual care group. Qualitative interviews will be used to understand the barriers and facilitators to medication reduction. The study will use economic modelling to predict the long-term effects of any observed changes in blood pressure and quality of life.Ethics and disseminationThe protocol, informed consent form, participant information sheet and all other participant facing material have been approved by the Research Ethics Committee (South Central—Oxford A; ref 16/SC/0628), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (ref 21584/0371/001–0001), host institution(s) and Health Research Authority. All research outputs will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.Trial registration numberEudraCT 2016-004236-38;ISRCTN97503221; Pre-results.

Designing for Social Connectivity (Not Everyone Likes Webcams)

eLearn ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
William P Lord
Keyword(s):  
Social Presence ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Technologies ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Complex Solutions ◽  
To Come

COVID-19 has forced vast numbers of educational institutions to shift their operations from being delivered face-to-face to being delivered online. As a result, academic institutions have had to scramble to find complex solutions that meet systems-wide online teaching and learning needs. The quality of interaction that occurs between the educator and the student is crucial to the success of delivering education via online technologies, and it is incumbent on the host institution to provide a usable, effective, and satisfying form of communication all participants may communicate with while maintaining a sense of social presence. It requires little effort to compile a list of potential benefits of using webcams in educational settings. It is more challenging to come up with a list of conditions as to when you may not require all learners to communicate using webcams. This article explores the benefits and challenges of incorporating webcams in teaching and learning in the online learning environment.

Delivering subject choice and quality assurance in specialised disciplines

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 19.1-19.11
Author(s):  
Kerry Dunne
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
New England ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
New Model ◽  
Partner Institution ◽  
Subject Choice ◽  
The University

Using a new model of subject delivery, the University of New England (UNE–Armidale, Australia) offers specialist subjects at partner or host institutions. The model is a modified version of distance education. It is designed to meet the needs of on-campus students who wish to study a subject that their university is unable to offer as a full internal program. Students are enrolled as students of the partner institution, but the content of the courses, the teaching and assessment are the responsibility of UNE staff. The model is attractive to students and to tertiary administrators of both the host and provider universities. For students the model offers greater subject choice and flexibility; for tertiary administrators at the host institution there is built-in quality assurance and continuity of subject offerings, and for UNE an opportunity to develop a new market for distance education and to ensure the survival of low enrolment specialist language subjects

Mexicoarte: a new means of obtaining information about the art of Mexico

1988 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Elsa Barberena Blásquez
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Mexican Art ◽  
History Of Art ◽  
National University ◽  
History Of

Work is proceeding on the compilation of a database on Mexican art, comprising references to bibliographic and visual resources, and artist’s biographies, and representing the history of art in Mexico from the beginnings of Prehispanic civilisation to the present day. UNESCO’s Common Communication Format (CCF) has been adopted, as also has CDS/ISIS software. A thesaurus is in the process of being developed; terms are being drawn in many cases from existing indexes and other sources. MEXICOARTE has been initiated by the Art Section of the Mexican Library Association (AMBAC) in association with the National University (the host institution) and the Nation Institute of Fine Arts.

scholarly journals Role of a support network for refugee mothers

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Carmona ACHING ◽  
Tania Mara Marques GRANATO
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Recent Migrant ◽  
Maternal Experience ◽  
Transition To Motherhood ◽  
Refugee Women

Abstract Recent studies on the transition to motherhood suggest that a support network plays a central role in maternal experience and in the development of the mother-infant relationship. Being a woman without a partner, having economic difficulties, belonging to an ethnic minority or being a recent migrant are some of the conditions that overlap with the demands of maternity and create multiple vulnerabilities. This article analyzes the maternal experience of two recent refugee women in Brazil. The analysis is based on psychotherapeutic sessions at a Winnicottian transcultural clinic offered at a host institution for pregnant women and mothers. We describe how loneliness and helplessness challenge maternal skills, while resilience and adequate shelter facilitate the construction of a support network that favors good motherhood. In our view, the professional can help ensure that maternal practices are guided by the cultural reference of origin as the mother integrates into the culture of the host country.

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