A study of e-learning readiness of Thailand's higher education comparing to the United States of America (USA)'s case

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apitep Saekow ◽  
Dolly Samson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Learning Readiness ◽  
E Learning

Evaluating Distance Education and E-Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 654-663
Author(s):  
Som Naidu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
National Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning

The number of distance education and e-learning programs has been on the rise for some time now (Hannan & Silver, 2000). In the United States, the National Survey of Information Technology in Higher Education, as part of its Campus Computing Project, carries out regular surveys of the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in higher education (USA-DOE, 2000).

scholarly journals Motivation and perseverance of women in education leadership in the United States of America

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-101
Author(s):  
Marie Goretti Nakitende
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
External Forces

This study examined executive women leaders in higher education administration in the United States of America. It examined factors influencing women to attain leadership positions. It also looked at the challenges facing female leaders and established strategies women use to overcome these challenges. A sample of 11 women leaders in higher education was selected purposively based on experience, seniority and roles. Multiple sources of data collection were utilised including interviewing, observation and document analysis, which served as a way of triangulation. The nature of the study was exploratory. The qualitative phenomenological method was utilised to organise and analyse the data. The researched data was collected from both primary and secondary sources such as journals, interviews and observations. Findings reveal that senior women leaders in higher education positions are intrinsically moved by a great desire to make a positive difference and a need to help others. External forces influencing women to leadership include mentoring, self-efficacy, networks, prior experience, leadership training, and career planning. The results indicated that the women desire is to achieve personal growth and development. The results are consistent with both leadership and motivation theories (Maslow, 1970; Burns, 1978; Bandura, 1997). The findings are limited to women leaders in the education sector; they cannot be generalised to other business sectors.

scholarly journals Change, technology and higher education: Are universities capable of organisational change?

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
E Learning

Technology and change are so closely related that the use of the word innovation seems synonymous with technology in many contexts, including that of higher education. This paper contends that university culture and existing capability constrain such innovation and to a large extent determine the nature and extent of organisational change. In the absence of strong leadership, technologies are simply used as vehicles to enable changes that are already intended or which reinforce the current identity. These contentions are supported by evidence from e-learning benchmarking activities carried out over the past five years in universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

scholarly journals Electronic Portfolio increases both Validating Skills and Employability

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Mustafa Jwaifell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Electronic Portfolio ◽  
Electronic Portfolios ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Teachers And Students

The use of electronic portfolios in higher education has significantly increased in the last few years, especially in the United States of America, Canada, Europe and Australia rather than the Arabian universities. Electronic portfolios have a greater potential to alter higher education at its very core than any other technology. Both teachers and students can develop their own Electronic Portfolios; for teachers can adapt a new standardized evaluation methodology instead of traditional exams, while students can develop and share their skills life long.

scholarly journals Maria Mitchell

Photoniques ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
Lucie Leboulleux
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gold Medal ◽  
Access To Higher Education

Maria Mitchell was a pioneer in many aspects: first observer of a comet with a telescope, she received the Gold Medal from the King of Denmark and became the first female astronomer and astronomy professor in the United States of America. But she also got involved in feminism, participating in the foundation of the Association for the Advancement of Women in 1873 as well as promoting the access to higher education for women and their inclusion in science.

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