scholarly journals Practice firms and networked learning: matches and mismatches

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (spe) ◽  
pp. 01-09 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Alberto dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Networked Learning ◽  
Private Institution ◽  
Network Learning ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Education In Brazil

This paper is concerned with how students describe their experiences of the Practice Firms Network learning environment (PFN) within a management course in a private institution of higher education in Brazil (Faculty Pitágoras-Mg). The work is derived from a broader study where I investigated the PFN concept as it is used in the Brazilian context. The students' description of their relationship with the PFN model is made the object of study in a phenomenographic perspective (Marton, 1986; Marton and Booth, 1997). The paper discusses the data and results of the research and concludes that the model is potentially effective to link participants in management education but that it has yet to learn how to use more effectively the power of information technology. From students' descriptions, flaws in the model derive from the following features: a) The model itself does not stress networked learning; b) The infrastructure does not support the design; and c) The teachers' approach to the model is not congruent.

Social Media as a Tool in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 239-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikas Kumar ◽  
Pooja Nanda
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Instructional Approaches ◽  
Teaching Pedagogy ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Challenging Environment ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Media Channels

Development of information technology has very much affected the way teachers teach and students learn. Digital devices have become a routine not only for playing games and communicating with classmates but also for the education and knowledge. This has provided opportunities for enriching the learning environment. The classroom today is a very challenging environment. The reason may be the changing focus of the environment which has shifted from the teachers to the learners. Many educators attempt to adopt new instructional approaches to encourage and motivate students to learn; social media can be one of the best approaches. The objective of this chapter is to understand the importance of social media as new teaching pedagogy in higher education institutes. A framework has been proposed to assimilate specific social media channels in teaching pedagogy in higher education. The framework will be useful in identifying how social media platforms can be integrated into teaching pedagogy for higher educational institutes so that the students may be benefited the most.

Late Departures from Paper-Based to Supported Networked Learning in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Illasha Kok ◽  
Petra Bester ◽  
Hennie Esterhuizen
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Operating Systems ◽  
Networked Learning ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Network Learning ◽  
Learning Network ◽  
Supportive Environment

Fragmented connectivity in South Africa is the dominant barrier for digitising initiatives. New insights surfaced when a university-based nursing programme introduced tablets within a supportive network learning environment. A qualitative, explorative design investigated adult nurses' experiences of the realities when moving from paper-based learning towards using tablets within a blended learning environment. Purposive sampling was applied. 45 (N) participants were included, each receiving a preloaded tablet (15 running on iOS, 15 on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and 15 on Windows® 8 operating systems), being WiFi-dependent, integrated into a supportive learning network. Participants completed eleven compulsory Internet-based activities. Three reflective focus groups with 18 (n) participants concluded the project. Through self-empowerment and supportive environment, students adopted seamlessly, overcame network and resource-related challenges. Valuable lessons were learned within the digital divide, integrate tablets into distance learning from a resilient and pragmatic approach.

Designing the Virtual Classroom for Management Teaching

2010 ◽  
pp. 418-434
Author(s):  
Parissa Haghirian ◽  
Bernd Simon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Diverse Learning ◽  
Modern Business

With the modern business environment becoming increasingly dependent on technology, managementteaching in higher education faces the challenging task of effectively leveraging technology in diverse learning environments. This chapter discusses the use of virtualclassrooms, namely collaborative, information technology-mediated teaching endeavours in management education at universities. The overall aim of this chapter is to provide insights for those who are responsible for the development of management curricula and to give specific guidelines tomanagement educators interested in integrating IT-basedteaching to increase teaching effectiveness when designingvirtual classrooms.

Research on Construction of Cloud-Based Learning Platform MOOC

2014 ◽  
Vol 971-973 ◽  
pp. 1718-1721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang Xing Wang ◽  
Yan Ling Gao
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Network Technology ◽  
Cloud Platform ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Network Learning ◽  
Learning Platform

With the rapid development of information technology, especially network technology, cloud computing, cloud platform, cloud learning as a symbol of the arrival of the cloud era, and promote the development of online education. The typical network learning mode MOOC began to be widely concerned. In this paper, on the basis of the analysis of the MOOC, cloud learning environment as the breakthrough point, this paper expounds the influences of the MOOC mode of cloud learning environment. Put forward on the basis of MOOC, integrate and optimize the existing teaching resources, to build their own cloud learning platform framework for colleges and universities.

A Case Study on Web-based Learning Environment Evaluation in Higher Education: Learner Perspectives in a Private University in Malaysia.

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-33
Author(s):  
Zarina Che Imbi ◽  
Tse-Kian Neo ◽  
Mai Neo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Private University ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Kirkpatrick’S Model

In the era of digital learning, multimedia-based classroom has been commonly used in higher education including Malaysian higher education institutions. A case study has been performed to evaluate web-based learning using Level 1 to 3 of Kirkpatrick's model in a multi-disciplinary course at Multimedia University, Malaysia. In this study, mixed method research was employed in which triangulation was performed from multiple sources of data collection to give deeper understanding. Students perceived that learning with multimedia was enjoyable. They were also motivated in learning and engaged through the use of web module as multimedia was perceived to motivate them and make learning fun. Students showed significant improvements in their knowledge based on the pre-test and post-test results on learning evaluation. Students were perceived to transfer the learning from web-based learning into the learning outcome. The systematic evaluation can provide the feedback that educators and institution as a whole need to improve the learning environment and programme quality. This study contributes to the research field by adding another perspective in evaluations of web-based learning. It also provides empirical evidence on student perspectives, learning and behaviour in a private university. It demonstrated that the Kirkpatrick's model is useful as an evaluation tool to be used in higher education.

Fostering Information Literacy in the Management Education at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Alina M. Zapalska ◽  
Ben Wroblewski
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Sequential Approach ◽  
Step Process ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The U.S

This paper illustrates the information literacy (IL) strategy in an undergraduate Management program at U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The paper exemplifies a sequential approach that improves students’ capabilities to evaluate and apply information in a specifically designed learning environment while generating new knowledge in undergraduate business coursework. The paper also emphasizes how IL can be developed within management coursework through a six-step process, including defining, locating, selecting, organizing, presenting, and assessing.  This specially designed framework of IL learning can be applied across all relevant courses using specially designed assignments in the Management major.

Impacto de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones: Una mirada en la Educación Superior

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Virginia Mero Suárez ◽  
Edwin Joao Merchán Carreño ◽  
Ana Del Rocío Fernández Torres ◽  
Narcisa María Crespo Torres
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educational Design ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
The Impact

El artículo aborda la necesidad de la creatividad que se impone en la era actual del conocimiento y la importancia que  constituyen las tecnologías como herramientas indispensables en todas las esferas de la vida. En Trabajo toma como campo investigativo los cambios que se llevan a cabo en esta esfera en la Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí y la Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo, Ecuador, donde se toman como objeto el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje en la Educación Superior. El objetivo de la investigación fue comunicar el impacto de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones en las Universidades, donde se hace énfasis en el nuevo rol de los docentes y su nuevo desempeño de facilitadores del aprendizaje en los educandos a través en los nuevos escenarios mediados por las tecnologías. Para el desarrollo exitoso de esta memoria investigativa se   usó como metodología instrumentos que se basaron fundamentalmente en documentos referativos que ayudaron a justificar el problema de investigación, el cual consistía fundamentalmente en el impacto de las nuevos  dispositivos tecnológicos y su utilidad en los centros de altos estudios del país. Se concluyó que las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación son herramientas indispensables en la docencia y al mismo tiempo la forma de intervenir en el diseño educativo que nos llevan a explorar nuevos métodos docentes en los escenarios educativos mediados por estas. Se constató además que estas herramientas favorecen satisfactoriamente al proceso si se tiene una buena preparación por parte del docente.   Palabras clave: Herramientas tecnológicas, universidades, formación, docencia universitaria, proceso de enseñanza – aprendizaje Impact of information technology and communications: a look at higher education  Abstract The article states the need of the creativity that prevails in the current era of knowledge and the importance that technologies constitute in all spheres of life. In field research work it takes as changes take place in this area in Southern State University of Manabí and the Technical University of Babahoyo, Ecuador, where they are taken as an object the process of learning in higher education. The aim of the research was to communicate the impact of Information Technology and Communications in the universities, where the emphasis is on the new role of teachers and their new performance of facilitators of learning in students through the new scenarios mediated by technologies. For the successful development of this research report it was used as a methodology instruments based mainly on referative documents that helped to justify the research problem, which consisted mainly of the impact of new technological devices and their use in the centers of higher learning in the country. It was concluded that information technology and communication are indispensable tools in teaching and at the same time how to intervene in the educational design that lead us to explore new teaching methods in educational settings mediated by these. It was further found that these tools successfully promote the process if there is a good preparation by the teacher.

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