scholarly journals THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Scarafiotti ◽  
Martha Cleveland-Innes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Student Profiles ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Times

Higher education is engulfed in change. At the same time that institutions of higher education are endeavoring to transform themselves by integrating information and communication technologies into curriculum delivery, student profiles are changing. Low income-ethnic populations are among the fastest growing segment of 18–24 year old students; male enrollments are lagging in comparison to female; and the “digital natives” have arrived. Also, as the Internet provides students with access to a myriad of global educational opportunities, the potential for serving virtual foreign students increases. These changes present challenges and opportunities to institutions of higher education, which strive to serve their constituents through fully online and blended learning formats and aspire to extend education to new markets as well. This paper raises implications for online learning related to changing student populations. It presents two fundamentals crucial for ensuring student success, as well as, access in an online environment. Finally, it recommends two change strategies.

scholarly journals Content of Pocess of Self- Education of Students as a Pedagogical Problem

2013 ◽  
pp. 270-272
Author(s):  
N. M. Romanenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
Post Soviet Period

The article considers methodological problems of the content of process of self-education of students as a pedagogical problem showing the specifics of teaching activities in institutions of higher education. The author analyzes the category "selfeducation of students" is analyzed in the works of different authors of the Soviet and post-Soviet period and stresses the peculiarities of students self-education with reference to their age and stage of learning in the higher school. The article stresses the significance of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the course of building self-educational skills of university students.

ICT Resources to Improve Learning in Higher Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matilde Susana Basso Aranguiz ◽  
María Graciela Badilla Quintana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Curricular Integration ◽  
Initial Teacher Training ◽  
Ongoing Training ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Information And Communication

This article seeks to provide a view on the process of curricular integration of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in higher education, throughout the submission of proposals of how to use some of these resources, with practical examples of its implementation in the learning process of students in subjects from the Initial Teacher Training and Geological Civil Engineering major at the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción in Chile. Furthermore, the innovative and educational experiences mediated by ICT, described in this paper, allow us to visualize the important role that institutions of higher education play, not only in the training of future professionals making an emphasis on the digital skills necessary for their development in the XXI century, but also as suitable spaces for development and ongoing training of teachers with innovative methodological strategies that facilitate and enhance the educational process.

scholarly journals PODCASTING TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION CHANGES OF FOREIGN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ LANGUAGE EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetyana Leshchenko ◽  
Maryna Zhovnir
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Information And Communication

The article deals with the problem of forming a linguistic personality of foreign medical students. It appeared within the context of rapid changes in the world and national educational systems. The necessities of pedagogically motivated changes and rational introduction of various information and communication technologies into higher education have been emphasized. The problem of choosing more effective ways and innovative approaches capable of competing with the traditional methods of presenting educational information, supplementing and expanding their register has been outlined. The leading goal of such transformations is to prepare future competitive specialists in various industries, including medical. In the course of the research the necessity and the value of systematic use of innovative didactic methods and techniques, as well as modern forms of work, educational resources that will provide qualitative training of future medical specialists have been substantiated. Тhe authors of the proposed article paid their attention to the podcasting technology. They have interpreted the term “podcast”. Also, the peculiarities of podcasts serving foreign students studying the subject «Ukrainian as a Foreign Language» have been described in detail. It was proved that the motivated introduction of information and communication technologies in the courses «Ukrainian as a Foreign Language» is a way to improve the quality of non-professional preparation of foreign students. The transcript of the training podcast has been presented. This podcast can be used in practical classes in the discipline «Ukrainian as a Foreign Language» (3rd year, specialty «Medicine»). The topic of practical training is «In а Cardiology Department». In addition to this, the authors of this article have proposed the system of specifically designed assignments. They also have outlined main priority areas of the computerization of the national higher education system, defined research activities and future prospects in this field.

scholarly journals The Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism Degree Courses: The Portugal and Spain Evolution

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Elisabete PAULO MORAIS ◽  
Carlos R. CUNHA ◽  
João Pedro GOMES
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Integration Of Ict ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Academic Year

The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) plays a major role in tourism, travel and hospitality industry. The Integration of ICT in the tourism industry is essential for success of tourism enterprise, as such it is necessary to integrate ICT in higher education curricula. This paper analyzes the relevance given by the various Portuguese and Spanish institutions of higher education to ICT in their degrees. The analysis carried out was done in degree courses operating in the academic year 2018/2019, in Portuguese and Spanish universities and polytechnics. A comparison was also made with the reality of 2012/2013.

Challenges Posed by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for South African Higher Education Institutions

10.28945/2679 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
ME Herselman ◽  
HR Hay
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Revolutionary Change ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Learning

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are the major driving forces of globalised and knowledge-based societies of a new world era. They will have a profound impact on teaching and learning for two decades to come. The revolutionary change which is taking place in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), has dramatic effects on the way universities carry out their functions of teaching, learning and research, particularly on the creation, dissemination and application of knowledge. These developments pose unprecedented challenges to higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing countries particular in South Africa as South Africa is viewed as the leading country on the continent.

scholarly journals The Higher Education Sustainability before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Spanish and Ecuadorian Case

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6363
Author(s):  
Johanna Andrea Espinosa-Navarro ◽  
Manuel Vaquero-Abellán ◽  
Alberto-Jesús Perea-Moreno ◽  
Gerardo Pedrós-Pérez ◽  
Pilar Aparicio-Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Older Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perspectives ◽  
The University

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are key to create sustainable higher education institutions (HEIs). Most researchers focused on the students’ perspective, especially during the online teaching caused by COVID-19; however, university teachers are often forgotten, having their opinion missing. This study’s objective was to determine the factors that contribute to the inclusion of ICTs. The research based on a comparative study through an online qualitative survey focused on the inclusion and use of ICTs in two HEIs and two different moments (pre-and post-lockdowns). There were differences regarding country and working experience (p < 0.001), being linked to the ICTs use, evaluation of obstacles, and the role given to ICTs (p < 0.05). The COVID-19 caused modifications of the teachers’ perspectives, including an improvement of the opinion of older teachers regarding the essentialness of ICTs in the teaching process (p < 0.001) and worsening their perception about their ICTs skill (p < 0.05). Additionally, an initial model focused only on the university teachers and their use of ICTs has been proposed. In conclusion, the less experienced university teachers used more ICTs, identified more greatly the problematic factors, and considered more important the ICTs, with the perception of all teachers modified by COVID-19.

ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN MALAYSIA THROUGH THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Anantha Raj A. Arokiasamy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Breaking Time

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in higher education for imparting easily accessible, affordable and quality higher education leading to the uplift of Malaysia. The focus of the paper is on the benefits that ICT integration in education can provide, right from breaking time and distance barriers to facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing among geographically distributed students. ICT increases the flexibility of delivery of education so that learners can access knowledge anytime and anywhere. It can influence the way students are taught and how they learn as now the processes are learner driven and not by teachers. This in turn would better prepare the learners for lifelong learning as well as to contribute to the industry. We will also analyze if ICT does indeed improve or hinder the quality of learning among higher education students. This paper reports on the changing trends in use of ICTs for instruction in higher education institutions (HEIs) and discusses a mini-case study of how ICTs are being used by lecturers in one university in Malaysia.

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