scholarly journals The revolution strategy of online courses in new technology environment

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghui Jia ◽  
Jin Liang
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The Revolution

scholarly journals Experiencing the shift: How postsecondary contract and continuing faculty moved to online course delivery

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Patricia Danyluk ◽  
Amy Burns
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Course Delivery ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Faculty Position ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Additional Work

The shift to online learning that occurred in March of 2020, created an unprecedented period of intense work for faculty and sessional instructors at the post-secondary level. This shift necessitated courses be adapted under short timelines, new technology be integrated into course design and teaching strategies and assessment methods be adapted for an online environment (Van Nuland et al., 2020). This study examines how sessional instructors, referred to in this chapter as contract faculty, and continuing full-time faculty members delivering the same online courses experienced this shift. While the demands of a continuing faculty position call for balancing of teaching, research and service responsibilities, contract instructors have their own unique stressors (Karram Stephenson et al., 2020). Contract faculty lack job security, are paid by the course and often receive their teaching assignments with short notice. By examining their perspectives on delivering the same courses online, we learn that the shift to online teaching resulted in additional work in order to adapt courses to the online environment, with faculty describing the challenges of balancing the additional work with other responsibilities of their position. Concerns of participants focused on a perceived inability to develop relationships with students in an online environment.

scholarly journals An Investigation of the Diversification Roles of Contractor

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Nur Azila Adros ◽  
Dr. Nazirah Zainul Abidin
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Construction Stage ◽  
Key Players ◽  
Traditional Roles ◽  
The Revolution

The construction industry is facing a period of change due to the revolution of new technology, emphasis on strategic alliances and demanding customers. As one of the key players in the construction industry, the contractors play an important role in the development of the construction industry. They are known for their traditional roles during the construction stage by managing and production on site. Due to changes in the industry, the contractors’ role has been evolving during the years, this has impacted their roles to change as well. This paper reviews the traditional roles of the contractor and discusses the reasons for their evolving roles in the construction industry. Finally, this paper delves into the various diversification roles of the contractor in Malaysia which are categorised into two such as the management and technical.

scholarly journals Factors influencing behavioural intention to use MOOCs

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-95
Author(s):  
Bilal Khalid ◽  
Marcin Lis ◽  
Wornchanok Chaiyasoonthorn ◽  
Singha Chaveesuk
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Abstract This analysis aimed to investigate the factors influencing the behavioural intention to use Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Thailand and Pakistan. The study was geared towards exploring the MOOCs, a relatively new technology platform allowing the spread of education and learning in various areas and fields and surpassing traditional online courses. The study adopted the UTAUT model with additional two variables of perceived autonomy and absorptive capacity. A quantitative method was applied using primary data collected from a sample of 490 and 513 respondents from Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. The sample size was composed of students in institutions of higher learning who were aware of MOOCs or intended to use them in their studies. The analysis was conducted using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and multi-group structural equation modelling (SEM). The study found that four variables (social influence, absorptive capacity, facilitating conditions and perceived autonomy) significantly influence the student intention to use MOOCs in Thailand and Pakistan. However, two variables (performance expectancy and effort expectancy) did not influence the student intention to use MOOCs in Thailand and Pakistan. The results indicated that the findings between the two countries were invariant. This study extended the model by Venkatesh et al. (2003), including two additional variables, the perceived autonomy and absorptive capacity. The study indicated various aspects related to the response of students using MOOCs. This study is especially beneficial during the COVID-19 pandemic for determining factors that officials of higher institutions of learning should consider when implementing MOOCs and associated online learning programs to deliver quality education to students.

The Changed Role of Professor in Online Courses

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Reid
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Role Change ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
University Professor ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Insight Into

This qualitative research paper examines how the role of a university professor changes in asynchronous online courses and makes analytical comments about the significance of these changes. Semi-structured interviews with 32 professors who have taught online courses provide insight into the perspective of early adopters of this relatively new technology. The findings highlight several issues such as; the skills needed, the flow of information, the less centralized role of the professor, variations based on personality, the pre-planning required, and how previous experience impacts on the degree of role change required.

Open Secrets

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-146
Author(s):  
Malcolm Crook
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
The Revolution

Precisely how votes were to be cast had a long-contested history in France, as elsewhere. A show of hands or voice-voting was the traditional way of reaching a decision in an electoral assembly, for public voting made sense in societies where illiteracy was widespread, though it inhibited individual expression. Immense problems were accordingly created when paper-balloting was imposed after the Revolution of 1789 and demanded a new technology. A pioneering proposal for a fully secure vote was actually made during the 1790s, but it was not adopted until 1914, when the French finally introduced both an envelope for the ballot paper and a polling booth where it was inserted in private. During the intervening century, though the ballot box was made more secure, the voter’s choice had largely remained an open secret, which suited those who sought to monitor the behaviour of the mass electorate. Yet, just as the ballot paper was becoming globally accepted, mechanical and then electronic voting was invented; it is employed in many countries today, but only to a very limited extent in France.

A Report from the Barricades of the Multimedia Revolution

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry E. Pence
Keyword(s):  
General Chemistry ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Personal Viewpoint ◽  
The Revolution

Often those on the front lines of the revolution see things differently from those who are in charge. This article reports on the experiences of one individual, who has been working for four years to include multimedia in a general chemistry lecture course involving 60–100 students. From this perspective, it is clear that there are some very positive outcomes, as well as some concerns. The new technology not only offers exciting educational possibilities but also poses serious challenges for both faculty and students. This article represents a personal viewpoint, but it is hoped that the comments may be generally helpful for those who are planning to use multimedia in their classes.

scholarly journals The Online Studio Problem: Assessing the Role of Distance Learning in Design Pedagogy

2016 ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Craig S. Griffen
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Similar Reaction ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Technology ◽  
Design Pedagogy ◽  
Recent Debate

<p>The role of online instruction in architectural education has been cause for much recent debate. Lecture-based online courses, where one instructor presents to an unlimited number of recipients, translate better to online delivery and have been more favorably received. However, teaching design studios with this new technology has been cause for much more hand wringing. The advent of new technology in any field is often met with a mix of heightened expectations and cautious trepidation so a similar reaction to online technology is not surprising. The strength of the studio methodology has long been based on its immediacy of face-to-face interaction between teacher and pupil, as well as the camaraderie and community of a shared experience; assets harder to translate over distance. Based on research of the handful of architecture programs currently teaching studio courses with this method, I have summarized the results into common benefits and challenges with which we can evaluate the problem to understand which initial concerns are still valid and which may be unfounded.</p>

Issues with Distance Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

2009 ◽  
pp. 802-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Millham
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Computer Based Training ◽  
Sub Saharan

What are some of the issues relevant to distance education in sub-Saharan Africa? Some of these issues relate to the ‘push’ factors of distance education in sub-Saharan Africa, which include overcrowded tertiary institutions, the need for training in a globalised high-technology world, and the problem of government funding. These ‘push’ factors seem to match the alleged advantages of distance education such as its nonrequirement of residential facilities and its ability to accommodate a flexible number of students at a low cost. It was hoped that new technology, such as computer-based training and the Internet, would provide a medium to which individualised and flexible learning materials could be supplied and which, through online interaction, a form of support for distance education learning could be provided. In this article, we focus on the particular distance education issues in sub-Saharan Africa, such as the lack of government funding and the lack of affordability by potential distance education students, as well as reasons why new technology, such as computerbased learning and online courses which are popular in the developed world, are impractical in developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa. A case study of a sub- Saharan country, Ghana, is provided to demonstrate why various distance education programmes have failed and why information and communications technology (ICT)-based training, despite its promising future, lacks the supporting infrastructure in Ghana that it requires in order to operate effectively.

Microfabrication research at the National Submicron Facility

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 86-89
Author(s):  
E.D. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
High Speed ◽  
New Technology ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Particle ◽  
New Science ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Intermediate Domain ◽  
Circuit Function

Most microelectronics devices and circuits operate faster, consume less power, execute more functions and cost less per circuit function when the feature-sizes internal to the devices and circuits are made smaller. This is part of the stimulus for the Very High-Speed Integrated Circuits (VHSIC) program. There is also a need for smaller, more sensitive sensors in a wide range of disciplines that includes electrochemistry, neurophysiology and ultra-high pressure solid state research. There is often fundamental new science (and sometimes new technology) to be revealed (and used) when a basic parameter such as size is extended to new dimensions, as is evident at the two extremes of smallness and largeness, high energy particle physics and cosmology, respectively. However, there is also a very important intermediate domain of size that spans from the diameter of a small cluster of atoms up to near one micrometer which may also have just as profound effects on society as “big” physics.

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