Developing Key Competences for Life-Long Learning through Virtual Collaboration

2016 ◽  
pp. 170-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita Vinagre
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Collaboration ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Language Data ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Key Competences ◽  
The Impact

This study presents the findings from a group of forty-nine fourth year undergraduate students who were trained in a blended learning environment over two months in order to acquire base knowledge and hands-on experience about information and communication technologies (ICT) and their possible applications to the EFL classroom. The course was taught in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) and participants worked in a wiki designed specially to facilitate discussion and collaboration in the foreign language. Data were gathered from the participants' answers to an end-of-course questionnaire that featured eight five-point Likert-scale questions and five open-ended questions; quantitative and qualitative analyses were then performed upon the answers. Our findings and discussions elaborate on the impact the course had on the participants' perceptions regarding the acquisition of key competences for life-long learning.

THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ON THE ECONOMY OF OUR COUNTRY

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Bekzod Bobomurodov ◽  
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Dilfuza Akabirxodjayeva
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Analytical Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

This article has discussed the importance of information and communication technologies for the economy of Uzbekistan and the ongoing reforms in this area. The purpose of the study is to give suggestions and recommendations for the development of ICT in Uzbekistan. In the article, an analytical analysis of employment in the field of ICT has been accomplished.

scholarly journals The Teaching Digital Competence of Health Sciences Teachers. A Study at Andalusian Universities (Spain)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Cabero-Almenara ◽  
Julio Barroso-Osuna ◽  
Juan-Jesús Gutiérrez-Castillo ◽  
Antonio Palacios-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Teaching Competence ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Educational Field

The impact and benefit that information and communication technologies (ICT) have in the educational field require new teaching skills. This fact has been increased by the recent crisis caused by COVID-19. This study tries to investigate the level of digital teaching competence (DTC) of Higher Education teachers of Health Sciences, and its relationship with several variables. For this, it has the participation of 300 teachers from the 9 universities of Andalusia (Spain). The research is structured through a descriptive (RQ1) and inferential (RQ2) design. The answers given to the DigCompEdu Check-In questionnaire adapted to the Spanish context are analyzed. The results, which show high levels of reliability of the questionnaire (Cronbach and McDonald) and validity (CFA), indicate that the level of competence is basic-intermediate. In addition, the area in which teachers excel is digital resources. For this reason, it is proposed to structure personalized training plans and continue expanding the characteristics of this study at an international level.

Twiga Hosting Ltd – providing affordable information and communication technologies services to small and medium enterprises

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Juma James Masele
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Medium Enterprises

TitleTwiga Hosting Ltd – providing affordable information and communication technologies services to small and medium enterprises.Subject areaThe case describes the launch of Twiga Hosting Ltd, a company providing information and communication technology (ICT) services to the underserved small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Tanzania and in a many countries in Africa.Study level/applicabilityThis case targets a range of audience from undergraduate students taking both Bachelor of Commerce and those taking Bachelor of Business Administration; and Postgraduate students taking business‐related courses. Nonetheless, the case may be used by all other learners of advanced studies in entrepreneurship and innovation management.Case overviewThe case addresses a number of issues including: Issues to be considered when starting an ICT enterprise. Strategic management. Business revenue models.Expected learning outcomes To impart/inculcate entrepreneurial insights in ICT and related areas. To make learners aware of the business growth opportunities in ICT ventures. The success factors for fruitful ICT ventures. To enable learners to identify challenges facing entrepreneurs in ICT ventures and the ways to overcome them.Supplementary materialsTeaching notes.

IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BANKING SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Ra’no Parpieva ◽  
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Nafisa Norboyeva ◽  
Adiba Turayeva
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact

This article will serve to select the system required for the effective use of information and communication technologies in the banking system and the impact of national payment systems in the banking sector on modern society, the effective use of new modern information technologies in the system.Study of foreign experience to select information and communication technologies that should be used in modern banks with information and communication technologies in the banking system, which have been used before.

scholarly journals Strategic Risks and Problems of Cyber Security

2020 ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Nataliya Romashkina ◽  
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Dmitry Stefanovich ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Global Stability ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
International Security ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Early Warning Systems ◽  
Strategic Stability ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: To identify the current strategic stability problems associated with the destructive impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the basis of analysis and systematization according to various parameters of cyber risks and threats to international security and global stability that can reduce the level of strategic stability and to develop relevant proposals that can lay the foundation for creation of a deterrence policy in the ICT domain. Research method: analysis, synthesis and scientific forecasting, expert assessment, comparative analysis of the cyber domain within the framework of a systematic approach. Result: the article presents analysis and systematization risks and threats to international security and global stability emanating from the cyber sphere according to various parameters. The article proves the impact of the accelerated development of information and communication technologies (ICT) on strategic stability, and that ensuring the cybersecurity of nuclear weapons requires special attention. The global problems of strategic stability at the current stage are posed and the conclusions are that the protection of strategic weapons, early warning systems, air and missile defense, communications, command and control over nuclear weapons from harmful ICTs are the pressing global problems of our time. Specific scenarios of cyber threats leading to a decrease in the level of strategic stability below the necessary and sufficient level have been elaborated, and proposals have been formulated to minimize the corresponding escalation threats. Proposed measures can become a basis for a deterrence policy in the ICT domain, as it was done during the period of bipolarity with regard to nuclear weapons, and become the foundation for broader international agreements on arms control in the so-called nuclear information space of the future.

Project-based learning and information and communication technology’s integration: Impacts on motivation

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mammar Belagra ◽  
Belkacem Draoui
Keyword(s):  
Power Electronics ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technological Tool ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Research Plan ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this research was to study the impact of project-based learning and information and communication technologies on students’ motivation. Two second-year classes in electrical engineering at the University Tahri Mohamed in Béchar, Algeria, were involved in the study. The experiment compared the level to which one class of students mastered goals without the use of information and communication technologies, to the mastery achieved by a second class which participated in a tutorial that has a technological tool built into the project-based approach. The subject of power electronics was chosen for this study because of its different knowledge, which is strongly represented in difficult learning contents for students. A questionnaire about motivation was used to collect data within an experimental research plan. After three months of conducting the study, the results demonstrated that the integration of the tutorial with the project-based approach is likely to increase students’ motivation to learn and to master the subject of power electronics.

scholarly journals Impact of the use of Information and Communication Technologies on Business Performance: Tunisian Context-Application

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 3261-3280
Author(s):  
Achwak Chouchane ◽  
Hanene Louati
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Empirical Testing ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Business Sectors

The focus of the current study is analyze the impact of the use of ICT on the performance of Tunisian companies. These companies must be always fully aware of the importance of a practical valorization of ICTs that bring about socio-economic development. Thus, using ICTs on Tunisian companies’ performance has unquestionably remained a vital need. In fact, this study is carried out on a sample of 150 Tunisian companies operating in different business sectors. We chose the quantitative method. So, to test our conceptual model, we applied the exploratory factor analysis and then the structural equation methods. The empirical testing of hypotheses of this research led to partially confirm the influence of ICTs on the performance of Tunisian companies. In this regard, the companies surveyed are almost aware of the importance of the value of ICT, which implies an insufficient use of ICTs and an incomplete maturity of this field.

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