Multiple Internet Technologies in In-Class Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 1475-1480
Author(s):  
Mihir A. Parikh ◽  
Neeraj Parolia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Administrative Information ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Web ◽  
The Way

The Internet has a symbiotic relationship with academia. The Internet sprung from and is continually improved by academic research. In parallel, the Internet is also changing the way academia provides education and training. Most universities now disseminate administrative information to students through the Internet. However, despite this recent upsurge in the adoption of the Internet, educational institutes have yet to fully utilize the power of various Internet technologies. Other than the Web, educational institutes have largely ignored various Internet technologies, which can aid students in the learning process.

Multiple Internet Technologies in In-Class Education

2005 ◽  
pp. 2069-2073
Author(s):  
Mihir A. Parikh ◽  
Neeraj Parolia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Administrative Information ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Web ◽  
The Way

The Internet has a symbiotic relationship with academia. The Internet sprung from and is continually improved by academic research. In parallel, the Internet is also changing the way academia provides education and training. Most universities now disseminate administrative information to students through the Internet. However, despite this recent upsurge in the adoption of the Internet, educational institutes have yet to fully utilize the power of various Internet technologies. Other than the Web, educational institutes have largely ignored various Internet technologies, which can aid students in the learning process.

Beyond the Web

2011 ◽  
pp. 120-130
Author(s):  
Mihir A. Parikh
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Learning Effectiveness ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
And Training ◽  
Web Based Education ◽  
The Web ◽  
The Way

Internet technologies are changing the way we provide education and training at all levels. However, we have not yet fully utilized the power of these technologies. The focus has only been on the Web, which is only one of many Internet technologies. In this chapter, we go beyond the Web to leverage multiple Internet technologies to support in-class education. In this chapter, common problems in Web-based education are discussed, an experiment in developing and implementing a framework that seamlessly integrate various Internet technologies is presented, and the increase in learning effectiveness yielded by the new methodology is described.

scholarly journals Podcasting and Vodcasting in Education and Training

2009 ◽  
pp. 668-679
Author(s):  
Heidi L. Schnackenberg
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Music Videos ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Audio Files ◽  
Radio Programs ◽  
Video Podcast ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Web

On the cutting edge of current technologies are portable media, where users can download information and take it with them to digest it anytime, anywhere. Some of the newest ways of sharing portable information using the Internet are podcasting and vodcasting. Podcasts are a distribution of audio files such as radio programs or music videos, over the web. A derivative of the term (and idea) of podcast is “vodcast,” also commonly referred to as a video podcast. A vodcast functions in much the same way as a podcast, except that instead of users downloading only audio files, they also download corresponding video files to their portable media players. While one might think that podcasting and vodcasting have the ability to revolutionize education and training, these advances are not stand-alone panaceas. However they do offer an incredible educational advantage in that their multimedia aspects attend to a variety of learning needs.

scholarly journals Hydrological education and training needs in Sub-Saharan Africa: requirements, constraints and progress

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 10565-10587
Author(s):  
D. A. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Hydrology And Water Resources ◽  
And Training

Abstract. This paper represents a perspective on the education and training needs related to hydrology and water resources science within the sub-Saharan Africa region and discusses the requirements of the region, some of the relatively recent developments and initiatives and some of the constraints that exist and remain difficult to surmount. The requirements include the development of academic research capacity and technical skill for both the private and public sector at a variety of levels. Some of the constraints that exist include a lack of adequate funding, lack of follow-up after short training courses, lack of institutional support to continue training, and competition for major water resources development projects from organizations outside the region. One of the main conclusions is that to sustain both educational and practical expertise in hydrology and water resources science within the region there is a need to build a "critical mass" of local expertise. Part of this could be achieved by increasing networking within the region and promoting the sharing of information, tools and expertise. There is also a need to promote institutional support.

scholarly journals From the Court to the Classroom: Judges’ Work in International Judicial Education

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toby S. Goldbach
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Judicial Education ◽  
And Training ◽  
Scholarly Attention ◽  
The Way

49 Cornell International Law Journal 618 (2016).This Article explores international judicial education and training, which are commonly associated with rule of law initiatives and development projects. Judicial education programs address everything from leadership competencies and substantive review of human rights legislation to client service and communication, skills training on docket management software, and alternative dispute resolution. Over the last twenty years, judicial education in support of the rule of law has become big business both in the United States and internationally. The World Bank alone spends approximately U.S. $24 million per year for funded projects primarily attending to improving court performance. And yet, the specifics of judicial education remains unknown in terms of its place in the industry of rule of law initiatives, the number of judges who act as educators, and the mechanisms that secure their participation. This Article focuses on the judges’ experiences; in particular, the judges of the Supreme Court of Israel who were instrumental in establishing the International Organization of Judicial Training.Lawyers, development practitioners, justice experts, and government officials participate in training judges. Less well known is the extent to which judges themselves interact internationally as learners, educators, and directors of training institutes. While much scholarly attention has been paid to finding a global juristocracy in constitutional law, scholars have overlooked the role that judges play in the transnational movement of ideas about court structure, legal procedure, case management, and court administration. Similarly, scholarship examines the way legal norms circulate, the source of institutional change, and the way “transnational legal processes” increase the role of courts within national legal systems. There is little scholarly attention, however, to judges as actors in these transnational processes. This Article situates judicial education and training within the context of judicial functions as an example of judicial involvement in non-caserelated law reform. This Article challenges the instrumental connection between judicial education and the rule of law, arguing that international judicial education became a solution at the same time that the problem— a rule of law deficit— was being identified. This Article also explores whether international judicial education can stand as an instantiation of a global judicial dialogue. Judges have immersed themselves in foreign relations. They are, however, less strategic in pushing their ideological agenda than literature about judges and politics would suggest. This Article argues that judges experience politics as a series of partial connections, which resemble most legal actors’ engagement with the personal and the political.

Libraries and Cloud Computing Models

2014 ◽  
pp. 124-149
Author(s):  
Satish C. Sharma ◽  
Harshila Bagoria
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Major Topic ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
The Web ◽  
Computing Models ◽  
The Way

Cloud computing is a new breed of service offered over the Internet, which has completely changed the way one can use the power of computers irrespective of geographic location. It has brought in new avenues for organizations and businesses to offer services using hardware or software or platform of third party sources, thus saving on cost and maintenance. It can transform the way systems are built and services delivered, providing libraries with an opportunity to extend their impact. Cloud computing has become a major topic of discussion and debate for any business or organization which relies on technology. Anyone connected to the Internet is probably using some type of cloud computing on a regular basis. Whether they are using Google’s Gmail, organizing photos on Flickr, or searching the Web with Bing, they are engaged in cloud computing. In this chapter, an attempt has been made to give an overview of this technology, its connection with libraries, the models in which libraries can deploy this technology for providing services and augment the productivity of library staff and case studies.

Web Credibility of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Websites in India

2013 ◽  
pp. 163-180
Author(s):  
R. Jeyshankar ◽  
A. Jeyasundari ◽  
S. Muthamizharasi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Credibility ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Library Websites ◽  
The Web ◽  
The Way

The official Website of an academic library has a different role to play in the Internet scheme of disseminating information. In this respect, considerable thought should be given on the kind of information provided and the way of its presentation on the Web. This chapter aims to study NIT and its library Websites in India. The analysis of the data represents the extent and the level of credibility possessed by the NIT Websites in India, which is the key to any successful Website of any organization, especially of any academic library.

scholarly journals Status of Members' Education and Training in the Co-operatives of Ilam

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
Bhupal Krishna Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Quantitative Survey ◽  
True Path ◽  
The Status ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Dairy Cooperatives ◽  
Professional People ◽  
And Training

Cooperative is an organization run by the similar professional people for the betterment of their socio-economic uplift with common goals in the democratic way. The success or failure of any cooperative depends upon the members' role. If the members are well educated about cooperatives and have sound knowledge of their business, it is the true path to success. The present study was conducted to explore the status of cooperative member education and training to the members by the concerned cooperative in Ilam, Nepal. The nature of the study was quantitative survey method. There were 226 cooperative members from three types of cooperatives: Savings and Credit, Tea, and Dairy cooperatives. The present study showed that the majority of the members were deprived of their basic rights of getting cooperative members’ education and training from their concerned cooperatives. Thus, the study recommends that cooperatives must requested to provide their members with education and business oriented training.Journal of Advanced Academic Research Vol.1(1) 2014: 43-45

scholarly journals Hydrological education and training needs in sub-Saharan Africa: requirements, constraints and progress

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 861-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Hydrology And Water Resources ◽  
And Training

Abstract. This paper represents a perspective on the education and training needs related to hydrology and water resources science within the sub-Saharan Africa region and discusses the requirements of the region, some of the relatively recent developments and initiatives and some of the constraints that exist and remain difficult to surmount. The requirements include the development of academic research capacity and technical skill for both the private and public sector at a variety of levels. Some of the constraints that exist include a lack of adequate funding, lack of follow-up after short training courses, lack of institutional support to continue training, and competition for major water resources development projects from organizations outside the region. One of the main conclusions is that to sustain both educational and practical expertise in hydrology and water resources science within the region there is a need to build a "critical mass" of local expertise. Part of this could be achieved by increasing networking within the region and promoting the sharing of information, tools and expertise. There is also a need to promote institutional support.

Web Accessibility

2011 ◽  
pp. 1205-1210
Author(s):  
Gennaro Costagliola ◽  
Sergio Di Martino ◽  
Filomena Ferrucci ◽  
Carmine Gravino
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Blind Users ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Use Of Services ◽  
Accessibility Issues ◽  
The Web

Accessibility means making resources usable by the largest number of people possible, or alternatively, allowing people with some kind of disability to effectively participate in day-to-day activities, including the use of services, goods, and information. The evolution of civil rights enhanced the physical world with several accessibility aids, such as ramps to remove architectural barriers for wheelchair users or bells near elevators for blind users. To address the size of the “disable world”, let us consider that only in the European Union there are about 37 million people with disabilities. Disabled people find in the Internet a major reference for their daily necessities to overcome their difficulties in moving and communicating. As institutional, economical, and social services provided through the Web become increasingly central to our lives, to avoid the risk for severe social exclusion, there is the need for “accessibility aids” for the Web. Informally, it means that Web-based content should be presented in a way that allows disabled users to maximally and equally benefit from the information, as well as have the faculty to fully interact with the site. People with physical, cognitive or even technological disabilities should be enabled to effectively read information, browse sites, compile forms, navigate links, download documents, and so on. This goal can be achieved by using a mix of hardware/software solutions, suited to provide specialized input and output capabilities. For example, text-to-speech systems read text on the screen, allowing blind users to navigate Web sites. However, to work effectively, such solutions require Web designers to use Internet technologies accordingly to some recommendations. Incidentally, the recommendations and principles that form the accessibility foundation are very similar to the factors affecting Web quality (Fitzpatrick, 2000; Top of the Web, 2003), and thus can provide benefits to every user of the Internet, whether disabled or not. As a result, accessibility should represent one of the most important references for Web developers. In this article, we provide an insight into the development of accessible Web sites. In particular, we will start by outlining the historical background about the accessibility issues. Then, we will focus on the design of Accessible Web sites inspired to the universal design principles (Follette, Mueller, & Mace, 1998) and World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) directives, and on the solutions to verify and validate accessibility. Finally, we will give an insight on future trends and challenges due to novel Internet technologies.

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