Designing of E-learning for Engineering Education in Developing Countries

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
B. Noroozi ◽  
M. Valizadeh ◽  
G. A. Sorial
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Distributed Structure ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Key Issues

Traditional education for engineers has shifted towards new methods of teaching and learning through the proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The continuous advances in technology enable the realization of a more distributed structure of knowledge transfer. This becomes critically important for developing countries that lack the resources and infrastructure for implementing engineering education practices. The two main themes of technology in designing e-Learning for engineering education in developing countries focus either on aspects of technological support for traditional methods and localized processes, or on the investigation of how such technologies may assist distance learning. Commonly such efforts are threefold, relating to content delivery, assessment and provision of feedback. This chapter is based on the authors ‘10 years’ experience in e-Learning, and reviews themost important key issues and success factors regarding the design of e-Learning for engineering education in developing countries.

Improvement of Engineering Students Education by E-learning

2010 ◽  
pp. 150-163
Author(s):  
George. A. Sorial ◽  
Babak Noroozi
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Distributed Structure ◽  
Meaningful Context ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

Traditional education for engineers has shifted towards new methods of teaching and learning through the proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies. The continuous advances in technology enable the realization of a more distributed structure of knowledge transfer. Virtual Learning Environment has become an increasingly ambiguous term in recent years because of essential elements facilitating a consistent environment for learners. It has the potential to position the learner within a meaningful context to a much greater extent than traditional interactive multimedia environments. The 3D environment acquaints students with features of different shapes and objects, and can be particularly useful in teaching younger students different procedures and mechanisms for carrying out specific tasks. This case explains the key issues and success factors regarding the e-Learning for engineering education especially in developing countries.

Improvement of Engineering Students Education by E-learning

2012 ◽  
pp. 870-883
Author(s):  
George. A. Sorial ◽  
Babak Noroozi
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Distributed Structure ◽  
Meaningful Context ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

Traditional education for engineers has shifted towards new methods of teaching and learning through the proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies. The continuous advances in technology enable the realization of a more distributed structure of knowledge transfer. Virtual Learning Environment has become an increasingly ambiguous term in recent years because of essential elements facilitating a consistent environment for learners. It has the potential to position the learner within a meaningful context to a much greater extent than traditional interactive multimedia environments. The 3D environment acquaints students with features of different shapes and objects, and can be particularly useful in teaching younger students different procedures and mechanisms for carrying out specific tasks. This case explains the key issues and success factors regarding the e-Learning for engineering education especially in developing countries.

Acknowledging the Distance Learner

2013 ◽  
pp. 242-254
Author(s):  
Trish Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Distance Learner ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

The growth of e-learning, particularly distance learning via e-learning, is widely recognised as a significant factor influencing higher education in the 21st century. The rapid and ongoing uptake of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for teaching and learning, along with the recognition that increased student engagement can lead to more effective learning, is changing the way in which teaching and learning occurs in universities. This chapter suggests that the distance learner is frequently overlooked in the current climate when it comes to consideration of student needs and that current applications of ICT for distance learning raises questions about the quality of their learning experience. The chapter discusses the role of the student voice in understanding and addressing students’ needs in relation to the quality of their learning experience and suggests that greater attention needs to be paid to the distinct voice of the distance education student. The chapter provides some methodologies for collecting the student’s voice and gives consideration to how addressing the distance learners’ voice to enhance their learning experience might be most effectively accomplished.

New Skills and Ways of Working

2011 ◽  
pp. 121-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

This chapter analyzes approaches to faculty development for e-learning in post-compulsory institutions. Everett Rogers’ (2003) diffusion of innovation theory provides the framework for a review of faculty development strategies adopted by institutions to foster the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by mainstream faculty into everyday teaching and learning practices. Using examples as illustration, the chapter reviews different approaches to faculty development aimed at achieving a critical mass of staff who are competent working in the e-learning context. These strategies include focusing on the characteristics of innovation; adopting a staged approach to skills acquisition; embedding skills and processes associated with teaching and learning in the e-learning context in formal, accredited courses; fostering peer learning; framing faculty development as project-based learning; and using the online environment to deliver faculty development. The chapter concludes with practical advice concerning faculty development for e-learning practice across institutions.

E-Learning and Semantic Technologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 810-816
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Markellos ◽  
Penelope Markellou
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Semantic Web Technologies ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

Traditional teaching and learning methods have had to adapt to keep up with Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in modern society. E-learning stands for all forms of Web-based learning and uses computer and computer networks to create, store, deliver, manage and support online learning courses to anyone, anytime and anywhere. It provides a configurable infrastructure that can integrate learning materials, tools, and services into a single solution to create and deliver training or educational materials quickly, effectively, and economically. Recently, emerging Semantic Web technologies have changed the focus of e-learning systems from task-based approaches to knowledge-intensive ones. The Semantic Web is a W3C initiative and according to Berners-Lee et al. (2001) comprises “an extension of the current Web in which information is given welldefined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation”. The capability of the Semantic Web to add meaning to information, stored in such way that it can be searched and processed, as well as recent advances in Semantic Web-based technologies provide the mechanisms for semantic knowledge representation, exchange and collaboration of e-learning applications (Anderson & Whitelock, 2004).

Optimizing Student Engagement in Online Learning Environments

2018 ◽  
pp. 671-702
Author(s):  
Mukta Goyal ◽  
Rajalakshmi Krishnamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

In today's scenario, e-learning has become a significant part of the academic environment as well as of the corporate training sectors. Advancement in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTS) has brought new intersection of education, teaching, and learning that defines e-learning. E-learning systems deliver information for education at any time and at any place in an efficient manner. E-learning system consists of course content or learning materials in the form of nodes. These nodes are linked such that users can traverse the other nodes in the hypermedia environment. These learning concepts are available synchronously and asynchronously in different ways of representation. This presents learning materials in a disorganized manner to the learners. Due to this, learners may decline to adapt the learning material or may deviate from their goals. This requires a user model to respond to different needs of a learner. To handle the uncertainty of learner's mind while learning the concepts an intuitionistic fuzzy approach is used.

Re-Envisioning and Restructuring E-Learning Through Engagement With Underprivileged Communities

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-87
Author(s):  
Nomvula J. Ndhlovu ◽  
Leila Goosen
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was answering questions regarding the impact of effectively using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in classrooms on re-envisioning and restructuring e-learning through engagement with schools in underprivileged communities. Its importance is justified regarding positioning disrupted pupils' education towards the development agenda in South Africa. It draws on the latest findings and is located within relevant conceptual/theoretical frameworks on ICTs for teaching and learning. In quantitative aspects of the research design, issues of reliability and validity were considered, while in qualitative aspects, issues of dependability and interpretation were important. Results presented showed that laptops, smartboards, projectors, cell phones, desktops, printers, and iPads were used effectively in classrooms. A discussion of the results suggests solutions and making recommendations that are applicable and useful. In conclusion, ICTs had a positive impact on pupils' education, by helping them to concentrate and understand difficult concepts.

Information and Communication Technologies in the Educational Process

2022 ◽  
pp. 329-363
Author(s):  
Michelle Merlino Lins Campos Ramos ◽  
Helder Gomes Costa ◽  
Glaucia da Costa Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Complex Scenario

The study aimed to map the critical success factors for the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the educational process of educational institutions. Problems related to the adoption of ICT in the educational system stem from the need to adapt to the use of new technologies in the internal processes of institutions and in teaching and learning processes, common to different profiles of educational institutions including of engineering courses with them specificities. To meet the objective, a review of the existing bibliography in the Scopus database was carried out to highlight articles relevant to the topic. Based on the review, 31 articles identified the main factors and effects that influence and impact the process of implementation and continued use of ICTs. The survey generated a broader view of the challenges faced in different dimensions, from SWOT framework, involving different stakeholders. It is suggested in future studies to engineering analyze deeper the complex scenario that involves the theme.

scholarly journals A Shift Towards Visualization in eLearning

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Wei Wu ◽  
Gulmira Bakirova ◽  
Ivan Trifonov
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Online Distance Learning ◽  
Online Distance

The purpose of the study is to investigate the movement towards visualization in e-learning. The study methods include a survey and a theoretical modeling method. The study focuses on analyzing data from the 2020 public opinion survey “School graduates and students expressed their opinion on distance education” by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) and develops a four-tier framework model for e-learning content visualization that integrates four theories of learning, namely behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and activism. The results indicate that visualization in e-learning as a trend is strongly associated with global information and communication technologies (ICTs) development. The survey by VCIOM found that 38% of surveyed students in Russia viewed their educational institutions as averagely equipped for online distance learning, 22% - well-equipped, 26% - rather well-equipped, 12% - rather poorly equipped, and 7% - poorly equipped. This study offers content visualization framework that will make it possible to organize the teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals Development and Implementation of an E-Portfolio of Languages in the Moroccan University

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
QEZBOUR Mohamed-Aymane ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
French Language ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
University Courses ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Addie Model

This article will deal with the problem linked to the difficulties encountered in teaching and learning languages at the Moroccan university, a problem which can influence all disciplines, the French language being a major example given its importance in university courses, this language which has known a lot of changes throughout history, and which knows important strategies proposed in recent years, one of which is the integration of information and communication technologies in education, using distance learning technology called E-Learning, we will offer the E-Portfolio tool as a rigorous choice and a solution to the problem, the methodology followed is based on the ADDIE model.

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