Internet Use in Home-Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 200-228
Author(s):  
Renee Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Home Education ◽  
Online Activity ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Parent Educators ◽  
Home Educators

Home educated students are Australia's fastest growing educational demographic. This growth may be due to the ubiquitous availability of resources made possible by the internet. This chapter considers several enablers and barriers to internet use in home education, using search engines as a case study. Search engine use is associated with several benefits and is the most prolific online activity conducted in home education. The chapter reports on a study into whether or not the search engine use of home educated students' (so-called digital natives) is stronger than that of their parent-educators (so-called digital immigrants). The study involved a survey of 60 parent-educators and observations, tests and interviews with five families. Irrespective of age, all searchers were found to use search engines in superficial ways. Findings can assist the growing number of Australians educating at home to maximise enablers while minimising any barriers to effective search engine use. Future research directions and the practicalities of existing literature for home-educators and students are also discussed.

A Systematic Literature Review Of Web Search Personalization

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunny Sharma ◽  
Vijay Rana
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Web Search ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Web

: The Existing studies have already revealed that the information on the web is increasing rapidly. Ambiguous queries and user’s ability to express their intention through queries have been one of the key challenges in retrieving the accurate search results from the search engine. This paper in response explored different methodologies proposed during 2005-2019 by the eminent researchers for recommending better search results. Some of these methodologies are based on the users’ geographical location while others rely on re- rank the web results and refinement of user’s query. Fellow researchers can use this literature, to define the fundamental literature for their own work. Further a brief case study of major search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing etc. along with the techniques used by these search engines for personalization are also discussed. Finally, the paper discusses some current issues and challenges related to the personalization which further lays the future research directions.

scholarly journals The Next Generation

2011 ◽  
pp. 57-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme ◽  
Chris Jones
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Place And Space ◽  
Pedagogical Design ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Relationship

Focusing on intermediate and institutional levels of design for learning, this chapter explores how institutional decisions relate to design, using recent experience at The Open University as a case study. To illuminate the relationship between institutional decisions and learner-focused design, we review and bring together some of the research on learner practices in mobile and networked learning. We take a critical stance in relation to the concept of generation, which has been applied to understanding learners of different ages using terms such as net generation and digital natives. Following on from this, we propose an integrated pedagogical design approach that takes account of learner practices, spaces for learning, and technologies. The chapter also proposes future research directions focused on the changing context for learning, a distinction between place and space and an understanding of how the different levels of educational systems interact with mobile and networked technologies.

Achieving Excellence in Teaching

2013 ◽  
pp. 280-290
Author(s):  
Iain Doherty
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Systemic Change ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Teaching Improvement ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Teaching Culture ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Educational Professional ◽  
Excellence In Teaching

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the challenges of achieving systemic change in the teaching culture of a research-intensive university. The chapter makes use of a teaching improvement case study to identify both the challenges and the solutions to engaging academics in a research-intensive university with educational professional development. Ongoing issues are identified and future research directions are presented.

World Wide Web Search Engines

2011 ◽  
pp. 155-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Chen Hu ◽  
Jyh-Haw Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Web Search ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structural Style ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Web Search Engines ◽  
Almost All

The World Wide Web now holds more than 800 million pages covering almost all issues. The Web’s fast growing size and lack of structural style present a new challenge for information retrieval. Numerous search technologies have been applied to Web search engines; however, the dominant search method has yet to be identified. This chapter provides an overview of the existing technologies for Web search engines and classifies them into six categories: 1) hyperlink exploration, 2) information retrieval, 3) metasearches, 4) SQL approaches, 5) content-based multimedia searches, and 6) others. At the end of this chapter, a comparative study of major commercial and experimental search engines is presented, and some future research directions for Web search engines are suggested.

“I'm Not Simply Dealing with Some Heartless Computer”

2016 ◽  
pp. 160-184
Author(s):  
Peggy Lynn Semingson ◽  
Pete Smith
Keyword(s):  
Case Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Video Conference ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Language Analysis ◽  
Literacy Course ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Cross Case Analysis

This chapter provides a case study example using cross-case analysis (Merriam, 2001) of digital mentoring within an online Master's level literacy course at a large public university in the Southwest United States. Two mentors provided individualized video conference sessions, using Blackboard Collaborate™ to 28 students (mentees). Data included written reflections from students as well as transcripts from selected videoconference sessions. Structured synchronous mentoring sessions provided a predictable framework for students and mentors alike. This chapter provides an analysis of the students' perceptions of the conferences, the types of discourse patterns and language analysis of the conferences, as well as description of themes and trends across the data. Suggestions on the usefulness of the conferences as well as the structure of mentoring sessions are described in the chapter. Established and emerging models of mentorship and e-development are outlined and utilized to frame the analyses and future research directions.

World Wide Web Search Technologies

2005 ◽  
pp. 3111-3117
Author(s):  
Wen-Chen Hu ◽  
Hung-Jen Yang ◽  
Jyh-haw Yeh ◽  
Chung-wei Lee
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Web Search ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Web Search Engines ◽  
Almost All

The World Wide Web now holds more than six billion pages covering almost all daily issues. The Web’s fast growing size and lack of structural style present a new challenge for information retrieval (Lawrence & Giles, 1999a). Traditional search techniques are based on users typing in search keywords which the search services can then use to locate the desired Web pages. However, this approach normally retrieves too many documents, of which only a small fraction are relevant to the users’ needs. Furthermore, the most relevant documents do not necessarily appear at the top of the query output list. Numerous search technologies have been applied to Web search engines; however, the dominant search methods have yet to be identified. This article provides an overview of the existing technologies for Web search engines and classifies them into six categories: i) hyperlink exploration, ii) information retrieval, iii) metasearches, iv) SQL approaches, v) content-based multimedia searches, and vi) others. At the end of this article, a comparative study of major commercial and experimental search engines is presented, and some future research directions for Web search engines are suggested. Related Web search technology review can also be found in Arasu, Cho, Garcia-Molina, Paepcke, and Raghavan (2001) and Lawrence and Giles (1999b).

scholarly journals Integrating supercomputing clusters into education: a case study in biotechnology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Fernández ◽  
Camino Fernández ◽  
José-Ángel Miguel-Dávila ◽  
Miguel Á. Conde
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Technological Skills ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Course Of Study

Abstract The integration of a Supercomputer in the educational process improves student’s technological skills. The aim of the paper is to study the interaction between science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and non-STEM subjects for developing a course of study related to Supercomputing training. We propose a flowchart of the process to improve the performance of students attending courses related to Supercomputing. As a final result, this study highlights the analysis of the information obtained by the use of HPC infrastructures in courses implemented in higher education through a questionnaire that provides useful information about their attitudes, beliefs and evaluations. The results help us to understand how the collaboration between institutions enhances outcomes in the education context. The conclusion provides a description of the resources needed for the improvement of Supercomputing Education (SE), proposing future research directions.

A Prediction Market-Based Gamified Approach to Enhance Knowledge Sharing in Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 572-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajime Mizuyama ◽  
Seiyu Yamaguchi ◽  
Mizuho Sato
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Collective Knowledge ◽  
Prediction Market ◽  
Binary Event ◽  
Private Knowledge ◽  
Future Research Directions

Background. Knowledge sharing among the members of an organization is crucial for enhancing the organization’s performance. However, knowing how to motivate and direct members to effectively and efficiently share their relevant private knowledge concerning the organization’s activities is not entirely a straightforward matter. Aim. This study aims to propose a gamified approach not only for motivating truthful sharing and collective evaluation of knowledge among the members of an organization but also for properly directing those actions so as to maximize the usefulness of the shared knowledge. A case study is also conducted to understand how the proposed approach works in a live business scenario. Method. A prediction market game on a binary event on whether the specified activity will be completed successfully is devised. The game utilizes an original comment aggregation and evaluation system through which relevant knowledge can be shared verbally and evaluated collectively by the players themselves. Players’ behavior is driven toward a desirable direction with the associated incentive framework realized by three game scores. Results. The proposed gamified approach was implemented as a web application and verified with a laboratory experiment. The game was also played by four participants who deliberated on an actual sales proposal in a real company. It was observed that the various valuable knowledge elements that were successfully collected from the participants could be utilized for refining the sales proposal. Conclusions. The game induced motivation through gamification, and some of the designed game scores worked in directing the players’ behavior as desired. The players learned from others’ comments, which brought about a snowball effect and enriched collective knowledge. Future research directions include how to transform this knowledge into an easy-to-comprehend representation.

Suicide-related Internet use among university students

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S404-S404
Author(s):  
V. Voros ◽  
P. Osvath ◽  
Z. Szabo ◽  
Z. Nagy ◽  
S. Fekete
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Online Help ◽  
Online Activity ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionNowadays, mobile and Internet communication is widely used and has a special role in mental health prevention. Besides, websites targeting suicide prevention, pro-suicide contents (methods for suicide, suicide pacts) are also easily available, which may increase the risk for suicide in vulnerable people.AimsOur aim was to assess the relation between Internet use and suicidal behaviour among university students and also to assess online activity regarding suicidal contents and help-seeking behaviour.MethodsSelf-administered questionnaires were completed by university students.ResultsMost of the 101 students who completed the survey use the Internet 3 hours or more a day. They are facing suicidal contents numerous times. Professional websites providing information and the common popular sites were mainly visited, sites providing help were less screened (10%). More than quarter of the students felt discomfort when looking at sites dealing with suicide. Almost one-third of the subjects had suicidal thoughts during their lives and 15% already planned suicide. In case of suicidal thoughts, subjects would seek help mainly from friends and family, but online help-seeking was not preferred.ConclusionsDespite of the extensive Internet use, students rarely seek help for emotional problems on the Internet. Development of websites controlled by professionals is essential, especially for those who would not benefit from traditional psychological/psychiatric care. Future research is needed regarding the characteristics of Internet use and the potentials and limits of help-seeking via the Internet in order to prevent people from pro-suicide websites and to improve professional websites.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Human Safety in Autonomous Transport Systems – Review and Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Alicja Dąbrowska ◽  
Robert Giel ◽  
Sylwia Werbińska-Wojciechowska
Keyword(s):  
Human Detection ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Human Safety ◽  
Storage Area ◽  
Future Research Directions

Abstract During the robot's operational tasks, a key issue is its reliability in the aspect of human safety providing. Currently, there are a number of methods used to detect people, and their selection most often depends on the type of process carried out by robots. Therefore, the article is focused on the development of a comparative analysis of selected methods of human detection in the storage area. The main aspect in the context of which these systems were compared concerned the safety of robotic systems in the space of human occurrence. Main advantages and drawbacks of the methods in various applications were presented. The detailed analysis of the achievements in this area gives the possibility to identify research gaps and possible future research directions when using these tools in autonomous warehouses designing processes.

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