Teaching Green Information Technology Inside and Outside the Classroom

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumarie Roodt ◽  
Carina de Villiers
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Computing ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Interactive Teaching ◽  
On Line ◽  
Green Information Technology ◽  
Computer Resources

One socio-economic and environmental challenge facing the leaders of tomorrow is how Green Information Technology can be applied effectively by organisations to contribute to the global green revolution. The author teaches 1500 undergraduate students yearly about Green Information Technology to influence awareness positively in terms of efficient ways that computer resources can be used. In order to facilitate this process, the author supplemented the theory component with a practical assignment leveraging a number of interactive learning tools, including: social networking, on-line collaboration, and 3-D programming. These tools can be classified as one of the components of social computing. Social computing is seen as the convergence of information technology with social behaviour, and the resulting interactions. The tools used include: Alice©, Facebook©, and pbWiki©. The students were tasked with creating an animation using Alice© teaching people about Green Information Technology. Upon completion of the assignment, a questionnaire was distributed in order to ascertain what their view of Green Information Technology was. This paper details the nature of the Green Information Technology teaching techniques that were employed and details the findings of the questionnaire. The paper merges theory and practical aspects of teaching Green IT and provides educators and researchers with insight in terms of interactive teaching tools that can be employed.

scholarly journals Hybrid Virtual- and Field Work-based Service Learning with Green Information Technology and Systems Projects

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-59
Author(s):  
Kadra Branker ◽  
Jacqueline Corbett ◽  
Jane Webster ◽  
Joshua M. Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Real Field ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
On Line ◽  
Energy Audits ◽  
Green Information Technology ◽  
Information Technology And Systems

Traditional engineering service learning (SL) projects can be classified as: 1) collaborations with a community group or non-profit organization to provide specific engineering around a community need, or 2) an internship-like experience with industry to address work requested by a client. The limitation of both traditional SL approaches is that they do not prepare students to implement unprescribed projects. In contrast, here students chose both the project and the partner for a self-directed engineering SL experience. This paper presents the findings of this novel pedagogical exercise in which students acted as change agents for industry by implementing unsolicited energy conservation measures (ECMs) focused on green information technology and systems (IT/S), in order to improve organizations’ environmental and economic performance. The hybrid SL projects had both ‘virtual’ and ‘real’ (field-work) SL components. For the virtual component, student teams developed and published on-line, open-source ECM calculators. For the field-work component, the teams self-selected industry clients and performed IT/S energy audits. Applicable ECMs were then selected and tailored, forming the basis of recommendations to the organizations. Results demonstrate the effectiveness of such hybrid engineering SL projects.

Student’s Perceptions of Social Presence in an On-Line Course Using Student Presentation Software

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 60-70
Author(s):  
Stephanie A Vaughn ◽  
Marsha Orr ◽  
Nik Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Interactive Teaching ◽  
Presentation Software ◽  
On Line ◽  
Instructor Satisfaction ◽  
Student's Perceptions

On-line education offers flexibility for today’s learner; however, they may perceive a lack of presence and engagement in this environment. Using the Community of Inquiry Model (COI) comprised of teacher, cognitive, and social presence, the authors examined perceptions of social presence among nursing students enrolled in five on-line courses. They also explored whether the use of oral/video software as a teaching strategy enhanced social presence. A SocialPresence Scale developed by Gunawardena and adapted by Cobb was used to survey students. Findings revealed a significant relationship between social presence and instructor satisfaction; and the number of different interactive teaching techniques employed by the instructor, such as introductions with texts and pictures. The use of oral/video software, YouSeeYou®, was also noted to foster social presence among the respondents. As the components of the COI Model are interdependent, it was found that all three are needed to support student learning goals.

Green Information Technology and its Implication for Business Strategy in the Banking Sector in Zimbabwe

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 351-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Mazuru ◽  
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Nhamo Mashavira ◽  
Clainos Chidoko ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Green Information Technology

Information Technology Development Risks in the Banking Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
N. E. Sokolinskaya ◽  
L. M. Kupriyanova
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
On Line ◽  
Information Technology Development ◽  
Development Risks ◽  
Security Risk Management

The relevance of the article is because in parallel with the processes of introduction of innovations in the field of automation and computerization of the banking system, the number of types of banking risks associated with innovations in the field of on-line customer service and internal Bank reporting, as well as information systems. As a result of this article, we have studied the latest legislative acts of the Central Bank of Russia as a mega-regulator and summarized the practice of both individual credit institutions and the banking sector in the field of information technology development risks in the banking sector. To strengthen the development of new financial technologies in the digital economy, it is necessary to regularly discuss the emergence of new phenomena and innovations; to consider the possibility of further analysis of existing methodological developments to exchange best practices of banks. Building an effective it security risk management system is not a one-time project. Still, a complex process is important, focused on minimizing external and internal threats and taking into account the limitations on resources and time factor

Investigating the Availability, Accessibility and use of E-Learning Resources by Undergraduate Students in University of Ilorin, Kwara State

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluyinka Titilope Afolayan
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Educational Benefits ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Main Instrument ◽  
Effective Use

The availability and use of e-learning resources in the acquisition and transfer of knowledge have been observed as a steering agent that facilitates the realization of major educational benefits in a developing economy. This study investigated the availability, accessibility, and use of e-learning tools by undergraduate students in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, including the challenges limiting the full exploitation of e-learning resources for optimal usage and efficient e-service delivery. The methodology adopted for this research was purely survey design using the questionnaire approach as the main instrument for data collection. From the findings, limited availability, accessibility and usage of e-learning resources by the undergraduate students were revealed. The findings further showed that the major challenges hindering the effective use of e-learning resources amongst University of Ilorin students include lack of sophisticated e-learning resources such as teleconferencing, video conferencing, virtual classroom among others and high cost in the procurement of facilities that support e-learning. Based on these findings, recommendations are made towards addressing the challenges encountered by students in the utilization of e-learning resources in higher institutions of learning.

Participating in an international project on readers’ response to Lord of the Flies: insights into undergraduate students’ responses

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Ghazal Kazim Syed ◽  
Manzoor-ul-Mustafa Panhwar
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
International Study ◽  
Literature Circles ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
International Project ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Lord Of The Flies ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Teaching Pedagogies

<p>This paper presents the findings of a study based on students’ response to participating in an international project. This international project was a collaboration between Pakistan, the UK and Norway. Collaborative teaching techniques of using literature circles within each class and google circles across the three contexts (online) were used. Twelve participating students from Pakistan were interviewed to explore their reactions to the international study. Students felt that they learnt new things from the use of these innovative methods, were able to learn from foreigners and felt a sense of connectivity to their groups. It is recommended that students from Pakistan be given such exposure to overcome their hesitation. It is recommended that further research be carried out in other contexts as well to determine if the use of such teaching pedagogies can benefit other teachers of literature.</p>

Green information technology strategic justification and evaluation

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 831-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunguang Bai ◽  
Joseph Sarkis
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Green Information Technology
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