The BHEF National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian K. Fitzgerald ◽  
Steve Barkanic ◽  
Isabel Cardenas-Navia ◽  
Karen Elzey ◽  
Debbie Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Energy Risk Management

Partnerships between higher education and business have long been an important part of the academic landscape, but often they are based on shorter-term transactional objectives rather than on longer-term strategic goals. BHEF's National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative brings together business and academia at the institutional, regional and national levels to create sustainable new opportunities for undergraduates to learn about emerging fields such as data science and analytics, cybersecurity, energy, risk management, and social and mobile technologies through direct engagement with the companies working in these areas. These partnerships are built on a base of evidence, strategic business engagement and design principles that aim to align needs with existing and enhanced capacity.

scholarly journals Students’ Attitude Towards the Sustainable Use of Mobile Technologies in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5923
Author(s):  
Liliana Mâță ◽  
Otilia Clipa ◽  
Venera-Mihaela Cojocariu ◽  
Viorel Robu ◽  
Tatiana Dobrescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Academic Status ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Students Attitudes

Our study aims to identify students’ attitudes towards the use of mobile technologies (MT) during learning activities in higher education. Data were collected using the Mobile Technologies Questionnaire/MTQ, a ten-item brief questionnaire that was designed to determine attitudes towards the use of mobile technologies in the learning process among university students and academic staff. The MTQ was completed by 575 students from a state university in the northeastern region of Romania. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed two latent factors: MT facilities for study resources and communication and MT facilities for learning. Along with general analysis of the statistical indicators regarding the attitude towards the use of MT, the relationships between the use of MT and five socio-demographic variables (gender, age, place of residence, year of study, academic status and study program) were analyzed. Comparative data showed some statistically significant differences but with small or modest effect sizes, depending on age, year of study, place of residence, academic status and the study program in which the students were enrolled. This study provides additional support for the construct validity of a brief tool that was designed to measure students’ attitudes towards the use of MT during learning activities carried out in higher education.

scholarly journals Analysis of Bio-Risk Management System Implementation in Indonesian Higher Education Laboratory

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5076
Author(s):  
Anom Bowolaksono ◽  
Fatma Lestari ◽  
Saraswati Andani Satyawardhani ◽  
Abdul Kadir ◽  
Cynthia Febrina Maharani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Risk Management System ◽  
The Impact

Developing countries face various challenges in implementing bio-risk management systems in the laboratory. In addition, educational settings are considered as workplaces with biohazard risks. Every activity in a laboratory facility carries many potential hazards that can impact human health and the environment and may cause laboratory incidents, including Laboratory Acquired Infections (LAIs). In an effort to minimize the impact and occurrence of these incidents, it is necessary to evaluate the implementation of a bio-risk management system in every activity that involves handling biological agents. This study was conducted in an Indonesian higher-education institution, herein coded as University Y. This is a descriptive, semi-quantitative study aimed at analysing and evaluating the implementation of the bio-risk management systems used in laboratories by analysing the achievements obtained by each laboratory. The study used primary data that were collected using a checklist which referred to ISO 35001: 2019 on Laboratory Bio-risk Management. The checklist consisted of 202 items forming seven main elements. In addition, secondary data obtained from literature and document review were also used. The results show that out of 11 laboratories examined, only 2 laboratories met 50% of the requirements, which were Laboratory A and B, achieving good performance. Regarding the clauses of standards, a gap analysis identified leadership, performance evaluation, and support as elements with the lowest achievement. Therefore, corrective action should be developed by enhancing the commitment from management as well as improving documentation, policy, education and training.

DIDACTIC POTENTIAL OF MOBILE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
N. G. Bondarenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Technological Feature ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
System A ◽  
Student Training

The growing availability of modern mobile smartphones and tablet computers is leading to an increase in the volume of content users consumed, including educational content. The development of mobile technologies opens up many opportunities for learning in higher education institutions. However, the use of mobile learning in student training should not be a spontaneous process, it is necessary to create pedagogically substantiate approaches and training methods. This article analyzes and interprets the results of existing research in pedagogy regarding the didactic potential of mobile learning in higher education system. A classification of didactic properties and functions of mobile learning is developed and proposed. The main didactic properties of mobile learning include: by the didactic feature of mobile learning — ten properties; by the technological feature of mobile learning — eleven properties. The main didactic functions of mobile learning are: by the didactic feature of mobile learning — eleven functions; by the technological feature of mobile learning — five functions. The didactic potential of mobile learning, due to its inherent didactic properties and functions, makes the educational process more effective, as well as contributes to the guaranteed achievement of students’ educational goals and planned learning outcomes.

Perception of Enterprise Risk Management in Brazilian Higher Education Institutions

2017 ◽  
pp. 506-512
Author(s):  
Gustavo de Freitas Alves ◽  
Waldemar Lima Neto ◽  
Marçal Chagas Coli ◽  
Paulo Henrique de Souza Bermejo ◽  
Tomás Dias Sant’ Ana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Enterprise Risk Management ◽  
Enterprise Risk

scholarly journals Using M-Learning Technology in Teaching Foreign Languages: A Panacea during COVID-19 Pandemic Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Elena Dolzhich ◽  
Svetlana Dmitrichenkova ◽  
Mona Kamal Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Learning Technology

<p class="0abstract">The higher education system around the world is being rapidly developed towards digitalization – from computers to laptops, from laptops to tablets and smartphones. Accordingly, traditional delivery of instruction is being shifted towards blended learning that is being gradually replaced with distance learning, i.e. higher education is moving forward with mobile learning (m-learning) technologies. The introduction of mobile learning became the most topical event in 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, due to which many countries had to completely move to distance learning in higher education. The purpose of the study is to analyze the prospects for the widespread use of mobile applications in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in Russia to Russian and Arab learners. In the course of the study, an online survey based on a questionnaire consisting of four open and closed questions was conducted. An empirical method was applied to collect the research data.  The survey was conducted at the Department of Foreign Languages of the Engineering Academy of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (EA PFUR). The total research sample included 200 participants and consisted of: 50 potential employers, 50 Russian and Arab students of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia studying Linguistics (training program code 035700), 50 faculty members, namely teachers of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, the Institute of Foreign Languages of the Moscow State Pedagogical University and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, as well as 50 administrative staff of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. The purpose of the survey was to collect information about the use of mobile applications (Smartphone Apps) and the introduction of mobile learning technology (m-learning) in the process of teaching EFL to students. According to the results of the survey, instructors are actively using mobile technologies in their professional activities and all participants in the learning process are receptive to their introduction in education. At the same time, respondents believe that technical challenges are the major obstacle to the adoption of mobile applications; these problems must be overcome in order to enable more productive use of mobile applications. In this regard, the study of mobile applications that are suitable for specific aspects of learning a foreign language, such as spoken language, reading comprehension, listening or writing, can be considered a promising research area.</p>

scholarly journals Digitalization Policy Influence: Implementation of Mobile Learning in the University Educational Process

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (Special Issue 04) ◽  
pp. 687-699
Author(s):  
Sergey Evgenievich Shishov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Policy Influence ◽  
Main Components ◽  
The University ◽  
Training Organization

The digitalization of higher education has led to the emergence of new teaching methods, including mobile learning methods. The purpose of the study is to determine the prospects, advantages, and obstacles to the introduction of mobile learning in the university educational process in the context of the digitalization policy of education. The study presents the prospects for the introduction of mobile learning in the university educational process; identifies the main components of mobile learning, which ensure the effectiveness of the implementation of mobile technologies and types of mobile content that can be used in the university educational process; an analysis of each type has been carried out; the advantages and obstacles of the introduction of mobile learning are highlighted. In conclusion, mobile technologies allow introducing new forms of training organization, involving the interaction of learning subjects with each other not only during lessons but also outside them.

scholarly journals Mobile Learning Technologies

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Khalil Alsaadat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The World ◽  
Good Environment

<p>Technological development  have altered the way we communicate, learn, think, share, and spread information. Mobile technologies are those that make use of wireless technologies to gain some sort of data. As mobile connectedness continues to spread across the world, the value of employing mobile technologies in the arena of learning and teaching seems to be both self-evident and unavoidable The fast deployment of mobile devices and wireless networks in university campuses makes higher education a good environment  to integrate learners-centered m-learning . this paper discusses mobile learning technologies that are being used for educational purposes and the effect they have on teaching and learning methods.</p>

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