ICT Education

Elementos a Considerar para Integrar las Tecnologías del Aprendizaje de Manera Eficiente en el Proceso de Enseñanza Aprendizaje

by Cristian Cerda

Integración Curricular de TIC en Educación Parvularia: Un Estudio de Caso

by Cristian Cerda

A Review of the Relevant Merits and Disadvantages of the Current Assessment Methods used in the Photography BTEC Extended Diploma Course

by Ben Macloughlin

This paper explores the current assessment method used in a Photography BTEC course. It reveals the role of formative... more This paper explores the current assessment method used in a Photography BTEC course. It reveals the role of formative and summative assessment methods in Photography. It identifies the differences between the use of sketchbooks, PowerPoint and blogs to track learner progress and for receiving feedback. The research takes into account the views of the learners and their tutors and offers an insight into teaching and learning styles. The aim of the paper is to discover which assessment method best suits Photography and can possibly raise the standards of teaching and learning in the UK.

Pizarra digital interactiva en el aula_ Uso y valoraciones sobre el aprendizaje

by Maria Domingo Coscollola

Classroom 2.0 Experiences and Building on the Use of ICT in Teaching

by Maria Domingo Coscollola

INNOVACIÓN EDUCATIVA: EXPERIMENTAR CON LAS TIC Y REFLEXIONAR SOBRE SU USO

by Maria Domingo Coscollola

CHIRON, CULTURA CLÁSICA 2.0

by Sebastià Giralt

Courseload and Nook Study E-text Platforms: A Usability Pilot Study

by Matt Lievertz

Led research team including members: Brian Hassevoort, Todd Lyman, Matt Burch, Ashley Miller, David Barber, Erica Lee, Khalid Alhomaidi, David Covert, and Ting Li. Research performed with the Center for Information and Communication Sciences at Ball State University, under the supervision of Professor Richard Bellaver, for our client the Asst. VP for Academic Solutions, Yasemin Tunc.

This usability pilot study is part of a larger e-text pilot project at Ball State University, the goal of which is to... more This usability pilot study is part of a larger e-text pilot project at Ball State University, the goal of which is to draw conclusions about two e-text platforms, Courseload and the Nook Study. The study includes four classes and a total sample population of 210 students. Study methodology included a literature search, platform evaluation, preliminary student survey, in-person usability testing, final student survey, and professor interviews. Where applicable, statistical tools for determining significance were used.

The most valuable conclusions were drawn about e-text usage in general, and some important observations were made about each of the two platforms. Generally, the Nook Study appeared to be the more usable platform, but suffered from significant technological failings. In addition to navigation (especially for use in math classes) and zoom complaints, , the Courseload platform suffered especially from the broader failing of e-text platforms: that they merely allow computer access to textbooks designed for print. Broad results included a desire for better zoom, screen capture/copy/paste, and interactive features that take advantage of the electronic format. We conclude that the e-text remains immature in terms of the course textbook. Professors tended to strongly dislike the platforms. Students tended to have definite opinions for or against, but no clear consensus. Interestingly, student access to computers and Internet access still posed significant barriers for a minority of students, which would be critical for institutions to address if they adopt e-texts on a wide basis.

Related talk: http://ballstate.academia.edu/MattLievertz/Talks/84550/Courseload_and_Nook_Study_E-text_Platforms_A_Usability_Pilot_Study

ICT for (I)nspiring (C)reative (T)hinking

by Dr Eva Dakich

Northcott, B., Miliszewska, I., & Dakich, E. (2007). ICT for (I)nspiring (C)reative (T)hinking. Paper presented at the ASCALITE 2007, Singapore.

The capacity for creative thinking in the workplace is a generic skill that employers value highly in their employees.... more The capacity for creative thinking in the workplace is a generic skill that employers value highly in their employees. Although creativity is regarded as an important employability skill, it is a quality in which tertiary graduates are often lacking. Thus, the development of creative thought should be promoted as an integral part of tertiary education; Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can assist in accomplishing this task. Research suggests that ICT has the potential to encourage and support creative thinking throughout the learning process. This paper investigates the links between the theories of encouraging creative thinking in an educational context, and the practice of incorporating ICT in the implementation of learning strategies. The paper reviews the constraints and challenges associated with the deployment of ICT as a tool for encouraging creative thinking, and concludes with suggestions for effective implementation.

Towards the social practice of digital pedagogies

by Dr Eva Dakich

Dakich, E. (2008). Towards the social practice of digital pedagogies. In N.J.Yelland, G.Neal & E. Dakich (Eds.), Rethinking education with ICT: New directions for effective practices: Sense Publishers.

EDUCATION 2.0 - CROSSING BORDERS WITH MOODLE. Conference Report

by KGD Konferenz für Geschichtsdidaktik

EDUCATION 2.0 - CROSSING BORDERS WITH MOODLE

Conference Report
Saarbücken 2012, Jan. 31

Authors:
Daniel Bernsen, Pädagogisches Landesinstitut, Rheinland-Pfalz
Alexander König, Landesinstitut für Pädagogik und Medien, Saarland

De la Colonia al Bicentenario: el desafío permanente de innovar

by Ana Maria Andrada

Ponencia Ana María Andrada. 3° Semana de la Educación. Pensar la Escuela. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

¿Cómo encuadrar a las TIC dentro del discurso del Bicentenario?
Desde Clara Dezcurra, con su composición tema “La... more ¿Cómo encuadrar a las TIC dentro del discurso del Bicentenario?
Desde Clara Dezcurra, con su composición tema “La Vaca”, rotundamente innovadora y discutida dentro del escenario de unitarios y federales hasta hoy, numerosos esfuerzos de cambio profundo se han intentado dentro del marco de la educación argentina. En este tiempo le corresponde a las TIC ser contexto de los espacios de comunicación y aprendizaje. ¿El desafío? Reconocer-nos en ese ámbito y hacer que sus dispositivos, saberes y prácticas se constituyan en verdaderos instrumentos y procesos de innovación.

Zaranis, N., & Kalogiannakis, M. (2012). The Use of ICT in Preschool Education for Science Teaching with the Van Hiele theory, In S. Divjak (ed.) Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Hands-on Science, Ljubljana, 15-17 September 2011, 219-225 (e-book available: http://www.mptl-hsci.si).

by Michail Kalogiannakis

This research reveals ICT uses in Greek preschool education and explores this use of ICT based on van Hiele model for... more This research reveals ICT uses in Greek preschool education and explores this use of ICT based on van Hiele model for science education. In this study, we use mathematical (Early Numeracy Test - ENT) and natural tests to explore the use of ICT in preschool classroom for teaching basic mathematical and natural science concepts. The ENT is a task orientated test which attends to measure the level of early mathematical
competence developed for Kindergarten. Pupils in the control group received only the traditional science instruction about a variety of topics concerning main natural science phenomena and mathematical concepts. Pupils in the experimental group received only the science instruction based on van Hiele model with the use of ICT for the same natural scientific phenomena and mathematical concepts. Both the experimental and the control groups consisted of classes from the same participating schools. Our research is in progress and the first indicative results show that teaching and learning through ICT is an interactive process for children at preschool level and has a positive effect for science education. We argue that a change is necessary so as an innovative teaching method can be successful, not only concerning materials, but also concerning approaches and beliefs.

Factors that promote or inhibit the implementation of e-health systems: an explanatory systematic review

by Frances Mair

Co-authored with: Carl May, Catherine O’Donnell, Tracy Finch, Frank Sullivan & Elizabeth Murray

Objective To systematically review the literature on the implementation of e-health to identify: (1) barriers and... more Objective To systematically review the literature on the implementation of e-health to identify: (1) barriers and facilitators to e-health implementation, and (2) outstanding gaps in research on the subject.
Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PSYCINFO and the Cochrane Library were searched for reviews published between 1 January 1995 and 17 March 2009. Studies had to be systematic reviews, narrative reviews, qualitative metasyntheses or meta-ethnographies of e-health implementation. Abstracts and papers were double screened and data were extracted on country of origin; e-health domain; publication date; aims and methods; databases searched; inclusion and exclusion criteria and number of papers included. Data were analysed qualitatively using normalization process theory as an explanatory coding framework.
Findings Inclusion criteria were met by 37 papers; 20 had been published between 1995 and 2007 and 17 between 2008 and 2009. Methodological quality was poor: 19 papers did not specify the inclusion and exclusion criteria and 13 did not indicate the precise number of articles screened. The use of normalization process theory as a conceptual framework revealed that relatively little attention was paid to: (1) work directed at making sense of e-health systems, specifying their purposes and benefits, establishing their value to users and planning their implementation; (2) factors promoting or inhibiting engagement and participation; (3) effects on roles and responsibilities; (4) risk management, and (5) ways in which implementation processes might be reconfigured by user-produced knowledge.
Conclusion The published literature focused on organizational issues, neglecting the wider social framework that must be considered when introducing new technologies.

A Informatização no Turismo na Serra da Estrela – O Caso de Estudo da Hotelaria e Restauração na Cidade de Seia

by Vitor Roque

Roque, Vítor; Fernandes, Daniela; Coelho, Luís e Eusébio, Pedro
ISBN 978-972-8681-31-9
2011 Instituto Politécnico da Guarda - Col. Politécnica
A INFORMATIZAÇÃO NO TURISMO NA SERRA DA ESTRELA: O CASO DE ESTUDO DA HOTELARIA E RESTAURAÇÃO NA CIDADE DE SEIA
In Fernandes, Gonçalo; Sardo, Anabela e Melo, António (Coords.) (2011).Inovação em Turismo & Hotelaria

Actualmente é, cada vez mais, visível que as novas tecnologias se têm tornado uma mais-valia para todos os sectores... more Actualmente é, cada vez mais, visível que as novas tecnologias se têm tornado uma mais-valia para todos os sectores económicos, inclusive o sector do Turismo e em particular o subsector da Hotelaria e Restauração, que é o subsector em estudo neste trabalho. Utilizar o computador na ajuda da contabilidade da empresa, ou mesmo para facilitar o trabalho na mesma, são alguns do factores que levam as empresas da área da Hotelaria e Restauração a usufruir destas tecnologias. Assim, de forma a conhecer um pouco melhor o grau de informatização do subsector da Hotelaria e Restauração da cidade de Seia, realizaram-se inquéritos às empresas de hotelaria e restauração pertencentes à mesma. Os resultados obtidos, assim como, todas as conclusões tiradas são divulgadas ao longo deste trabalho.

The ICT Area in High Education Tourism Courses – The Portuguese Case

by Vitor Roque

proc. of the International Congress on Tourism – CIT 2010, Porto, Portugal, 21-23 June 2010

Today, the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are very important tools for all professionals from the... more Today, the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are very important tools for all professionals from the different activity sectors. They were present in most of the daily activities, and in the tourism sector couldn´t be different.
The global distribution systems of tourism information, reservation systems, back and front office systems and others are based on information and communication technological tools would be expected that higher education institutions that teach tourism give, for this and other reasons, in the curricular structure of their courses, high importance to the ICT area.
This article aims to analyze the importance of the ICT area in high education Tourism courses in Portuguese Universities and Polytechnic Institutes. The analysis was performed in running courses on the academic year of 2009/2010.

Using ICT to enhance the online research supervision process

by Diogo Casanova

Loureiro, M., Huet, I., Baptista, A., & Casanova, D. (2010). Using ICT to enhance the online research supervision process. Acta Academica, 151  - 174.

Online research supervision is a relatively new and evolving process due to changes in university at both... more Online research supervision is a relatively new and evolving process due to changes in university at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. New models of research supervision include different research supervisor and student roles and entail the constitution of online research communities regarding common goals. Even though the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for shaping the supervision processes is undeniable, literature related to this issue is still scarce. This article presents a case study about the use of ICT to enhance the online research supervision process. ICT was used for content delivery and sharing, and to facilitate the interaction between postgraduate students and a supervisor, as well as between the students. Based on the supervisor's reflections, key positive and negative factors are also systematised.

Personal Learning Environments - Meeting the Special Needs of Gifted Students

by Diogo Casanova

Ribeiro, J., Casanova, D., Nogueira, F., Moreira, A., & Almeida, M. (2010). Personal Learning Environments - Meeting the Special Needs of Gifted Students. In P. O. d. Pablos, R. Tennyson & J. Zhao (Eds.), Technology Enhanced Learning For People With Disabilities: Approaches And Applications (pp. 67-88): IGI Global.

Gifted Students, in spite of their very well known characteristics, have specific education needs in order to achieve... more Gifted Students, in spite of their very well known characteristics, have specific education needs in order to achieve their potential. Although they do not present a special educational need in the common mean- ing, they have very particular learning needs that, if overlooked, may lead to adverse feelings towards school and learning that can result in academic failure. Authors in the field agree that giftedness can and must be developed and providing challenging and facilitative learning environments is the first building block. The PLE, held up by WEB 2.0, for its openness and possibilities it offers to learn autonomously, resorting to exploration, discovery, networking with like-minded peers and experts fits the style and pace of learning of its user and shows to be a tool to fully suite the particular traits of these students. In this chapter a 5 dimension ple is conceptualized that accommodates the cognitive, emotional and education needs of gifted students.

Kalogiannakis, M. (2004). Nouvelles formes de communication, nouveau mé tier pour les enseignants? Educational Media International, 41(4), 339-345.

by Michail Kalogiannakis

Through semi-directive interviews and content analysis of emails exchanged between physics teachers using two... more Through semi-directive interviews and content analysis of emails exchanged between physics teachers using two institutional mailing lists, we have tried to evaluate the new and changing roles and practices of teachers since the introduction of TPE and ICT in French high schools. The real and functioning teaching networks created by physics teachers count among the first relevant and concrete examples of such virtual communities. The interviewed physics teachers consider ICT and the use of mailing lists as elements which have inserted themselves naturally alongside other more traditional teaching methods and practices. For them, the lists can thus be likened to a kind of ongoing at distance training course. Furthermore, participating teachers are in the process of rapidly sharing and redistributing information and methods, this contributes to the ongoing training of the community based on practical experience.

Kalogianakis, M. (2006). The use of ICT in didactic of physics in primary education, Proceedings of the 3rd Panhellenic Conference for the didactic of physics, 7-9 April 2006, 533-540, Volos: EDIFE- PTDE University of Thessaly (in Greek).

by Michail Kalogiannakis

According to the relevant syllabus, the course "Research in Natural World" in elementary school sought the... more According to the relevant syllabus, the course "Research in Natural World" in elementary school sought the systematic introduction of students to the concepts and how to approach and study of Natural Sciences. The objective of this research is to identify the attitudes and perceptions of primary school teachers towards the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and particularly their use in teaching the course "Research in Natural World." Based on focused interviews with primary teachers and on an appropriately structured questionnaire addressed to teachers throughout the Greek territory their relationship with ICT is studied and their use in education in elementary school, particularly when teaching the course "Research in Natural World ". This study presents the first summary results and sought suggestions from teachers and the prospects for wider use of ICT in the classroom.

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Καλογιαννάκης, Μ. (2006). Η χρήση των ΤΠΕ στη διδασκαλία των Φυσικών Επιστημών στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση, Πρακτικά του 3ου Πανελλήνιου Συνεδρίου για τη Διδακτική των Φυσικών Επιστημών, Βόλος, 7-9 Απριλίου 2006, 533-540.

Σύμφωνα με το σχετικό αναλυτικό πρόγραμμα σπουδών, στο µάθηµα «Ερευνώ το Φυσικό Κόσµο» στο Δηµοτικό σχολείο επιδιώκεται η συστηµατική εισαγωγή του µαθητή στις έννοιες και στον τρόπο προσέγγισης και µελέτης των Φυσικών Επιστηµών. Στόχος της παρούσας έρευνας είναι ο προσδιορισμός των στάσεων και αντιλήψεων των εκπαιδευτικών της πρωτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης απέναντι στις Τεχνολογίες της Πληροφορίας και των Επικοινωνιών (ΤΠΕ) και ειδικότερα η χρήση τους στη διδασκαλία του μαθήματος «Ερευνώ το Φυσικό Κόσμο». Βασιζόμενοι σε ημικατευθυνόμενες συνεντεύξεις με εκπαιδευτικούς πρωτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης και κατάλληλα δομημένο ερωτηματολόγιο απευθυνόμενο σε εκπαιδευτικούς σ’ ολόκληρη την ελληνική επικράτεια διερευνάται η σχέση τους με τις ΤΠΕ και η χρήση τους στην εκπαιδευτική διαδικασία στο Δημοτικό σχολείο, ιδιαίτερα κατά τη διδασκαλία του μαθήματος «Ερευνώ το Φυσικό Κόσμο». Στην έρευνα αυτή παρουσιάζονται τα πρώτα συνοπτικά αποτελέσματα και αναζητούνται οι προτάσεις των εκπαιδευτικών καθώς και οι προοπτικές για την ευρύτερη χρήση των ΤΠΕ στη διδακτική πράξη.