ICT-based, cross-cultural communication: A methodological perspective

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ICT-based, cross-cultural communication: A methodological perspective Authors: Niels Larsen, Kijani Institute, Denmark Maria Bruselius-Jensen and Dina Danielsen, Steno Health Promotion Center, Gentofte, Denmark Rachael Kaki Nyamai, Parliament of Kenya, The National Assembly James Elijah Otiende, Kenyatta University Jens Aagaard-Hansen, Steno Health Promotion Center, Gentofte, Denmark The article discusses how cross-cultural communication based on information and communication […]

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Promoting proper education for sustainability

One of the goals of education is to create responsible citizens who can adequately understand the problems faced by their societies and who can then act to help solve them. Such behaviour can be fostered through proper education that facilitates expert knowledge about social issues, nurtures the ability to think critically and grows the skills needed to pro-actively search for possible solutions. Through this study, we aimed to develop an Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) supported pedagogical framework Children as Agents of Social Change (CASC) as a possible vehicle to facilitate proper education about social issues. This article analyses the first implementation of the CASC framework carried out at schools in Tanzania.

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The impact of computer and mathematics software usage on performance of school leavers in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

In this study the impact of computer immersion on performance of school leavers Senior Certificate mathematics scores was investigated across 31 schools in the EMDC East education district of Cape Town, South Africa by comparing performance between two groups: a control and an experimental group.

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Promoting proper education for sustainability

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Promoting proper education for sustainability: An exploratory study of ICT enhanced Problem Based Learning in a developing country Authors: Amit Roy, University of Eastern Finland Patrick D. Kihoza, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha-Tanzania. Jarkko Suhonen, University of Eastern Finland Mikko Vesisenaho, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Markku Tukiainen, University of Eastern Finland […]

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Critical success factors for adoption of web-based learning management systems in Tanzania

This paper examines factors that predict students’ continual usage intention of web-based learning content management systems in Tanzania, with a specific focus at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science MUHAS. 

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The impact of computer and mathematics software usage on performance of school leavers in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

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The impact of computer and mathematics software usage on performance of school leavers in the Western Cape Province of South Africa: a comparative analysis. Garth Spencer-Smithand Joanne C Hardman, University of Cape Town, South Africa In this study the impact of computer immersion on performance of school leavers Senior Certificate mathematics scores was investigated across 31 […]

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Critical success factors for adoption of web-based learning management systems in Tanzania

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  Critical success factors for adoption of web-based learning management systems in Tanzania Edda T Lwoga, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania This paper examines factors that predict students’ continual usage intention of web-based learning content management systems in Tanzania, with a specific focus at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science MUHAS. […]

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Critical success factors for adoption of web-based learning management systems in Tanzania

Critical success factors for adoption of web-based learning management systems in Tanzania

Edda T Lwoga, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania

This paper examines factors that predict students’ continual usage intention of web-based learning content management systems in Tanzania, with a specific focus at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science MUHAS. This study adapted the information system success ISS model, and it used structural equation modelling SEM for data analysis. The results show that quality-related factors instructor and system were a key predictor of perceived usefulness and user satisfaction, and that information quality was found to significantly affect perceived usefulness. 

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Why Mobile Technology Enhances Instruction

As mobile technology continues to steal the spotlight in K-12 classroom methodology, certain areas of study tend to be gravitating towards the trends more strongly. Last week an Education Market R...

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panOpen Paves the Way for Widespread Adoption of Open Educational Resources

"panOpen’s new platform provides access to a curated set of high-quality, peer-reviewed open educational resources, making it possible for faculty to replace commercial textbooks. The platform provides interactivity, assessment, analytics, and seamless integration with learning management systems. Instructors have unparalleled flexibility to rearrange, edit, or even add their own content to start building custom course libraries on the panOpen platform. Free from commercial copyright constraints, instructors are able to share their panOpen content libraries with their peers and other faculty around the world."

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