Essays about: "the impact of ICT in education"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words the impact of ICT in education.

1. 6. Perceived impacts of Cloud Computing adoption on the role of an IT department of a higher institution in a developing country.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Stephen Adebayo; [2019]
   Keywords : Cloud Computing; Adoption; Impacts; ICT department; Tertiary Education Institution; Qualitative Research; Semi-structured interviews.;

   Abstract : Cloud computing popularity has continued to be on the increase side, and it has been significant contributory factor to the of 24/7 365 days business culture of the digital 21st century where data and data centers are accessed via the internet through any connected device, anytime and from anywhere. Higher Education Institutions (HEI) or Tertiary Education Institution (TEI) are also among organisations, medium and large, that are tapping into this trend by gradually adopting this technology to reduce their high budgets in the prevailing face of financial shortage. READ MORE

3. 7. A Critical Review of the UNDP Guyana Hinterland Rural and Poor Communities (HRPC) Project

   University essay from KTH/Energisystemanalys

   Author : Gisela Norman; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The Government of Guyana sees the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) diffusion as critical in quality of life improvement. Together with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) they are conducting a project to provide internet access to Hinterland, Rural and Poor Communities (HRPC) through Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) powered by stand-alone hybrid energy systems including solar Photovoltaics (PV) and Li-Ion batteries. READ MORE

4. 8. TEACHERS IN THE ERA OF ACCELERATION : How the acceleration of ICT developments influences the ICT use by teachers at school

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Pedagogik och vuxnas lärande

   Author : Georgios Charalambous; [2015]
   Keywords : Acceleration; ICT acceleration;

   Abstract : In the effort to examine the factors that impact the use of ICT by teachers, research has up until now neglected the acceleration of ICT developments as a factor that affects the successful integration of ICT in education. The technological acceleration in general has triggered significant changes at the social level, such as the acceleration of social change and the acceleration of the pace of life. READ MORE

5. 9. Todo el País, Uruguay in transformation : ICT transforming rural Uruguay

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

   Author : Alexander Karlsson; Nellie Marand; [2015]
   Keywords : ICT; ICT4D; Education; Empowerment; Social Capital; Capabilities; Strengthening; Uruguay; MEC; ;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of our research was to study the role and impact that ‘information and communication technologies’ and the MEC centers might have on the Uruguayan society. We want to examine how MEC and ICT usage could affect daily lives of marginalized people in Uruguay. READ MORE

6. 10. Using IT in the English classroom : Its impact on Swedish students' performance and motivation

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Cristobal Gonzalez-Aller; [2015]
   Keywords : IT; ICT; technology; computers; digitalization; motivation; EFL English as a Foreign Language ; education; Sweden; high school; SDT self-determination theory ; performance; pedagogy;

   Abstract : Information Technology (IT) has been integrated in many foreign-language classrooms for some decades now. However, one of the many questions related to IT at school is whether it is beneficial for students and, if yes, in what way. This study compares two different teaching approaches in the English classroom in a Swedish secondary school. READ MORE