2,152 research outputs found
The impact of technology: value-added classroom practice: final report
This report extends Bectaâs enquiries into the ways in which digital technologies are supporting learning. It looks in detail at the learning practices mediated by ICT in nine secondary schools in which ICT for learning is well embedded.
The project proposes a broader perspective on the notion of âimpactâ that is rather different from a number of previous studies investigating impact. Previous studies have been limited in that they have either focused on a single innovation or have reported on institutional level factors. However, in both cases this pays insufficient attention to the contexts of learning. In this project, the focus has been on the learning practices of the classroom and the contexts of ICT-supported learning.
The study reports an analysis of 85 lesson logs, in which teachers recorded their use of space, digital technology and student outcomes in relation to student engagement and learning. The teachers who filled in the logs, as well as their schoolsâ senior managers, were interviewed as part of a âdeep auditâ of ICT provision conducted over two days. One-hour follow-up interviews with the teachers were carried out after the teachersâ log activity. The aim of this was to obtain a broader contextualisation of their teaching
Digital information support for concept design
This paper outlines the issues in effective utilisation of digital resources in conceptual design. Access to appropriate information acts as stimuli and can lead to better substantiated concepts. This paper addresses the issues of presenting such information in a digital form for effective use, exploring digital libraries and groupware as relevant literature areas, and argues that improved integration of these two technologies is necessary to better support the concept generation task. The development of the LauLima learning environment and digital library is consequently outlined. Despite its attempts to integrate the designers' working space and digital resources, continuing issues in library utilisation and migration of information to design concepts are highlighted through a class study. In light of this, new models of interaction to increase information use are explored
Description and Experience of the Clinical Testbeds
This deliverable describes the up-to-date technical environment at three clinical testbed demonstrator sites of
the 6WINIT Project, including the adapted clinical applications, project components and network transition technologies
in use at these sites after 18 months of the Project. It also provides an interim description of early experiences with
deployment and usage of these applications, components and technologies, and their clinical service impact
Research Naval Postgraduate School, v.12, no.3, October 2002
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Controlling Electrical Appliances using Bluetooth & J2ME-enabled Mobile Phone
This project focuses on the development of a universal remote control system that utilizes
the use of Bluetooth and Java technology on mobile phones in controlling electrical
appliances. The remote control does not confine to the physical barriers that are normally
found at home like the typical IrDA remote controls. The system suggests the usage of
Bluetooth technology in order to solve and expand the capability of the IrDA remote
control technology that is still being widely used. This is also due to the fact that almost
all electrical devices and appliances come with their own proprietary remote control. By
having a universal remote control, it is possible to eliminate the need for such many
remote controls at home. From the client application point of view, the user interface is
constructed using Java 2 Mobile Edition as it is being supported by many mobile phones
instead of other of different architectures. From the mobile phone, users are able to
connect to the Bluetooth server that then interacts with the circuit where the electronic
components reside. Immediate direct manipulation of the circuit is crucial as remote
control system is one of the real time systems and it needs to be updated as soon as the
state of appliances is modified. As a result, this project was developed using Bluez in
Linux, for the server part; and Nokia 6230 Series 40 cell phone for the client application.
In a nutshell, the end product gives flexibility to the users by promoting the usage of their
mobile phones as a universal remote control for their electrical appliances
The e-revolution and post-compulsory education: using e-business models to deliver quality education
The best practices of e-business are revolutionising not just technology itself but the whole process through which services are provided; and from which important lessons can be learnt by post-compulsory educational institutions. This book aims to move debates about ICT and higher education beyond a simple focus on e-learning by considering the provision of post-compulsory education as a whole. It considers what we mean by e-business, why e-business approaches are relevant to universities and colleges and the key issues this raises for post-secondary education
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Developing sustainable business models for institutionsâ provision of open educational resources: Learning from OpenLearn usersâ motivations and experiences
Universities across the globe have, for some time, been exploring the possibilities for achieving public benefit and generating business and visibility through releasing and sharing open educational resources (OER). Many have written about the need to develop sustainable and profitable business models around the production and release of OER. Downes (2006), for example, has questioned the financial sustainability of OER production at scale. Many of the proposed business models focus on OERâs value in generating revenue and detractors of OER have questioned whether they are in competition with formal education.
This paper reports on a study intended to broaden the conversation about OER business models to consider the motivations and experiences of OER users as the basis for making a better informed decision about whether OER and formal learning are competitive or complementary with each other. The study focused on OpenLearn - the Open Universityâs (OU) web-based platform for OER, which hosts hundreds of online courses and videos and is accessed by over 3,000,000 users a year. A large scale survey and follow-up interviews with OpenLearn users worldwide revealed that university provided OER can offer learners a bridge to formal education, allowing them to try out a subject before registering on a formal course and to build confidence in their abilities as learners. In addition, it was found that using OER during formal paid-for study can improve learnersâ performance and self-reliance, leading to increased retention and satisfaction with the learning experience
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