Blended Learning Based on Creative Approach: Enhancing The Mutual Impact of Creativity, Intrinsic Motivation and Achievement in Academic Camputer Courses.

Information and communication technology (ICT) has become the essential part of the university course aims. The rapid speed of technical development, growth of information, and knowledge, gives the attention of the higher education to improve their teaching methods in a creative way. One of the educational innovative ways that gain support in learning methods is called blended learning. The blended learning approach is a mix of e-learning technology with conventional teaching methods to get the advantage of the both methods. The research is trying to apply the blended learning based on creative approach in order to enhance the mutual impact of creativity, intrinsic motivation and achievement in academic computer courses. Existing research has emphasized on the applications of distinctive characteristics of creative teaching strategies in the particular domain of blinded learning applications for academic computer courses. High successful management of creative approach in blended -learning application's task gives learners a sufficient creative knowledge and performance   in academic computer courses. So this research aims to decide on what the extent of applying blended learning based creative approach effects on the level of creativity, motivation, and achievement in the academic computer courses. The subject participants consist of 57 undergraduate students. They all enrolled in the academic computer course. The intrinsic motivation questionnaire, Torrance creativity test, achievement test, and rubric evaluation tool to evaluate the creativity of the final computer program product have been conducted. The whole sample was drawn randomly from the faculty of medicine- foundation year –Taif University in Saudi Arabia. A creative blended learning applications have been constructed to teach the students how to design computer program, the creative blended learning applications aim to build up student creative performance to build up the computer program in their profession.According to the findings blended learning applications based on creative approach have a positive effect on the learners' creative performance on computer programming. Furthermore there is a mutual relationship between creativity, intrinsic motivation and achievement in favor of creativity in computer programming. Key words: Blended learning , learning environment , Creativity, Intrinsic Motivation, computer creative performance ,  E-learning applications , E-learning  creative approach,  Rubric evaluation

Requirements Engineering as Creative Problem Solving: A Research Agenda for Idea Finding

This vision paper frames requirements engineering as a creative problem solving process. Its purpose is to enable requirements researchers and practitioners to recruit relevant theories, models, techniques and tools from creative problem solving to understand and support requirements processes more effectively. It uses 4 drivers to motivate the case for requirements engineering as a creative problem solving process. It then maps established requirements activities onto one of the longest-established creative problem solving processes, and uses these mappings to locate opportunities for the application of creative problem solving in requirements engineering. The second half of the paper describes selected creativity theories, techniques, software tools and training that can be adopted to improve requirements engineering research and practice. The focus is on support for problem and idea finding - two creative problem solving processes that our investigation revealed are poorly supported in requirements engineering. The paper ends with a research agenda to incorporate creative processes, techniques, training and tools in requirements projects

SMEs: ERP or virtual collaboration teams

Small firms are indeed the engines of global economic growth. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role to promote economic development. SMEs in the beginning of implementing new technologies always face capital shortage and need technological assistance. Available ERP systems do not fulfil the specific requirements of Small firms. SMEs has scarce resources and manpower therefore many SMEs don?t have the possessions to buy and operate an ERP System. On the other hand competition and competitiveness of SMEs have to be strengthened. This paper briefly reviews the existing perspectives on virtual teams and their effect on SMEs management. It also discusses the main characteristics of virtual teams and clarifies the differences aspects of virtual team application in SMEs. After outlining some of the main advantages and pitfall of such teams, it concentrates on comparing of ERP and virtual collaborative teams in SMEs. Finally, it provides evidence for the need of ?Software as a Service (SaaS)? where an application is hosted as a service provided to customers across the web for SMEs as an alternative of ERP. It has been widely argued that ERP disadvantage in SMEs such as administrative expenditure and cost, isolated structure, severe lack of software flexibility, insufficient support of SMEs business and high operating cost, lead SMEs to use virtual collaborative team which is net work base solution

Transformational leadership and innovation at the Lebanese banking industry

Purpose: Transformational leadership (TL) has been recognized as one of the most important factor influencing innovation. It is argued that this style plays an essential role in developing the process, structure and climate for organizations to become innovative. This research aims to examine the impact of TL on two aspects of innovation namely product and process innovation. Design/Methodology/Approach: The quantitative and explanatory analysis was taken by using the Structural equations modeling (SEM) with AMOS 20 to examine the relationship between TL and innovation. Research data were collected through a survey method. The sample result was determined by the probability stratified sampling technique of about 310 employees at 27 banks in Lebanon. Findings: The findings confirmed the importance of TL in enhancing innovation in banking sector. The main implication of the research highlights that individualized consideration is the most important predictor of product and process innovation followed by, inspirational motivation and idealized influence, respectively, whereas, intellectual stimulation has insignificant influence on product and process innovation. Practical Implications: Findings point to how transformational style of leadership produce better outcomes for the banks by mobilizing employees to engage in innovative products and processes. Originality/Value: These findings extends the understanding of the processes through which transformational styles of leadership stimulate innovation, and also highlight the benefits gained by cultivating more transformational styles of leadership to generate more innovative outcomes.peer-reviewe

The effect of transformational leadership on innovation : evidence from Lebanese banks

Purpose: Transformational leadership (TL) has been recognized as one of the most important factor influencing innovation. It is argued that this style plays an essential role in developing the process, structure and climate for organizations to become innovative. This research aims to examine the impact of TL on two aspects of innovation namely product and process innovation. Design/Methodology/Approach: The quantitative and explanatory analysis was taken by using the Structural equations modeling (SEM) with AMOS 20 to examine the relationship between TL and innovation. Research data were collected through a survey method. The sample result was determined by the probability stratified sampling technique of about 310 employees at 27 banks in Lebanon. Findings: The findings confirmed the importance of TL in enhancing innovation in banking sector. The main implication of the research highlights that individualized consideration is the most important predictor of product and process innovation followed by, inspirational motivation and idealized influence, respectively, whereas, intellectual stimulation has insignificant influence on product and process innovation. Practical Implications Findings point to how transformational style of leadership produce better outcomes for the banks by mobilizing employees to engage in innovative products and processes. Originality/Value: These findings extends the understanding of the processes through which transformational styles of leadership stimulate innovation, and also highlight the benefits gained by cultivating more transformational styles of leadership to generate more innovative outcomes.peer-reviewe

MatriksMovie: Building The Nation Character Through Movie-Based Realistic Mathematics Education

The root of RME is Hans Freudenthal’s interpretations, mathematics as human activity and mathematics must be connected to reality. This study developed a mathematics teaching and learning model that includes the characteristics of RME packaged in production and utilization of educational films in the learning process, it is called MATRiKSMovie Activity. Activity theory is based on Vygotsky's cultural-historical psychology and it focuses on understanding human activity and work practices. Practice of problem solving in real life can lead students to reflect, and build nation character. This research question are how to develop and implement a valid, practical and effective model of teaching and learning with movie based RME approach in Senior High Schools and its effect on students character and learning outcomes. Conclusion of this research are model of teaching and learning with movie based RME approach met the criteria of the content and construct validity, practicality, and effectiveness as it resulted in some positive impacts on the pupils at Grade 10 in Senior High Schools, mathematics learning with movie-based RME approach can serve to build student character as well as the civilization of the nation's dignity in order to educate the nation life, activities and process skills of students in mathematics learning with movie based RME approach has provided a positive impacts on the student learning outcomes (cognitive, affective, and psychomotor). Model of teaching and learning with Movie-based RME approach can be applied in learning mathematics and should be developed further by taking into account students' environment, conditions and facilities available. Humanistic mathematics learning should be developed to build the nation character. Keywords: MATRiKSMovie, Realistic Mathematics Education, Movie, the Nation Characte