International Journal of Education and Development using ICT
Jan 30, 2008 Volume 4, Number 1
Editors
Stewart Marshall; Wal Taylor
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 10
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Prospects and challenges of an online teacher training project in Oman
Gregory Sales, Seward Incorporated; Thuwayba Al-Barwani, Sultan Qaboos University; Shirley Miske, Miske Witt & Associates, Inc.
The Sultanate of Oman has undertaken efforts to provide continuing professional development opportunities for its teachers and to modernize both training methods and content. The Oman Online... More
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Enhancing quality in e-Learning by knowledge-based IT support
Priti Sajja, Sardar Patel University
Advancements of technology help in providing effective decision-making and problem solving in many aspects of life. Amongst the available technologies, Information Technology (IT) is one of the... More
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Teaching using information and communication technology: Do trainee teachers have the confidence?
Rahim Bakar & Shamsiah Mohamed, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
The respondents comprised 675 trainee teachers at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). All the respondents were final year students in teacher education program. Their confidences were assessed using... More
pp. 5-12
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School-based Technology Coordinators and Other Human Factors in the Implementation of ICT in Primary Schools: A Comparative Study
Kit-pui Wong, kp24wong, China
Among many other factors, competent staff is essential to the successful deployment of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in a school. In England, school-based ICT coordinators are... More
pp. 13-26
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The Use of Intranet by Omani Organizations in Knowledge Management
Khamis Al-Gharbi & Syed Naqvi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
The Intranet has been used by many Omani organisations at various degrees of complexity (Low, Medium and High); however, little is known about the factors that make one organisation use the... More
pp. 27-40
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The use of interactive wireless keypads for interprofessional learning experiences by undergraduate emergency health students
Brett Williams & Malcolm Boyle, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The purpose of the study was to examine the use of interactive wireless keypads for interprofessional learning experiences. This study used a cross-sectional methodology in the form of a... More
pp. 41-48
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The Internet in developing countries: A medium of economic, cultural and political domination
Abdulkafi Albirini, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, United States
The last decade has witnessed an unprecedented diffusion of network technologies into developing countries. The technological discourse attending this diffusion has presented the new media as a... More
pp. 49-65
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Drivers For and Obstacles To the Development of Interactive Multimodal Technology-Mediated Distance Higher Education Courses
Dawn Birch & Michael Sankey, University of Southern Queensland, Australia., Australia
Advances in information and communication technologies, particularly the emergence of the Internet as a major source of global information have encouraged tertiary educators to develop rich,... More
pp. 66-79
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eLearning for international agriculture development: Dealing with challenges
Buenafe Abdon, University of Tsukuba, Japan; Robert Raab, UNICEF, Japan; Seishi Ninomiya, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Agriculture, vitally important for most developing countries, must change to meet today’s needs. It must produce sufficient food to feed an ever increasing global population while raising living... More
pp. 80-94
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A survey on the application of computer network technologies and services over heterogeneous environment in higher educational institutes
Mohd Ismail & Mohd Abdullah, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This study focuses on heterogeneous services and communication technologies for retrieving and sending information in Malaysian Higher Educational Institutes. It intends to investigate pattern and ... More
pp. 95-108