Search for dissertations about: "ict in education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 77 swedish dissertations containing the words ict in education.

  2. 1. Information and Communication Technology in Teacher Education : Thinking and learning in computer‐supported social practice

    Author : Evode Mukama; Sven Andersson; Gunilla Jedeskog; Ingrid Andersson; Roger Säljö; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Collaborative learning; critical reflection; ICT; learning conditions; mediating tool; multilingual setting; Rwanda; teacher education; Education; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate how new knowledge can be developed in computer-supported social practice. Participants were selected from newly qualified secondary school teachers and student teachers at a higher education institution in Rwanda. READ MORE

  4. 2. Educational Software in Engineering Education

    Author : Ramon Garrote Jurado; Max Scheja; Michael Christie; Nabil Zary; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Higher Education; E-learning; Learning Management Systems; Engineering Education; Educational Technology; Pedagogical Use of ICT; Staff Development; Developing Countries; pedagogik; Education; Teacher Education and Education Work;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the quality of engineering education and the accessibility of education worldwide by promoting computer-enhanced teaching and learning. It uses the epistemology of John Dewey (1859-1952) and the action research methodology first advanced by Kurt Lewin (1890-1947). READ MORE

  5. 3. ICT and learning in teacher education : The social construction of pedagogical ICT discourse and design

    Author : Carina Granberg; Brian Hudson; Gun-Marie Frånberg; Avril Loveless; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teacher education; ICT; Social construction; discourse; design; Educational work; Pedagogiskt arbete; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work;

    Abstract : Background In recent decades, system-wide policies and substantial resources have been directed towards enhancing the use of ICT in learning contexts. This development can be observed at international and national levels. READ MORE

  6. 4. ICT-based Distance Education : A Study of University Students’ Views and Experiences in Early Post-Apartheid South Africa

    Author : Jared O. Odero; Petros Gougoulakis; Ulf Fredriksson; Stewart Kowalski; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Higher and distance education; South Africa; ICT-based distance education; students; universities; technikons; facilitators lecturers; learning; internationell och jämförande pedagogik; International and Comparative Education;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this study was to investigate how the introduction of ICT into distance education at public institutions of higher learning in South Africa during the early post-apartheid period from 1994 to 2002, provided learning opportunities for students and facilitated the delivery of learning content. More explicitly, it examined and analyzed the views and experiences of students and course facilitators at selected higher education institutions, which provided ICT-based distance education. READ MORE

  7. 5. Child–Robot Interaction in Education

    Author : Sofia Serholt; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; child–robot interaction; education; robotics; ethics; responsible research and innovation; stakeholders; ethics;

    Abstract : Advances in the field of robotics in recent years have enabled the deployment of robots in a multitude of settings, and it is predicted that this will continue to increase, leading to a profound impact on society in the future. This thesis takes its starting point in educational robots; specifically the kind of robots that are designed to interact socially with children. READ MORE