Search for dissertations about: "IMPACT OF ICT in DISTANCE education"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words IMPACT OF ICT in DISTANCE education.

  2. 1. The role of ICT in the shift towards student-centred learning in higher education : Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique: A case study

    Author : Xavier Muianga; Henrik Hansson; Jarkko Suhonen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT; student-centred learning; pedagogical innovation; educational models; factors in ICT implementation; professional development; higher education; developing countries; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : Over recent decades, there has been a significant rise in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and a greater emphasis on student-centred learning (SCL) in higher education all over the world. The introduction of ICT- and SCL-based approaches is intended to improve the quality of teaching and learning to better prepare students for the 21st century workplace. READ MORE

  4. 2. A Triple Helix of Learning Processes - How to cultivate learning, communication and collaboration among distance-education learners

    Author : Eva Rydberg Fåhraeus; KTH; []
    Keywords : Distance education; collaborative learning; Computer-supported collaborative learning; CSCL; information and communication technology; ICT; forum system; learning processes;

    Abstract : This work focuses on collaborative learning and how it canbe applied and supported in distance education. Previous workindi-cates that distance learners experience more loneliness,technical problems and lack of stimulation than face-to-facelearners do. Collaboration with peers may improve the feelingof connectedness and engagement. READ MORE

  5. 3. Information Technology and Interaction in Learning

    Author : Nikos Mattheos; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Computer-assisted instructions; Datorstödd undervisning; Distance Learning; Tandläkarutbildning; User-computer interface; Human-Computer interaction; Problem-based learning; Computer communication networks;

    Abstract : Learning is an interactive process between the learner and thesurrounding structures, the so-called learning environment. Several typesof instructional interaction - such as the learner-tutor, the learner-learner, the learner-content, and recently, the learner-interface interactions - have been identified in higher education. READ MORE

  6. 4. Soft measures to shift modality

    Author : Alfred Söderberg; Trafik och väg; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Soft transport measures; Modal shift; Innovation; ICT; E-bikes; Segmentation; Motivation; Evaluation;

    Abstract : Traffic accumulated by cars is responsible for considerable problems in our cities. The problem is partly about the negative effects on human health due to harmful particulate emissions, noise, traffic accidents and sedentary lifestyles, partly about the space it occupies, which leads to congestion, and the fact that valuable land is taken up by road infrastructure and parking lots. READ MORE