...Liyana Eliza Glenn; Glenn Hardaker Purpose This paper will identify and further explore the ideals versus realities of learning poverty and the consequential effects on our moral obligations and responsibilities. The wealthy nations are now under further pressure to recognise and realise...

...Gerhard Fischer; Johan Lundin; Ola J. Lindberg Purpose The main argument behind this paper is learning in the digital age should not be restricted to creating digital infrastructures for supporting current forms of learning nor taking schools in their current form as God-given, natural entities...

...Gerhard Fischer; Johan Lundin; J. Ola Lindberg Purpose The digitalization of society results in challenges and opportunities for learning and education. This paper describes exemplary transformations from current to future practices. It illustrates multi-dimensional aspects of learning which...

...Gokmen Dagli; Fahriye Altinay; Zehra Altinay; Mehmet Altinay Purpose This research study aims to examine the quality of life and services of higher education through social media in fostering students' learning and environments. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative research methods were...

... revealed that technology has a great impact on foster learning management and the development of school culture based on consensus. Research limitations/implications The data of the research is limited to the participants who are Five managers and seven teachers working in six vocational education...

...Oytun Sozudogru; Mehmet Altinay; Gokmen Dagli; Zehra Altinay; Fahriye Altinay Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of technology and online communication platforms in English language learning based on connectivist theory. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire...

... Learning Education Challenges of using ICT Education can be seen as a raiser of status in a country and a tool to move nations into the information age (Player-Koro, 2012). To meet the challenges facing the society, there is a need to transform education (Player-Koro, 2012). ICT is one...

... in the development of a complex, invisible and organic social network amongst students. When these networks exist outside of the classroom they may allow informal learning and peer support to occur. The purpose of this paper is to investigate these issues. Additionally this paper seeks to determine if the use...

...Dr Gregory S. Anderson; Evangeline Marlos Varonis Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss benefits of and barriers to online learning and describe utilization of the Quality Matters (QM) peer review process as a method to assure the quality of online courses. It outlines the QM higher...

...Greg Anderson; Tony Whitefield; Josephine Csete; Jennifer Evans Purpose The paper aims to focus on institutional initiatives to embed e‐learning in a university in Hong Kong, from 2006‐12, through large‐scale funding of 43 e‐learning projects. It outlines the guiding principles behind...

...) . They define them as “technology‐enabled, open provision of educational resources for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for non‐commercial purposes” (p. 1). Atkins et al. (2007) refine this definition to include, as necessary, the domains of teaching, learning and research...

... educational design is then described in its constructs and features. To conclude, reflections and implications of this original, conceptual model are taken into account. Findings An online language course design – although aiming at schematizing a series of learning situations and defining target teaching...

...Greg Anderson; Kathy Michael Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify student and staff experiences with online learning at higher education (HE) using the software Elluminate Live! Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts a qualitative approach, focusing on the reflections...

... of these tools. Research limitations/implications Future research in this area is needed to develop a stronger research base around the student use of Web 2.0 to enhance their learning of second languages. Practical implications The paper highlights a need for teachers to engage in discussions...

...Greg Anderson; Stephen J. Marshall Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss and demonstrate the relevance of a new conceptual framework for leading and managing the development of learning and teaching to e.learning strategy development. Design/methodology/approach After reviewing...

... for the world of work and citizenship. This is even more complicated in online virtual learning programmes where face‐to‐face communication is excluded in the design and implementation of the programme curriculum. The paper seeks to question if it is possible to develop generic competences in an online virtual...

... of game players' own knowledge, views and values. Rules of SGC are to be defined in detail. Design/methodology/approach Based on a didactic analysis, the design of the negotiation game SGC is a rhythmised sequence of learning content, reviewing colleagues' work, debating competitively and constructing...

...‐on) as a cognitive tool for learners to represent problems. For the widespread use of the PRES‐on, the authors adopt the design experiment methodology to advance pre‐service teachers' pedagogical applications of such engine for effective teaching and learning through the integration of PRES‐on into the existing pre...

...Mark Johnson; Keith Smyth; David Walker; David Sloan; Lynn Boyle; Lorraine Walsh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline and discuss a multifaceted approach to embedding change in academic practice, resulting in the integration of technology‐enhanced learning (TEL) within the wider...

...Mark Johnson; Keith Smyth; Karen Strickland; Joan McLatchie; Rowena Pelik Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate how an institutional learning, teaching and assessment (LTA) strategy was developed and a “dynamic” strategy created in order to achieve the ongoing enhancement of the quality...