...Florence Odarkor Entsua-Mensah; Tom Kwanya; Earvin Kofi Okyere Purpose This study aims to examine how WhatsApp groups function as informal knowledge management platforms in lecturer–student collaboration within African higher education. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Data visualisation literacy Formative assessment Digital learning environments Visual data reasoning Higher education CALVI The authors also gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Generalitat Valenciana through grants...

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... and evaluated through expert judgment using the Delphi method. The panel comprised 11 professionals, all holding doctoral degrees and working in higher education institutions or ministries of education across seven countries (Mexico, Colombia, Spain, the UK, Greece, Jordan and Ukraine). Their roles span...

...Emma Farrell; Shane D. Bergin; Robert Farrelly Purpose Belonging is an ontologically unstable concept that has resisted efforts towards definition and operationalisation. Yet, sense of belonging is associated with a range of positive outcomes in higher education. This paper aims to describe...

...Joy Eghonghon Akahome Purpose This study aims to examine how integrated physical and digital learning spaces, such as learning commons and makerspaces, shape students’ information-seeking, sharing, evaluation and collaborative sense-making practices in higher education. Using Tinto’s student...

... author Yaron Ariel yarona@yvc.ac.il Despite significant investment in online learning platforms in higher education, student success and engagement remain highly variable. A key challenge for instructional designers and educators is to identify actionable levers that support learning outcomes...

... of Kurdistan Research skills Higher education The concept of information literacy (IL) emerged in the 1970s as a response to the growing complexity of information environments. The term was first introduced by Zurkowski (1974) , who defined it as the ability to access and use information...

... teaching and research excellence lead the way in setting boundaries and articulating expectations and consequences for misuse of AI in higher education. Originality/value Using thematic and structured content analysis, this study identifies policy concerns, institutional frameworks and emerging norms...

... Arendt Life of the mind Vita contemplativa University Higher education Philosophy of education Pluralism Deliberative pedagogy Wicked problems This conceptual paper considers the role of privacy pedagogy within the purpose of the university in two parts. Part one discusses the purpose...

...Diana Koroleva; Nazir Jogezai Purpose The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the desire path of using GAI in higher education, including expectations, apprehensions, and the way forward. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study employs thematic analysis, scrutinizing 11...

... opportunities for academic librarians to develop pedagogy and digital skills; and (iii) higher education libraries need to create knowledge-sharing opportunities to improve the pedagogy and digital skills of academic librarians with teaching portfolios. Practical implications Higher education libraries...

...Vanessa P. Dennen; Lauren M. Bagdy; Hilal Ayan Karabatman Purpose This study aims to explore the use and perceptions of social media among university students before and during their transition from high school to higher education. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory, cross-sectional...

... intelligence (AI) of students and teachers in higher education and to identify needs for change. Design/methodology/approach The issue is explored in a mixed-methods approach based on Domestication Theory (Silverstone et al., 1992; Silverstone, 1994), incorporating views of both teaching staff...

...-19 pandemic, those of students in institutions of higher education needing to engage in online academic studies are of special interest. Using an online survey, this study could predict students’ online engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic through three theoretical frameworks: the students...

...Stacey Lynn von Winckelmann Purpose This study aims to explore the perception of algorithm accuracy among data professionals in higher education. Design/methodology/approach Social justice theory guided the qualitative descriptive study and emphasized four principles: access, participation...

... education and medical education, this conceptual paper aims to introduce the idea of representational scaffolding for digital simulations in higher education. Design/methodology/approach This study outlines the ideas of core practices in two important fields of higher education, namely, teacher...

...-centered design Educational design problem Higher education Methodology Faculty development Undergraduate research Instead of focusing on users’ activity, Cooper (1999) proposes a design approach called goal-directed design, which prompts designers to focus on people’s goals and attitudes...

... and online learning in higher education is relevant to their research agendas and how they can contribute to this growing field. Design/methodology/approach Illustrating how current online education instructional designs largely ignore evidence from research, this paper argues that evidence from...

...Rebecca Quintana; Chris Quintana Purpose The events surrounding the COVID-19 crisis had a profound effect on higher education, forcing students and instructors to face a sudden transition to wholly online learning contexts. This paper aims to examine how the design of a residential course...