...Gilbert Ahamer; Lena Bader; Marlene Köttstorfer Purpose The current Internet Outlook of the OECD states that e‐learning has the potential to revolutionise education and learning – if complemented by suitable didactic approaches. Therefore, the situation of e‐learning is analysed from a student's...

...). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Development Poverty Inequality Globalisation Geography E‐learning Consensus Education Poor Rich NGO G‐8 This article describes a web‐supported procedure of a stepwise consensus building on the theme of global poverty among four...

... work. The purpose of this paper is to try to achieve an insight into how e‐learning technologies (like WebCT) are perceived by students and to what degree information and communication technologies (ICTs) could improve communication and cooperation between students. Design/methodology/approach...

..., 2011). Collier Butler Kaler can be contacted at: kaler.coll@uwlax.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United States of America Native Americans Online learning Distance learning Internet e‐Learning High Schools Schools throughout the USA are finding effective...

... the challenges to teach within such context (Mushi, 2004). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 E‐learning Web 2.0 Multicultural Ethnicity Gender Religion Youth Culture Social skills Internet's role to knowledge accessibility and dissemination, revealed to be as extremely...

...Pramila Rao Purpose The primary purpose of this research paper is to understand the role of national cultural dimensions on e‐learning practices in India. India is considered a major player in the world economy today. US multinationals are significantly increasing their presence in India...

...). United States of America E‐learning Multicultural societies Curricula Can these “systems” objectives be actualized through asynchronous CLM? Beside required online participation in threaded discussions, students had three major projects that included a cultural profile assignment, an ethnographic...

... at the strategic ways ELL students use vocabulary to learn English through e‐mailing. Carolyn L. Piazza can be contacted at: cpiazza@fsu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Electonic mail English language E‐learning Teachers Students Dear Pierce: Hi, there. I'm Gogo. Do you...

... specifically to online community college courses. Brown (2010) informs this paper by illustrating how online community college faculty use Banks (2004) multicultural dimensions to affect student learning in online classes. Multicultural societies Education Students E‐learning Colleges United...

... differences in instruction. For instance, Henderson (1996) developed the multiple cultures model (MCM) which enables the creation and adaptation of e‐learning materials. The model is designed to assist instructors in addressing “culturally specific knowledge” to their learners. The MCM takes into account...

...Mark van Hoorebeek; Stuart Walker; John Dermo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the parameters of the duty of reasonable adjustment to facilitate access to e‐learning resources. Design/methodology/approach Educational providers continue to develop new methods of delivering...

... between the pre‐ and post‐survey. Hui‐Yin Hsu can be contacted at: hhsu02@nyit.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 E‐learning Internet Teachers Literacy Culture United States of America Research focusing on diversity issues in the literacy field in teacher...

..., and learning strategies change over time due to the actual involvement in a collaborative e‐learning environment (ELE). Design/methodology/approach A parallel e‐learning environment for a first‐year university course is implemented for a Flemish group (n = 217) at Ghent University and a Chinese...

... papers within this special issue consider how style differences can inform the development of e‐learning opportunities to enhance the learning of all (Vigentini; Kyprianidou, Demetriadis, Pombortsis and Karatasios; Zhu, Valcke and Schellens). The influence of culture on learning is also raised...

... education. Young (2008) stressed the need for design specifications to enable the integration of culture in the design of ICT. Anastasios A. Economides can be contacted at: economid@uom.gr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Communication Culture E‐learning Collaborative...

... of this interdisciplinary e‐learning activity to the multicultural teaching‐learning process. Originality/value Results support the positive influence of interdisciplinary activities in the students' performance and the use of learning methods that facilitate active and cooperative learning through audiovisual...

... educator. Edited by Rocci   Luppicini . Online Learning Communities . Charlotte, NC : IAP   2007 . 356 pp. , ISBN: 1593116780 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Distance learning E‐learning Lupicini's foreword highlights the aims of “volume...

... emergent form of learning pedagogy, particularly manifested in e‐learning. Findings This paper explores the concept of knowledge democracy in the context of knowledge and information revolution. It has been argued that knowledge democratization implies freedom and equality to access information...

... with a description and evaluation of the implementation of the pedagogical architecture into a Danish Master Programme. Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen can be contacted at: eks@hum.aau.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 E‐learning Learning Education Communication technologies Masters degrees...

...Michael Orly Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a special multicultural project in e‐learning that was accompanied by a research. In this project, student teachers experience the planning, implementation and receiving of feedback on computerized teaching of children from diverse...