Research challenges in digital education

Current Discussions on Digital Sketching in the Early Stages of Architectural Design in Education

In the architectural design, designers are focused on the early stages of the design process or conceptual design. The ultimate goal of this stage is to find a solution for an existing problem, investigate design space, or explore an idea. This stage conventionally begins with sketches and diagrams to explore ideas and solutions; the ambiguity and vagueness of conventional freehand sketching ca...

Challenges Faced by Digital Immigrant Nurse Educators in Adopting Flexible Learning Options during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many educational institutions to shift to flexible learning options (FLO), which require technology in teaching. Digital immigrant nurse educators, who are educators born before 1985, may need help adopting FLO due to their limited knowledge and skills in technology. This study aims to explore the experiences of digital immigrant nurse educators' cha...

Storm clouds on the digital education horizon

Although digital education is growing across all sectors of tertiary education, there are still many unresolved challenges. This paper focuses on five of them: 1) faculty workload in online teaching, 2) the continued dominance of traditional pedagogy in digital education, 3) the weak state of assessment of learning outcomes, 4) flaws in the accreditation process, and 5) the disappointing state ...

Challenges of the Iranian E-Banking Business Model in Digital Transformation

With advanced information and communication technology, the organizations’ business model has undergone fundamental changes. These changes are also observed in the banking industry. This research aims at explaining the Iranian electronic banking business model and recognizing its challenges in the transformation to digital banking, which is considered as the research innovation. In terms of met...

Distance Education in the Digital Era and Connectivism Theory

Background: With the arrival of the industrial Century, the educational system changed and different forms of education, including distance Education were created. Firstly, distance education based on traditional learning theories, but because that these theories are not able to respond and solve the challenges facing the education system in the modern century connectivism theory was creat...

Perceptions of the Faculty Members of Social Science Groups about the Challenges of Using Digital Information Resources and Libraries: A Case Study of Islamic Azad University