The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in educating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a dynamic field linking both special education and learning technologies research areas. This paper reports on the design and development of Pre-Vocational Skills Laboratory, a Web-based learning environment aiming to support students with ASD towards developing pre-vocationa...

The operational environment of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry is in continuous change due to factors like rapid technological development, uncertain economic development and unpredictable consumer behaviour. Consequently, also the skills needed in the ICT industry are changing. Therefore, the quantitative and qualitative demand of ICT professionals in the future is ...

The increasing relevance of information and communication technologies (ICT) and society’s transition towards an information or knowledge society have led to the emergence of new challenges for schools and school systems. Thus, the need for students to develop new forms of skills like digital literacy or computer and information literacy (CIL) is constantly gaining in importance. In the IEA’s (...

The study was conducted to access the attitude of B.Ed. students towards learning through ICT in relation to their learning style. The objectives of the study was to study the overall favorable attitude of B.Ed. students towards learning through ICT, to study relationship between the attitudes of B.Ed. students towards ICT and their learning style, to study the difference in the attitude of mal...

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is now common place in the university environment.ICT is an indispensable part of the contemporary world. The field of education has certain ly been affected by the penetrating influence of ICT worldwide and in particular developed countries; ICT has made an impact on the quality and quantity of teaching, learning, and research in the traditional a...

This paper provides an assessment of workforce need in the Jordanian ICT industry. The results have shown that there is a growing workforce gap in the ICT sector. The technical skills of graduates are not satisfactory, and there is an increasing demand for skilled graduates. In addition to the technical skills required, communication skills, creative thinking, and English language skills were s...

This paper will focus on issues relating to the delivery of elearning, using the delivery of a technology based college course to students in the workplace. The issues addressed include on-line learner skills and support, the effective and appropriate use of multimedia, the use of simulation, ICT requirements and tutor skills and training. On-line learning's opportunities for more personalised ...

This paper presents the most relevant results from a national study about the availability and use of ICT in 46 Initial Teacher Education institutions in Chile, implemented during 2009 as part of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) international project “ICT in Initial Teacher Training.” Main findings show an overall favorable context for the pedagogical use of ICT ...