introduction: electronic medical records has of practically paved the way to centralize information without being worried about physical space. although iran, from technological point of view, is able to compete with developed countries, it has fallen because of medical records technology. in this study, hospital information systems in educational hospitals in tehran province were compared with...

the production, distribution, and consumption of information are the most important development indices of any nation. plenty of opportunities were created by e-learning which have overall paved the grounds for and enriched the presentation of learning materials through advanced audiovisual educational facilities. such learning environments are by and large flexible and provide more appropriate...

Virtual laboratory tools have been introduced a long time ago. Initially, they were designed to increase the flexibility of controlling hardware and run experiments (i.e. Labview, Vee, etc). Gradually such tools have been introduced into the learning procedure in order to help students to increase their performance through a userfriendly tool that stimulates them on their study. Additionally, w...

The inclusion of technology in the classroom has increased in the recent years, with the hope of improving educational practices and results. However, the sole inclusion of this technology has not been enough to improve the education: there is a need to integrate the technology with pedagogical practices. With this purpose, we propose a technological-pedagogical model to develop educational aug...

Computers have long been used in education and today their use is having an ever greater impact on society thanks to the increasing educational success of the Internet and easier access to it. This broad field, which may include any kind of learning process aided by Information and Communication Technologies, is usually referred to as e-learning. E-learning is commonly recognized as a powerful ...

Education is the process of teaching, educating and developing strategies of learning through developing skills, character and knowledge. Educational games and edutainment are educational methods introduced in educational systems to bring out the creativity and mentality of learners in the society. These technological learning systems engage the student to learn by full computer control through...

Facebook has received considerable attention in a number of research areas. However, its educational value has not been fully confirmed and results from the mainstream educational paradigms are contradictory. A number of experiences related to the educational use of Facebook as a technology-enhanced learning environment are also flourishing. In these, Facebook has been used as a unique, or at l...

Information-transfer is a tradition in higher education; in the information transfer model knowledge is passed from the experts (tutors) to the learners (students) by means of lectures and text books. The hope of increasing the educational impact by using impressive tools based on ICT has the serious disadvantage of increased cost. We argue that new, low-cost educational models based on constru...