This paper presents results from a longitudinal study on first-year students’ expectations and actual reported use of information and communication technologies (ICT) at university. The study was interested in firstly, knowing if students from the Net Generation (≤ 25 years) would appropriate more ICT time for both social life and leisure, and study purposes than older students, as this forms t...

The increasing utilization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in addressing various societal needs has catalysed the need to deploy this all important tool in education in developing countries to address the need of the increasing student enrolment in universities. This study was conducted to assess students’ perception of blended learning environment. The blended learning envir...

The increasing utilization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in addressing various societal needs has catalysed the need to deploy this all important tool in education in developing countries to address the need of the increasing student enrolment in universities. This study was conducted to assess students’ perception of blended learning environment. The blended learning envir...

The idea underlying this study is that the prospective teachers develop their Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills throughout the learning process supported by the Problem Based Learning (PBL), a method that produces independent learners who can, then, continue to learn on their own in their chosen careers. The major goal of the study, conducted in two phases during two academi...

This research will develop a model of teaching materials for drama studies courses based on 21st century skills and ICT. The purpose this is to so that graduates the Indonesian Language Literature Education Study Program are able understand study material according applicable curriculum implement it in schools. Preliminary research, first analyzing need students. results obtain ICT language edu...

The use of IT to support global processes has opened up opportunities for some countries to source skills from other countries often located in very different parts of the world. This study investigates the relationship between ICT Capacity and Skills and their effects on Economic Development from 2001 to 2005 for each of the 183 countries that are members of the United Nations. Following an an...

in this paper, factors that effect on ict adoption by smes in tehran (iran) are investigated. to do so, after reviewing the literature, we identified the factors affecting ict adoption by smes in tehran and, based on this review, we proposed our hypotheses. factors include internal factors, external factors and ict specifications that influence on it adoption by smes. all hypotheses are confi...

First the article in consideration of processes in other subject areas will outline the relation between core curricula, their implicit standards and the needs for assessment and quality assurance in the area of informatics education. There is also placed emphasis on the importance of educational standards in the area of informatics education for general education and the acquisition of knowled...

Digital inclusion is critically implicated in all other operate as mediators to accessing and utilising online resources and services (Nansen, Chakraborty, Gibbs, MacDougall, & Vetere, 2013). Mobile phone technology specifically has introduced a range of new possibilities for economic development, political activism, and personal networking and communication (Walsham & Sahay, 2006). The rapid d...