The paper outlines the TTPTE project (2010-2011) which was based on the need for innovative and effective ideas for increasing the efficiency of teachers' in design and technology daily work. The project was aimed at finding new ways of how to support in-service teachers in design and technology education and how teachers themselves can upgrade their knowledge and teaching methods by using info...

It is widely believed that L2 learners who have positive attitudes towards the target culture and its people are likely to learn language more effectively than those do not possess such attitudes. As technology continues be increasingly integrated into learning, this article aims explore EFL students' acceptance via Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), as well potential advantages of VLE in clas...

The use of virtual learning environments (VLEs) has become increasingly common in most higher education (HE) institutions. Recent developments have proposed the interoperability of software systems and content, to create component VLEs in contrast with the integrated, monolithic ones that are currently prevalent. This paper examines the student experience of two VLEs, one integrated approach an...

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) developed under constructivism and embedded personalization learning functions have the potential to meet different requirements of different learners, and thus increase e-Learning effectiveness. We formulated internal personalized learning mechanisms by implementing intelligent agents in a VLE under a constructivist learning model, and further developed an ...

The authors have developed a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) addressing the management of adverse events to promote continuing education for nurses, including the following themes: pressure ulcer, medication errors, phlebitis, fall, and loss of nasogastroenteral probes. The pedagogical framework was grounded on the information processing theory and this applied study used the Computer Assist...

This article describes the technological and educational factors involved in the development of the educational software proposal named Dwarfs and Giants, which is expressed as a Virtual Environment of Learning developed under the standard Sharable Content Object Reference Model in its version 1.2. This tool lends a helping hand to the teacher in the classroom. It has activities, according to t...

background: with the recent spread of virtual learning programs in universities, especially in the field of medical sciences, libraries play a crucial role to support these programs. this study aimed at investigating the skills required by librarians to support virtual learning programs in isfahan university and isfahan university of medical sciences.   methods: this was an applied survey study...

Many universities around the world are investing in implementing different Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) to support the teaching and learning process. However, without an effective implementation, many objectives and advantages are unachieved. Therefore, a well designed strategy to follow is vital to the success of an effective implementation. There has not been that much attention in th...

In this paper, I introduce the DICI, an electronic dictionary of Italian collocations designed to support the acquisition of the collocational competence in learners of Italian as a second or foreign language. I briefly describe the composition of the reference Italian corpus from which the collocations are extracted, and the methodology of extraction and filtering of candidate collocations. It...

There has been a recent development and explosion of interest among academicians across a wide range of disciplines in the use of virtual Class room. Utilization of the virtual class room as a laboratory experimentation for teaching and learning has increased significantly in recent years as development tools for web based applications have become easier to use and computers have become more ca...