This paper sets out the central problem of current blended learning research that it does not have an appropriate focus on educational theory. The paper explains how the blended learning praxis in higher education can be understood in terms of Rousseau’s educational theory. The research methods for collecting qualitative data from 28 academics in 3 universities are explained concisely. The anal...

Learning through social interactions and critical thinking is becoming a fundamental teaching approach, especially for adult students. This approach promotes holistic and deeper understanding for the subject being learned. Online technologies are offering us new opportunities to create communities of inquiry that allow for more active learning that enhances students’ critical thinking. This art...

The development of image-based object recognition systems with the desired performance is – still – a challenging task even for experts. The properties of the object feature representation have a great impact on the performance of any machine learning algorithm. Manifold learning algorithms like e.g. PCA, Isomap or Autoencoders have the potential to automatically learn lower dimensional and mor...

Which topics of machine learning are most commonly addressed in research? This question was initially answered in 2007 by doing a qualitative survey among distinguished researchers. In our study, we revisit this question from a quantitative perspective. Concretely, we collect 54K abstracts of papers published between 2007 and 2016 in leading machine learning journals and conferences. We then us...

Organizational learning is essential during eGovernment implementation to leverage the benefits of such efforts. However, there is a lack of holistic understanding of organizational learning in IT-related change in public organizations. Motivated by such concerns, we construct a structurational framework that inter-relates elements pertinent to IT-related change from four theoretical perspectiv...

We have been observing a problem-based learning class (PBL) in a biomedical engineering program (BME). The present paper examines the learning trajectory in which students attempted to solve a complex and genuine research problem in BME, and attempts to unpack the dynamics of problembased learning, identify the links between different subcomponents in the problem-solving process, and document s...

Curriculum integration is the "process of experiencing and understanding connections and, because of this, seeing things as a whole". In the domain of medicine it involves combining basic and clinical sciences to provide a holistic rather than a fragmented or segregated approach to learning. Problem-based learning, on the other hand is a student centered pedagogical technique used in integrated...

Internet and new computer technology impact educational institutions directly in many of their essential and yet diverse operations. However, there seems to be no holistic solution in the educational community to help keep up with the challenge. We present an integrated approach for building a smart e-school system that involves people, degree programs, building/facilities, and administrative a...

This article presents a model for designing student-centered, technology-rich learning environments (SCenTRLE). The model helps educators operationalize constructivist and student-centered approaches to teaching and learning by delimiting eight instructional events for facilitating knowledge construction and the development of life-long learners. The article describes theoretical and conceptual...