Information and communication technologies are fundamentally changing the way we live our lives. However, despite these huge societal changes, it is widely recognised that the potential of ICTs for enhancing teaching and learning has not yet been capitalised on in higher education, with traditional pedagogical methods still predominating. However it is crucial that educators are receptive to th...

*Correspondence: Leman Figen Gül , Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Taskisla, 34367 Harbiye, Sisli Istanbul, Turkey e-mail: [email protected] With the recent developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs), there is a significant change in our daily life. Eventually, integrating ICTs into teaching and learning offers...

Recent development in the role of special education in kindergarten children includes the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). ICT nowadays is recognized as a tool that can foster the knowledge and the experiences for this crucial age and the support of specific areas in kindergarten according to the educational perspective and the areas of needs they serve is thought signi...

In this chapter, we examine how people of African descent are using an online discussion forum as a site for interrogating the existential question of “who am I?”. Contrary to the typical formulations of the digital divide as a measure of disparity in access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), we make a case for how and why ICTs are being effectively used to enable and advance...

This quantitative study surveyed 538 adults in isolated rural settings in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, to examine whether telecenters operated by the nonprofit organization Gems of the Earth improve digital literacy and promote social change. Using multivariate logistic regression, the study examined how individuals use information and communication technologies (ICTs) at the telecenter, ...

0747-5632/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Ltd. A http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.06.031 ⇑ Tel.: +1 814 441 0339. E-mail address: [email protected] The omnipresence of student-owned information and communication technologies (ICTs) in today’s college classrooms presents educational opportunities but can also create learning problems. Specifically, multitasking with these technologies can...

This paper explores the question of how foresight and futures research can identify and address ethical issues in the field of Information Systems (IS). Starting from the premise that such IS are part of socio-technical systems, the interaction between technology and human actors raise ethical concerns. Early recognition of these concerns can address ethical issues and improve the use of the te...

The purpose of this study is to explore the key drivers and challenges of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) adoption by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Accra Metropolis of Ghana. SMEs play a major role in developing and developed economies in job creation and diversification of economic activities. The literature shows that while there are many drivers of ICTs a...

information technology as a new and very efficient tool in human communications has multiple functions that effect on public affair management is one of them. along with growth & spread of such technologies in contemporary world, this function simultaneously has spread & is changing to be an important paradigm in management & regional administration all over the world. in the other hand, good g...

The presence of agency renders real estate unique from other industries where goods and services trade hands. The rise of various information and communication technologies (ICT) over the course of the past 25 years may have led to new challenges for real estate agents and allied professionals. Some scholars surmise that the increased prevalence of ICTs in various industries can become disrupti...