This study investigates the impact of computer assisted instructions on learning effectiveness in computer aided design and manufacturing modules which are integral to mechanical engineering related courses. These courses require learners to understand and know the basics of design and manufacturing processes as well as use specialist software and CNCmachines. Use of computer assisted instructi...

This chapter discusses the changed nature of literacy within new communication contexts, the literacy that is needed for reading, viewing, responding to and producing multimodal and digital texts. Potentials for redesigning literacy pedagogy within new modes of communication are demonstrated for educational contexts. As a basis for this discussion, the author analyses classroom evidence using e...

With the help of enhancements in communication technologies, especially within the framework of opportunities provided by the internet, learning can be done both in traditional environments and online environments. Besides numerical content, online learning content has the ability to offer multiple learning tools together. The one which steps forward among these tools for providing communicatio...

Computer technology in the classroom as a non-intrusive technology enriching the situation is not aimed to define new settings but promoting a change based on small steps: new roles, activities, material complement the traditional ones. In this paper, we present a framework system built to provide basic capabilities to teachers in order to improve their ability to manage information within and ...

The Flipped Classroom (FC) is a pedagogical model, which reverse the process of traditional learning strategies into collaborative learning strategies and also represent an opportunity to rethink teaching and learning in the context of virtual education. Typical lecture and homework practices of a course are reversed by changing it into lectures at home. Students viewed their lecturer through v...

Preand postsurveys were administered and analyzed regarding student knowledge of course content and attitudes concerned with the instruction for two groups of students for the same class—one taught completely in a traditional, face-to-face classroom setting and the other taught completely online with Blackboard and Second Life software products. Both groups were taught by the same instructor. R...

obviously, learning environment plays a crucial role in how second language or a foreign language is learned. in this regard, the importance of interaction for l2 learning has been emphasized. the current study investigated teachers' interactional moves (im) and learners' uptake in efl classrooms systematically. to meet this end, four efl contexts of speaking and listening courses for...

obviously, learning environment plays a crucial role in how second language or a foreign language is learned. in this regard, the importance of interaction for l2 learning has been emphasized. the current study investigated teachers' interactional moves (im) and learners' uptake in efl classrooms systematically. to meet this end, four efl contexts of speaking and listening courses for english m...

Location-aware application s need not only rapid location-related query, but also proactive spatial event service, both of which the traditional database system does not excel at. Aiming at the deficiencies of database system, we present a light-weighted proactive spatial service model for Smart Classroom: ASMod. This model adopts such new technologies as combined spatial index, refreshing-up &...

There are many ways the Internet is changing traditional classroom instruction. Laboratory experiences have always been an important part of any engineering curriculum, and the question arises, can this part of the engineering program be translated to the Web in a meaningful way. Utilizing the Internet to enhance this part of the curriculum faces different challenges and different rewards than ...