The paper examines the impact of ICT on students learning experiences and opportunities offered by virtual learning environment as an integral part of traditional learning environment in the experimental course “Integration of information literacy skills into ESP programme” at Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania). The experiment aimed at developing students’ information literacy and social sk...

The purpose of this study was to examine if digital divide exists between elementary school aged children with learning disabilities (LD) and their nondisabled peers in Taiwan. A self-reported questionnaire regarding information and communication technology (ICT) access and ICT competency, Scale of Digital Participation of Elementary School Students, designed by the authors, was used to collect...

Elevating teachers’ Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills to integrate technology into the curriculum is of crucial importance. It helps educators align technology with students’ learning goals, and to more actively engage students in the learning process. Charles Sturt University (CSU) has developed a Graduate Certificate course aimed at enhancing the ICT skills of teachers f...

The training of teachers in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills to allow them to integrate technology into the curriculum is critical factor in the education process. It helps educators align technology with students’ learning goals, and to more actively engage students in the learning process. Charles Sturt University (CSU) has developed a Graduate Certificate course aimed ...

In 1997 the Ministry of Education launched a Programme for the Development of Educational Technologies (PSTD) having as its main stated goals: the provision of infrastructures to schools (PCs, internet connections, etc.); the improvement of teachers’ professional skills in using ICT; the improvement of effectiveness of learning and teaching methods and content; and the promotion of the use of I...

This article addresses 824 Finnish vocational upper secondary level students’ self-assessments related to their basic ICT skills and views regarding the importance of for future career. A questionnaire was distributed students representing seven fields who were starting studies leading a qualification. The results show that in many claims field Information Communication Technologies assess as s...

The increasing availability of new technologies in an ever more digitalized world has gained momentum in practically all spheres of life, making technology-related skills a key competence not only in professional settings. Thus, schools assume responsibility for imparting these skills to their students, and hence to future generations of professionals. In so doing, teachers play a key role with...