In order to improve the learning process for students with different pre-knowledge, personal characteristics and preferred learning styles, a certain degree of adaptability must be introduced to online courses. In learning environments that support such kind of functionalities students can explicitly choose different paths through course contents or can be directed to different parts of the ins...

Web based education approach is used as a learning tool to demonstrate Metrology and quality control concepts and their industrial applications for technical students. An educational package has been built and used for regular students at technology college and for senior engineers attending training courses. The experience shows that this tool is very effective to accelerate the pace of learni...

At many technical community colleges, students are seeking to master new skills, such as a familiarity with Web design and scripting, in an effort to obtain employment upon graduation. Yet unlike their counterparts in traditional four-year college programs, these students move through the curriculum at a rapid pace and are rarely provided with an adequate means to practice the hands-on aspects ...

"An examination of the role of narrative discourse in organizational behavior teaching" Prof. Brian Glibkowski A common problem of teaching Organizational Behavior (a course I teach at Stonehill) is a failure to use an explicit method by which important concepts (e.g., satisfaction, turnover, transformational leadership) are interconnected as cause‐and‐effect models by students. In the vernacu...

Computer technologies develop at a challenging fast pace. Formal education should not only teach students basic computer skills to meet current computer needs, but also foster student development of informal learning ability for a lifelong learning process. On the other hand, students growing up in the digital world are often more skilled with computer technologies than their teachers. We descr...

This paper describes the evaluation of the effects of the Mathematics and Science Computer Assisted Remedial Teaching (MASCART) software on students from the Pre-Entry Science Course at the University of Botswana. A general significant improvement of basic algebra knowledge and skills could be measured, demonstrating that the combination of increased time on task and computer-assisted remedial ...

Dramatic changes in the U.S. economic situations and offshore outsourcing trends in the IT (Information Technology) industry have affected the IS (Information Systems) job market and recruiters with regard to IS knowledge/skills that their new hires should possess. Keeping pace with these changes presents a challenge for IS recruiters and students. There is an urgent need for a study that inves...

Despite the original tenets about openness and participatory characteristics of MOOCs [1], the majority of MOOCs are delivered in a semi-structured asynchronous way bridging the strong structure of traditional courses -signposted by lectures, tutorials/seminars and activities/assignment deadlinesand open courseware in which student are able to select their own learning paths and goals. Looking ...

In order to have a systematic theoretical education of Marxism among university students, help university students master the world outlook and methodology of Marxism, set up Marxism’s outlook on life and sense of worth, learn to use the world outlook and methodology of Marxism to observe and analyze problems and cultivate and improve university students’ capacity in applying Marxism theory to ...

With the ongoing IT security arms race advancing at a fast pace, there is a continuously high requirement for well-educated security professionals to protect today’s IT infrastructure from malicious attacks. While the necessary IT security expertise can be gained through continuous learning and practical exercise, the approach quickly becomes tedious and tiring for students. At Vienna Universit...