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The iTEC Widget Store
[chapter]
2015
Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools
In order to facilitate the discovery and deployment of widgets the iTEC Widget Store was developed and evaluated. ...
The iTEC project undertook the task of distributing resources and services for learning activities across a wide range of technological platforms in many different countries. ...
The expansion of the use of ICT in schools was dominated for a decade by Virtual Learning Environments running on PCs, and projects which supported this platform could be confi dent in achieving strong ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19366-3_8
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Development of the Future Classroom Toolkit
[chapter]
2015
Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools
Within this, it focuses on the role of maturity models to enable stakeholders to assess their current context and practice in terms of the level of innovation. ...
In addition, it shows how the Future Classroom Toolkit can support and encourage stakeholders to take ownership of and augment their own innovative practices using digital technologies for the benefi t ...
Acknowledgements The success of our work was highly dependent upon participation by stakeholders, European Schoolnet as co-ordinators and the project partners of iTEC. ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19366-3_2
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Innovative Technologies for an Engaging Classroom (iTEC)
[chapter]
2015
Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools
The uptake of ICT in schools was in iTEC supported by eight strands of activity (Ellis 2014 ), based on the iTEC evaluation fi ndings, ongoing consultation with partners and the recommendations of the ...
gap", where technology is not yet fully harnessed as a systemic part of everyday classroom practice that integrates learning both in and out of school. ...
Open Access This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19366-3_1
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Resources Beyond Content for Open Education
[chapter]
2015
Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools
While many innovations in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) have emerged over the last two decades, the uptake of these innovations has not always been very successful, particularly in schools. ...
of open education in the K12 education. ...
Open Access This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19366-3_7
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The Impact and Potential of iTEC: Evidence from Large-Scale Validation in School Classrooms
[chapter]
2015
Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools
Towards the end of the project there were growing signs of awareness and uptake, particularly in countries where the approach aligned closely with current policy direction. ...
This chapter focuses on the impact of iTEC on digital pedagogy; 12 key findings are presented in relation to learning and learners, teaching and teachers, and the potential for system-wide adoption of ...
Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of everyone involved in the evaluation activities in the iTEC project including: Maureen Haldane who co-lead the work initially ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19366-3_9
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Designing Edukata, a Participatory Design Model for Creating Learning Activities
[chapter]
2015
Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools
However, the full impact of this model and its applicability in the diverse school learning settings across Europe remains to be validated. ...
In this article we present the design research process and one of its main results: the Edukata toolkit for teachers to design their own Learning Activities to bridge the gap between tie visionary ideas ...
new practices (86 %); • uptake of ICT (84 %); • enthusiasm for teaching (73 %). ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19366-3_3
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The iTEC Technical Artefacts, Architecture and Educational Cloud
[chapter]
2015
Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools
The rationale for the technology developed in the iTEC project follows from its overall aim to re-engineer the uptake of ICT in schools. ...
enablers for the uptake of ICT, such as providing engaging experiences both for the learner and teacher. ...
Open Access This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19366-3_4
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The Composer: Creating, Sharing and Facilitating Learning Designs
[chapter]
2015
Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools
In this chapter we report on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a pedagogical tool referred to as the Composer. ...
However, to date tools supporting educational modelling languages have not achieved wide adoption in school practice. ...
There is still a signifi cant number of schools in Europe that lack suffi cient ICT (ITU 2013 ), and at the same time the adoption of ICT also varies between subjects (OECD 2009 ). ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19366-3_5
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Recommender Systems
[chapter]
2015
Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools
when selecting the most appropriate elements to deploy learning activities in a particular school. ...
Selecting the more suitable educational resources to create learning activities in the classroom may be a challenging task for teachers in primary and secondary education because of the large amount of ...
up of experts in the domain and knowledge engineers. ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19366-3_6
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A proposed study on the use of ICT and smart meters to influence consumers' behavior and attitude towards Renewable Energy
2010
IEEE PES General Meeting
This paper proposes a study and the development of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) learning tool incorporating the use of smart meters in order to provide knowledge, increase awareness ...
It is expected that results from this study will provide insights and understanding to encourage RE adoption through the use of ICT and smart meters. ...
Prior to his present appointment, he worked at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Curtin University from 1988 to 2002, and the Department of Electronic and Communication Engineering, Singapore ...
doi:10.1109/pes.2010.5589882
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Access to ICT education for girls and women in rural South Africa: A case study
2009
Technology in society
The study was undertaken through a case study conducted in the Mootse village in the Elandsdoorn area of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. ...
This paper describes the impact of socio-economic factors on girls and women's access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) education and training in a rural South African environment and recommends ...
organisational integration and process re-engineering activities [5] . ...
doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2009.03.003
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PRO-POOR VALUE CHAINS FOR SMALL SCALE FARMING INNOVATION: SUSTAINABILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH ICT
2019
South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
Investment in the development of ICT for rural small-scale farmer development is needed, to customise farming ICT to be user-friendly, and to conduct research on the use of simpler but more appropriate ...
The success of small-scale farmers in pro-poor value chains is constrained by aspects related to government policies, research and training, community issues, and the quality of existing information and ...
The major constraints to ICT uptake in pro-poor value chains include the high cost of technology, poor understanding of the value of ICTs, lack of awareness, and personal impediments (e.g., the lack of ...
doi:10.7166/30-4-2176
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Quality Labelling for Re-used ICT Equipment to Support Consumer Choice in the Circular Economy
2018
Journal of Consumer Policy
This study investigates the potential of establishing a comprehensive labelling scheme for ICT products, covering criteria on product quality, as a way to support the uptake of re-used and remanufactured ...
Interviews with Swedish ICT stakeholders revealed a trade-off between the information communicated by a label of re-used and remanufactured ICT products and the costs to cover and verify these aspects. ...
Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution ...
doi:10.1007/s10603-018-9397-9
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Supporting UK Teachers through the National Grid for Learning
[chapter]
2002
Pathways to Institutional Improvement with Information Technology in Educational Management
The inquiry concluded that the state of ICT in UK schools was primitive and not improving and that it should be a national priority to increase the use of ICT in schools. ...
New Labour also commissioned an independent enquiry into the state of ICT in schools (Stevenson, 1997) informed by a survey "The Future of Information Technology in UK Schools" carried out by McKinsey ...
doi:10.1007/978-0-306-47006-6_12
fatcat:je3lx3ly4bhxrcxw5jynfarqhu
Teacher-trainee's competency and institutional level of preparedness for adoption of e-learning in selected teacher training colleges in Kenya
2018
African Educational Research Journal
Despite the efforts made by the Kenya government towards technology uptake in schools, teacher training colleges are hardly prepared for e-learning as the study results showed that majority of respondents ...
to assess the nature of strategies put in place to promote adoption of elearning. ...
In Chile, internet connected computers serve over 90% of the school population and 80% of the teachers have been trained and acquired pedagogical skills for the Afr Educ Res J 74 adoption of e-learning ...
doi:10.30918/aerj.62.18.016
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