Technology

Education and Development

Aleksandar Lazinica, Carlos Calafate, Aleksandar Lazinica, Carlos Calafate

• Publisher: IntechOpen
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9789533070070
• eBook ISBN: 9789535158721
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Desktop Applications
• Index: Computer Science

The widespread deployment and use of Information Technologies (IT) has paved the way for change in many fields of our societies. The Internet, mobile computing, social networks and many other advances in human communications have become essential to promote and boost education, technology and industry. On the education side, the new challenges related with the integration of IT technologies into all aspects of learning require revising the traditional educational paradigms that have prevailed for the last centuries. Additionally, the globalization of education and student mobility requirements are favoring a fluid interchange of tools, methodologies and evaluation strategies, which promote innovation at an accelerated pace. Curricular revisions are also taking place to achieved a more specialized education that is able to responds to the societys requirements in terms of professional training. In this process, guaranteeing quality has also become a critical issue. On the industrial and technological side, the focus on ecological developments is essential to achieve a sustainable degree of prosperity, and all efforts to promote greener societies are welcome. In this book we gather knowledge and experiences of different authors on all these topics, hoping to offer the reader a wider view of the revolution taking place within and without our educational centers. In summary, we believe that this book makes an important contribution to the fields of education and technology in these times of great change, offering a mean for experts in the different areas to share valuable experiences and points of view that we hope are enriching to the reader. Enjoy the book!

Table of contents

• Technology, Education and Development
• Preface
• Contents
• Competence-based curriculum development in Higher Education: a globalised concept?
• Quality assurance in university administrative services: models, techniques and tools
• The active participation of students in teaching evaluation processes within universities
• The benefits of Schooling: A human capital alocation into a continuous optimal control framework
• Communication in the distance education interaction modes and the pedagogical design
• Teams in virtual classes: an experiential perspective
• E - Learning Platforms in Physics Education
• Virtual laboratory methodologies in electrical engineering
• Customisation of Learning Paths and Network Optimisation in e-Learning Systems
• Integration of Information Technology in Science Education at Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Managing the transition towards the EHEA through learning-style assessment and the adoption of concept maps
• Problem-Based Learning: An Approach to Chemical Engineering Education within the EHEA
• Cooperation between Universities to Develop an Online Learning Environment in Mathematics
• Blended Learning in University Education: Activities, Results and Quality
• ETCS Experiences in Zoology: under and postgraduate courses
• Adaptive Blended Learning: A Literature of Assets
• Learning Network Assisted by Means of Symbolic Computation
• The value of ICT and the students’ heterogeneity
• From the Point of View of Ready-to-Wear Industrial Practices of the Vocational High School Students Getting Clothing Education in Turkey
• ICT Use in VET: The Virtual Training Centre for Shoe Design as a Model
• Factors contributing to poor performance of first year chemistry students
• Different Approach to Information Technology -Teaching the Intelligent Systems Course
• Research Informed Teaching: enhancing the teaching-research nexus in science disciplines
• Learning by teaching in engineering: a step beyond learning by doing
• Cooperative project-based learning for machine design in the Industrial Engineering Program: Methodologies and experiences
• Unchain Your Traditions in Teaching with the Power of Technology
• Pod it All? The use of Podcasting in Curriculum Delivery, Assessment and Feedback
• Use of Audio Files Improves Students’ Performance in Higher Education
• Computerized adaptive testing, the item bank calibration and a tool for easing the process
• The Use of Computer Algebra Systems in Calculus Teaching: Principles and Sample Applications
• Development of a computationa software to forecast ozone levels
• Criteria for promotion of low energy buildings in Europe. The Italian case