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Shi, Jingyi; Fan, Lidong – SAGE Open, 2021
English is required as the official working language for oceangoing seafarers across the world. In China, much time and effort has been dedicated to improving maritime students' Maritime English (ME). However, low English proficiency is still one of the main barriers for Chinese seafarers to compete in the international maritime labor market.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Higher Education, Engineering Education
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Akcaoglu, Mete; Gumus, Sedat; Bellibas, Mehmet Sukru; Boyer, D. Matthew – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
Technology has already become an indispensable part of our lives, and nations around the world see schools as the main agents to prepare their youth for a technology-filled future, and invest important amounts of funding to provide hardware to schools, students and teachers. The Turkish Ministry of National Education is in the midst of the FATIH…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Yuen, Allan; Fox, Robert; Sun, Angie; Deng, Liping – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The course management system (CMS), as an evolving tool and innovation, is increasingly used to promote the quality, efficiency and flexibility of teaching and learning in higher education. This paper aims to examine students' experiences of CMSs across faculties at a comprehensive university in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires
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Howlett, David; Vincent, Tim; Gainsborough, Nicola; Fairclough, Jil; Taylor, Nick; Cohen, Jon; Vincent, Richard – E-Learning, 2009
Numerous studies have been undertaken demonstrating that online learning is an effective teaching tool, working best when combined with more conventional teaching methods. There is a paucity of data both examining the longitudinal blending of an e-module with more conventional modes of curriculum delivery and also relating to the time and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Medical Students, Undergraduate Study, Teacher Effectiveness
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Muhirwa, Jean-Marie – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
Distance education and information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been marketed as cost-effective ways to rescue struggling educational institutions in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study uses classroom video analysis and follow-up interviews with teachers, students, and local tutors to analyse…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Conflict, Interaction, Foreign Countries