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James McGibney – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This phenomenological study's objective was to review the existing initiatives for cybersecurity awareness and training that are in place for the K-12 education system throughout the United States. Every facet of life is now plagued by the potential, perceived, and real threat of cyber warfare, which includes, but is not limited to, K-12 schools…
Descriptors: Information Security, Computer Security, Crime, Kindergarten
Medone, Laura Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The need to prepare students with 21st-century skills via technology integration into the classrooms is a must. This need has led to innovations in pedagogy such as flipped classroom models. This phenomenon makes use of technology to deliver the content of the class at home, allowing classroom time to be more productively spent extending the…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Knowledge Level, Age Groups, Parent Attitudes
Krajnik, Sheila R. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The Internet provides immediate access to social contacts and health information, yet older adults remain one of the least likely groups to use the Internet in the United States. Older adults can gain significantly from health information through the Internet because they have more chronic health conditions compared to other age groups. Although…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Older Adults, Information Sources, Health
Lampi, Evans – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The effectiveness of using virtual labs to train students in computer networking skills, when real equipment is limited or unavailable, is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of using virtual labs to train students in the acquisition of computer network configuration and troubleshooting skills. The study was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods
Burke, William Quinn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As the so-called "digital natives" of the 21st century, children's fluency with web-based technologies is often assumed to be the natural and inevitable extension of living on a "new digital frontier". However, a growing body of research is increasingly questioning this widespread assumption about children's capacity…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Educational Technology, Web 2.0 Technologies, Computer Literacy
Duvall, Judy Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2012
There are many driving forces to increase the use of high-fidelity simulation (HFS) in nursing education, as well as many factors that may influence the implementation of this teaching strategy. These include the motivation of nurse educators to use HFS, the technological readiness of nurse educators to use HFS and the changing demographics of the…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, College Faculty, Teacher Motivation, Comparative Analysis
Albalawi, Aishah M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Leaders in government and education have launched an extensive program to reform general education in Saudi Arabia. This initiative was designed to achieve many goals with a major emphasis being the enhancement of the Saudi curriculum to take advantage of the use of technology to improve education. A goal of this project was for e-learning to be a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Females
Evans, Nicole Southerland – ProQuest LLC, 2012
With vastly ever-changing technology, there come greater possibilities in the school classroom. One possibility includes the interactive whiteboard, IWB (Higgins, Beauchamp, & Miller, 2007). However, there is little research on how to effectively promote the use of an IWB in the classroom for anything other than as a mediating tool. One option…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Educational Technology, Interactive Video, Computer Uses in Education
Whicker, Robert E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The topic for this dissertation is to investigate perceptions within the implementation of established one to one laptop learning programs in Alaska high schools. A primary purpose is to gain understanding of teacher and student perception of their technology use levels by establishing a level of adoption. A secondary purpose is to gain…
Descriptors: High School Students, Mixed Methods Research, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Kent, Tracy Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With the growing market for online courses in California and the United States, institutions must better understand how the faculty-student dynamic, defined as the interactions between faculty and students in the online environment, impacts student engagement and success. The purpose of this study was an in-depth exploration of faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Online Courses, Phenomenology
Larbi-Apau, Josephine A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined computer attitude, and the impact of personal characteristics and ICT adoption patterns on performance of multidisciplinary teaching faculty in three public universities in Ghana. A cross-sectional research of mixed methods was applied in collecting data and information. Quantitative data from 164 respondents were analyzed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Universities
Rowe-Whyte, Ann-Marie Simone – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the nature of communication experienced by ethnically diverse students who participated in an online distance education course. A quantitative survey research design was used to gather data from students enrolled in an online distance education course. The research examined whether the independent variables, (a) instructional…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Online Courses, Distance Education, Statistical Analysis
Lee, Lisa S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Low success rates in online mathematics courses at the community college level have raised concerns. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that contribute to student success in online mathematics courses at community colleges. The non-experimental quantitative design began with descriptive statistics to explore the quantitative…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Interaction, Multiple Regression Analysis, Active Learning
Lee, Benjamin Bradley – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study offers guidance to policy makers, educational leaders, and researchers about the aspects of Educational Technology (EdTech) implementation in which investments of money, time, or investigative inquiry will yield highest impacts. Beginning from the observations that: (1) the power and ubiquity of contemporary technologies have…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Technology Integration, Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology
Eweni, Samuel O. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated the readiness of three higher educational institutions in Nigeria in their attempt to introduce and maintain technology-driven services to students, faculty, and support staff. The prerequisites for participation in the digital, networked economy include the affordable ICT, reliable electric supply, reliable and up-to-date…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Colleges, Readiness, Technology Integration
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