Through an examination of ethnographic fieldwork data, this paper explores the ways in which cloud-based collaborative technologies created by Google "mediate" (Latour 1994) teachers' discussions around, agreement of and enactments of their classroom practices. Bringing together concepts from actor-network theory and literacy studies,…

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are involved in an evolution to a new model of university called "digital university." This model implies not only adopting new technologies but also developing an organizational strategic transformation which includes information, processes, human aspects, and more. Because an organization's digital…

This study explores how blockchain technology can transform education with a special focus on the social inclusion of students with limited access to educational resources and those who are typically designated as unreachable. We conduct a systematic content analysis of the existing literature on blockchain to identify factors that influence its…

Imagine an expanding higher education. The acceptance of and enthusiasm for online and hybrid courses have been routinized and monetized, and alternative microcredentialing and lifelong learning programs have provided institutions with expanded revenue streams. EDUCAUSE's Top 10 IT issues for 2022, which are presented in this article, provide a…

Dramatic change in learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the significance of virtual learning and led to more interactive learning environments. Quick adoption of online and social interactive learning in many universities around the world raised challenges and emphasized the importance of investigating different learning…

The book aims to provide an archival forum for researchers, academics, practitioners, and industry professionals interested and/or engaged in the reform of the ways of teaching and learning through advancing current learning environments towards smart learning environments. It facilitates opportunities for discussions and constructive dialogue…

Nowadays for an appropriate way to deal with teaching and learning there is an axiomatic need to accept an integrated-holistic approach both in terms of the way we regard education and of how we practice it. This leads to a two-prong position: First, that education constitutes a dialectic entity and second that approaches to education presently in…

The purpose of this study was to examine Kuwaiti mathematical elementary teachers' perceptions about their ability to integrate M-learning (mobile learning) into their current teaching practices and the major barriers hindering teachers' ability to create an M-learning environment. Furthermore, this study sought to understand teachers' perceptions…

Across the next 10 to 15 years, education, especially instructional pedagogies, and curriculum design, will be deeply impacted, as will all global society, by emerging technology. The most intense component of this emerging technology will be the cloud. An evolving and self-sustaining digital entity, the cloud provides a ubiquitous access to…

Deplores a situation in which a college has replaced its library and all of its books with information on computers, videotape decks, and a television studio. Suggests that students must have time to reflect in order to become truly educated and that books are ideally suited to that purpose. (MKM)

In recent years the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township in Indianapolis has been awash in data. In attempts to improve levels of student achievement, the authors collected all manner of statistical details about students and schools and attempted to perform data analysis as part of the school improvement process. The authors were never…

The increasing desire to answer the educational needs of all segments of the population will necessitate a broader based communications system such as one based on satellites. The new system will require additional terminals, more interconnections, and more frequencies than are presently in use. To accomplish these goals, we need to use higher…

Memory is the primary mechanism of modern education. Despite memory's importance in other ways, it is not the primary tool for solving problems, making theories or plotting courses of action. Students should be taught how to separate trivial from important information by using critical judgments, ethical standards, and logic. (MLW)

Describes the work of the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC), including the organization's mission; teacher input; structure and means of accessing the ENC catalog; scope of the ENC collection; repositories and demonstration sites; collaboration with other organizations; and supporting systemic…

As of 1993, Nevada had no systems for statewide automation and transfer of student records. This guide book presents findings of a collaborative study, conducted by the Nevada Department of Education and local school districts, that explored the need for and feasibility of developing a statewide system for automating and transferring student…