In spite of the wide adoption of Internet banking service in developed countries, its application is still low in developing countries like Yemen. The purpose of this study is to examine and investigate the main factors which influence the adoption of Internet banking services by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) managers or owners in Yemen. The research framework consists of six latent variables, five exogenous variables and one endogenous variable. The exogenous variables consist of attitudinal factors such as perceived usefulness, ease of use, trust, risk and awareness while endogenous variable comprises of intention towards Internet banking service adoption (IBSA). In addition, this study will explain how the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was being used in examining the factors of Internet banking services adoption in Yemen. The hypothetical relationship was examined using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings of the study indicated that perceived usefulness was the high predictor that influence towards IBSA followed by ease of use and awareness while perceived risk and trust are insignificant and negative effect towards IBSA in Yemen. This study also emphasized on the role of organization type (trading and services) as significant moderator in the adoption of IB; this means trading organizations are willing to adopt IB more than services organizations.
{"title":"Altitudinal Factors Affecting the Adoption of Internet Banking Services among Small and Medium Enterprises in Yemen","authors":"N. Al-Fahim, Wan Jamaliah, A. Abideen","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.94","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.94","url":null,"abstract":"In spite of the wide adoption of Internet banking service in developed countries, its application is still low in developing countries like Yemen. The purpose of this study is to examine and investigate the main factors which influence the adoption of Internet banking services by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) managers or owners in Yemen. The research framework consists of six latent variables, five exogenous variables and one endogenous variable. The exogenous variables consist of attitudinal factors such as perceived usefulness, ease of use, trust, risk and awareness while endogenous variable comprises of intention towards Internet banking service adoption (IBSA). In addition, this study will explain how the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was being used in examining the factors of Internet banking services adoption in Yemen. The hypothetical relationship was examined using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings of the study indicated that perceived usefulness was the high predictor that influence towards IBSA followed by ease of use and awareness while perceived risk and trust are insignificant and negative effect towards IBSA in Yemen. This study also emphasized on the role of organization type (trading and services) as significant moderator in the adoption of IB; this means trading organizations are willing to adopt IB more than services organizations.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125652763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Text summarization is a way to condense the large amount of information into a concise form by the process of selection of important information and discarding unimportant and redundant information. The need for Text summarization has increased much due to the abundance of documents in the internet.Even though a lot of text summarization systems have been developed for summarizing documents in various languages, there is no such well performing system for Malayalam.In this paper, we propose the use of Graph theoretic approach for summarizing Malayalam documents that is motivated by the method of identification of themes. After the common preprocessing steps, namely, stop word removal and stemming, sentences in the documents are represented as nodes in an undirected graph. There is a node for every sentence. Two sentences are connected with an edge if the two sentences share some common words, or in other words, their (cosine, or such) similarity is above some threshold. This representation yields two results: The partitions contained in the graph (that is those sub-graphs that are unconnected to the other sub graphs), form distinct topics covered in the documents. The second result yielded by the graph-theoretic method is the identification of the important sentences in the document. We apply graph theoretic approach on Malayalam text summarization task and achieve comparable results to the state of the art.
{"title":"An Extractive Malayalam Document Summarization Based on Graph Theoretic Approach","authors":"E. B. Ajmal, Rosna P. Haroon","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.41","url":null,"abstract":"Text summarization is a way to condense the large amount of information into a concise form by the process of selection of important information and discarding unimportant and redundant information. The need for Text summarization has increased much due to the abundance of documents in the internet.Even though a lot of text summarization systems have been developed for summarizing documents in various languages, there is no such well performing system for Malayalam.In this paper, we propose the use of Graph theoretic approach for summarizing Malayalam documents that is motivated by the method of identification of themes. After the common preprocessing steps, namely, stop word removal and stemming, sentences in the documents are represented as nodes in an undirected graph. There is a node for every sentence. Two sentences are connected with an edge if the two sentences share some common words, or in other words, their (cosine, or such) similarity is above some threshold. This representation yields two results: The partitions contained in the graph (that is those sub-graphs that are unconnected to the other sub graphs), form distinct topics covered in the documents. The second result yielded by the graph-theoretic method is the identification of the important sentences in the document. We apply graph theoretic approach on Malayalam text summarization task and achieve comparable results to the state of the art.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127783523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study aimed to evaluate the factors influencing the adoption of e-learning in Gezira University according to views of staff memb ers and recommended possible solutions to overcome challenges. Recently University of Gezira as well as some Sudanese Universi ties started to adopt e-learning as new me thods to facilitate teaching and learning. Sample of 150 staff members were selected randomly from the university sectors (education, engineering and applied sciences, agriculture, economic, medicine and health). Questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents, however a sample of 91 instructors was collected, this of 60.6% of all respondents. The results of the study revealed, that, most of the respondents acknowledged that there are multi challenges facing and hindering the adoption of e-learning successfully in University of Gezira. The most significant findings were lack of infrastructure, lack of training, moreover the internet services, loading of e-learning contents, technical support and availability of hardware and software provided by university of Gezira to facilitate effective and successful of e-learning adoption is not enough. On the other hand the two prominent factors were noticed the respondents' believe the English language is not a barrier to implement e-learning. Moreover the respondents felts positive attitude toward e-learning. For successful of e-learning in general and in University of Gezira in particular the challenges should be addressed by University and possible solutions should be found. This paper recommends possible solutions if carefully and correctly implemented it could overcomes the challenges hindering the adoption of e-learning in University of Gezira.
{"title":"Challanges Facing the Implementation of e-Learning at University of Gezira According to View of Staff Members","authors":"Fadlelmoula Abd Alla Idris, Y. Osman","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.51","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed to evaluate the factors influencing the adoption of e-learning in Gezira University according to views of staff memb ers and recommended possible solutions to overcome challenges. Recently University of Gezira as well as some Sudanese Universi ties started to adopt e-learning as new me thods to facilitate teaching and learning. Sample of 150 staff members were selected randomly from the university sectors (education, engineering and applied sciences, agriculture, economic, medicine and health). Questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents, however a sample of 91 instructors was collected, this of 60.6% of all respondents. The results of the study revealed, that, most of the respondents acknowledged that there are multi challenges facing and hindering the adoption of e-learning successfully in University of Gezira. The most significant findings were lack of infrastructure, lack of training, moreover the internet services, loading of e-learning contents, technical support and availability of hardware and software provided by university of Gezira to facilitate effective and successful of e-learning adoption is not enough. On the other hand the two prominent factors were noticed the respondents' believe the English language is not a barrier to implement e-learning. Moreover the respondents felts positive attitude toward e-learning. For successful of e-learning in general and in University of Gezira in particular the challenges should be addressed by University and possible solutions should be found. This paper recommends possible solutions if carefully and correctly implemented it could overcomes the challenges hindering the adoption of e-learning in University of Gezira.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133066499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognition, as an act of assimilation, integration and ability to express and develop information, prepares us as a species to understand our past and build our future. Surroundings of an evolutionary process as a species stems from the informational and communication between plurineuronal sensory systems (Input) and motors (output) and is unavoidably in the genesis of adaptability and learning [1]. A motivated individual be automatically a better skills receiver, a genius is 1% talent and 99% work [2]. The proposed architecture is based on an intelligent structure supported by a statistical function - Chi-square and a Genetic Algorithm (GA), that evaluate the results of the learned through what we designated as a Knowledge Block (KB). The (GA) and its evaluation function are used to construct an optimal learning path for each learner [3]. This paper makes three critical contributions: 1- It presents a genetic-based curriculum sequencing approach, that will generate a personalized cognitive profile that will be supported by the (KB), 2 - It creates the bases of a new paradigm - the (KB) structure - as a standard to implement a new way of content learning, 3 - Uses a non-linear format conducting to a correct learning path, based on individual learner needs.
{"title":"A New Learning Cognitive Architecture Using a Statistical Function and Genetic Algorithms: An Intelligent New e-Learning Model","authors":"Jorge Manuel Pires, Manuel Pérez Cota","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.53","url":null,"abstract":"Cognition, as an act of assimilation, integration and ability to express and develop information, prepares us as a species to understand our past and build our future. Surroundings of an evolutionary process as a species stems from the informational and communication between plurineuronal sensory systems (Input) and motors (output) and is unavoidably in the genesis of adaptability and learning [1]. A motivated individual be automatically a better skills receiver, a genius is 1% talent and 99% work [2]. The proposed architecture is based on an intelligent structure supported by a statistical function - Chi-square and a Genetic Algorithm (GA), that evaluate the results of the learned through what we designated as a Knowledge Block (KB). The (GA) and its evaluation function are used to construct an optimal learning path for each learner [3]. This paper makes three critical contributions: 1- It presents a genetic-based curriculum sequencing approach, that will generate a personalized cognitive profile that will be supported by the (KB), 2 - It creates the bases of a new paradigm - the (KB) structure - as a standard to implement a new way of content learning, 3 - Uses a non-linear format conducting to a correct learning path, based on individual learner needs.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133607210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Developing countries are faced with varied challenges that include among others poverty, poor infrastructure, poor infusion and use of Information Technology (IT), poor education facilities and lack of experienced and skilled personnel. Education institutions especially those of higher learning are equally affected by these constraints. Bridging these gaps, education institutions in developing countries need to leverage IT and the few available resources so as to enhance the capabilities of both educators and learners. The use and effective utilization of It applications like Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is hence essential. The use of VLE is expected to promote innovations and to encourage educators and learners to grow from traditional to virtual learning pedagogy. Contextualization of VLE is key towards virtual learning pedagogy that supports cognitively informed VLEs. However, many VLE are not contextualized to meet the needs of educational institutions in developing countries. As a results VLEs in developing countries end up not effectively utilized. This study aims to present contextualized VLE model for education institutions in developing countries by taking a case of a higher institution of learning in South Africa (SA). Basing on related literature a conceptual modal was designed that was validated by data collected from learners of a higher institution in SA. Results of the study indicated that learners' mindset and institutional factors are crucial in the contextualizing a VLE.
{"title":"Virtual Learning Environments for Higher Learning Institutions in Developing Countries","authors":"Mmatshuene Anna Segooa, B. Kalema","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.67","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.67","url":null,"abstract":"Developing countries are faced with varied challenges that include among others poverty, poor infrastructure, poor infusion and use of Information Technology (IT), poor education facilities and lack of experienced and skilled personnel. Education institutions especially those of higher learning are equally affected by these constraints. Bridging these gaps, education institutions in developing countries need to leverage IT and the few available resources so as to enhance the capabilities of both educators and learners. The use and effective utilization of It applications like Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is hence essential. The use of VLE is expected to promote innovations and to encourage educators and learners to grow from traditional to virtual learning pedagogy. Contextualization of VLE is key towards virtual learning pedagogy that supports cognitively informed VLEs. However, many VLE are not contextualized to meet the needs of educational institutions in developing countries. As a results VLEs in developing countries end up not effectively utilized. This study aims to present contextualized VLE model for education institutions in developing countries by taking a case of a higher institution of learning in South Africa (SA). Basing on related literature a conceptual modal was designed that was validated by data collected from learners of a higher institution in SA. Results of the study indicated that learners' mindset and institutional factors are crucial in the contextualizing a VLE.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116102209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study aims to identify the preferences of the net generation readers in print and electronic media activities and to investigate the impact of e-books on the printed books, and try and see if printed books are being gradually replaced by electronic one. The survey method of research was applied to conduct the study and questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The stratified random sampling technique was employed for selection of participants. Comparing readers' preferences between reading a printed book and electronic media, it seems that e-book Growth is slowing, but still substantial, and the majority of book readers believe that e-books will become more popular than the printed books in the future.
{"title":"The Impact of e-Books on the Printed Books: e-Books Popularity, Growth and Future","authors":"Zakaria I. Saleh, Ahmad Shaher Mashhur","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.58","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to identify the preferences of the net generation readers in print and electronic media activities and to investigate the impact of e-books on the printed books, and try and see if printed books are being gradually replaced by electronic one. The survey method of research was applied to conduct the study and questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The stratified random sampling technique was employed for selection of participants. Comparing readers' preferences between reading a printed book and electronic media, it seems that e-book Growth is slowing, but still substantial, and the majority of book readers believe that e-books will become more popular than the printed books in the future.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124060561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study aims at proposing a model of a virtual learning resources center for the visually impaired based on international standards. An analytical de-scriptive approach was adopted to conduct this study, with a sample of 48 resource center specialists from Alkharj (33 males, and 15 females). The researcher used a questionnaire made of two sections, the first one is for the participants' primary information (5 questions), and the second one is comprised of questions discussing the topic of this study (68 questions). Moreover, those questions discuss the following themes: 1. Identifying the educational needs of the learning resources center for the visually impaired. 2. Identifying the technology needed in a learning resources center for the visually impaired. 3. Identifying the required qualifications of a learning resources center specialist to better serve the visually impaired. 4. Proposing a model of a virtual learning resources center for the visually impaired based on international standards. A number of consultants in several relevant fields were asked to validate the questionnaire. The questions were designed to be answered according to the Likert triple scale (Agree=3, Slightly Agree= 2, Disagree=1), and most of the variables were of a positive nature. The questionnaire was also validated using the Cronbach's Alpha reliability scale in SPSS. Consequently, The study concluded with a proposed model of a virtual learning resources center for the visually impaired based on international standards. The model is made of different units to meet the various educational needs of its user. In addition, the required qualifications of a learning resources center specialist were identified. Finally, a recommendation of the study was to adopt the topic of this study and apply it according to the already existing technology and staff. The researcher also named some of the limitations of this study with some suggested research topics supporting it.
{"title":"A Proposed Model of a Virtual Learning Resources Center for the Visually Impaired Based on International Standards","authors":"M. Shaltout, Nada Nasser Alhenaki","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.79","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims at proposing a model of a virtual learning resources center for the visually impaired based on international standards. An analytical de-scriptive approach was adopted to conduct this study, with a sample of 48 resource center specialists from Alkharj (33 males, and 15 females). The researcher used a questionnaire made of two sections, the first one is for the participants' primary information (5 questions), and the second one is comprised of questions discussing the topic of this study (68 questions). Moreover, those questions discuss the following themes: 1. Identifying the educational needs of the learning resources center for the visually impaired. 2. Identifying the technology needed in a learning resources center for the visually impaired. 3. Identifying the required qualifications of a learning resources center specialist to better serve the visually impaired. 4. Proposing a model of a virtual learning resources center for the visually impaired based on international standards. A number of consultants in several relevant fields were asked to validate the questionnaire. The questions were designed to be answered according to the Likert triple scale (Agree=3, Slightly Agree= 2, Disagree=1), and most of the variables were of a positive nature. The questionnaire was also validated using the Cronbach's Alpha reliability scale in SPSS. Consequently, The study concluded with a proposed model of a virtual learning resources center for the visually impaired based on international standards. The model is made of different units to meet the various educational needs of its user. In addition, the required qualifications of a learning resources center specialist were identified. Finally, a recommendation of the study was to adopt the topic of this study and apply it according to the already existing technology and staff. The researcher also named some of the limitations of this study with some suggested research topics supporting it.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"16 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132462138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The emergence of e-Learning technologies in educational environments has brought up the need for new approaches to the assessment of attained skills, such as e-Assessments, or computer-based examinations. Despite of many advantages to this approach of evaluating students' practical and technical skills and greater flexibility with respect to space and time, many educational institutions disregard it due to practical challenges. The biggest challenge is the need for network access in order to submit the assessments, which introduces the risk of students gaining external help during examinations. Hence, in this paper we present the mechanism for transferring submission files of e-Assessments between two or more USB flash drives, without the use of personal computers or LAN/WAN access. The proposed system consists of an embedded server board and an accompanying mobile application for the management of data present on the USB flash drives inserted. The embedded server board performs the functions of reading the contents on the USB drives and sending its description to the mobile application through a private Wi-fi connection or by a USB to microUSB cable. The user can select one or more files/folders to copy/cut/delete from the selected USB flash drives to other flash drives using the proposed mobile application. By having four ports for connecting to four USB hubs, the system can manage a large number of USB flash drives at the same time, which enables a fast transfer of data in time-crucial situations.
{"title":"IoT Smartphone Controlled Secure Submission of e-Assessments","authors":"M. Ghazal, Yasmina Al Khalil","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.68","url":null,"abstract":"The emergence of e-Learning technologies in educational environments has brought up the need for new approaches to the assessment of attained skills, such as e-Assessments, or computer-based examinations. Despite of many advantages to this approach of evaluating students' practical and technical skills and greater flexibility with respect to space and time, many educational institutions disregard it due to practical challenges. The biggest challenge is the need for network access in order to submit the assessments, which introduces the risk of students gaining external help during examinations. Hence, in this paper we present the mechanism for transferring submission files of e-Assessments between two or more USB flash drives, without the use of personal computers or LAN/WAN access. The proposed system consists of an embedded server board and an accompanying mobile application for the management of data present on the USB flash drives inserted. The embedded server board performs the functions of reading the contents on the USB drives and sending its description to the mobile application through a private Wi-fi connection or by a USB to microUSB cable. The user can select one or more files/folders to copy/cut/delete from the selected USB flash drives to other flash drives using the proposed mobile application. By having four ports for connecting to four USB hubs, the system can manage a large number of USB flash drives at the same time, which enables a fast transfer of data in time-crucial situations.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132013015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Public polices are instituted to create desired results in various domains. Policies implemented in social systems tend to fail due to the complexity of human relationships, including feedback that affects social behavior. Due to this complexity, even a policy implemented as a solution to a problem has the potential to worsen the status quo. Education systems are important examples of this scenario. One method to counter policy resistance is evidence-based learning. However, complex systems, like social systems, hinder the learning process. Beliefs and behaviors shape our mental model of a situation. The lengthy chronological distance between implemented policies, their impact, and subsequent results inhibits our ability to predict and prepare for the effects of a given policy on a social system. In this paper, systems thinking is explored as a tool for breaking through the limitations of our mental models in order to generate policies and learn from delayed evidence. A simple case is presented to illustrate the possible benefits of systems thinking on academic institutions, an example of a complex social system.
{"title":"Education Dynamics: A Systems Thinking Perspective","authors":"Luay Assidmi","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.29","url":null,"abstract":"Public polices are instituted to create desired results in various domains. Policies implemented in social systems tend to fail due to the complexity of human relationships, including feedback that affects social behavior. Due to this complexity, even a policy implemented as a solution to a problem has the potential to worsen the status quo. Education systems are important examples of this scenario. One method to counter policy resistance is evidence-based learning. However, complex systems, like social systems, hinder the learning process. Beliefs and behaviors shape our mental model of a situation. The lengthy chronological distance between implemented policies, their impact, and subsequent results inhibits our ability to predict and prepare for the effects of a given policy on a social system. In this paper, systems thinking is explored as a tool for breaking through the limitations of our mental models in order to generate policies and learn from delayed evidence. A simple case is presented to illustrate the possible benefits of systems thinking on academic institutions, an example of a complex social system.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124183201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mobile technology is increasingly being used to support blended learning. The satisfactory results of our previous research show the use of mobile technology could enhance accessibility and communication in a blended learning course. In Algeria the mobile penetration rate stands at over 111% and 21% with 3G. Since most our students have access to mobile technology, three in five were smartphones, this number that is expected to climb to over 65% by the end of 2015. Using this technology would encourage students to use their phones to send questions to their teachers, see the platform, ads, grades, listen a podcast and snip the Quick Response (QR) codes. We propose some aspects of using QR codes in Learning Management System (LMS) at the National Institute of Telecommunications and TIC (INTTIC). QR Code is still relatively new and still in its infancy in education. The use of QR codes in INTTIC-LMS can be placed in the context of mobile learning. We carried out the implementation of vCard, Quizzes and QR voice as a new tool in the Moodle platform. The QR code contains the URL of the page on one particular Moodle course and quiz are added to the bottom of Moodle. Students' satisfaction had been acknowledged as an important factor in order to estimate the effectiveness of a blended learning course.
{"title":"The Use of QR Codes and Mobile Technology in the Blended Learning Approach","authors":"B. Kouninef, Ghizlene Merad, Mohamed Djelti","doi":"10.1109/ECONF.2015.90","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECONF.2015.90","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile technology is increasingly being used to support blended learning. The satisfactory results of our previous research show the use of mobile technology could enhance accessibility and communication in a blended learning course. In Algeria the mobile penetration rate stands at over 111% and 21% with 3G. Since most our students have access to mobile technology, three in five were smartphones, this number that is expected to climb to over 65% by the end of 2015. Using this technology would encourage students to use their phones to send questions to their teachers, see the platform, ads, grades, listen a podcast and snip the Quick Response (QR) codes. We propose some aspects of using QR codes in Learning Management System (LMS) at the National Institute of Telecommunications and TIC (INTTIC). QR Code is still relatively new and still in its infancy in education. The use of QR codes in INTTIC-LMS can be placed in the context of mobile learning. We carried out the implementation of vCard, Quizzes and QR voice as a new tool in the Moodle platform. The QR code contains the URL of the page on one particular Moodle course and quiz are added to the bottom of Moodle. Students' satisfaction had been acknowledged as an important factor in order to estimate the effectiveness of a blended learning course.","PeriodicalId":268471,"journal":{"name":"2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127524675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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