Search results for author:"Manuel Castro"
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Teaching Strategies to Promote Immediacy in Online Graduate Courses
Manuel Flores Fahara; Armida Lozano Castro
Open Praxis Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov 26, 2015) pp. 363–376
The present study is the result of the research question: How do teachers promote immediacy through interaction with their students in online graduate courses? Research was carried out at Tecnolgico de Monterrey, a Mexican private university that...
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Evaluation environment integrated in a LMS using a Fingerprint Identification System
Rosario Gil; Manuel Castro; Gabriel Diaz; Akinori Nishihara; Mudasser Wyne
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 504–511
This project aims to solve the problems of identity authentication of users in remote or virtual environments whose use has spread both in distance education and traditional universities. The project integrates a biometric identification module...
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Task-oriented and performance centered e-learning on-line courses
Manuel Castro; Gabriel Diaz; Eugenio Lopez; Catalina Martinez; Juan Peire
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 246–250
We have developed a new kind of task-oriented performance-centred courses designed to get a specific knowledge in a specific area, through day-to-day real tasks allowing completing the course or receiving partial education by the learner or student...
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Application of New Technologies and Tools in Simulation Development and Learning on Computer Architectures
Manuel Castro; Eugenio Lopez-Aldea; Gabriel Diaz; Elio Sancristobal; Sergio Martin; Juan Peire; Jose Manuel Gomez
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 261–266
There are a lot of computer architecture books as well as simulation tools for learning education in the world and inside our Department. In order to improve the distance education in this area we are using new learning methodology and technologies. ...
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Mobile, Collaborative and Context-Aware Virtual Lab through Learning Objects
Sergio Martin; Elio Sancritobal; Miguel Latorre; Rosario Gil; Gabriel Diaz; Manuel Castro; Juan Peire
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 2024–2029
Mobile learning applications are reaching all society fields, including engineering education. This paper describes the M2Learn open framework devoted to simplify the development of mobile learning applications that make use of context-aware...
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Electronic Textbook New Multimedia Development
Manuel Castro; Eugenio Lopez-Aldea; Rosario Gil; Francisco Garcia-Sevilla; Antonio Colmenar; Juan Peire
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 278–283
We use new methods, curricular design and multimedia possibilities in accordance with new trends at the DIEEC (Electrical and Computer Engineering Department) of UNED (Spanish University for Distance Education) in Spain to elaborate different new...
Topics: Distance Education, Multimedia, Engineering
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Empirical Study for Development of Competences in Higher Distance Education
Catalina Martinez Mediano; Nuria Rioperez; Jose Luis Garcia; Jose Quintanal; Manuel Castro; M. Dolores Fernandez
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4267–4275
The European Union states are involved in a process of convergence in Higher Education, in which competences development as well as the use of ICTs for educational purpose are implied. This paper present an empirical research fosters student...
Topics: Virtual Environments, Evaluation, Distance Education, Achievement, Professional Development
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Combining Remote Laboratories and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for Teaching Electronics
Manuel Castro; Mohamed Tawfik; Felix Garcia-Loro; Elio Sancristobal; Francisco Mur; Gabriel Diaz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2086–2090
This paper reports on the successful design, development, and implementation of a novel Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for teaching electronics. Remote laboratory practices with the state-of-the-art system, Virtual Instrument systems in Reality ...
Topics: Information Technology Education
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Development of Multimedia Applications for Guiding in Electronic Laboratory Practices
Manuel Castro; Francisco Garcia-Sevilla; Eugenio Lopez Aldea; Rosario Gil; Elio Sancristobal; Gabriel Diaz; Antonio Colmenar; Juan Peire
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 240–245
In this paper we present the developed materials and methodology used in the accomplishment of the laboratory practices in subjects such as Basic Electronics and Digital Electronics topics covered in the studies of Electronics Engineering and...
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Proposal of the type of planning and activities that High Education Institutions (HEIs) should develop in México to increase the quality of EP and Education
Ricardo Acosta-Diaz; Ma. Alejandra Rocha Silva; Juan Contreras-Castillo; Esperanaza Martínez-Cano; Antonio Ordaz-Carrillo; Fernando Manuel Peralta Castro
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2481–2486
This document proposes a planning strategy to help High Education Institutions (HEIs) increase their quality through certification, on the bases of their economical, political, social environment as well as their educational policies.Key words:...
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Individualized high performance and Internet-distributed courses applied to security information engineering courses in High Education
Gabriel Diaz; Catalina Martinez-mediano; Sergio Martin; Rosario Gil; Elio Sancristobal; Miguel Rodriguez-Artacho; Eugenio Lopez; Nevena Mileva; Alfonso Duran; Manuel Castro
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 550–558
Following the guidelines of the Bologna Declaration for an European Space for Higher Education we have developed a new kind of distance education, task-oriented performance-centred courses being integrated inside a new virtual learning environment....
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Learning Management System’s Services and Labs: Looking for Integration through Reusabitliy
Elio Sancristobal; Sergio Martin; Rosario Gil; Rafael Pastor; Javier Garcia; Pablo Orduña; Guillermo Temiño; Alberto Pesquera; Catalina Martinez-mediano; Gabriel Diaz; Manuel Castro
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1195–1203
Nowadays there are a great number of universities and organizations working in e-learning solutions. One of most well-known is the learning management system or LMS that allow displaying theoretical content in an organized and controlled way. In...
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Upcoming Challenges in E-Learning & Online Learning Environments
Mohamed Tawfik; Elio Sancristobal; Sergio Martin; Rosario Gil; Alberto Pesquera; Felix Garcia; Maria Jose Albert; Clara Perez; Gabriel Diaz; Juan Peire; Manuel Castro
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1060–1065
In the last decade and with the rapid pace of evolution of Information Technologies (IT), E-learning have witnessed noticeable leaps and have recorded a high rate of promulgation among universities and institutions around the world. Initially, e...