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Promoting Communication Skills for Information Systems Students in Australian and Portuguese Higher Education: Action Research Study
Pedro Isaias; Tomayess Issa
Education and Information Technologies Vol. 19, No. 4 (December 2014) pp. 841–861
This paper aims to examine the value of communication skills learning process through various assessments in Information Systems (IS) postgraduate units in Australia and Portugal. Currently, communication skills are indispensable to students in...
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Agents in Digital Libraries and Electronic Publication: An Architecture Proposal
Pedro T. Isaias
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) pp. 1542–1543
Intelligent agents can be effectively used to structure a whole digital library and play and active role in the electronic publishing process. In this work, a Virtual Research Digital Library (VRDL) based on an architecture of agents is presented, ...
Topics: Library
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Collaborative Design of Case Studies Applying an Adaptive Digital Learning tool
Pedro Isaias; Solange Lima
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1473–1482
This paper explores the use of Smart Sparrow as an authoring tool to explore course content using adaptive case studies that were developed by students. Smart Sparrow is a platform that endows teachers with the possibility to build adaptive learning ...
Topics: Blended Learning, Learning management systems and environments, Personalized learning environments
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Learning in the Information Society
Pedro Isaias; Maggie McPherson
Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 3, No. 3 (2006) pp. 171–172
Despite some spectacular e-learning failures in recent years, e.g. the British government's "e University", educational technologies have continued developing and have made advances in several learning paradigms. These new learning paradigms appear...
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Gameful Design Principles for Self-Learning in Gamified eLearning Systems
Marco Lindley; Pedro Isaias
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1197–1202
This paper explores the field of Gamified eLearning Systems (GeLS), these are a strong educational platform being implemented at all educational levels. Through a study of currently available GeLS, several common attributes contributing to their...
Topics: Game-based learning, Learner-centered, and self-directed learning, E-learning/E-training
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Minimising Digital Divide using Information and Communication Technologies
Nitya L. Karmakar; Pedro Isaias
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004)
The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the major applications of the Internet to address the issue of digital divide and how to close the gap. The Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has created a radical shift in business...
Topics: Digital Divide, Communication, Business, Information Communication Technologies
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Promoting Higher Order Thinking Skills via IPTEACES e-Learning Framework in the Learning of Information Systems Units
Pedro Isaias; Tomayess Issa; Nuno Pena
Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 25, No. 1 (2014) pp. 45–60
When developing and working with various types of devices from a supercomputer to an iPod Mini, it is essential to consider the issues of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Usability. Developers and designers must incorporate HCI, Usability and...
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Flipping the Classroom Effectively: Evaluation Results from a Course at The University of Queensland
Pedro Isaias; Blake McKimmie; Aneesha Bakharia; John Zornig
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1864–1873
The flipped classroom is regarded as a valuable approach to engage students more deeply in the learning process and as a strategy to promote active learning within the classroom. As more educators resort to it to enhance teaching and learning, it is ...
Topics: online learning environments, Blended Learning, Evaluating for quality improvement
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Validation of an e-Learning 3.0 Critical Success Factors Framework: A Qualitative Research
Paula Miranda; Pedro Isaias; Carlos J. Costa; Sara Pifano
Journal of Information Technology Education Vol. 16, No. 1 (2017) pp. 339–363
Aim/Purpose: As e-Learning 3.0 evolves from a theoretical construct into an actual solution for online learning, it becomes crucial to accompany this progress by scrutinising the elements that are at the origin of its success. Background: This paper ...
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Validation of an e-Learning 3.0 Critical Success Factors Framework: A Qualitative Research
Paula Miranda; Pedro Isaias; Carlos Costa; Sara Pifano
Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 16 (Dec 29, 2016) pp. 339–363
Aim/Purpose: As e-Learning 3.0 evolves from a theoretical construct into an actual solution for online learning, it becomes crucial to accompany this progress by scrutinising the elements that are at the origin of its success. Background: This paper ...
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Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Educational Technologies (5th, Sydney, Australia, December 11-13, 2017)
Piet Kommers; Tomayess Issa; Pedro Isaias; Ana Hol
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the 5th International Conference on Educational Technologies 2017 (ICEduTech 2017), which has been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co...
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Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on E-Learning (Lisbon, Portugal, July 20-22, 2017)
Miguel Baptista Nunes; Maggie McPherson; Piet Kommers; Pedro Isaias
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2017, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, 20-22 July, 2017. This conference is part of the Multi Conference...
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How to Flip a Classroom and Improve Student Learning and Engagement: The Case of PSYC1030
Pedro Isaias; Blake McKimmie; Aneesha Bakharia; John Zornig; Anna Morris
International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) 2017 (2017)
The flipped classroom's pervasiveness in different educational contexts derives from the growing need to focus on student-centered and active learning approaches. The fact that the flipped classroom allocates the lecture delivery to the outside of...