Journal of Information Technology Education
2014 Volume 13, Number
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 17
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Facilitating Exposure to Sign Languages of the World: The Case for Mobile Assisted Language Learning
Becky Sue Parton
Foreign sign language instruction is an important, but overlooked area of study. Thus the purpose of this paper was two-fold. First, the researcher sought to determine the level of knowledge and... More
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Student Attitudes to Traditional and Online Methods of Delivery
Lily Wong & Michelle Fong
Rapid developments in education technology have provided educators and students new options in a constantly changing, competitive teaching and learning environment. As the number of online teaching... More
pp. 1-13
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Using Research Case Studies in eCommerce Marketing Courses: Customer Satisfaction at Point-of-Purchase and Post-Purchase
Noorshella Che Nawi, Michelle Fong & Arthur Tatnall
This paper describes a research case study of Internet apparel marketing by small businesses in Malaysia which can beneficially be included in postgraduate business courses for understanding the... More
pp. 15-25
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A Virtual Education: Guidelines for Using Games Technology
Damian Schofield
Advanced three-dimensional virtual environment technology, similar to that used by the film and computer games industry, can allow educational developers to rapidly create realistic online vir-tual... More
pp. 25-43
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Healthcare Students' Perceptions of Electronic Feedback through GradeMark®
Diane Watkins, Paul Dummer, Kamila Hawthorne, Judy Cousins, Catherine Emmett & Mike Johnson
This paper reports on the findings from a study undertaken to explore students' perceptions of the timeliness, accessibility, consistency, and quality of feedback and grading received... More
pp. 27-47
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Augmenting a Child's Reality: Using Educational Tablet Technology
Patricia Tanner, Carly Karas & Damian Schofield
This study investigates the classroom integration of an innovative technology, augmented reality. Although the process of adding new technologies into a classroom setting can be daunting, the... More
pp. 45-54
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Generative Learning Strategy Use and Self-Regulatory Prompting in Digital Text
Alan J. Reid & Gary M. Morrison
The digital revolution is shifting print-based textbooks to digital text, and it has afforded the opportunity to incorporate meaningful learning strategies and otherwise separate metacognitive... More
pp. 49-72
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Teaching an Introductory Programming Language in a General Education Course
Azad Ali & David Smith
A department of computer science (CS) has faced a peculiar situation regarding their selection of introductory programming course. This course is a required course for the students enrolled in the ... More
pp. 57-67
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Drawing Analogies between Logic Programming and Natural Language Argumentation Texts to Scaffold Learners' Understanding
Noa Ragonis & Gila Shilo
The paper presents a theoretical investigational study of the potential advantages that secondary school learners may gain from learning two different subjects, namely, logic programming within... More
pp. 73-89
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Education Students' Use of Collaborative Writing Tools in Collectively Reflective Essay Papers
Cornelia Brodahl & Nils Kristian Hansen
Google Docs and EtherPad are Web 2.0 tools providing opportunity for multiple users to work online on the same document consecutively or simultaneously. Over the last few years a number of research... More
pp. 91-120
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Blended Learning: How Teachers Balance the Blend of Online and Classroom Components
Lynn M. Jeffrey, John Milne & Gordon Suddaby
Despite teacher resistance to the use of technology in education, blended learning has increased rapidly, driven by evidence of its advantages over either online or classroom teaching alone.... More
pp. 121-140
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Factors Impacting Teachers' Adoption of Mobile Learning
Kathryn Mac Callum, Lynn Jeffrey & Kinshuk
As mobile technology has advanced, awareness is growing that these technologies may benefit teaching and learning. However, despite this interest, the factors that will determine the acceptance of ... More
pp. 141-162
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Online Learners and Their Self-Disclosure Preferences
Anne Doring, Ashley Hodge & Misook Heo
To understand and identify information-sharing preferences among online students, a US survey collected data from university students. Specifically, this study analyzes students' information... More
pp. 163-175
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Increasing Critical Thinking in Web-Based Graduate Management Courses
Conna Condon & Raul Valverde
A common approach for demonstrating learning in online classrooms is through submittal of research essays of a discussion topic followed by classroom participation. Issues arose at an online campus... More
pp. 177-191
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To Improve the Learning Experience of the First Trimester Undergraduate Students in an Australian University's Offshore Campus: A Knowledge Management Methodology
Nelson K. Y. Leung, Hannarong Shamsub, Nicole Tsang & Bill Au
Due to the successful implementation of knowledge management (KM) in many commercial organizations, KM has been recently extended to higher education institutions (HEIs) to manage scholar knowledge... More
pp. 193-215
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WhatsApp Goes to School: Mobile Instant Messaging between Teachers and Students
Dan Bouhnik & Mor Deshen
WhatsApp is a Smartphone application for instant messaging. Lately the application's popularity has risen. One of the unique features of the application is its ability to enhance communication... More
pp. 217-231
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Technology Readiness of School Teachers: An Empirical Study of Measurement and Segmentation
Masood Badri, Asma Al Rashedi, Guang Yang, Jihad Mohaidat & Arif Al Hammadi
The Technology Readiness Index (TRI) developed by Parasuraman (2000) was adapted to measure the technology readiness of public school teachers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The study aims at ... More
pp. 257-275