Competing in the e-learning environment-strategies for universities

Gerhard, Julia; Mayr, P.

doi:10.1109/hicss.2002.994405

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“…The impact of technology in education, mainly in the context of e-learning, might also increase the level of competition within Australian education market due the reduction in barriers to entry (Gerhard & Mayr 2002). In the past, renowned universities often refrain from expanding overseas to maintain their brand and prestige.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the past, renowned universities often refrain from expanding overseas to maintain their brand and prestige. However, with the rise of e-learning, the Australian education industry is no longer subject to local/national competition but rather global competition as renowned universities from overseas can now offer their services in the global market of e-learning that is no longer constrained by distance (Gerhard & Mayr 2002). By way of illustration, local university in Queensland that used to compete with other universities in the state will start competing with universities in U.S. that provides quality online courses and prestigious qualification.…”

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Impact of Development of Technology on Education: Key Micro and Macro Economies of Australia

Khan¹

2017

Pakistan Journal of Engineering, Technology & Science

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The purpose of this paper was to discuss and examine the impact of development of technology on education in key micro and macro economies of Australia. Research for this paper included application of micro and macro economics concepts, presentation of facts that are collected from different sources as well as deeper analysis of the changes in micro and macro economies of Australia caused by technological changes in education supported by a range of other scholarly articles. The paper provides advantages and disadvantages of development of technology on education as well as impact of technology on education in key micro and macro economies of Australia. Based on the analysis, the education industry in general is benefitted by development of technology caused by increasing access to information and flexible study schedule through e-learning. The paper then moved into micro and macro analysis of the impact technology has on education. The key factors in micro economics that were discussed are long run demand and supply, labour demand and supply, resistance to change and effect on universities and the environment. In macro economics, the key factors that were discussed are increased access to education in the country, decrease in structural unemployment rate, decreased demand for Australian academics, increased level of global competition and decrease in GDP as well as increase in information asymmetry. The paper provides detailed analysis on the impact of technological development on key micro and macro economies. In general, this paper suggests that as the inevitable development of technology in education will have both positive and negative effects on Australian economies, the key challenge is in managing the development by minimising its negative impacts and nourishing the positive impacts

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Section: Increased Level Of Global Competition and Decrease In Gdpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Increased Level Of Global Competition and Decrease In Gdpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Development of Technology on Education: Key Micro and Macro Economies of Australia

Khan¹

2017

Pakistan Journal of Engineering, Technology & Science

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“…As early as in the 1970s, educational institutions had started embracing electronic media such as tapes, compact disks, or radio broadcasting as alternative teaching channels, largely to cater for an increasing demand for education and the prospect of overcoming time and place constraints [Gerhard and Mayr, 2002]. The notion of e-learning, which emerged in the 1990s, envisioned new forms of interactive learning through online media [Zemsky and Massy, 2004].…”

Section: Teaching and The Role Of Technologymentioning

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Social Software in Higher Education: The Diversity of Applications and Their Contributions to Students’ Learning Experiences

Schröeder¹,

Minocha²,

Schneider³

2010

CAIS

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Higher education institutions are increasingly using social software tools to support teaching and learning. Despite the fact that social software is often used in a social context, these applications can significantly contribute to the educational experience of a student. However, as the social software domain comprises a considerable diversity of tools, the respective tools can be expected to differ in the way they can contribute to teaching and learning. In this review on the educational use of social software, we systematically analyze and compare the diverse social software tools and identify their contributions to teaching and learning. By integrating established learning theory and the extant literature on the individual social software applications we seek to contribute to a theoretical foundation for social software use and the choice of tools. Case vignettes from several UK higher education institutions are used to illustrate the different applications of social software tools in teaching and learning. . He joined the University of Buckingham in 2010. His research focuses on the management of organizational knowledge and the use and practices related to social software, especially wiki technology.Shailey Minocha is a Reader in Computing in the Centre for Research in Computing at The Open University (OU), UK. Shailey has a Ph.D. in Digital Signal Processing and an MBA from the OU. Shailey's research and consultancy activities have led to insights into factors that affect usability, user behavior, and user adoption of technologyenabled systems. Her recent research projects have involved investigating the role of social software and 3D virtual worlds in teaching and learning with a particular attention to the virtual team-working, socialization, collaborative learning and community-building capabilities of these tools. Shailey's website has details of her research projects and publications

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“…During the last decade, e-learning was defined in literature in different ways. In general, most definitions for e-learning are used to express the exploitation of the technologies which can be used to deliver learning (or learning materials) in an electronic format, most likely via the internet [1][2][3][4] Limited studies have been carried out regarding the use of e-learning in Saudi Universities [5][6][7][8] The majority of studies have focused on the perceptions of the instructors and students concerning the integration of new technologies into their teaching and learning. In addition, they focused on the evaluation of the effectiveness for the overall application in Saudi Universities.…”

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confidence: 99%