An international education can enhance a student's resume, especially if he is seeking employment internationally or with multinational organizations. Companies may perceive a student with overseas experience as being more flexible, mature and knowledgeable than other students. In a global world, the ab...
Students who understand the workings of an online world will be able to collaborate with their peers on school projects. This skill will also serve them well when they enter the workplace. 5Communication Electronic communication, such as email, is a staple of modern society. A student lacking ...
A survey focusing on preservice teachers' ICT utilization was analyzed as well as the professors' perspectives on the tasks. Investigating this experience provided an understanding of student perspectives (challenges & benefits) on ICT that instructors required as well as technologies students chose to ...
Create a student-ready institution by engaging everyone on campus But have you considered if your institution is really a student-ready campus? That was the question posed by Tia McNair, vice president for diversity, student learning, and success at the Association of American Colleges and Universi...
IMC Weekendschool also offers alumni trainings and workshops throughout the country focusing on a specific field of interest such as the arts or ICT. The program characteristics of the Weekendschool are according to those found to be effective in the meta-analysis by Durlak at al. (2010). ...
identify the following positive social spillovers that have been acknowledged by prior research: more jobs and new jobs (especially in high tech), salary increases, higher-skilled labor, student and researcher training, postgraduate training, and internships (p.13). In this paper, we opt for th...
“When a student is learning the intricacies of chemical formulae, mathematical theorem, or the nuances of grammar in a new language, being able to discuss this on an almost one-on-one basis with their class teacher can be invaluable. Having a teacher available to quickly respond with detaile...
The focus of the study was on describing student activities as they use online resources to find information. The goals of the study were to investigate how students use features of Web-based technology, and how they approach the task of finding and using information in the Web environment. ...
The data indicates usefulness and effectiveness of an intervention for computer workers in terms of increasing well-being and resilience. Everyone needs a way to deliberately relax, unplug, and recover. A breathing practice is a simple way to do so, and the results call for establishing a larger...
Relatedness is defined as the need to interact with others, caring about and at the same time being understood by them (e.g., when students experience an attachment to their teacher or classmates) (Ryan, 1991). Taking into consideration the teacher's influence on student outcomes, recent ...