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Role Of Mass Media In Quality Assurance Of Higher Education In Pakistan, Sohaib Rabbani Khan Jul 2009

Role Of Mass Media In Quality Assurance Of Higher Education In Pakistan, Sohaib Rabbani Khan

Business Review

Higher education is the ladder to economic prosperity in today’s world. Quality in higher education indeed is the basic requirement for success of higher education institutions. But quality is never an accident, it is always the result of diligent work. During the last decade almost 50 universities / institutes of higher education have been established in the country. But the variations in quality of its graduates are too wide to accept. The objectives of this research were to find out the role of mass media in improving the quality of higher education and how far the same can be improved. …


Online Metacognitive Tool Development: Final Development, Joseph Luca, Mark Mcmahon Jan 2009

Online Metacognitive Tool Development: Final Development, Joseph Luca, Mark Mcmahon

Research outputs pre 2011

The authors of this paper have been developing an online metacognitive tool over the past four years through a process of iterative design and development stages using Design-Based research. Based on feedback from students, tutors and peers, the application has now been finally developed and is available for public download. The application helps students working in teams reflect on their learning strategies through a process of planning, monitoring and evaluation, and allows students to reflect on their performance.


Student Perceptions Of Streaming-Media Effectiveness, Sara Floyd Baber Jan 2009

Student Perceptions Of Streaming-Media Effectiveness, Sara Floyd Baber

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to investigate cognitive-load theory as applied to the design of streaming media. In this study, student learning preferences and cognitive style were measured on a visualizer-verbalizer scale to determine the perceived importance of visual and audio components of streaming media used to supplement classroom instruction. Additionally, this study investigated cognitive-load theory by assessing attitudes regarding the importance of learner control when accessing streaming media files. The writer used 4 existing visualizer-verbalizer instruments in combination with 1 original survey that was designed to gather student perceptions and attitudes regarding the effectiveness of streaming media …


The Enhancement Of Graduate Digital Forensics Education Via The Dc3 Digital Forensics Challenge, Timothy H. Lacey, Gilbert L. Peterson, Robert F. Mills Jan 2009

The Enhancement Of Graduate Digital Forensics Education Via The Dc3 Digital Forensics Challenge, Timothy H. Lacey, Gilbert L. Peterson, Robert F. Mills

Faculty Publications

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Technology Use In Coachella Valley: A Report On Development Of A Community Through Technology Use, Shohreh Esfandiari Jan 2009

Technology Use In Coachella Valley: A Report On Development Of A Community Through Technology Use, Shohreh Esfandiari

Theses Digitization Project

This project examines the use of technology as a vehicle for bringing training and help to migrant agricultural workers, specifically women and their children in the rural areas of Coachella Valley. The project observes use of technology by governmental and nonprofit organizations to improve the quality of life style of women who are among the poorest social class in rural United States. To gather the needed data for this project, two primary methods of collection were used: participant observant and interview surveys. In this project the groups, organizations and their members were used as the principal participant/respondents.