Digital Media in Teaching and its Added Value

von: David F. Conway, Stefanie Hillen, Melodee Landis, Mary T. Schlegelmilch, Peter Wolcott

Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2015

ISBN: 9783830982876 , 236 Seiten

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Digital Media in Teaching and its Added Value


 

Buchtitel

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Contents

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Preface

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The Value of Investigating Information Technology Applications for Teaching and Learning Purposes (David F. Conway, Melodee Landis, Stefanie A. Hillen, Mary T. Schlegelmilch and Peter Wolcott)

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1. Overview on the Value of Investigating Information Technology Applications for Teaching and Learning Purposes

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1.1 IT-Pedagogy in Education

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1.2 Theoretical Frameworks

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2. The Volume’s Discussions in Detail

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2.1 Instruction in Higher Education

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2.2 Education and Training

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2.3 Globalization and Social Media

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3. Challenges Made Visible, Preliminary Overarching Findings and Outlook

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References

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Adding Value with Constructivism – Using a Constructivist Model to Expand Teachers’ Uses of Digital Technology (Melodee Landis)

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Abstract

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1. Using a Constructivist Model to Expand Teachers’ Uses of Digital Technology

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2. Procedure

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3. The Model

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4. The Study

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5. Results

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6. Conclusion

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References

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Towards a Contingency Theory of eLearning (Deepak Khazanchi, Bjørn Erik Munkvold and Aleksandra Lazareva)

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Abstract

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1. Background and Purpose

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2. Theory Development

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3. Discussion and an Illustration

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4. Implications and Concluding Remarks

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References

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Collaborative Technologies and Digital Media in Teaching and Learning: Starting Small and Learning Along the Way (Jeanne L. Surface, Mary T. Schlegelmilch and Phyllis Adcock)

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Abstract

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1. Introduction – Starting Small

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2. Purpose

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3. Research Design

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4. Challenges, Discoveries and Experiences Made

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4.1 Jeanne’s Journey

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4.2 Phyllis’s Journey

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4.3 Mary’s Journey

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5. Conclusions

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Outlook

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References

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IT-Integrated Approaches in Everyday Teaching in Higher Education: Supporting Interaction and Communication in High Enrollment Classes (Stefanie A. Hillen)

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Abstract

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Introduction

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1. Learning with IT-Tools: Theoretical Platform and Research Objective

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2. Applied Tools and their Organizational and Educational Functions for Teaching and Learning

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2.1 Baseline for Feedback and Formative Assessment

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2.2 Tools Applied to Lectures, Seminars and Accompanying Learning Activities

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3. Analysis on the ICT Integrated Course and Students Results

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3.1 Descriptive Quantitative Results – Distribution and Correlation

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3.2 Students’ Perceptions and Students’ Data

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4. On the Educational Added Value of the IT Application and Requirements for Its Use

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References

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Information Technology for Development: Service Learning from Classroom to Community and Back Again (Peter Wolcott and R. J. Redden)

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Abstract

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1. Introduction

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1.1 From Classroom

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1.2 To Community

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2. Methods and Techniques Applied

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2.1 Agile Training

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2.2 Pair Training

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2.3 Parallel Tracks

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2.4 Refocus on the User

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2.5 The OODA Loop

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2.6 Demonstrationless Training

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3. Agile Training Process

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4. Measuring Impact

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5. And Back Again

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6. Summary and Conclusions

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References

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Educating Programming Students for the Industry (Morten Goodwin, Christian Auby, Rune Andersen and Vera Barstad)

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Abstract

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1. Introduction

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2. Motivation

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2.1 Business Environments

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2.2 Immediate Feedback

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2.3 Peer Review

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3. Design of Study

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3.1 Prototype

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3.2 Version Control

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3.3 Build and Test Environment

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3.4 Build Plan

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3.5 Student Activities

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3.6 Peer Review

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4. Test Case – Basic Programming

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4.1 Usage – Commits

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4.2 Assignment and Feedback

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5. Discussion

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5.1 Typical Student Mistakes

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5.2 Cursing over Version Control

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5.3 Unforeseen Advantages

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5.4 Possibilities of Cheating

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5.5 Tests which are not Passed in the Automatic Testing

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5.6 Learning Outcome

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6. Conclusion

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Acknowledgement

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References

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The World Needs More Computer Science! What to do? (Victor Winter)

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1. Introduction: Computer Science Education

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2. The Bricklayer System

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2.1 Target Audience

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2.2 System Components

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2.3 System Requirements

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3. Method: The “Vitruvia Way”

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3.1 Vitruvia Basics – Before Coding

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3.2 Vitruvia Level 1 Coding

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3.3 Vitruvia Level 2 Coding

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3.4 Vitruvia Level 3 Coding

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3.5 Vitruvia Level 4 Coding

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3.6 Vitruvia Level 5 Coding

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4. Future Work – Level 6 and Beyond

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5. Summary and Conclusion

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References

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Building an Online Systems Development Course – Experiences with Content and Interaction Design (Paul J. A. van Vliet)

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Abstract

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1. Introduction

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2. The Systems Development Courses: An Overview

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3. A Pedagogical Basis for Course Redevelopment

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4. Course Redevelopment Initiation

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5. Online Course Content Development

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6. Online Course Content Delivery

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7. Software Development Tools for Online Students

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8. Online Collaboration Tools and Usage

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9. Lessons Learned from the Course Redevelopment Effort

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9.1 Today’s Students and Their Expectations

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9.2 Establishing a Course Rhythm

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9.3 The Value of Preparation

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9.4 The Value of Media Flexibility

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9.5 The Value of Collaboration Platform Flexibility

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9.6 Establishing Collaboration Protocols

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9.7 The Instructor’s Role(s)

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9.8 Course Redevelopment Effort Summary

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10. Conclusion

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References

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How to Teach Habits? (Rune Andersen, Andreas Prinz and Halvard Øysæd)

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Abstract

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1. Introduction

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2. Background: Changes in Project Management

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2.1 Changes in National Engineering Curriculum

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2.2 The Industry

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2.3 Learning Outcomes for Project Management

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3. Theory: Habits related to Bloom’s Taxonomy

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3.1 Bloom’s taxonomy

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3.1.1 The Cognitive Domain

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3.1.2 The Affective Domain

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3.1.3 The Psychomotor Domain

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3.2 Learning by Doing

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3.3 Transfer of Learning

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4. Experiment

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4.1 Learning Outcomes for Project Management

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4.2 Experiment Description

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4.3 Experiment Results

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4.4 Conclusions from the Experiment

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5. Discussion

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5.1 Habits in Bloom’s Taxonomy

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5.2 Teaching Habits

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5.3 The Role of Digital Media in Teaching Habits

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6. Summary

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Acknowledgments

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References

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Education for Sustainable Development Going Online (Sven Åke Bjørke)

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Abstract

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1. Introduction

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2. Towards Constructivism in Education for Sustainable Development

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3. ICT-Supported Learning and Education for Sustainable Development

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4. Holistic Education Promoted by ICT and Education for Sustainable Development

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5. Online Education in Developing Countries?

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6. ICT and E-Pedagogy

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7. Conclusion

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References

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Social Media Communication in the Classroom: A Pedagogical Case Study of Social Network Analysis (Jeremy Harris Lipschultz)

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Abstract

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Introduction

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CMC: Identity, Interaction and Community

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Social Media Communication (SMC) Academic Disruption

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SNA Network Context and Research Framework

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Case Study: #Milk4Kids Twitter Hashtag

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Conclusion

204

References

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Online Learning Needs Assessment in Uganda (Godfrey Mayende, Paul B. Muyinda, Andreas Prinz, Ghislain Maurice N. Isabwe and Dianah Nampijja)

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Abstract

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1. Introduction

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2. Methodology

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3. Findings

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3.1 Social Demographic Characteristics

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3.2 ICT Infrastructures in the Higher Education Institutions in Uganda

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3.3 Modes of Delivery of Distance Learning in Higher Education Institutions in Uganda

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3.4 ICT Integration in the Teaching and Learning

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3.5 Awareness of Learning Management System (LMS)

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3.6 Opportunities for Capacity Building

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3.7 Challenges and suggestions in the use of ICT in teaching and learning

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4. Discussion

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5. Summary and Conclusion

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6. Acknowledgements

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References

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About the authors

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Matrix of digital themes

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