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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Perceptions of Campus Administrators, Teachers, and Students on Use of Interactive Videoconferencing for the Delivery of High School Algebra in Selected Rural Public HIgh Schools in South Texas

Abrego, Patricia C. 2009 December 1900 (has links)
Campus administrators from rural public school districts are continuously looking for creative innovative ways to respond to the educational challenges placed upon them by federal and state-legislated accountability requirements. Advances in interactive videoconferencing (ITVC) technologies provide a way to address these challenges. However, these advancements sometimes lack needed resources to make a network of this magnitude work. The Mid-Rio Collaborative was established to share educational resources and knowledge between Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas, and surrounding rural public school districts in South Texas. The established collaborative provided the backdrop for the study while meeting the educational needs of this region. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of interactive videoconferencing as a viable alternative for the delivery of high school Algebra. A mixed methods case study of four campuses explored the perceptions of administrators teachers, and students in the use of interactive videoconferencing. The sampled population included 4 administrators, 4 teachers, 35 students (12 experimental and 23 control) from selected rural districts. Qualitative and quantitative research methodologies were utilized in identifying perceptions of participating principals, teachers, and students. Major findings of this study included (a) campus administrators’ values and beliefs influence teacher use of interactive videoconferencing; (b) a difference exists in experienced and novice teacher perceptions regarding the impact of ITVC, (c) perceptions are dependent upon the Teacher Partner role in the teaching and learning process; (d) increased interaction between students, teacher, content, other learners, and technology exists with instruction delivered through ITVC; (e) perceptions of cognitive and classroom conditions differed between students receiving instruction via face-to-face and interactive videoconferencing; finally, (f) students receiving instruction through ITVC did not demonstrate academic gains in state-mandated tests (TAKS). Study results support the current body of research that contends there is no significant difference between instruction delivered face-to-face and instruction being delivered via interactive videoconferencing.
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How to Improve Learning at Work? : A Case Study of an Interactive Learning Activity with Virtual Knowledge Sharing / Hur förbättrar man lärande i arbetslivet? : En fallstudie om en interaktiv lärandeaktivitet med virtuell kunskapsdelning

Borck Janeheim, Sofie January 2018 (has links)
This project is a case study conducted at Ericsson where a new type of learning activity has been tested. The reason for conducting this study is that Ericsson together with other companies within the technology field faces a significant challenge to acquire knowledge fast enough to keep up with new trends and technological developments. The main research questions in this study are how the participants experience these learning activities and what the most important factors are for successful learning within this context. Further, it is investigated how these learning activities are affected when they are scaled from one to many locations with interactive video conferencing rooms. Data were collected in a four-month period, and the data consisted of qualitative interviews, observations, questionnaires and impressions perceived during the time spent in Ericsson’s office. Given this collected data, the direction of the study changed during the study’s duration, since new questions arose that needed to be answered. The results indicate that the interaction changes when video conferencing tools are used, the number of interaction decreases; however, there are indications that the quality of content increases. The participants believe that interaction is an essential part of learning, and to create a safe environment for having discussions and for asking questions. Further, motivation and expectations seem to be crucial factors for successful learning activities. The analysis of these results implies that clear information, planning and a high level of structure in the implementation is required for a truly interactive learning environment to exist, in particular, if more than one location is participating. To make it possible for the participants to prior their personal development, it seems to help them to set the right expectations in prior is important. Furthermore, the social aspect regarding relations and the possibility to build personal networks seems to become the ground for motivation and attitude when it comes to participating. In conclusion, the studied activity of interactive learning seems to be a way forward for Ericsson to face technical development and new trends in the market since this is a way of creating awareness and giving a broader perspective. This activity can, with support from the theoretical perspectives, be seen as a starting point for learning, where the process for each continues afterwards. For Ericsson to continue to develop this interactive learning activity, recommendations are given at the end of this report for further improvements. / Detta är en fallstudie genomförd på Ericsson där en ny typ av lärandeaktivitet har undersökts. Anledningen till att dessa tester görs är att Ericsson och andra teknikföretag står inför en stor utmaning att kunna lära sig nya områden i samma takt som nya trender kommer och tekniken utvecklas. Huvudfrågorna i denna studie är hur deltagarna upplever det lärandekoncept som testats, samt vilka framgångsfaktorerna är och vad som händer med interaktionen när konceptet skalas upp med hjälp utav interaktiva videokonferensrum. Datainsamling gjordes löpande under fyra månaders tid och bestod utav kvalitativa intervjuer, observationer, frågeformulär och allmänna observationer och intryck under tidens gång på Ericsson. Utifrån insamlade data ändrades studiens riktning under arbetets gång för att besvara nya frågor som dykt upp. Resultaten visar på att interaktionen förändras när videokonferensverktyg används, och att mängden interaktion minskar men att kvalitén på innehållet i interaktionen kan öka. Deltagarna anser att interaktionen är en viktig del i lärandet, samt att det är ett tryggt klimat för att diskutera och ställa frågor. Motivation och förväntningar anses också vara viktiga faktorer. Analys visar på att det krävs tydlig information, planering och struktur i genomförandet för att ett interaktivt lärandeklimat ska kunna existera, särskilt när flera rum är sammankopplade. För att deltagare ska kunna prioritera sitt lärande tycks förväntningar vara centrala, och det är upp till organisatörerna att hjälpa deltagarna sätta rätt förväntningar. Den sociala aspekten gällande relationer och möjligheten att bygga kontaktnätverk verkar ligga till grund för motivation och attityd vad gäller deltagande. Sammanfattningsvis verkar denna typ av interaktiva lärandeaktiviteter vara ett sätt för Ericsson att möta den tekniska utvecklingen och de nya trender som de har framför sig, då det bidrar till förståelse och ett bredare perspektiv. Dessa aktiviteter kan, med stöd från de teoretiska perspektiven, ses som en startpunkt för lärande där processen hos varje individ fortsätter även efteråt. För att i framtiden fortsätta arbetet med att förbättra dessa lärandeaktiviteter avslutas denna rapport med ett antal rekommendationer för fortsatt utveckling.

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