ICT in Higher Education Teaching: Advantages, Problems, and Motives

• Authors: Nakaznyi Mykola , Sorokina Lyudmyla , Romaniukha Maryna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper analyzes some results of a survey for university professors and university management, held by the international research team within the European IRNet Project: International Research Network for study and development of new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical science in the field of ICT instruments, e-learning, and intercultural competences. The survey researched motivation and aims of professors from the Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University – official partner of the project. The article reveals professors’ beliefs and preferences about ICT-aided learning as well as it analyzes advantages, problems, and motives of the introduction of ICT in higher education teaching.

Keywords

EN

e-learning; higher education; IRNet project; survey; academic staff

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
• Journal: International Journal of Research in E-learning IJREL
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 49-61

Dates

published

2016-12-01

Contributors

author

Nakaznyi Mykola

• Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University

author

Sorokina Lyudmyla

• Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University

author

Romaniukha Maryna

• Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University

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