Abstract:- research stands out because it is provided by the model of Al-Mobaideen (2009) critics to analyze for the governance of information and communications technology (ICT) at the National University of Chimborazo factors which raises the factors such as: strategies and policies, infrastructure and networks, financing and sustainability, and institutional culture that should be taken into account if desired govern the successful integration of ICT in the school. The study is exploratory, the almost total lack of previous studies on Governance of ICT integration at the University. It is concluded that there is a set of organizations with addresses IT markedly different roles in their duties with regard to its orientation to administrative, academic and research. The University has failed to define the strategic role of ICT in their academic, because there is no objective referred to IT academia in 2013-2016 pedi, but also because there is not a pedi-oriented IT the formation. The limited effectiveness of IT organizations in academic activities is provided by the low rate of use of educationalplatformsb_learning.
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
REASSESSMENT OF THE ADOPTION AND INTERGRATION OF ICTs TO ENHANCE TEACHING AND...paperpublications3
Abstracts: This research was a reassessment of the level at which one of Kenyan universities have reached in the adoption and integration of Information Communication Technology in their academic programs to enhance teaching and learning practices. The main purpose of this was to investigate the progress in this area since 2009 when I conducted a related research in Moi University in Kenya. It is important to note that this research started by assessing the basics of ICTs adoption in 2009 which included ICT infrastructure, ICT hardware, software & information system, human resource and ICT Security which is always the initiation stage. ICT strategies and ICT plans should be continuously evaluated to align with institutional visions and missions in order to achieve effective use of ICT in their academic programs in preparation for the future human resource in various fields where they will be required to work. This study adopted Descriptive research design as a framework that guided the entire research process. The study was informed greatly by the theory of Marcus theoretical model of adoption and Continuum approach model. The data was collected through observation, the use of questionnaires and interviews. The data collected was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The findings of this study acts as an ICT needs analysis and it will enable the university and other similar universities in East Africa to enhance acquisition, adoption and integration of ICTs in their academic programs.
INFORMATIZATION LEVEL ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY IMPLICATIONSijmpict
Seeing the informatization as a measure of the educational policy, we propose an informatization level
assessment framework and introduce a composite indicator – Education Informatization Index, calculated
as a weighted sum by applying the Rank-Order Centroid method for weight designation. Although it is made up of only two main categories (Educational Policy Implementation subindex and Educational Policy Creation subindex) and a total of six individual indicators, it captures well all the socio-political flows in the educational sphere in the Republic of Macedonia in the past five-year period. Namely, a slight decline of the value of the Education Informatization Index can be observed in 2013 in comparison to 2012, and in
2016 in comparison to 2015. Whereas only the value of the implementation subindex suffered in the first case, the value of the creation subindex suffered, as well, in the latter. Having in mind that policymakers can assess the improvement of a country over time, the methodology and the results can aid in making knowledgeable decisions or in establishing greater commitment to incorporating ICT into the education
system.
Role of ICT in Shaping the Future of Pakistani Higher Education SystemZaffar Ahmed Shaikh
This study examined the challenges faced by the Pakistani higher education system (HES) in integrating information and communication technology (ICT); it aimed at understanding ICT needs, measuring the increase in ICT demand, determining the relationship between ICT and HES performance, and understanding how the HES copes with the challenges of implementing ICT. The results of these analyses were used as the basis to suggest solutions. The normative Delphi method was applied to evaluate a sample of 30 HES experts randomly selected from urban and rural areas of Pakistan by administering a literature-based 35-item questionnaire. The
experts revealed significant gaps in ICT demand and supply, ICT use, ICT-based higher education problems, and reasons for delays in ICT integration and provided suggestions for developing ICT-driven HES in Pakistan. This
study’s findings suggest that an effective and robust HES ICT policy could greatly improve the status of the Pakistani knowledge-based economy, thus helping establish ICT policy and planning, administration, and integration at the higher education level.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS ' SUFFICIENCY OF EGYPTIAN ...ijait
his study aims at evaluating the sufficiency of IC
T skills of fresh accounting graduates by soliciting the opinion of senior accounting professionals. A questionnaire used as the data collection method, and descriptive statistics used for analysis. The resul
t of this research was surprisingly, as the level of the accounting graduates rated to be above average and they are very competent for current accounting
profession in Egypt. The research revealed that any
fresh graduate should be literate with Internet,word
processing software, spreadsheet software, e-mail,
commercial accounting software, and database
management software. The research has several pract
ical implications as well as a genuine value, as it
provides current set of ICT skills tools needed by
accounting profession in Egypt.
Construction of Ideological and Political Education Models and Critical Think...IJERD Editor
The Chinese ideological and political education is full of Chinese peculiarity. According to Marxism, the ideological and political education is one kind of social practice which considers education as its central task. Under the new concept of educational technology, ideological and political education should also reflect the characteristics of modern technology. The paper explores three technological models of this particular education including decision model, educational activity model, and educational resources and technology model. In the teaching process, teachers can apply different models in class or after class to meet the requirements of their teaching contents and objectives. Apart from three models, the paper also discusses advantages and disadvantages of applying information technology in politics teaching. Suggestions on how to apply information technology properly and efficiently are offered in the last part of the paper
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
REASSESSMENT OF THE ADOPTION AND INTERGRATION OF ICTs TO ENHANCE TEACHING AND...paperpublications3
Abstracts: This research was a reassessment of the level at which one of Kenyan universities have reached in the adoption and integration of Information Communication Technology in their academic programs to enhance teaching and learning practices. The main purpose of this was to investigate the progress in this area since 2009 when I conducted a related research in Moi University in Kenya. It is important to note that this research started by assessing the basics of ICTs adoption in 2009 which included ICT infrastructure, ICT hardware, software & information system, human resource and ICT Security which is always the initiation stage. ICT strategies and ICT plans should be continuously evaluated to align with institutional visions and missions in order to achieve effective use of ICT in their academic programs in preparation for the future human resource in various fields where they will be required to work. This study adopted Descriptive research design as a framework that guided the entire research process. The study was informed greatly by the theory of Marcus theoretical model of adoption and Continuum approach model. The data was collected through observation, the use of questionnaires and interviews. The data collected was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The findings of this study acts as an ICT needs analysis and it will enable the university and other similar universities in East Africa to enhance acquisition, adoption and integration of ICTs in their academic programs.
INFORMATIZATION LEVEL ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY IMPLICATIONSijmpict
Seeing the informatization as a measure of the educational policy, we propose an informatization level
assessment framework and introduce a composite indicator – Education Informatization Index, calculated
as a weighted sum by applying the Rank-Order Centroid method for weight designation. Although it is made up of only two main categories (Educational Policy Implementation subindex and Educational Policy Creation subindex) and a total of six individual indicators, it captures well all the socio-political flows in the educational sphere in the Republic of Macedonia in the past five-year period. Namely, a slight decline of the value of the Education Informatization Index can be observed in 2013 in comparison to 2012, and in
2016 in comparison to 2015. Whereas only the value of the implementation subindex suffered in the first case, the value of the creation subindex suffered, as well, in the latter. Having in mind that policymakers can assess the improvement of a country over time, the methodology and the results can aid in making knowledgeable decisions or in establishing greater commitment to incorporating ICT into the education
system.
Role of ICT in Shaping the Future of Pakistani Higher Education SystemZaffar Ahmed Shaikh
This study examined the challenges faced by the Pakistani higher education system (HES) in integrating information and communication technology (ICT); it aimed at understanding ICT needs, measuring the increase in ICT demand, determining the relationship between ICT and HES performance, and understanding how the HES copes with the challenges of implementing ICT. The results of these analyses were used as the basis to suggest solutions. The normative Delphi method was applied to evaluate a sample of 30 HES experts randomly selected from urban and rural areas of Pakistan by administering a literature-based 35-item questionnaire. The
experts revealed significant gaps in ICT demand and supply, ICT use, ICT-based higher education problems, and reasons for delays in ICT integration and provided suggestions for developing ICT-driven HES in Pakistan. This
study’s findings suggest that an effective and robust HES ICT policy could greatly improve the status of the Pakistani knowledge-based economy, thus helping establish ICT policy and planning, administration, and integration at the higher education level.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS ' SUFFICIENCY OF EGYPTIAN ...ijait
his study aims at evaluating the sufficiency of IC
T skills of fresh accounting graduates by soliciting the opinion of senior accounting professionals. A questionnaire used as the data collection method, and descriptive statistics used for analysis. The resul
t of this research was surprisingly, as the level of the accounting graduates rated to be above average and they are very competent for current accounting
profession in Egypt. The research revealed that any
fresh graduate should be literate with Internet,word
processing software, spreadsheet software, e-mail,
commercial accounting software, and database
management software. The research has several pract
ical implications as well as a genuine value, as it
provides current set of ICT skills tools needed by
accounting profession in Egypt.
Construction of Ideological and Political Education Models and Critical Think...IJERD Editor
The Chinese ideological and political education is full of Chinese peculiarity. According to Marxism, the ideological and political education is one kind of social practice which considers education as its central task. Under the new concept of educational technology, ideological and political education should also reflect the characteristics of modern technology. The paper explores three technological models of this particular education including decision model, educational activity model, and educational resources and technology model. In the teaching process, teachers can apply different models in class or after class to meet the requirements of their teaching contents and objectives. Apart from three models, the paper also discusses advantages and disadvantages of applying information technology in politics teaching. Suggestions on how to apply information technology properly and efficiently are offered in the last part of the paper
Factors inhibiting the adoption of ICT by Tamale Polytechnic lecturers for th...Editor IJCATR
Although the Ghanaian polytechnics have had computers and varied levels of ICT development for almost two decades now, ways
to create effective IT-enabled teaching and learning methodologies have evolved slowly and patchily. This situation is gradually making the
polytechnic trainees incompatible in the digital-enabled job markets. Coupled with this development is the fact that the internet has become
the single and largest library and knowledge reservoir thus making it indispensable in the teaching and learning ambit. It has therefore become
imperative and collective responsibility to identify the factors that inhibit the adoption of the technology by the tertiary teachers especially
the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) fraternity to bridge the digital gab to add more value to the polytechnic teachers
and graduates and to raise their relevance in the industry. This research therefore comes in, with the case of the Tamale Polytechnic, to
explore the challenges and recommend strategies to stakeholders. Descriptive survey methodology, which is capable of collecting background
information and hard to find data without the researcher motivating or influencing respondents' responses, was used to arrive at our findings.
FRAMEWORK FOR EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCE WITH EMERGING SCENARIOijcsit
For effective management and governance of education system, several efforts have been evolving
continuously by using Information Communication and Technology for Educational Management. The role
of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure particularly services require for
the data intensive and communication intensive application becomes more important. Further, due to the
massive growth of information, situation becomes difficult to manage these services. The present paper
discusses the related issues such as competence building, creation of appropriate ICT infrastructure, ICT
acceptance level etc. required for Information Technology for Educational Management(ITEM)
competence building framework, considered in an earlier approach for core competences for ITEM.
Therefore, it becomes essential to consider the global standard and relevant ICT infrastructure. This effort
will help in activities and resource management for effective implementation of the framework.
Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership for University Enterprise Resource Plannin...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of computer engineering and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in computer technology. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Applying Educational Technology to Higher Education in Vietnam Opportunities ...ijtsrd
Industry 4.0 is happening at a very fast pace, with many impacts on Vietnamese education, both advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, big programs such as investing in modern infrastructure, information technology and communication training people who are dynamic, independent, creative, capable of integrating well to start their businesses are becoming urgent requirements to develop countries. In particular, training labor force to meet the requirements of development and integration of the society is at the heart of development strategies that every country must pay attention to. Therefore, higher education is more and more focused and improved in Vietnam these days. This paper discusses educational technology that has been applied in Dong Nai Technology University DNTU , which is known as one of prestigious universities in the south of Vietnam. It is expected that innovations in educational technology would facilitate students to develop themselves and make a great contribution of human resources to the society although those innovations have brought opportunities and challenges to Vietnamese universities in general and to DNTU in particular. The authors also propose recommendations to Vietnamese policy makers in terms of higher education. Huynh Nhu Yen Nhi "Applying Educational Technology to Higher Education in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38387.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/38387/applying-educational-technology-to-higher-education-in-vietnam-opportunities-and-challenges/huynh-nhu-yen-nhi
Technological innovations are altering the lives of the poor, rich, nation’s economics, and education globally. Hence, Ghana’s commitment to formulate the ICT for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) Policy in 2003 to achieve the transformative vision of competing favorably in the knowledge economy in addition to the introduction of ICT-related subjects in the Ghanaian schools to develop the human resources for indigenous knowledge development is laudable. However, instructional technologists feared that the Ghanaian ICT curriculum from basic to tertiary level might be too generic and lacking curriculum-specific integration literacy, thereby likely to widen the digital divide. To support Ghana’s vision for ICT integration into higher education lessons, the current study sought to predict university graduates’ integration literacy from cognitive constructs using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach. The measurements and structural model fit indices were tested with SmartPLS Version 3. The results showed that students’’ goal-setting and need for achievement significantly predicted over 15% (R2 = .155) of ICT integrate skills. However, self-efficacy was not an important predictor (t = 1.74, p > .05) for students ICT integration literacy in the Ghanaian setting. We concluded that whilst graduates’ goal-setting and need for achievement traits motivate them to acquire technology skills in the Ghanaian public universities, certainly, 85% of latent variables such as pedagogy, lecturers’ computer integration competencies, and access remain unaccounted for per our structural model. The study recommends that career counsellors could design cognitive interventions to improve students’ self-efficacy traits and educational administrators should encourage formative assessment by ICT instructors in their schools to enhance skills developments.
A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE OF ICT INTEGRATION IN SAUDI SECONDARY SCHOOLSIJITE
The Mandatory use of ict in saudi secondary schools within the framework of the ict-related educational
reform is a response to the requirements of the digital age. however, there is a discrepancy between what
teachers want to do to promote ict integration and what they can really do since they are limited by poor
equipment. Saudi Arabia Has Difficulties moving on from the transition stage of ICT adoption and
adaptation to wide-scale ict integration. although all saudi teachers are ict adopters, they are reluctant to
adapt western uses of ict tools without understanding their cultural appropriateness with regard to the
specific saudi context that is deeply grounded in a multi-century islamic tradition of teaching. this article
explores technical, political, and cultural appropriateness of ict tools in saudi secondary schools with a
view to promoting ict integration from the mandatory adoption stage to ict integration.
THE CRITICAL ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS OF E-GOVERNMENT IN KENYA Editor IJCATR
eGovernment focusses on the use of technology to achieve levels of improvement in various areas of government, transforming the nature of politics and relations between the government and citizens. However, in Kenya, just like in other developing nations, many eGovernment projects have either stalled or failed to meet their objectives due to some key organizational factors. This study therefore highlights critical organizational factors affecting eGovernment projects and the nature of their relationships with eGovernment performance. The study employed cross-sectional survey design. Targeting the entire 18 eGovernment projects implemented through the Information Communications Authority of Kenya since 2005. Both primary and secondary data was collected and analyzed based on response from 217 respondents out of the 300 who participated (72% response rate). At the end, it emerged that out of the various organizational factors hypothesized to predict eGovernment projects Performance, only organizational structure, prioritization of deliverables, and organizational culture are critical in Kenyan context. Others identified in previous studies such as future needs of the organization, power distribution, structure, information system strategy alignment, prioritization of deliverables, and training were also important but not critical.
Exploring the Relationship between MIS and Decision-Making Process at Al-Huss...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This study aims to identify the role of management information systems (MIS) towards decision-making in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (AHU). To accomplish the objective of the study, the following hypotheses were formulated: There are NO statistically significant differences between MIS and the effectiveness of the decision-making process (DMP) at AHU. There are NO statistically significant differences in the attitudes of employees at AHU on the role of MIS in the effectiveness of (DMP) due to their demographic variables (gender, age, marital status, job experience, and scientific qualification). The study followed the analytical descriptive approach, a questionnaire was designed to collect the data, it was distributed to a sample of (180) managerial and academic staff of decision-makers at AHU with a recovery rate of (89%). The most important results are: There is a statistically significant relationship between MIS and the decision-making process effectiveness in AHU, The results also showed there are statistically significant differences between the role of management information systems in making decisions due to the variables (age, job experience, and scientific qualification). While there are no statistically significant differences of (gender and marital status) variables, the study recommend the need to increase the support of senior management at AHU for users of information systems, the need to provide training and development programs for them and the need to increase attention to MIS through regular maintenance, continuous development, protection of information, and building an integrated electronic system at the level of all Jordanian universities that guarantees participation as well as safe and effective information exchange between them.
An E-book entitled “Various Aspects of ICT Integration in Education” focuses on the ICT integration in education has been created.The book has composed of 12 modules created by academicians from 10 different universities.
In the design process of the book,both theoretical and application framework has been taken into account and it has been aimed to correlate the relationship between theoretical structure and application.Originally developed in English,the book has been translated into Turkish to reach at wider audiences.
Determining the Factors Affecting on Digital Learning Adoption among the Stud...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This study investigated students’ perception towards acceptance of digital transformation in teaching-learning activities studying at different levels in Kathmandu valley (includes 3 districts: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur), Nepal. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a research framework to examine the factors affecting how students come to accept and use technology. The literature review indicated that social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and perceived enjoyment were the most common external factors of TAM. A total of 384 students were participated in the study. Different statistical analyses have been performed in order to test the significance of the considered factors that may affect the digital learning practices of students. The result of the data analysis revealed that social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and enjoyment have a significant impact on perceived ease of use of the digital learning system. Furthermore, social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and enjoyment were also found to have a positive influence on the perceived usefulness of the digital learning system. The Digital learning system is changing the traditional practice of learning with technology and innovation. The study support that using digital tools in education makes academic activities more interesting, easy to access, creative, effective, and productive.
HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY STAFF EREADINESS IN INSTITUTIONS OF THE ROYAL COMMIS...ijait
Critical analysis of technological skills deemed extremely important in the evaluation of faculty staff e- readiness. Research aims at assessing e-readiness of faculty staff in the affiliate institutions of the Royal Commission in Jubail, and to investigate whether their experience in using ICTs influences
their judgement about using ICTs or not. Survey methodology facilitated through the use of questionnaires collected from 146 respondents. Analysis revealed that faculty staff judgement about using ICTs, their e- readiness and willingness to using ICTs are highly positive. Moreover, their experience in using ICTs did not significantly predict their judgement about ICTs. The result of this study provides valuable insights as it will enable policy-makers to prioritize interventions needed for
transforming the Institutions of the Royal Commission in Jubail into an e-ready entity favourably placed to benefit from digital opportunities, as well as to develop and support factors that enhance strategies for adopting ICTs effectively.
Factors inhibiting the adoption of ICT by Tamale Polytechnic lecturers for th...Editor IJCATR
Although the Ghanaian polytechnics have had computers and varied levels of ICT development for almost two decades now, ways
to create effective IT-enabled teaching and learning methodologies have evolved slowly and patchily. This situation is gradually making the
polytechnic trainees incompatible in the digital-enabled job markets. Coupled with this development is the fact that the internet has become
the single and largest library and knowledge reservoir thus making it indispensable in the teaching and learning ambit. It has therefore become
imperative and collective responsibility to identify the factors that inhibit the adoption of the technology by the tertiary teachers especially
the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) fraternity to bridge the digital gab to add more value to the polytechnic teachers
and graduates and to raise their relevance in the industry. This research therefore comes in, with the case of the Tamale Polytechnic, to
explore the challenges and recommend strategies to stakeholders. Descriptive survey methodology, which is capable of collecting background
information and hard to find data without the researcher motivating or influencing respondents' responses, was used to arrive at our findings.
FRAMEWORK FOR EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCE WITH EMERGING SCENARIOijcsit
For effective management and governance of education system, several efforts have been evolving
continuously by using Information Communication and Technology for Educational Management. The role
of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure particularly services require for
the data intensive and communication intensive application becomes more important. Further, due to the
massive growth of information, situation becomes difficult to manage these services. The present paper
discusses the related issues such as competence building, creation of appropriate ICT infrastructure, ICT
acceptance level etc. required for Information Technology for Educational Management(ITEM)
competence building framework, considered in an earlier approach for core competences for ITEM.
Therefore, it becomes essential to consider the global standard and relevant ICT infrastructure. This effort
will help in activities and resource management for effective implementation of the framework.
Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership for University Enterprise Resource Plannin...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of computer engineering and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in computer technology. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Applying Educational Technology to Higher Education in Vietnam Opportunities ...ijtsrd
Industry 4.0 is happening at a very fast pace, with many impacts on Vietnamese education, both advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, big programs such as investing in modern infrastructure, information technology and communication training people who are dynamic, independent, creative, capable of integrating well to start their businesses are becoming urgent requirements to develop countries. In particular, training labor force to meet the requirements of development and integration of the society is at the heart of development strategies that every country must pay attention to. Therefore, higher education is more and more focused and improved in Vietnam these days. This paper discusses educational technology that has been applied in Dong Nai Technology University DNTU , which is known as one of prestigious universities in the south of Vietnam. It is expected that innovations in educational technology would facilitate students to develop themselves and make a great contribution of human resources to the society although those innovations have brought opportunities and challenges to Vietnamese universities in general and to DNTU in particular. The authors also propose recommendations to Vietnamese policy makers in terms of higher education. Huynh Nhu Yen Nhi "Applying Educational Technology to Higher Education in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38387.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/38387/applying-educational-technology-to-higher-education-in-vietnam-opportunities-and-challenges/huynh-nhu-yen-nhi
Technological innovations are altering the lives of the poor, rich, nation’s economics, and education globally. Hence, Ghana’s commitment to formulate the ICT for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) Policy in 2003 to achieve the transformative vision of competing favorably in the knowledge economy in addition to the introduction of ICT-related subjects in the Ghanaian schools to develop the human resources for indigenous knowledge development is laudable. However, instructional technologists feared that the Ghanaian ICT curriculum from basic to tertiary level might be too generic and lacking curriculum-specific integration literacy, thereby likely to widen the digital divide. To support Ghana’s vision for ICT integration into higher education lessons, the current study sought to predict university graduates’ integration literacy from cognitive constructs using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach. The measurements and structural model fit indices were tested with SmartPLS Version 3. The results showed that students’’ goal-setting and need for achievement significantly predicted over 15% (R2 = .155) of ICT integrate skills. However, self-efficacy was not an important predictor (t = 1.74, p > .05) for students ICT integration literacy in the Ghanaian setting. We concluded that whilst graduates’ goal-setting and need for achievement traits motivate them to acquire technology skills in the Ghanaian public universities, certainly, 85% of latent variables such as pedagogy, lecturers’ computer integration competencies, and access remain unaccounted for per our structural model. The study recommends that career counsellors could design cognitive interventions to improve students’ self-efficacy traits and educational administrators should encourage formative assessment by ICT instructors in their schools to enhance skills developments.
A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE OF ICT INTEGRATION IN SAUDI SECONDARY SCHOOLSIJITE
The Mandatory use of ict in saudi secondary schools within the framework of the ict-related educational
reform is a response to the requirements of the digital age. however, there is a discrepancy between what
teachers want to do to promote ict integration and what they can really do since they are limited by poor
equipment. Saudi Arabia Has Difficulties moving on from the transition stage of ICT adoption and
adaptation to wide-scale ict integration. although all saudi teachers are ict adopters, they are reluctant to
adapt western uses of ict tools without understanding their cultural appropriateness with regard to the
specific saudi context that is deeply grounded in a multi-century islamic tradition of teaching. this article
explores technical, political, and cultural appropriateness of ict tools in saudi secondary schools with a
view to promoting ict integration from the mandatory adoption stage to ict integration.
THE CRITICAL ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS OF E-GOVERNMENT IN KENYA Editor IJCATR
eGovernment focusses on the use of technology to achieve levels of improvement in various areas of government, transforming the nature of politics and relations between the government and citizens. However, in Kenya, just like in other developing nations, many eGovernment projects have either stalled or failed to meet their objectives due to some key organizational factors. This study therefore highlights critical organizational factors affecting eGovernment projects and the nature of their relationships with eGovernment performance. The study employed cross-sectional survey design. Targeting the entire 18 eGovernment projects implemented through the Information Communications Authority of Kenya since 2005. Both primary and secondary data was collected and analyzed based on response from 217 respondents out of the 300 who participated (72% response rate). At the end, it emerged that out of the various organizational factors hypothesized to predict eGovernment projects Performance, only organizational structure, prioritization of deliverables, and organizational culture are critical in Kenyan context. Others identified in previous studies such as future needs of the organization, power distribution, structure, information system strategy alignment, prioritization of deliverables, and training were also important but not critical.
Exploring the Relationship between MIS and Decision-Making Process at Al-Huss...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This study aims to identify the role of management information systems (MIS) towards decision-making in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (AHU). To accomplish the objective of the study, the following hypotheses were formulated: There are NO statistically significant differences between MIS and the effectiveness of the decision-making process (DMP) at AHU. There are NO statistically significant differences in the attitudes of employees at AHU on the role of MIS in the effectiveness of (DMP) due to their demographic variables (gender, age, marital status, job experience, and scientific qualification). The study followed the analytical descriptive approach, a questionnaire was designed to collect the data, it was distributed to a sample of (180) managerial and academic staff of decision-makers at AHU with a recovery rate of (89%). The most important results are: There is a statistically significant relationship between MIS and the decision-making process effectiveness in AHU, The results also showed there are statistically significant differences between the role of management information systems in making decisions due to the variables (age, job experience, and scientific qualification). While there are no statistically significant differences of (gender and marital status) variables, the study recommend the need to increase the support of senior management at AHU for users of information systems, the need to provide training and development programs for them and the need to increase attention to MIS through regular maintenance, continuous development, protection of information, and building an integrated electronic system at the level of all Jordanian universities that guarantees participation as well as safe and effective information exchange between them.
An E-book entitled “Various Aspects of ICT Integration in Education” focuses on the ICT integration in education has been created.The book has composed of 12 modules created by academicians from 10 different universities.
In the design process of the book,both theoretical and application framework has been taken into account and it has been aimed to correlate the relationship between theoretical structure and application.Originally developed in English,the book has been translated into Turkish to reach at wider audiences.
Determining the Factors Affecting on Digital Learning Adoption among the Stud...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This study investigated students’ perception towards acceptance of digital transformation in teaching-learning activities studying at different levels in Kathmandu valley (includes 3 districts: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur), Nepal. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a research framework to examine the factors affecting how students come to accept and use technology. The literature review indicated that social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and perceived enjoyment were the most common external factors of TAM. A total of 384 students were participated in the study. Different statistical analyses have been performed in order to test the significance of the considered factors that may affect the digital learning practices of students. The result of the data analysis revealed that social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and enjoyment have a significant impact on perceived ease of use of the digital learning system. Furthermore, social influence, accessibility, computer self-efficacy, infrastructure, and enjoyment were also found to have a positive influence on the perceived usefulness of the digital learning system. The Digital learning system is changing the traditional practice of learning with technology and innovation. The study support that using digital tools in education makes academic activities more interesting, easy to access, creative, effective, and productive.
HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY STAFF EREADINESS IN INSTITUTIONS OF THE ROYAL COMMIS...ijait
Critical analysis of technological skills deemed extremely important in the evaluation of faculty staff e- readiness. Research aims at assessing e-readiness of faculty staff in the affiliate institutions of the Royal Commission in Jubail, and to investigate whether their experience in using ICTs influences
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transforming the Institutions of the Royal Commission in Jubail into an e-ready entity favourably placed to benefit from digital opportunities, as well as to develop and support factors that enhance strategies for adopting ICTs effectively.
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In this digital era, it has been proven that the proper of e-learning system implementation provides
various advantages and huge benefits. But to achieve the proper implementation is not an easy way since
there are many obstacles have to be addressed. Beside the benefits and advantages, such as the other IT
based system, e-learning also bring many risks that come from its environment or embedded in. Although
many methods or approaches proposed to tackle those obstacles and risks, but the study that tackle those
problems from IT Governance view is still limited. The study presents the report of the IT Governance
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the enterprise goal and strategies, uncomplianceness with the government regulation, and unmatched with
the stakeholder needs. The governance of eLearning system proposed has been implemented in the
private university situated in Jakarta, Indonesia for two semesters. Based on the general observation, the
University can get some benefits such as their succeed in maintaining its institution as the university that
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The awareness of the Sustainable Development (SD) issues and stakeholder interactions in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) management, forces companies to adopt the concepts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Green IT to meet the challenges of innovation agility, and afterwards to create differentiation in the processes of governance and strategic alignment of ICT. In this article, we present the enhanced model of eco-strategy as a new generation model for ICT management, which will serve as a theoretical basis and aims to improve research in the field of responsible management of ICT. The updated eco-strategy model is composed of two dimensions: “ICT Green Alignment” and “ICT Green Governance”. These dimensions were designed according to a Green IT and CSR strategy to provide companies with tools for the development of coherent and sustainable managerial strategies capable of boosting overall performance and to explore new levers of transition towards renewed management modes in service the SD.
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ICT governance in Higher Education
1. International Refereed Journal of Engineering and Science (IRJES)
ISSN (Online) 2319-183X, (Print) 2319-1821
Volume 6, Issue 7 (July 2017), PP.32-37
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ICT governance in Higher Education
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Byron Geovanny Hidalgo Cajo1
,Luis Gerardo Satan Gunza1
,Diego Patricio
Hidalgo Cajo1,2
,Byron Fernando Castillo Parra2
,IvanMesias Hidalgo Cajo2
1
University Professor, University School of Chimborazo -PolytechnicSchool of Chimborazo, Ecuador.
2
University Professor, PolytechnicSchool of Chimborazo, Ecuador.
Corresponding author: *Byron Geovanny Hidalgo Cajo
Abstract:- research stands out because it is provided by the model of Al-Mobaideen (2009) critics to analyze
for the governance of information and communications technology (ICT) at the National University of
Chimborazo factors which raises the factors such as: strategies and policies, infrastructure and networks,
financing and sustainability, and institutional culture that should be taken into account if desired govern the
successful integration of ICT in the school. The study is exploratory, the almost total lack of previous studies on
Governance of ICT integration at the University. It is concluded that there is a set of organizations with
addresses IT markedly different roles in their duties with regard to its orientation to administrative, academic
and research. The University has failed to define the strategic role of ICT in their academic, because there is no
objective referred to IT academia in 2013-2016 pedi, but also because there is not a pedi-oriented IT the
formation. The limited effectiveness of IT organizations in academic activities is provided by the low rate of use
of educationalplatformsb_learning.
Keywords:- Administration Academy, blendedlearning, Governance of InformationTechnology,
StrategicPlanning, ICT
I. INTRODUCTION
The university should not disassociate with the evolutionary progress of information and
communications technology and simultaneously with the development of academic quality in order to achieve
constitute human talent to contribute to national development[1]. Thus, higher education has been subjected to
the impact of ICT from a holistic view, ie, recognizing that it is not only important for the academic, but also for
global and integrated running of the institution and its agents[2]. Companies, universities and regimes are allied
with ICT for development of their daily activities and progress, they who make enormous efforts to be more
efficient, safer to do their jobs and key aspects of its strategic planning, without But they are islands without
communication and one of those islands or areasaffectedistheinformationTechnology (IT).
Hackler and Saxton (2007) makeanimportantdifference to thefactthat non-profitorganizationsoftenneed
to furtherdeveloptheircollaborativenetworkswithotherinstitutions to performanefficientgovernance of their IT[3].
It is so little interest in research in universitieson ITgovernance, it leads to dabble in this line, because in
developed countries is being fully implemented, while in the Ecuadorian university does not have a framework
established and scientifically validated[4].Which implies that the universities implement their own experiences IT
government or take part models created for other sectors, which are not appropriate because culture [5] in its
different dimensions influences governance.Under these conditions it is important that flash back frames
Government work IT must adapt to the culture of each region and country which will help its maturity.The
objective of the research projects analyzing ICT governance at the National University of Chimborazo, with
emphasis on its historicalevolution and criticalfactorsproposedby Al-Mobaideen (2009).
II. ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE
2.1 IT GOVERNANCE IN UNIVERSITIES
The state of scientific art contemplates the importance of having clear objectives on how to integrate
and implement ICT not only thinking as tools that help provide solutions, if not beyond producing innovations
at all levels either in the teaching learning processes in the structure and university policies, all as part of a
comprehensive approach to virtualization, ranging from the institutional to the instructional [6]. Meanwhile,
Sahraoui (2009) asserts that universities, especially those of developing countries, its main difficulty in
managing ICT is the lack of strategic planning and meaningful to guide this process [7]. In Create a sustainable
structure of governance of ICT, be flexible to different learning modalities based on open source, to reconcile
the academic and technical-financial perspective, integrating ICT with the mission regarding Sahraoni (2009),
solutions as proposed training institution and build a digital culture at the level of the university community. The
2. ICT governance in Higher Education
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central focus is to base the integration of ICT in autonomy, faculty participation, the training needs of students,
ethics and social responsibility[8].
For his part, Al-Mobaideen (2009) highlights some critics to consider if you want to govern the
successful integration of ICT in the educational institution as are factors: strategies and policies, infrastructure
and networks, financing and sustainability, and institutional culture (influenced by internal and external
guidance in the field of higher education). According to this author, an outreach strategy of ICT involving these
factors (which depend on the specific attributes of the organization) allow universities to have a more flexible
planning, they can better establish your target group, strengthen their management processes and be more
committed to teaching and learning[8],[9].Proposed by Al-Mobaideen (2009) model proposes the integration of
ICT by structuring the different university levels. Thereforepresents a three-tierstructure:
Figure 1: Critical factors for successful integration of ICT in universities Al-Mobaideen (2009)[9].
The first section of the integrative model, it corresponds to the macro-system is very important for the
role that universities be aligned with the changing environment. In this sense, competition, globalization,
relations with peers and new technologies, critical to the development and implementation of ICT are included.
Speaking of socio-economic framework, this approach identifies priorities, challenges, strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats of the institution regarding the integration of ICT as its mission and objectives[8].The
second section corresponds to the critical factors for success which are closely linked to the characteristics of the
environment (macro-system). These factors represent the most important components for optimum integration
of ICT, thus justifying the strategy of incorporating these technologies in universities and define decision
making on this topic (policy development, resource planning funding, innovation management in the
institutional culture). In short, take account of these variables allows to increase the efficiency of internal
processes and functions of the university when adopting ICT[8].
The third section, corresponding to micro-system includes the own system of higher education
institutions and activities carried out frequently. Therefore considered issues related to pedagogy, curriculum,
teaching-learning processes, and the characteristics of the educational actors and members of the university
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community. In turn, this section of the macro-system and the critical factors is directly influenced[8]. At this
level, following Basigalupo (sf) is required to conceive learning as changing, contextualized, with clear goals
and strategies to access and analyze information[1]. This will allow to exploit technological tools to achieve
autonomous students capable of continuous training.The model supports the importance of a successful
governance of ICT in universities, focused on a process of change towards digital culture. Higher Education
Institutions mostly focus on the management of ICT as a tactical, strategic element, but should not remain only
there but this must be consistent with the university's objectives. If this context is achieved changes would be
provided in the organization and academic tutoring, giving teachers and students a variety of ICT tools in their
academic process, as well as access to information about the institution ubiquitously. [10].
It should be borne in mind that the governance of ICT integration is an evolutionary process and
guessing different levels of development, such as: a) do not have formal processes or even do not recognize ICT
as a necessity in the organization ; b) there are certain processes formalized within units but no overall structure
that the article; c) the decisions are taken on a global approach, each unit applies this set of processes; d) it has a
solid range of administrative processes that optimize investments in ICT; e) the authorities are part of the
process and ICT they are part of the strategy of universities[8]. Governance of ICT in institutions does not seek
management of ICT, if not try to solve the problem of disarticulation (various committees, units, individual
leaders or teams of various research) in the institution that creates conflicts in policies and planning efforts,
inefficient use of resources, higher costs without clarity[eleven].
In turn, the effectiveness of governance is guaranteed provided that the institution has clear your
current position and future goals. Therefore, models or governance approaches are a key tool to assess and
address the use of ICT and investment, aligning them with the objectives of the University. It is also important
to consider the organizational culture, administrative support and process[12]. To this end, the authorities of the
institution should ensure that administrative and academic units not only know the resources available, but also
the conditions of use and the role they play in making better decisions[8],[12].
III. APPLIEDMETHODOLOGY
The study is exploratory, the almost total lack of previous studies on Governance of ICT integration at
the National University of Chimborazo; not experimental, since the study seeks to observe the phenomenon
without intervening or modify or control the variables analyzed: explanatory, since it aims to give an analysis or
assessment of the governance of ICT integration at the University; correlational, since it seeks to find
correlations between different variables analyzed.
As it has considered three fields of analysis:
a) Study of the integration of ICT in UNACH, from its creation date July 16, 1995.
b) Study of university documents such as the Strategic Plan 2012-2016 institutional development, UNACH
educational model with the aim of having formal literature of the institution.
c) qualitative approach starting with from the valuations of the managers responsible for IT UNACH units:
Institute research, science, innovation, technology and knowledge (ICITS), Center for Educational Technology
(CTE) Training Unit academic and Professionalization (UFAP), academic Planning Unit (APU), technical unit
UTECA academic control.
a survey that collects the valuation of different departmental directors regarding the five critical factors
defined by the Al-Mobaideen model was applied; successes and failures in decision making ICT investment;
UNACH position with respect to competition ICT; maturation level of integration of ICT in UNACH in general
and in the field of training; and main barriers to the integration of ICT in theeducationalfield. The model applies
Al-Mobaideen because: a) link the relationship between aspects of macro and micro levels of the institutions; b)
allows the historical analysis of the status of ICT integration in the institution; c) Support the identification of
the difficulties of ICT governance; d) identifies the actions to be taken in the short and mediumterm.
IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
In the time:
The ICT integration has been progressively where it starts in the 90s when the University is created and
at this stage ICT are incorporated as a support tool in the activities of the administrative and academic
management. In a second stage at the beginning of 2000 the development of the institutional network, internet
income decentralization and consolidation of personal computing. In this stage is to provide information to
facilitate decision-making at the administrative level in seeking to improve access and control the flow of
information. In a third step 2005 -2012 is oriented to the use of ICT in academia with the creation of the Center
for Educational Technologies CTE, as in the administrative area is Academic Control Unit Technical UTECA,
in the same way to the incorporation and access databases bibliographic reference. In the latter stage 2012 to
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date it is characterized by a wide deployment of ICT in the administrative and academic. Regarding the
administrative level identified the implementation of a system of university by results UPR started in 2013, in
the same way in academia it has developed several applications that allows academic interaction within and
outside the University relying on a system Moodle learning management accompanying the student ubiquitously
in their hours outside of classroom but unfortunately is used by 20% of teachers,
has not been achieved pervade strategic institutional development plan 2012-2016 strategic objectives and
concrete actions that address from the academy achieving this competition, as they have also encouraged
research and development groups ICT without closer links with institutional areas iT, generating dispersion of
resources and little use of the knowledge generated, however, has not yet found the ways that could make it
possible.
Organizational structure ICT in UNACH
UNACH has several instances related to the integration of ICT: Technical Unit for Academic Control
(UTECA) is responsible for developing computer systems that allow academic and administrative control,
provides support services, training and technical advice all instances using computer applications developed by
this unit research Institute, science, innovation, technology and knowledge (ICITS) is responsible for the
formulation, selection, prioritization and implementation of programs and research projects as well and
monitoring, dissemination and transfer of results; and manages the System of Science, Technology, Innovation
and Knowledge Ancestral UNACH,
Each of these organisms depend and also report to the vicerrectorados information, maintaining the
same organization, which together show a significant to manage the integration of ICT with a greater emphasis
on training support, there is no instance that articulates efforts and human capital that is counted in each
organism, in the same way the CTE is responsible for giving the guideline for education b-learning, but
nevertheless teacher training for the use of this toolis in charge of development Center Teacher.
Qualitative analysis of critical factors: coding questionnaires based on the model of Al-Mobaideen
Al - Mobaideen (2009) raises take into account four critical for the successful integration of ICT in
universities factors: a) policies and strategies; b) Infrastructure and networks; c) Funding and sustainability; and,
e) Culture.a qualitative analysis of the current situation from the extracted information from the survey of three
executives of the units responsible for managing ICT at the University is carried out, and two directors of
academic units.Critics in UNACH, regarding the governance of ICT integration factors is at a second level of
development. This level is characterized by certain processes formalized within the institution but there is no
overall structure that articulates.The institution applies ICT as an important tool in academia, but in turn there is
no firm rules for use. It is evident that there is a break between the development and maintenance of
infrastructure for optimal use of ICT by the academy in the teaching-learning process which considerable use of
these is not obtained.
Using the model of critical factors defined by Al-Mobaideen (2009), the process of governance of ICT
in UNACH be clarified:
Policies and strategies: The institution has weak policies and strategies needed to articulate the
technological capacity and academic processes due to the absence of strategic objectives arising from an
institutional strategic plan or an ICT Strategic Plan.
Infrastructure and networks: The technological infrastructure is one of the major strengths of the UNACH,
however, its greatest use is oriented to academic administrative operations.
It has been successfully implemented aimed at facilitating the academic process and applications: Learning
Management System, Wifi, scientificdatabases, repositories.
Funding and sustainability: the University annual budget has to be defined in terms of institutional strategic
plan, institutional projects and development projects of the academic units. In this regard, the units
responsible for ICT have budgets for new projects and maintenance of existing systems and no opposition is
seen to invest in technology.
With regard to ICT investment process it is not seen as a long-term if not the short term, because it does not
have a Strategic Plan ICT at university level.
Technology investment is assumed entirely by the UNACH, which generates a hefty expense for the
institution.
institutional culture: administration, academia and student community: the existence of three groups of
actors with different perspectives and expectations regarding technology is observed.
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Administrative culture has been strongly influenced by the long history of the use of ICT for administrative and
academic management. However resistance is observed at the incorporation of the University of Results (UPR)
system for administrative procedures.The second group consisting of academia resists the use of ICT in the
teaching-learning process and research and opts more for the traditionalist, since they have a perception of the
complexity of use, and yet there is no pedagogical strategies that incorporated into the training process, although
there is a commitment to training teachers in ICT, the expected results are not obtained. It should be noted that
you have to separate the use of ICT for the preparation of academic work, using them in teaching and learning
activities with students.The third group consists of students manifest themselves as a group that calls for the
implementation of ICT in the teaching-learning process, since they are digital natives and expect to be aligned to
this new approach, but do not have proposals on the use of ICT in the pedagogical model and academic
processes.
V. CONCLUSIONS
An important factor for the success of the IT factor is the correct action of the executive level in critical
IT decisions, allowing add value to investment in IT and reduce related risks. The university has to appropriately
control the complexity of technology to respond quickly and safely to both internal and external, to control
information, computer disaster requirements, electronic fraud, etc. The university has a lack of proper
relationship with TI, since considers IT as a technical and operational rather than strategic entity.
It is evident that has the technological conditions and human talent to implement a system of
governance of IT to develop and mature in UNACH. It is evidenced by a number of organizations with
addresses IT markedly different roles in their duties with regard to its orientation to administrative, academic
and research.There teams in IT directions and sufficient capacity to continue to level off over development and
maturity in integrating ICT into academic processes of technical expertise UNACH The university has an
agency responsible for promoting improvements in training processes and teaching but has not been able to
establish an effective synergy with IT units.
The University has failed to define the strategic role of ICT in their academic development, not only
because there is no objective referred to IT academia in PEI 2012-2016, but also because not have a ASKED IT
oriented training.The limited effectiveness of IT organizations in academic activities is provided by the low rate
of use of educationalplatformsb_learningcollege. The use of ICT in academia is in the area of the will of the
teacher as opposed to administrative management in which teachers, academic authorities and administrative
personnel should employ computer systems as part of their work. There is no dissemination of successful
teaching experiences on the use of ICT in the teaching-learning process and open way that encourages the use of
ICT.This initiative should harness the potential of ICT in the progress of the main goals of the institution,
maximizing the cost - benefit of the investment. It should also allow capitalize on the opportunities offered by
ICT to boost positioning UNACH to a significant differentiator stage with respect to other institutions. All this
should have a positive impact on administrative efficiency and academic efficiency contributing to the
consolidation of the training model of UNACH.
Future research
Propose for future research outline a proposal for an IT governance model where better use of ICT incentive.
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