The 29 papers in this text examine some of the instructional challenges that have inspired faculty improvements in lesson delivery using both new and familiar technologies. The academic contributors e
Mostly Czech scientists in a wide range of natural and social sciences explore processing methods and their applications that are practical for decision making and task management at the regional leve
Niess reports on research in how to train K-12 teachers to incorporate technology that did not exist when they were learning to be teachers and learning their particular subject area. The goal of
In this work, contributors from Canada, Australia, the US, and the UK, coming from backgrounds in social work, education, and computer science, describe innovative practices, ethical and logistic conc
Grid technology refers to the infrastructure and set of protocols that enable the sharing, integration, and collaborative use of networked computer-based resources between multiple organizations. In t
Jakobs (computer science, RWTH Aachen U., Germany) compiles 17 chapters that analyze information communication technology and e-business standardization within the context of how standards are shaped
Today, gender and gender identity is at the forefront of discussion as the plight of women around the world and issues of gender equality and human rights have become an international concern for poli
Sharfrir and Etkind explore those parts of a universal digital library containing documents that communicate knowledge with controlled vocabularies of sub-languages mostly in the various disciplin
Scholars of education, psychology, and other fields look at student experiences with community engagement across a variety of educational contexts, emphasizing how community engagement prepares them t
The issue of missing data imputation has been extensively explored in information engineering in recent years. Marwala's (systems engineering, U. of Witwatersrand, S. Africa) text examines various met
"This book explores the extraction and prediction of patterns at multiple levels of abstraction. It involves a procedure handling both numeric and nominal data at once using a single method and the me
The 15 chapters of this resource present the authors' current research and experiences in teacher professional development, addressing theoretical and practical issues, including new developments and
For academics, researchers, engineers, and data mining and other professionals, Koyuncugil and Ozgulbas (Baskent U., Turkey) compile 14 chapters on the use of surveillance systems, early warning syste
Contributors from European and other countries describe recent developments in the theory and practice of network-on-chip (NoC) design, highlighting emerging issues such as communication protocols, in
The opening chapters of this collection describe a systematic approach to managing natural disasters, a multimedia educational game for disaster risk reduction in Venezuela, public awareness and train
Ertl (University of the Bundeswehr-Munich, Germany) gathers researchers and academics from the US and Europe to shed light on the latest techniques related to knowledge construction in online environm
The 14 chapters in this collection explore the possibilities of web-based software for supporting learning via group interaction. The contributors describe the different Web 2.0 and social software to
"This book is for academic researchers and engineers who work with distance learning programs and software systems, as well as general users of distance education technologies and methods including co
This anthology reviews open source software issues in the e-learning environment. Topics covered include Web 2.0 technologies in e-learning, the roll of free and open source software in education, bui
Most of the contributors are education scholars or teachers in one of a wide range of disciplines, but a high percentage are from computer and information sciences and concerned more with the design o
Some contributors are education scholars and some are computer scientists, but others describe how they connect students of color with technology in the context of other disciplines. They describe
The latest generations and classes of context-aware mobile applications are reviewed in this collection of research articles aimed at practitioners and students in the fields of artificial intelligenc
Edited by professors at a Brazilian university, this volume explores the global flows of information breaking down social and political boundaries, the technological and social implications of mobile
For researchers, academics, and practitioners, Goh (information management, Victoria U. of Wellington, New Zealand) assembles 20 chapters that address the technical challenges, design frameworks, peda
After exploring issues of assessment in higher education institutions' Initial Teacher Education programs (generally in Australia and Britain), education researchers draw on a long-term action res
This collection of twenty-one articles on online education showcases current scholarship in developing online technologies such as Learning Management Systems (LMS) and course management software. The
Hadorn presents readers with a comprehensive reference source that includes coverage of contemporary and emerging research on human-centered systems modeling and methods that provide a generic sys
This book presents leading examples of radio frequency identification (RFID) research being developed for part identification and health systems, and examines the data convergence required for the tec
This introduction to basic methodology, current research, and advanced techniques of data mining will be useful as a handbook for researchers, practitioners, and technologists. It can also serve as te
Editors Chhabra (e-business, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, India) and Kumar (financial studies, U. of Delhi, India) enlist the help of dozens of contributors for this collection of rese
For those in higher education, Donnelly (applied e-learning, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland) et al. bring together 24 stories told by about 40 professionals working in a variety of subject ar
Miller and Tolliver present readers with their comprehensive examination of contemporary activism and protest organization and participation by college students in the United States. The authors c
This reference work describes new models and systems that conduct efficient evaluations of student activity in Internet-based education programs. Contents include research from international experts a
This work for a broad audience of researchers, developers, and educators in information and communication technology (ICT) demonstrates how researchers use different tools to solve day-to-day computin
Most of the existing research on association rules focuses on establishing common patterns and rules. Choosing instead to study outlier rules and patterns, the 15 papers in this collection explore rar
Computer and information scientists, electrical engineers, and similar professionals discuss requirement specifications, modeling, and implementing features peripheral to the core functions in softwar
"This book discusses the complete range of contemporary research topics such as computer modeling, geometry, geoprocessing, and geographic information systems"--Provided by publisher.
Karacapilidis (management information systems, U. of Patras, Greece) introduces 19 chapters aimed at helping researchers, educators, and others to understand and incorporate Web-based concepts and tec
This collection of thirteen articles on network security showcases current scholarship in privacy and security in relation to both social relations and programming for virtual environments. Topics dis
