Title :
The impact of internet use on education process
Author :
Kovacevic, Anita Prelas ; Spoljaric, Marijana ; Vuk, Damir
Author_Institution :
Virovitica Coll., Virovitica, Croatia
Abstract :
Importance of applying ICT, particularly participatory web technologies, in the system of higher education is confirmed by many conducted studies Also a large number of scientific and professional articles on the subject of the use of web technology in the classroom have been publicized. However, a question has appeared by studying all the relevant literature dealing with the mentioned area, is there a relationship between the purpose of using the internet, generally by teachers, and implementation of participatory web technologies in teaching process. This question represents the main objective of this work. The paper is based on results of an internet survey answered by teachers from diverse Croatian higher education institutions. The research also gives insight how participatory internet technology is used.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; educational institutions; further education; socio-economic effects; teaching; Croatian higher education institutions; ICT; Internet usage impact; Web technology; classroom; education process; teaching; Blogs; Correlation; Education; Social network services; Web 2.0; Writing; Education process; Higher education; Participatory web technology;
Conference_Titel :
ELMAR (ELMAR), 2014 56th International Symposium
Conference_Location :
Zadar
DOI :
10.1109/ELMAR.2014.6923368