Title :
TEC Digital: A case study of an e-learning environment for higher education in Costa Rica
Author :
Garita, César ; Chacón-Rivas, Mario
Author_Institution :
Comput. Res. Center, Costa Rican Inst. of Technol., Cartago, Costa Rica
Abstract :
TecDigital is the e-learning project of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC). This paper describes the main characteristics of TEC Digital as a successful case study of e-learning integration in higher education in Costa Rica. In particular, the paper describes TEC Digital objectives and organization, development stages, instructor involvement approach, projects and training, institutional impact, and conclusions and future work.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; further education; Costa Rica Institute of Technology; TEC digital development stages; TEC digital institutional impact; TEC digital instructor involvement approach; TEC digital objectives; TEC digital organization; TEC digital projects; TEC digital training; e-learning environment; higher education; Communities; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Mobile communication; Organizations; Training; Electronic learning; higher education; information technology tools;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2332-1
DOI :
10.1109/ITHET.2012.6246061
