Title :
Impact of information technology on delivery of education
Author :
Ginige, Athula ; Ginige, Tamara
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Syst., Western Sydney Univ., Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Even though we do not have hard evidence that by using information technology (IT) we can enhance learning, there are many areas related to the delivery of education that can benefit by the use of IT. In the projects we have done, we used IT to enhance access to information, facilitate deep learning and also to provide intelligent tutoring. In each case, the feedback we had from the students has been very positive. Due to many difficulties, it is hard to quantify the benefits resulting from the use of IT for the delivery of education. In this paper we highlight some of the possible benefits at a conceptual level
Keywords :
educational computing; information technology; IT; Internet; World Wide Web; education; information technology; intelligent tutoring; learning; personal tutoring; Books; Computer interfaces; Computer science education; Design engineering; Educational programs; Feedback; Humans; Information systems; Information technology; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '98. 1998 IEEE Region 10 International Conference on Global Connectivity in Energy, Computer, Communication and Control
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4886-9
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1998.797085