Multimedia case-based learning to enhance pre-service teachers' knowledge integration for teaching with technologies

Investigating teachers’ confidence on technological pedagogical and content knowledge: an initial validation of TPACK scales in K-12 computing education context

“…During the last years, TPACK framework has become a popular lens for studying teachers' knowledge and has been used in many recent studies on teachers (e.g., Syh-Jong and Kuan-Chung 2010;Ozgun-Koca et al 2010;Han et al 2013). Both frameworks (Fig.…”

Wireless Internet Connection for Teaching and learning in Rural Schools of South Africa: The University of Limpopo TV White Space Trial Project

“…In addition, ICT can be used to encourage and support real life related problems for learning and teaching both in and outside the classrooms (Makgato, 2012;Han et al, 2013;Lin et al, 2013;Marinagi et al, 2013;Rolando et al, 2013;Tagger et al, 2013;Fuentes-Bautista, 2014). According to Han et al (2013), the uses of ICT in the classrooms capture real life situations better than print-base materials which usually present events in a linear format. Thus, the incorporation of ICT gives learners a feel of what is going on outside their classrooms while preparing them to be able to solve real and complex problems.…”

“…Lately, the dynamic spectrum sharing which is enabled by geo-location databases has been used to increase the availability and accessibility of wireless internet connection (Ahmadi, Keshavarzi & Foroutan, 2011;Makgato, 2012;Carlson, Ntlatlapa, King, Mgwili-Sibanda, Hart and Geerdts, 2013;Han, Eom & Shin, 2013;Lin, Zhang, Jung & Kim, 2013;Lysko, Masonta & Mfupe, 2013;Mwangoka, Marques & Rodriguez, 2013;Rolando, Salvador & Luz, 2013). The need to increase the spectrum sharing is a result of the increasing numbers of new entrants in the wireless services markets which include machine-to-machine communications, internet access, amongst others, and the capacity improvements of current operators (Ahmadi et al, 2011;Mwangoka et al, 2013;Tagger, Trossen, Kostopoulos, Porter & Parisis 2013).…”

“…Internationally, with the exception of the United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK), the opportunity of the usage of TV White Spaces for internet connection has not been fully taken advantage of (Ahmadi et al, 2011;Han et al, 2013;Mwangoka et al, 2013;Fuentes-Bautista, 2014). The limited usage of the white spaces is due to uncertainties in enabling and supporting technologies, potential business models and regulatory policies (Carlson et al, 2013;Mwangoka et al, 2013).…”

“…The limited usage of the white spaces is due to uncertainties in enabling and supporting technologies, potential business models and regulatory policies (Carlson et al, 2013;Mwangoka et al, 2013). However, research indicates that countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Finland, The Philippines, and Singapore are amongst the few which use white spaces for wireless internet connection (Han et al, 2013;Carlson et al, 2013;). In South Africa, there are two TV White Space trial projects which are in progress.…”