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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Benefits of technology"”.
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The role of technology in the real estate industry
… industry is said to be five years behind the technology curve. By some estimates, as much as a third of global real estate assets are managed by spreadsheets. Despite this, venture capital firms around the globe invested $1.5bn in real estate technology during 2015 and a further $1.8bn in the …
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The Comic Artist’s Tools Suite: Centralized and Intuitive Non-Photorealistic Computer Graphics Renderings
… are made in Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) software and Non-Photorealistic Rendering (NPR) techniques, modern comic artists have reaped the benefits of technology-aided workflows by creating 3D CGI environments for their comic backgrounds. However, while several NPR techniques exist, there …
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USING A VIRTUAL WORLD FOR SCIENCE INSTRUCTION WITH FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS
… classroom activities. The integration of these virtual classroom assignments were used to assess the benefits of technology integration in a science classroom. Thirteen fifth and sixth grade students learned about the evolution and traits of organisms in accordance to the State of …
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Understanding Technology Integration on Single-Visit Field Trips: A Study of Three Field Trip Programs Utilizing Technology
In a climate of an increased focus on education standards, testing and a general decrease in time and funding for schools to take field trips, museums must look critically at their field trip program offerings to maximize impacts, potentially rethinking how these programs operate. This research …
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A pre-post study of patient journey modeling as a change management tool to increase clinician acceptance of EHRs.
The purpose of this research was to determine if patient journey process modeling could act as a change management tool to support electronic health record (EHR) adoption, at a tertiary-care mental health centre. This research study was based on a pre/post design, which evaluated the attitudes of …
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Beyond the boundaries of paper : a gesture-sensing pen for interfacing physical content with digitally-augmented surfaces
… Pen and paper have been effective means of creation, expression, and communication for centuries. Today, technology increasingly permeates our environment but the spread of digital displays makes us more susceptible to passive viewership. What if we could combine the benefits of …
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Identifying At-Risk Students: An Assessment Instrument for Distributed Learning Courses in Higher Education
The current period of rapid technological change, particularly in the area of mediated communication, has combined with new philosophies of education and market forces to bring upheaval to the realm of higher education. Technical capabilities exceed our knowledge of whether expenditures on hardware …
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Sharing Vulcan’s Secrets: Why States Disclose Details of Advanced Military Technology to Other States
… advanced states share cutting-edge military technology – the capability to produce weapons – with other states? Technology is a key component of national power, so sharing technology means making other states more powerful. I identify technology sharing as a unique form of interstate security …
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Can a blended learning environment enhance teaching and learning in large heterogeneous first-year classes?: a study in a private higher education institution
… to enhance the educational experience of first-year undergraduate students. The massification of higher education has meant that first-year students are often commonly taught with students from different faculties in large lecture theatres. As the drive towards an outcome-based …
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Multimedia profiles as external personalities to support people with dementia and their carers
… severe disease that affects many areas of the person’s life. Often, as a result of this disease, individuals reside in care homes. Care staff can find it difficult to get to know a person with dementia as they have limited time to spend with each person. In addition, communication …
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The digital lifeworlds of young Nigerians – Exploring rural and urban teens’ practices with, and negotiation of, digital technology
This study investigates the digital lifeworlds of rural and urban 13- to 18-year old young people in an African, specifically Nigerian, context. Children and young people’s digital lifeworlds and practices with technology in the global North is well researched and documented. By contrast, research …
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Open Source Hardware for Human Development
… it is widely recognized as a consistent measure of global living conditions. Development strategies revolve around a transfer of something valuable to an aided population: education, vaccination, fertilizers, etc. In technology-based human development projects, technology artefacts (a medical …
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Investigating the factors affecting the net benefits and change in user behaviour in technology push scenarios in Smart cities
Purpose – The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the net benefits and change in user behaviour in a technology push scenario in Smart Cities. Design/methodology/approach –The research was conducted using a quantitative approach. Hence, quantitative data was obtained by …
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Understanding Information Technology Investment Decision-Making in the Context of Hotel Global Distribution Systems: a Multiple-Case Study
… and select IT investments in the context of hotel GDS; 2) call attention to an important and costly topic in hopes of improving current practices; and 3) fill a noticeable literary void so that future researchers on IT and hotel GDS would have a foundation and starting point. The perennial …