1st Edition
Smart Campus E-Readiness A Framework for Cyberspace Learning Strategic Management
This book discusses the concept of the smart campus and e-learning practice in tertiary education, showing the relevance of the smart campus to the current learning environment. It provides a pedagogical framework for good practice in smart university campuses.
The book outlines the interdisciplinary concept of the smart campus and draws on technology, education, and learning sciences to show how the smart campus can best work. It examines e-practice assessment in three different contexts, namely the United States, Australia, and Iran, from the perspective of administrators, faculty members, and students. Using this international comparative analysis, the book determines the existing advantages and disadvantages of existing e-learning systems. It offers a framework for researchers and developers to accelerate and assess the readiness of current campuses to optimize teaching, learning, and research at the university.
This highly topical book will be essential reading for researchers, scholars, and post-graduate students in the fields of educational technology, digital education, higher education, and e-learning. It will also be useful for higher education instructors and university administrators to understand how smart campus knowledge can be integrated with other learning and teaching experiences.
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Smart Campuses
Introduction
Smart Campus Definition
Multidisciplinary Nature of the Smart Campus
Smart Campus Benefits
Stakeholders in a Smart Campus
Main Features of Smart Campus
Smart Campus Barriers
Macro Technologies in Smart Campus
A Smart Campus versus a Smart City
Chapter 2: Models of Smart Campus and Its Applications
The Architecture Model of Smart Campus
Human-centered learning-oriented smart campus
Smart Campus Applications
Smart Campus in Higher Education Didactic Approaches and Theories of E-learning
Smart Campuses and Ubiquitous Learning
Smart Campus Examples
Chapter 3 Smart Learning and E-practice
Smart Learning
Cultural Context for Smart Campus and E-learning
E-Practice Framework
Chapter 4: Research Methodology for Case based Educational Readiness in the United States, Australia and Iran
Research Design
Participants
Instrument
Data collection and procedure
Data analysis
Chapter 5: Case Based Educational Readiness Assessment in the United States, Australia and Iran’s Universities
Introduction
Student-centered Interactivity
Socio-communication
Assessment
Learning Resources
Learning environment
Clarifying Expectations
Personalization
Learning Scenarios
Organizing Resources
Quality and Accuracy
Educational Readiness Assessment
Discussion of Findings related to Educational Readiness Assessment
Chapter 6: Case Based Organizational Readiness Assessment in United State, Australia and Iran’s Universities
Introduction
Institutional Affaires
Administrative Affairs
Research and Development
Precedent and Reputation
Organizational Readiness Assessment
Discussion of Findings related to Organizational Readiness Assessment
Chapter 7: Case Based Technological Readiness Assessment in United State, Australia and Iran’s Universities
Introduction
Technological Infrastructure
Functionality of Platforms
Accessibility
Reusability
User Interface Design
Administrative Support Services
Technical Support Services
Academic Support Services
Technological Readiness Assessment
Discussion of Findings related to Technological Readiness Assessment
Chapter 8: Case Based Performance Appraisal Assessment in United State, Australia and Iran’s Universities
Introduction
Cost-effectiveness
Learning Effectiveness
Satisfaction
Performance Appraisal Assessment
Discussion of Findings related to Performance Appraisal Assessment
Chapter 9: Conclusion
E-practice Assessment
Overall Status of E-practice Assessment
Future Directions for Research
Biography
Sayed Hadi Sadeghi is Assistant Professor and Head of University E-Learning Department at the Supreme National Defense University, Iran and Research Assistant at the University of Sydney, Australia.
