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The Purpose of Education

2018
This chapter discusses the purpose of education in modern societies, given the systems of thought that we have inherited, and addresses the question of the extent to which the purpose of education is to develop the individual as well as to benefit society.
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Purpose and preference in educational podcasting

British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Abstract The application of podcasting for educational purposes is growing fast in universities. There are several benefits of this asynchronous, direct communication and interaction between teacher and student. Nonetheless, the benefits, the pedagogical value of podcasting the traditional lecture format, have come into question ...
Rob Van Zanten, Simon Somogyi, Gina Curro   +2 more
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Cross-Artefacts for the Purpose of Education

2014
The utility of computer-based teaching-learning systems is generally accepted but several relevant issues remain unsolved in the design of those systems, namely, how to adapt to a learner´s specific needs; how to plan corrective feedback; how to fit teaching-learning-assessment techniques to a specific educational context; how to choose the educational
Dulce Mota, Luís Paulo Reis, Carlos Vaz de Carvalho   +2 more
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Mobile Apps for Educational Purposes

Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 2016
With the growing number of mobile resources, nurse educators and professional development practitioners have the opportunity to harness mobile applications as a tool for their education toolbox. Yet, the overwhelming availability of choices can lead to questions, such as the following: How do we locate apps without spending huge amounts of our valuable
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