Big Data and data science: A critical review of issues for educational research

Ben Kei Daniel

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 1 (January 2019) pp. 101–113

Big Data refers to large and disparate volumes of data generated by people, applications and machines. It is gaining increasing attention from a variety of domains, including education. What are the challenges of engaging with Big Data research in...

iMETHOD AND LEARNING ANALYTICS RESEARCH DESIGN FOR PEDAGOGICAL ENHANCEMENT OF RESEARCH METHODS COURSES

Ben Kei Daniel

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 769–777

Research Methodology is an essential subject in postgraduate education Universities offer research methods courses to postgraduate students to enable them effectively undertake research leading to the award of higher degrees Despite the significance ...

Topics: research, Tools & Systems, Implementation Examples & Issues

Engineering Methodology for Educational Webware Development

Ben Kei Daniel

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 871–873

This paper proposes a methodology for the development of educational software on the World Wide Web (WWW) referred to as a "Webware". The methodology emanates from principles commonly found in software development. What can be different in the...

Topics: Software, Instructional Design, Educational Technology

iMethod: A Web-based Environment for Harvesting and Visualisation of Learning Analytics on Research Methodology

Ben Kei Daniel

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 618–621

For many years, Research Methodology has occupied a central role in postgraduate education, with courses taught at all levels of postgraduate programmes. Despite its rapid development, postgraduate students face a considerable challenges in learning ...

Topics: distributed learning environments, WWW-based Course-Support Systems, WWW-based Course Sites & Learning Resources

Access to Digital Learning Materials and Student Lecture Attendance Patterns

Ben Kei Daniel; Rebecca Bird

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 611–617

This paper reports on research aimed at understanding how providing students with lecture materials enhance learning experience. We focused on how lecture materials released to students prior to lectures influence class attendance. We surveyed a...

Topics: WWW-based Course-Support Systems, improving classroom teaching, distributed learning environments

Factors Influencing Response Rates in Online Student Evaluation Systems: A Systematic Review Approach

Samuel Asare; Ben Kei Daniel

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 537–541

Students’ feedback on teaching activities significantly contributes to the enhancement of the quality of teaching and learning Conventionally students evaluate teaching activities through paper based systems, where they fill out and return paper...

Topics: research, Evaluation, Policy Issues

Technology Enhanced Analytics (TEA) in Higher Education

Ben Kei Daniel; Russell Butson

International Conference on Educational Technologies (ICEduTech) 2013 (2013)

This paper examines the role of Big Data Analytics in addressing contemporary challenges associated with current changes in institutions of higher education. The paper first explores the potential of Big Data Analytics to support instructors,...

Factors Influencing Response Rates in Online Student Evaluation Systems: A Systematic Review Approach

Samuel Asare; Ben Kei Daniel

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 29, No. 2 (2018) pp. 133–144

Students’ feedback on teaching activities significantly contributes to the enhancement of the quality of teaching and learning. Conventionally students evaluate teaching activities through paper based systems, where they fill out and return paper...