Abstract :  This study was carried out in Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria to verify the level of availability of electronic resources (e-resources) and audio visual materials for online learning tools and to find out the Lecturers and Students readiness in the use of it. Three research questions and two hypotheses were analysed for the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample 150 respondents participated in the study, consisting of one hundred and twenty (120) students and thirty (30) Lecturers from six (6) Schools of the University. Two questionnaires were used, one designed for Lecturers and the other for Students with reliability co-efficient of 0.85 and 0.82 respectively. Data collected were analysed using simple percentage and Chi-square statistical tools. Findings from the study revealed that e-resources and audio visual materials for online learning tools are available at Federal University of Technology, Akure but the practice has not begun. Lecturers and Students are ready to use the interactive multimedia method of instruction as soon as the University Administration introduces it. In the light of the findings and conclusions, several recommendations for improvement were advanced; among them are adequate provision of computer equipment and accessories, involvement of implementers in planning stage as well as introduction of online instructional method in all sphere of Nigeria system of education and curriculum.

Abstract :  Pedagogical strategies impacting students? perceptions of their acquisition of various higher-order thinking skills are examined in an entirely online undergraduate Business Statistics course. The results indicate that certain learning components (activities and resources) contribute more to the perception of the development of certain skills than others. The design of course content delivered in a virtual or distance environment can benefit from knowing these perceptions and incorporate those components that foster the objectives of the course.

Abstract :  Universities are implementing e-learning systems to improve the learning-teaching process. However, when an e-learning system is implemented, it needs to be adopted by its users, and the acceptance and adoption of this e-learning system will be influenced and determined by different factors. The aim of this study is to assess the factors that influence university students’ intention to use an e-learning system and use Moodle as the exemplar case. An extended version of the technology acceptance model (TAM) was used in this study as its theory base. Data was collected from 515 students from a private university in the State of Kuwait. Partial least squares (PLS) of structure equation modelling (SEM) technique was used to analyze the data. The study results showed that the variables perceived credibility, satisfaction, subjective norm, self-efficacy, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and attitude positively affecting the intention to use the e-learning system Moodle. It is believed that this research is to be the first to find empirical support for these relationships in the Kuwaiti context. Additionally, different from most of the studies that consider western countries, this study supports TAM’s reliability and validity in an educational context in the Middle East region and more specifically in Kuwait.

Abstract :  Due to the usual consumption of significant amount of resources in software testing, automating test activities is always a welcomed option in software companies. Many test automation tools exist to test web services non functional requirements such as performance, security, etc. However, due to the complexity of the scenarios, few tools exist to automatically test web services’ functional requirements in a large number of test cases and with little intervention from testers. This paper presents a new tool that automates all the testing activities without any intervention of the tester. We developed a tool to parse dynamically method signatures from web services. Test cases are then automatically generated, executed and verified based on generated messages from service invocations. Test cases are executed dynamically through continuous service invocations. Verification is judged based on invocation feedback report. Preliminary experiments are also implemented to evaluate optimizing random test data generation for methods’ parameters based on evaluating feedbacks from service invocations.

Abstract :  Biomedical research for diseases’ classification and recommended treatments need a standardized representation of human disease and an efficient algorithm for retrieve information from it. This paper proposed a Semantic Doctor Assistant (SDA) to help doctors to find proper information about a specific disease using semantic web technology rather than other simple keyword-based search. A preliminary usability study has been done to evaluate overall system by measuring user’s satisfaction and synonym expansion through a statistical analysis of surveys. This study would measure the relevance of the information retrieved for each search query and how the system is important in the field of medicine and how it will help academic doctors in their research and non-academic doctors in their work.

Abstract :  Teaching computer programming with the coaching mindset assumes an inherent knowledge on part of the learner. Conversely learning is efficient when novices learn from people who already mastered the craft. In this paper we redefine computing teacher as a Coach, an extension to the cognitive teaching model based on a set of values and practices that emphasize a radical model of student-teacher relationship. The proposed model resulted in a significant improvement in the confidence and skill levels of beginner students which reflected in their pass rate as well as arrested dropout tendencies. Further, we describe the coaching paradigm in the context of cognitive teaching model proposed by Maslow as the most efficient method of teaching programming.