This article aims to implement a systematic review of the literature on e-learning in the academic context that includes the period from 2001 to 2020. We have chosen the 2000s as a starting point to implement this review because they represent the historical moment in which we are witnessing to the diffusion and implementation of […]
Since April 2014, the alliance of leading German Institutes of Technology (TU9) has been jointly producing and running massive open online courses (MOOCs) on the subject of engineering. On the one hand, the collaborative MOOC@TU9 project aims to combine the unique characteristics and strengths of the engineering courses offered by the TU9 universities, making inter-institute, […]
Recent studies demonstrate the serious influence of social media on scholarly communication. However, scientists from academia seem to be rather carful in trying new technologies (Kaiser, Köhler, Weith 2016), with most preferring private channels first (Pscheida et al., 2013). Nevertheless, science and innovation are a public issue of wide interest. Communication is a fundamental prerequisite […]
Back in the year 2000, the European Council (2000) declared in its Lisbon Agenda that the European Union should become “[…] the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.” This vision encompassed far more than just societal and economic […]
Purpose – Major challenges of knowledge transfer processes in cross-disciplinary projects result from differing disciplinary terminologies and from work groups which are located at different locations. From a representational viewpoint, visual media such as pictorial images, drawings, or sketches are widely used for cross-disciplinary communication to bridge these gaps in order to build a joint […]