Peter Kentie. 2002. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press. [ISBN 0-201-71712-3. 436 pages, including index. $39.99 (softcover)]. Peter Kentie's new book bridges a gap between books for beginning Web designers and advanced works for practitioners interested primarily in the usability of Web pages. Beginners' books are exemplified by Robin Williams and John Tollett's The non-designer's Web book…
Any book on Web design and development that starts with the line "the cool factor is dead" is going to grab the reader's attention. Luckily, this line is followed shortly by one that explains that after 10 years, despite the challenges of our current times, "the web remains vibrant" (p. 3). Having survived the Web wars--those that started in the early to mid-90s as companies decided whether …
Background The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rapid changes to health care delivery, including a shift from in-person to digitally delivered psychotherapy. While these changes helped ensure timely psychotherapy provision, many concerns exist, including clinical, cultural, practical, privacy, and security issues. Objective This scoping review systematically mapped existing peer-reviewed…
Information and communication technologies have changed the way students learn, and higher education institutions in the Middle East region strive to attract professors who use technology in their daily teaching and learning practices. This study examines students' experiences in a web-enhanced computer science course. In an online survey based on the technological pedagogical content knowledge…
This thesis focuses on bias patterns of news processing on websites regarding the issue of US sanctions imposed on Iran represented by Russia Today website. The researcher sought to identify patterns of bias regarding the content and form of news processing in the sites under discussion regarding the issue of US sanctions against Iran and to identify the most prominent news frameworks used in f…
Infographics is the representation of data and information using graphics. The use of infographics attracts the attention of users and explains complex information quickly and clearly. This study explores the new trends of using infographics in two different models of Arabic and English online newspapers that are Al Bayan website and USA Today website. An analysis of infographics that have been…
This study values the broad range of web videos produced by businesses to introduce new technologies while also promoting their products. When the promoted technology is related to the topic taught in a school course, it may be beneficial for students to watch such videos. However, most students view the web as source for entertainment, and may have negative attitudes toward adopting these web …
The study aims to measure the effect of using academic scientific materials on the World Wide Web in education , through the Availability educational materials , and displayed an electronically using software (NOURI- NET ) to evaluate the web-based course in terms of its of use and the acceptance which are used by students the level of benefit, and the study surveyed (70) students in all discip…
Background A frequently used feature of electronic patient portals is the viewing of test results. Research on patient portals is abundant and offers evidence to help portal implementers make policy and practice decisions. In contrast, no comparable comprehensive summary of research addresses the direct release of and patient access to test results. Objective This scoping review aims t…
The knowledge revolution in the field of communication and information, which entered all media joints, effectively contributed to the creation of new communication patterns that resulted in the emergence of previously unknown concepts and terms such as electronic journalism and news sites, which in turn created new spaces that transcended geographical, political and social borders, and opened …