Resumen de Network technologies in Higher education as mechanisms to overcome geodemographic obstacles?
Throughout its history, higher education has generally been quick to adapt new technological advances. Many universities have embraced off-campus education using different web-based educational systems such as learning management systems (LMSs) and personal learning environments (PLEs). This work explored geodemographic features of students (gender, age, marital status, nationality, place of birth, military status) influencing quality of education, and technologies which can be used to overcome these barriers. The project seeks to answer the question: Is it possible to solve geodemographic problems in universities using network advances? First, we present the efforts carried out at Ural Federal University (UrFU) toward conducting predictive analytics to academic data collected from 2015 through 2017. Then, blended learning models are used to yield positive results in the higher education sector. This educational technology is supporting both teaching and learning processes; it has expanded course offerings, it has increased student’s engagement and motivation towards learning.
