136 10 3075 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/cb0e1ac3da40641d5f9615939b9304d6.pdf 40ee8bfa411b29728bdd0ad52b6ace8f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Computing and Information Systems Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ghanaian university students' perceptions of collaborative online learning environments: A case study Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Asunka Description An account of the resource This study investigated Ghanaian higher education students' perceptions of collaborative online learning against the backdrop of limited information and communication technology infrastructure as pertains in most parts of the developing world, with the belief that understanding these perceptions can assist educators in the design and development of suitable and appropriate online learning environments. Adopting an input-process-output theoretical framework, qualitative analytical techniques were used to explore the attitudes, experiences and perceptions of 25 undergraduate students as they engaged in a semester-long online course at a Ghanaian university. Findings suggest that students' perceptions of collaborative online learning are most influenced by their individual learning styles, motivation, skills and abilities, and to a lesser extent by pedagogy, technology and the institutional support services. The … Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=AXIuswEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=AXIuswEAAAAJ:eQOLeE2rZwMC Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Computing and Information Systems Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Identifying and addressing cultural barriers to faculty adoption and use of a Learning Management System in a Ghanaian university: A participatory action research approach Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Asunka Description An account of the resource This study adopted a participatory action research (PAR) approach to identify and address the various cultural factors that contribute in hindering faculty adoption and use of a Learning Management System (LMS) for online collaborative learning (OCL) at a private university in Ghana. This followed a realization that an LMS that the university deployed for OCL purposes, and had been available for over five years, remained largely unused by faculty members despite that they have been trained, motivated and appropriately resourced to do so. With a preliminary investigation revealing the possible role of cultural factors, this study drew on some aspects of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory to develop and conceptualize a research framework, and subsequently engaged 10 faculty members in a semester-long action study. Findings show that by collectively identifying the cultural underpinnings, and conscientiously … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IGI Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=AXIuswEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=AXIuswEAAAAJ:zYLM7Y9cAGgC Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/8ffa1694f1571a7e981d3db8177d0962.pdf 55c91efffe6c1e3fbd75b91fbc8a4a80 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Food Science Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Viscoelastic properties and changes in pasting characteristics of trifoliate yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) starch after harvest Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh Description An account of the resource Studies were conducted on the viscoelastic properties, as well as the changes in pasting characteristics, of trifoliate yam, Dioscorea dumetorum, starch during post-harvest hardening of the tubers. A 3×4 factorial experiment with blanching treatment time (0, 15 and 30 s) and storage time (0, 12, 24 and 36 h) as the respective variables was performed. The samples were evaluated for pasting temperature, viscosity at 95 °C, viscosity at 95 °C-Hold, viscosity at 50 °C and viscosity at 50 °C-Hold, as well as their changes during storage of the tubers, to determine the starch behaviour of the D. dumetorum tubers during the hardening phenomenon and how blanching affects the process during storage. No significant differences (P⩽0.05) in the viscoelastic properties were observed between the means obtained for pasting temperature, viscosity at 95 °C, viscosity at 95 °C-Hold, viscosity at 50 °C and viscosity at 50 °C-Hold in … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=EZuX1N8AAAAJ&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=EZuX1N8AAAAJ:hqOjcs7Dif8C Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/210204fba976da021c6f45f8596fd787.pdf ed3077f4b0482feaecced2d28d0b64cf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Computing and Information Systems Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Implementing constructivist pedagogy in a flipped mode in a postgraduate course Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Asunka, Emmanuel Freeman, L Sheeta Arthur Description An account of the resource Higher education institutions the world over are presently embarking on a drive towards introducing educational technologies into the teaching and learning processes so as to increase flexibility in course delivery, improve access to learning resources, enhance student engagement and participation in all learning activities, and consequently improve learning outcomes. With online learning resources such as instructional videos becoming more easily accessible and more appealing to the present generation of students, one technology-oriented instructional strategy that is gaining popularity in higher education is flipped teaching. This is an approach that reverses the traditional face-to-face teaching model: learners acquire basic content outside of class (typically video lectures), and then engage in more active and collaborative learning processes in class. Class activities therefore provide learners and instructors … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IATED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=AXIuswEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=AXIuswEAAAAJ:yMeIxYmEMEAC Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/7e2be2a82b92629069ccd04c741f5eca.pdf cd12c14e7736d455e7ec12cc76180b7e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Food Science Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Influence of cocoa butter refining on the quality of milk chocolate Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nathalie De Clercq, Kim Moens, Frédéric Depypere, José Vila Ayala, Gijs Calliauw, Wim De Greyt, Koen Dewettinck Description An account of the resource A refining step is often crucial for the removal of undesired components in fats and oils. More flexible refining technologies are required due to a global decline in cocoa butter quality and to meet industry’s demand for cocoa butters with improved properties. The aim was to investigate the impact of the cocoa butter refining process on milk chocolate quality. Therefore a crude cocoa butter was subjected to a steam refining at different temperatures and this with or without a silica pretreatment. The major effect of the silica pretreatment was the complete removal of phosphorus (thus phospholipids), iron and alkaline components. During the steam refining step mainly Free Fatty Acids (FFA) were removed at increased temperatures (T⩾200°C). The refining of the cocoa butter influenced the rheological properties of the chocolate. An increased packed column temperature, coinciding with the removal of FFA, resulted in a … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=EZuX1N8AAAAJ&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=EZuX1N8AAAAJ:SgTKrLvt1DcC Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Computing and Information Systems Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Overcoming barriers to faculty adoption of a Learning Management System: The case of Regent University College in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Asunka Description An account of the resource Following a realization that a Web-based Learning Management System (LMS) deployed by a University in Ghana remained largely unused by instructors, the university’s management intervened. The university wishes to expand access to its educational resources through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Since instructors play a pivotal role in this direction, all instructors were trained, motivated, and appropriately resourced to enable them to use the LMS effectively to deliver courses. Five years down the line, however, most instructors are still ambivalent towards using the LMS software. This chapter discusses the case extensively and concludes by suggesting that one approach that might help solve the problem will be to engage all instructors in participatory activities aimed at collectively identifying and addressing the issues and challenges. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IGI Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=AXIuswEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=AXIuswEAAAAJ:YsMSGLbcyi4C Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Food Science Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The microflora of fermented nixtamalized corn Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Beatrice Cornelius, Wisdom Amoa-Awua, Esther Sakyi-Dawson, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa Description An account of the resource Nixtamalization is a traditional process that improves the nutritional quality of corn. To provide a means of utilizing the nutritional benefits of nixtamalized corn and improve product acceptability, lactic acid fermentation was applied. The objective of the study was to study the microbial profile and establish the important lactobacilli of fermenting nixtamalized corn dough. Two batches of cleaned whole corn were subjected to the process of nixtamalization, using two concentrations of lime (0.5 or 1.0%), milled, made into a dough (50% moisture) and fermented spontaneously for 72 h. A control sample was prepared without alkaline treatment. pH and titratable acidity of the dough were measured. Aerobic mesophiles, lactic acid bacteria, yeasts and molds were enumerated on Plate Count Agar (PCA), deMan, Rogossa and Sharpe (MRS) Agar and Malt Extract Agar (MEA), respectively. The identity of lactobacilli present … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=EZuX1N8AAAAJ&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=EZuX1N8AAAAJ:_FxGoFyzp5QC Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/d5ba2e0bee35a8e28940478e9451a9d8.pdf 0c8c60006e8e9b80fa135368fbb95227 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Computing and Information Systems Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fostering Effective Student Engagement in a First Year University Course by Harmonizing Web-based Resources with Interaction: The WebQuest Approach Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Asunka Description An account of the resource Following a realization that undergraduate students at a private university in Ghana were unenthused with the lecture-based teaching approach and thus engaged very minimally in their learning processes, this study investigated the potential of the WebQuest as a technology for helping foster student engagement in their learning activities, and consequently improving learning outcomes. Several studies involving the WebQuest have been published, none conducted within the Sub-Saharan African context with its unique challenges of limited technology access and availability has been reported, hence the present study. Literature abound with evidence suggesting that effective student engagement correlates positively with successful learning outcomes, and with the understanding that computing technologies, when integrated appropriately into learning processes, can help improve learner engagement, performance and satisfaction, this study investigated this phenomenon within the Ghanaian higher education context. Five students and one instructor participated in the study, and over the course of one academic semester, teaching and learning processes were varied by introducing WebQuest-based learning. Data were gathered by observing students as they engaged in the learning processes, and also assessing student learning and satisfaction by looking at their performance and their responses to survey questionnaire. Findings indicate that the WebQuest can potentially foster student engagement in learning and also help improve learning outcomes. Due to the limitation of the study by way of the small number of participants, the study … Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=AXIuswEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=AXIuswEAAAAJ:4vMrXwiscB8C Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/b9a6b9cac94075a452b94411f76b7f0d.pdf 09f7ed67ebe0d227cb41f189d2d0e22f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Food Science Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Functionality of inulin and polydextrose as sucrose replacers in sugar-free dark chocolate manufacture – effect of fat content and bulk mixture concentration on rheological, mechanical and melting properties Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roger Philip Aidoo, Emelia Appah, Davy Van Dewalle, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Koen Dewettinck Description An account of the resource Inulin and polydextrose are key bulk sugar replacers and have been utilised extensively as functional ingredients due to their fibre and prebiotic claims. This study investigated effects of fat content and bulk mixture concentrations of inulin and polydextrose on rheological properties, mechanical and melting characteristics of sugar-free dark chocolates sweetened with steviol glycosides. Sucrose was replaced with polydextrose and inulin (0:100, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25, 100:0) at different fat contents (27%, 30% and 33%). Reducing fat content from 33% to 27% had similar effects on the sugar-free dark chocolates as it did on reference chocolate. Increasing inulin concentrations with simultaneous reduction in polydextrose resulted in consistent increases in Casson plastic viscosity and decreases in Casson yield stress regardless of the fat content. These were explained by microstructural examination of the sugar … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Oxford University Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=EZuX1N8AAAAJ&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=EZuX1N8AAAAJ:Agc8PWtS8JkC Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/a41001c26171c9baf07d1b4f8a551386.pdf 87c90b3e492e98709d22a9d54f249af5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Computing and Information Systems Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource “We Had a Blast!” An Empirical Affirmation of Blended Learning as the Preferred Learning Mode for Adult Learners Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Asunka Description An account of the resource As many important issues pertaining to blended learning within the Sub-Saharan African context remain unexplored, this study implemented a blended learning approach in a graduate level course at a private university in Ghana, with the objective of exploring adult learners' attitudes, experiences and behaviors towards this learning approach, as well as their perceptions towards blended learning in general. Forty-eight graduate students participated in the study as they engaged in a six-week long blended learning course. Qualitative research methods were used to gather data which were analysed using grounded theory coding techniques, descriptive statistics and content analysis. Findings reveal high levels of student engagement and satisfaction with the learning processes, and an overwhelming endorsement of blended learning as a preferred mode of learning. Implications of these findings for further … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IGI-Global Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=AXIuswEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=AXIuswEAAAAJ:KbBQZpvPDL4C Language A language of the resource English