Browsing by Author "Jayalath, T."

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JESSY: An Intelligence Travel Assistant
(2021 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Computing (ICAC), SLIIT, 2021-12-09) Dilshan, K.K.D.N.; Parussella, U.M.D.M.; Herath, H.M.C.J.; Chandranath, C.A.J.P.; Thelijjagoda, S.; Jayalath, T.
Sri Lanka has a lengthy history as a tourist destination, but due to political and social forces, there have been numerous ups and downs. In Sri Lanka, the tourism industry is regarded as the third most important economic activity. As per the other countries in the world, Sri Lanka also facing the Covid19 pandemic situation, and the research team has identified several issues that need to be addressed immediately. When tourists visit Sri Lanka, some of them utilize package-based services provided by travel companies, whereas backpackers are independent budget travelers who book hotels, modes of transportation, meal plans, and destinations independently. Thus, ‘JESSY’, the intelligent travel assistant has been proposed with the intension to help independent travelers to travel around the country safely. Accordingly, the ‘JESSY’ is a collection of all the items that a traveler should carry with them every times. The main objective of the research team was to develop a mobile application which includes a leisure time planner, a trustworthy travel guide recommendation for booking, a virtual guide experience for travelers, a chatbot that offers automatic replies by analyzing and assessing data and information, utilities, resources, and safety. 'JESSY' is available for both Android and IOS operating systems.
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Teacher attitude and ICT integration in the class room: Case of sri lankan schools
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, 2017-01-26) Suraweera, T.; Wickramasena, A.; Jayalath, T.; Ariyadasa, S.
Although Sri Lankan education authorities have taken many initiatives to enhance the ICT integration in schools, only minor improvements are seen in its use in the class room. With the view to addressing this issue in the long term, this research aims to review the critical dimensions influencing the usage of ICT for teaching within the classroom. Based on past research, this research attempts to comprehensively examine three factors, namely, personal skills, personal factors and organizational factors. Data gathered through in depth interviews of fifteen school teachers representing twelve schools have been analyzed in this qualitative study. The results show that the teacher attitude happens to be the critical driver of ICT integration within the classroom, while ICT skills of teachers and organizational factors play only a supporting role. It is also seen that the emphasis of the education authorities have been placed mostly on the latter two factors and not much on the attitudinal improvement