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Dai Zhang
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Dealing with Dilemmas – Reconsidering Issues Related to Selecting Course Management Systems
Dai Zhang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 4511–4517
In this paper, we reflect on the lessons learned from a real decision-making process for a CMS adoption taking place in a Canadian College. To address the dilemma of selecting an appropriate CMS, we discuss the foundation for the CMS selection, and...
Topics: Evaluation
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A Case Study of Technology-supported Instructional Design for Blended Learning
Dai Zhang; Maggie Lattuca
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 596–602
In this paper, we begin with a review of current literature on instructional design for online education. Subsequently, we present a case study in which an instructional designer uses a CMS – WebCT Vista to design a blended learning course. The...
Topics: Instructional Design
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Considering The Current Status Of CMS In Terms Of Technology Life Cycle And From A User-Centered Approach
Dai Zhang; Steven Shaw
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1091–1096
Abstract: Given its increasing important role in higher education, Course management systems (CMS) have attracted a lot of attention from scholars and experts. The development of CMS calls for systematic planning, design, and development...
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The research of the Knowledge building ecosystem
Li Zheng; Xinyu Zhang; Lianghao Dai
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 3349–3357
Knowledge building is a key problem in E-Learning domain. However, current e-Learning systems focus merely on content, without consideration of learning design and Knowledge building. This paper presents an idea as a solution to Knowledge building...
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Activity Theory as a Lens to Structure the Analysis of Instructional Design Experience with Course Management Systems in Higher Education
Dai Zhang; Johannes Strobel; Steven Shaw
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 963–966
There is a need for a proper methodology to understand user experience with CMSs to improve the innovation. Activity Theory provides a framework for studying human practices as development process, with a focus on the interaction of human activity...
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Embedding Instructional Design Supports in Course Management System - Implications from Literature Review
Dai Zhang; Steven Shaw; Johannes Strobel
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 880–887
Current CMSs have limited capabilities of supporting instructional design for online delivery. They are criticized for lacking proper pedagogical affordances and having limited content management capabilities. In this paper, the authors review...
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A Review of e-Learning in Canada: Rejoinder to Commentaries
Philip Abrami; Robert Bernard; Anne Wade; Eugene Borokhovski; Rana Tamin; Michael Surkes; Dai Zhang; Dai Zhang
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 32, No. 3 (Oct 15, 2006)
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An Empirical Evaluation of Topic Map Search Capabilities in an Educational Context
Dennis Dicks; Vivek Venkatesh; Steven Shaw; Gretchen Lowerison; Dai Zhang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 1031–1038
Our investigations focus on improving the reliability and efficiency in current database-oriented search-and-retrieval mechanisms through the use of topic map technology (ISO/IEC 13250). This paper reports on the development, implementation and...
Topics: Educational Technology, Evaluation, Students
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Search-and-Retrieval Tools in E-learning Applications: An Empirical Comparison of Search Engines and Topic Maps in an Educational Context
Steven Shaw; Vivek Venkatesh; Gretchen Lowerison; Dennis Dicks; Dai Zhang
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 435–442
This paper reports on an investigation focusing on improving the reliability and efficiency in current database-oriented search-and-retrieval mechanisms in e-learning applications through the use of topic map technology (ISO/IEC 13250). The...
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Cultural Differences in Using Search-and-Retrieval Technologies in E-Learning Contexts: An Exploratory Study of Arab and North American Learners’ Use of Topic Maps
Vivek Venkatesh; Roukana Sanjakdar; Steven Shaw; Dennis Dicks; Gretchen Lowerison; Dai Zhang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4694–4699
This paper follows up on studies reported in Dicks et al.(EdMedia 2004) and Shaw et al. (ELearn 2004), both of which focused on improving the reliability and efficiency in current database-oriented search-and-retrieval mechanisms in e-learning...
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Topic Maps: Adopting User-Centred Indexing Technologies in Course Management Systems
Vivek Venkatesh; Steven Shaw; Dennis Dicks; Gretchen Lowerison; Dai Zhang; Roukana Sanjakdar
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 2007) pp. 429–450
This article provides an empirical evaluation of an indexing technology, topic maps (ISO 13250), in the context of an academic task in a higher education context. Topic maps are a form of indexing that define and display the interrelationships...
Topics: Evaluation, eLearning, Cognition, Educational Technology, Computer Sciences
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A Review of e-Learning in Canada: A Rough Sketch of the Evidence, Gaps and Promising Directions
Philip Abrami; Robert Bernard; Anne Wade; Richard Schmid; Eugene Borokhovski; Rana Tamin; Michael Surkes; Gretchen Lowerison; Dai Zhang; Iolie Nicolaidou; Sherry Newman; Lori Wozney; Anna Peretiatkowicz; Anna Peretiatkowicz
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 32, No. 3 (Oct 15, 2006)
This review provides a rough sketch of the evidence, gaps and promising directions in e-learning from 2000 onwards, with a particular focus on Canada. We searched a wide range of sources and document types to ensure that we represented,...