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Demetrios Sampson
University of Piraeus
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Adaptive Learning Object Selection in Intelligent Learning Systems
Pythagoras Karampiperis; Demetrios Sampson
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 15, No. 4 (2004) pp. 389–407
Adaptive learning object selection and sequencing is recognized as among the most interesting research questions in intelligent web-based education. In most intelligent learning systems that incorporate course sequencing techniques, learning object...
Topics: Instructional Design, Learning Objects
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Supporting Open Access to European Academic Courses: The ASK-CDM-ECTS Tool
Demetrios G. Sampson; Panagiotis Zervas
Campus-Wide Information Systems Vol. 30, No. 1 (2013) pp. 44–62
Purpose: This paper aims to present and evaluate a web-based tool, namely ASK-CDM-ECTS, which facilitates authoring and publishing on the web descriptions of (open) academic courses in machine-readable format using an application profile of the...
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Using a visualisation-based and progressive learning environment as a cognitive tool for learning computer programming
Jun Peng; Minhong Wang; Demetrios Sampson; Jeroen van Merriënboer
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 35, No. 2 (May 10, 2019)
Project-based learning (PjBL) has been widely promoted in educational practice, for example, computer programming education. While PiBL may help learners to connect abstract knowledge with authentic practice, the complexity of completing an...
Language: English
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A Schema-Mapping Algorithm for Educational Metadata Interoperability
Demetrios Sampson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1359–1366
The interoperability between systems and the reusability of the stored and managed information is a key issue when designing an educational metadata management system. In this paper we present a schema-mapping algorithm that is capable of...
Topics: Educational Technology, Learning Objects
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Interactive Educational Software for Exploratory Learning of Geophysics
Demetrios Sampson; Vassileios Karastathis
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 920–925
GAIA is a microworld-based learning environment aiming to provide means for exploratory learning to secondary school students in the fields of physics, mathematics and geosciences. This paper presents Gilbert, one of GAIA's microworlds aiming to...
Topics: Students, Physical Environments
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A Multi-criteria Model to Support Automatic Recommendation of e-Learning Quality Approaches
Nikos Manouselis; Demetrios Sampson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 518–526
This paper addresses issues related with how recommendation hints about e-learning quality approaches are provided to the users of the European Quality Observatory (EQO) web portal. It proposes the application of a multi-criteria model for...
Topics: Assessment
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Dynamic Educational e-Content Selection using Multiple Criteria Analysis in Web-based Personalised Learning Environments
Nikos Manouselis; Demetrios Sampson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1213–1218
In this paper we deal with the problem of dynamically selecting a knowledge route suitable to individual learner's needs and profile, through a set of learning resources. We engage parameters of the learner's cognitive style and create a multi...
Topics: Evaluation, Educational Technology, Cognition, Research Methods
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Accommodating Learning Styles in Adaptation Logics for Personalised Learning Systems
Charalambos Karagiannidis; Demetrios Sampson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1715–1726
This paper investigates the accommodation of learning styles research in personalised learning (PL) systems. The paper outlines some of the most well-known learning styles theories and models, as well as some criteria for selecting among them. It...
Topics: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Learning Objects, Leadership, Physical Environments
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Learning Object Metadata for Learning Content Accessibility
Pythagoras Karampiperis; Demetrios Sampson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5204–5211
Accessibility metadata for learning content is identified as an interesting topic in educational metadata authoring. In this paper, we address learning content accessibility proposing an accessibility application profile of the IEEE LOM based on IMS ...
Topics: Accessibility, Learning Objects
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Facilitating Teachers' Reuse of Mobile Assisted Language Learning Resources Using Educational Metadata
Panagiotis Zervas; Demetrios G. Sampson
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies Vol. 7, No. 1 (2014) pp. 6–16
Mobile assisted language learning (MALL) and open access repositories for language learning resources are both topics that have attracted the interest of researchers and practitioners in technology enhanced learning (TeL). Yet, there is limited...
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Towards Next Generation Activity-Based Learning Systems
Demetrios G. Sampson; Pythagoras Karampiperis
International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 5, No. 1 (2006) pp. 129–149
The need for e-learning systems that support a diverse set of pedagogical requirements has been identified as an important issue in web-based education. Until now, significant research and development effort has been devoted to aiming towards web...
Topics: Learning Objects, Learning Management Systems, Educational Technology
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ASK4Labs: A Web-Based Repository for Supporting Learning Design Driven Remote and Virtual Labs Recommendations
Panagiotis Zervas; Stefanos Fiskilis; Demetrios G. Sampson
International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) 2014 (October 2014)
Over the past years, Remote and Virtual Labs (RVLs) have gained increased attention for their potential to support technology-enhanced science education by enabling science teachers to improve their day-to-day science teaching. Therefore, many...
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Layered Evaluation in Recommender Systems: A Retrospective Assessment
Nikos Manouselis; Charalampos Karagiannidis; Demetrios Sampson
Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan 25, 2014)
valuation of recommender systems has only lately started to become more systematic, since the emphasis has long been on the experimental evaluation of algorithmic performance. Recent studies have proposed adopting a layered evaluation approach,...
Language: English
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Investigating the Effect of Users' Tagging Motivation on the Digital Educational Resources Metadata Descriptions
Panagiotis Zervas; Demetrios G. Sampson; Maria Aristeidou
International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) 2012 (October 2012)
Over the past years, several Open Educational Resources (OERs) initiatives have been emerged worldwide aiming to create, share and reuse digital educational resources among educational communities. As a result, organizing, offering and accessing...
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ICT Competence-Based Learning Object Recommendations for Teachers
Stylianos Sergis; Panagiotis Zervas; Demetrios G. Sampson
International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) 2014 (October 2014)
Recommender Systems (RS) have been applied in the Technology enhanced Learning (TeL) field for facilitating, among others, Learning Object (LO) selection and retrieval. Most of the existing approaches, however, aim at accommodating the needs of...
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USING COMPUTER LAB TRACE ANALYTICS TO SUPPORT LEARNERS' ENGAGEMENT IN LABORATORY ACTIVITIES
Antonio Marzano; Sergio Miranda; Demetrios Sampson
Italian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 1 (Apr 01, 2019) pp. 36–48
Laboratory based learning activities constitute an important part of students’ learning experiences today. As a consequence, it is interesting to investigate how to better support such activities using digital technologies. In this paper, the...
Language: English Translations: English, Italiano/Italian
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EM2 - an Educational Meta-data Management tool
Demetrios Sampson; Charalampos Karagiannidis; Panagiota Karadimitriou; Athanasios Papageorgiou
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1632–1636
This paper presents EM2,a tool for managing educational meta-data. EM2 facilitates, through a user-friendly graphical user interface, the creation of new, and the modification of existing XML-based educational meta-data files, which can be based...
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Educational Metadata Management System using a Deductive Object-Oriented Database Approach
Vicky Papaioannou; Ioannis Vlahavas; Demetrios Sampson; Nikos Bassiliades
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1727–1734
The traditional use of large search engines for retrieving educational information on the Internet is rather inaccurate and provides irrelevant search results in most cases. Recently metadata are widely used to semantically describe educational...
Topics: Educational Technology
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GAIA: Curriculum-based Exploratory Educational Software Using 3D Components
Athanasios Papageorgiou; Demetrios Sampson; Ioannis Kotsanis; Nikolaos Dapontes
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1442–1443
This paper presents the design and development considerations of GAIA, a curriculumbased, open-ended educational software, which is based on the use of multiple representations and direct manipulation, implemented through different software...
Topics: Software
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Supporting Higher Education Teaching through Wireless and Mobile Devices: The Case Study of mobile Moodle
Demetrios Sampson; Pavlos Papapaulou; Panagiotis Zervas; Christina Papanikou
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 1219–1226
Course Management Systems (CMS) are widely used web-based applications in Technology-Enhanced Learning (TeL) providing a wide range of electronic content and courses publishing and delivery, communication and online assessment facilities. On the...
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Developing Teachers' Competences for Designing Inclusive Learning Experiences
Silvia Baldiris Navarro; Panagiotis Zervas; Ramon Fabregat Gesa; Demetrios G. Sampson
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 1 (2016) pp. 17–27
Inclusive education, namely the process of providing all learners with equal educational opportunities, is a major challenge for many educational systems worldwide. In order to address this issue, a widely used framework has been developed, namely...
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Learning Outcomes and Processes in Massively Multiplayer Online Games: Exploring the Perceptions of Players
Iro Voulgari; Vassilis Komis; Demetrios G. Sampson
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 62, No. 2 (April 2014) pp. 245–270
Over the past decade research has recognised the learning potential of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs). MMOGs can be used by the technology-enhanced learning research community to study and identify good educational practices that may...
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Developing a Common Metadata Model for Competencies Description
Demetrios Sampson; Pythagoras Karampiperis; Demetrios Fytros
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 137–150
Competence-based approaches are frequently adopted as the key paradigm in both formal or non-formal education and training. To support the provision of competence-based learning services, it is necessary to be able to maintain a record of an...
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Visualizing the Complex Process for Deep Learning with an Authentic Programming Project
Jun Peng; Minhong Wang; Demetrios Sampson
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 20, No. 4 (2017) pp. 35–46
Project-based learning (PjBL) has been increasingly used to connect abstract knowledge and authentic tasks in educational practice, including computer programming education. Despite its promising effects on improving learning in multiple aspects,...
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A Web-Based Course Assessment Tool with Direct Mapping to Student Outcomes
Walid Ibrahim; Yacine Atif; Khaled Shuaib; Demetrios Sampson
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 18, No. 2 pp. 46–59
The assessment of curriculum outcomes is an essential element for continuous academic improvement. However, the collection, aggregation and analysis of assessment data are notoriously complex and time-consuming processes. At the same time, only few...
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Studying Research Collaboration Patterns via Co-authorship Analysis in the Field of TeL: The Case of "Educational Technology & Society" Journal
Panagiotis Zervas; Asimenia Tsitmidelli; Demetrios G. Sampson; Nian-Shing Chen; Kinshuk
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 17, No. 4 pp. 1–16
Research collaboration is studied in different research areas, so as to provide useful insights on how researchers combine existing distributed scientific knowledge and transform it into new knowledge. Commonly used metrics for measuring research...
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Technology Enhanced Formative Assessment for 21st Century Learning
J. Michael Spector; Dirk Ifenthaler; Demetrios Sampson; Lan Yang; Evode Mukama; Amali Warusavitarana; Kulari Lokuge Dona; Koos Eichhorn; Andrew Fluck; Ronghuai Huang; Susan Bridges; Jiingyan Lu; Youqun Ren; Xiaoqing Gui; Christopher C. Deneen; Jonathan San Diego; David C. Gibson
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 3 (2016) pp. 58–71
This paper is based on the deliberations of the Assessment Working Group at EDUsummIT 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. All of the members of Thematic Working Group 5 (TWG5) have contributed to this synthesis of potentials, concerns and issues with regard...
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Supporting Accessible Technology-Enhanced Training: The eAccess2Learn Framework
Demetrios G. Sampson; Panagiotis Zervas
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies Vol. 4, No. 4 (2011) pp. 353–364
During the last years, the design and development of technology-enhanced training systems for disabled groups of learners has attracted the attention of the technology-enhanced learning community. However, although a number of such systems have been ...
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Adaptive Learning Resources Sequencing in Educational Hypermedia Systems
Pythagoras Karampiperis; Demetrios Sampson
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 8, No. 4 (2005) pp. 128–147
Adaptive learning resources selection and sequencing is recognized as among the most interesting research questions in adaptive educational hypermedia systems (AEHS). In order to adaptively select and sequence learning resources in AEHS, the...
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An Architecture for Web-Based E-Learning Promoting Re-Usable Adaptive Educational E-Content
Demetrios Sampson; Charalampos Karagiannidis; Fabrizio Cardinali
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 5, No. 4 (2002) pp. 27–37
Addresses the issue of reusability in personalized Web-based learning environments, focusing on the work of the European IST Project KOD (Knowledge on Demand), including the definition of an architecture and the implementation of a system that...
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Integrating Adaptive Educational Content into Different Courses and Curricula
Charalampos Karagiannidis; Demetrios Sampson; Fabrizio Cardinali
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 4, No. 3 (2001) pp. 37–44
Addresses the problem of automatically integrating adaptive content, or content adapted from an Internet context, into different courses and curricula. Focuses on the work of the Knowledge in Demand European project for developing adaptive content...
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Remarks on the Variety and Significance of Advanced Learning Technologies
Demetrios G. Sampson; J Michael Spector; Vladan Devedzic; Kinshuk
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 7, No. 2 (2004) pp. 14–18
This paper provides a reflective overview of the eight papers collected in this special issue of "Educational, Technology and Society" that is based on ICALT-2003. We provide a very brief description of the conference and then discuss the eight...
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Knowledge-on-Demand in e-Learning and e-Working Settings
Demetrios Sampson; Charalampos Karagiannidis; Andrea Schenone; Fabrizio Cardinali
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 5, No. 2 (2002) pp. 107–12
Discusses the knowledge-on-demand (KOD) paradigm as it emerges from the needs of a knowledge-based society. Presents basic requirements for on-demand learning; discusses front-end users, such as learners, and back-end users, such as publishers and...
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Adaptive Cognitive-Based Selection of Learning Objects
Pythagoras Karampiperis; Taiyu Lin; Demetrios G. Sampson; Kinshuk
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 43, No. 2 (May 2006) pp. 121–135
Adaptive cognitive-based selection is recognized as among the most significant open issues in adaptive web-based learning systems. In order to adaptively select learning resources, the definition of adaptation rules according to the cognitive style...
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Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (14th, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, October 18-20, 2017)
Demetrios G. Sampson; J. Michael Spector; Dirk Ifenthaler; Pedro Isaías
These proceedings contain the papers of the 14th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2017), 18-20 October 2017, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the...
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Towards Competence-Based Learning Design Driven Remote and Virtual Labs Recommendations for Science Teachers
Panagiotis Zervas; Stylianos Sergis; Demetrios G. Sampson; Stefanos Fyskilis
Technology, Knowledge and Learning Vol. 20, No. 2 (July 2015) pp. 185–199
Remote and virtual labs (RVLs) are widely used by science education teachers in their daily teaching practice. This has led to a plethora of RVLs that are offered with or without cost. In order to organise them and facilitate their search and...
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Towards Web Service-Based Educational Systems
Demetrios G. Sampson
Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 2, No. 4 (2005) pp. 235–246
The need for designing the next generation of web service-based educational systems with the ability of integrating components from different tools and platforms is now recognised as the major challenge in advanced learning technologies. In this...