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Challenges of technology in online learning and academic achievement for blind students: A Case Study
Samuel Muwanguzi; Lin Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 4284–4292
The study presents new qualitative data on the usability challenges and emotional reactions of blind students in their attempts to access educational materials and to communicate with colleagues in online courses using Blackboard Vista. The study...
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Playing exergames in the classroom: Pre-service teachers’ motivation, passion, effort, and perspectives
Lin Lin; Tao Zhang
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 19, No. 3 (October 2011) pp. 243–260
This study investigated pre-service teachers’ experience, motivation, passion, effort, and perspectives in playing exergames in the classroom using the self-determination theory as the main theoretical framework. One hundred forty pre-service...
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Taking Student Affective States into Account: the Design and Evaluation of an Affective Strategy in a Critiquing System
Lin Qiu
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2157–2164
Educational critiquing systems can provide students with individualized feedback on their work. These systems, however, rarely attend to student affective states such as motivation and self-confidence in learning. This paper describes the design and ...
Topics: Students
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Adult Learners' Online Inquiry-Based Learning Processes
Jing Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 861–868
Nurturing inquiry can make learning more meaningful and conducive to higher-order thinking. However, inquiry-based learning is not easy to adapt to because it requires a qualitative shift in students~{!/~} learning beliefs and skills. Current...
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Designing and Developing a Successful Hybrid Course
Qiuyun Lin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1678–1680
While online or distance courses have become legitimate mode of course format, hybrid courses have been largely treated as a subset of distance education and are seldom regarded as a unique method of course delivery. Although numerous books and...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education
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Assessing Classroom Participation and Performance through Gamification Systems in Foreign Language Classrooms
NAY LIN
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1772–1777
This report is on the design, implementation and refinement process of gamification system in foreign language classroom to objectively assess classroom participation and performance. Given that students are expected to become proficient in...
Topics: Games & Simulations, K-12 Teachers and School Leaders Related, Assessment and E-Folios
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Thinking at the Edge: Research on Inquiry-Based Learning
Jing Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 1120–1127
Inquiry-based learning has gained wide interest and has invited many people~{!/~}s effort in improving the relevant research and practice. Inquiry-based learning research can be viewed as a moving edge, which is made up of the critical studies...
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Assessment for Kanji Learning System Based on Shape Recognition in e-Leaning System
Chunchen Lin
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2910–2913
In the current teaching of the Japanese language in Japan to students from countries that do not use kanji (Chinese characters) in the native language, learning kanji is a heavy burden on them. Considering this, we developed teaching materials for a ...
Topics: Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods, Learning Objects, Students
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Knowledge Elicitation for Technological Expertise Development: Apply Cognitive Task Analysis in Streaming Video e-Learning of Technology
Lin Sun
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 937–942
Asynchronous online learning of computer technology should facilitate the development of expertise in problem-solving activities like digital graphic design. But the tacitness and fluidness of expert knowledge embodied in task-specific expertise...
Topics: Graphics, Instructional Design, Cognition
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Addressing the Challenges of Engagement and Access in Teacher Education: Hybrid Learning
Qiuyun Lin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 364–370
Hybrid or blended learning, a mixture of online and face-to-face approaches, has been viewed as a viable tool to combat the limitation of both traditional lecture and fully online distance learning. This paper synthesizes current research in hybrid...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education
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Multimedia Learning Strategies Used by University EFL Students
Lu-Fang Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2962–2971
The study emphasizes videos be an essential teaching material to improve language learners who learn English as a foreign language (EFL) in the context where English native speakers and authentic materials are not sufficient. This study was to...
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OOPS, Did You Mean to Share What? Opensource, Opencourseware, and the Power of Volunteerism
Meng-Fen Lin
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 885–890
In this presentation, we will share first-hand experiences in maintaining and sustaining an effective Opencourseware (OCW) localization project called Opensource Opencourseware Prototype System (OOPS). OOPS' uniqueness in the current OCW movement...
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The Design of Collaborative Problem Posing and Solving Learning System in statistics
Guan-Yu Lin; Chien-Nan Lin; Wan-Ling Liao
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1250–1254
Collaborative problems solving has been suggested as a way of improving students’ statistics learning. However, it needs an effective computer-supported collaborative learning approach and its associated computer-mediated learning environment in...
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A Look at the Research on Computer-Based Technology Use in Second Language Learning in Taiwan
Pei-Lin Liu; Chiujung Chen
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 4053–4061
This article reviews the literature on computer-based technology uses in second language learning in Taiwan. The goal of this review is to explore research evidence to understand how computers have been used to support second language learning. This ...
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Infusing Technology Use into Pre-Service Teacher Courses: Lessons Learned
Pei-Lin Liu; Donna Ferguson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1591–1593
In June of 2000, the Department of Educational Technology at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) received a PT3 grant to p repare teacher education graduates to use technology effectively in their K-12 classrooms. This paper ...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Science
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The Design of a 3D Virtual Game for Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) Practices
Yi-Mei Lin; Chi-Syan Lin; Li-Hung Lin; Hsueh-Yu Chen; Jung-Tsan Ma; Ren Chang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1255–1260
As China plays a more influential role in the global politics and economy, Chinese is likely to become an international lingua franca in the near future. Although the importance of learning Chinese seems to be well aware of, learning it is...
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Virtual Learning Community versus Physical Learning Community in Networked Learning Environments
Chi-Syan Lin; Ming-Shiuo Kuo
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2351–2356
The paper characterizes the differences between physical learning community and virtual learning community and claims that virtual learning community is one of the most significant ingredients in networked learning environments. Two empirical...
Topics: Virtual Environments, Physical Environments, Community
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A Survey of Elementary Science Teachers' Satisfaction with and Willingness of Using Information Technology in Central Taiwan
Meichun Lydia Wen; Shan-Wen Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 1623–1628
In Taiwan, utilizing information technology (IT) in elementary science teaching is specially addressed in the new Grade 1-9 Curriculum Guidelines. It is important to understand elementary teachers' degree of satisfaction with school IT equipments,...
Topics: Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Curriculum, Science, Information Sciences
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The development of a 3D virtual cooperative field-trip instructional system
Ming-Chao Lin; Chun-Yen Chang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2779–2783
The purpose of this paper is to develop a 3D virtual cooperative field trips instruction system and to realize the effects of cooperative learning in virtual instruction environment. Although a large number of studies have been made on the effects...
Topics: Virtual Environments
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Incorporating auto-grading and feedback tools into an online 3D Compound Virtual Field Trip system
Ming-Chao Lin; Chun-Yen Chang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 3698–3703
In this article delineates several type of assessment tools based on the auto-grading and feedback system in the online 3D Compound Virtual Field Trip (3D-CVFT) system developed by us and descript how the assessment proceeding. The short answer...
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Constructing Decision Making Capability by Utilizing Internet Business Simulation Game
Han-ching Lin; Kao-shan Chen
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2171–2178
The authors attempt to do a specific research to find out the learning effect of the Internet business simulation game(B-game)toward constructing the capability of decision making through a series of experimental contests. The conclusions of this...
Topics: Business, Learning Management Systems, Administration, Students, Schools
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Review and Improvement of the Educational Practice System of the Normal College Education of R.O.C.
Yen-dann Lin; Shih-shion Liou
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 504–505
Since the announcement of Faculty Cultivation Code of the Republic of China on February 7, 1994, it established the diversified development direction of the faculty cultivation of R.O.C. in Faculty Cultivation Code, the regulations governing the...
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The Students’ Characteristics and Categories of Modeling Process with Computer Simulation Pendulum Experiment
Jen-Chin Lin; Jeng-Fung Hong
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 4338–4343
The purpose of this study was to investigate a junior high students’ modeling process with a computer simulated pendulum, to realize the characteristics of students’ modeling process, and to analyses the categories of students’ modeling. The...
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Comparing the Efficacy of Different Signaling Techniques
Robert Atkinson; Lijia Lin; Caroline Harrison
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 954–962
This experiment examined which type, or a combination, of attention-gaining and attention-directing techniques foster learning in a multimedia learning environment. One hundred and sixty-nine participants were randomly assigned to the cells of a 3 x ...
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Using Technology to Improve Instructional Planning
Guan-Yu Lin; Feng-Kwei Wang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2317–2318
Lesson planning is considered a critical but complex task to attain effective instruction. The traditional paper-based approach was found to be cumbersome and consequently detrimental in the willingness and effectiveness of teachers' lesson planning....
Topics: Planning, Teachers, Instructional Design
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Using Computer-Based Technology with Multiple Disability Children
Pei-Lin Liu; Chiu-Jung Chen
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1315–1320
This study investigated effects of a computer aided instructional program to help eight Taiwanese students in elementary school with multiple handicaps in using a restroom themselves. The study took place over four weeks for students to receive...
Topics: Computer Sciences, Behavior, Computers
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School Culture and Principal's Leadership For School Sustained Development in the Information Age
Shinn-Rong Lin; Hsiao-Ting Teng
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 313–318
This study explores school culture and the principal's leadership for a school's sustained development in the information age. The case study describes how the principal creates a positive school culture for Xing-ya. The principal has utilized the...
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Personalized computer-assisted instruction on English reading comprehension in elementary school students in Taiwan
Chiu-Jung Chen; Pei-Lin Liu
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1140–1143
The study will evaluate the effects of a personalized computer-assisted English reading comprehension program on the performance and attitude of fifth-grade Taiwanese students. The purpose of the study is to determine whether the personalized...
Topics: Computers, Elementary Education, Attitudes, Computer Sciences, Middle School Education
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The Effects of Integrating E-learning into the Direct-instruction Model
Yu-Chu Yeh; Li-Chuan Lin; Kai-Ming Huang; Chi-Che Lin; Yueh-Yin Peng
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1539–1543
The Direct-instruction Model favors the use of teacher explanations and modeling combined with student practice and feedback to teach thinking skills. Using this paradigm, this study incorporates e-learning during an 18-week experimental instruction ...
Topics: Teachers, Instructional Design
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Constructing a full-support online project-based learning environment
Hsiu-Ping Yueh; Wei-Jane Lin; Koh Kakusho; Michihiko Minoh
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2912–2917
This paper describes the ongoing development of an online project-based learning environment. Critical functionalities for supporting teaching and learning in PBL are defined and proposed in our system design. Our pilot studies suggested the...
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Effecting Pedagogical Change Through an Action Research Process
Sara McNeil; Donna Smith; Ernest Stringer; Grace Lin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1761–1765
This paper will describe a PT3 implementation grant that is based on a dual-approach collaborative development model grounded in an action research process. This model provides a concentrated effort on developing personal and professional technology ...
Topics: Change, Educational Technology, Teachers, Teaching Methods, Professional Development
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Teaching Innovations on Wikis: Practices and Perspectives of Early Childhood and Elementary School Teachers
Chun-Yi Lin; Lena Lee; Curtis J. Bonk
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1625–1630
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate how wikis are used in K-6 classrooms and to understand teachers’ perspectives of integrating wikis in the classroom. The methods used in this study included Web-based surveys. In this paper, the...
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Learners' Perspectives on Incorporating Drupal and Web 2.0 Tools in a Blended-learning Chinese Classroom
Chun-Yu Lin; Chung-Kai Huang; Yueh-hui Chiang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 4223–4228
This study is a report on the incorporation of Web 2.0 in a blended-learning Chinese class at a State University in the Midwest in the United States. To facilitate Chinese learners’ learning without time and location constraints, a Drupal content...
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Effects of Navigation Mode and Animation on Learning Achievements: A Study on a Web-based Instructional Module
Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Huifen Lin; Francis Dwyer
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2792–2794
This study examines four levels of learning outcomes of 204 undergraduates in learning environments featured two navigation modes (i.e. linear and non-linear) and three instruction presentation modes (i.e., text, text with static graphics, and text...
Topics: Navigation, Instructional Design, Learning Outcomes
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Competency-based Blended Learning in Business Mandarin Training: A Drupal Module Design
Chung-Kai Huang; Chun-Yu Lin; Yueh-hui Chiang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1500–1514
Globalization has strengthened the need for teaching and learning Business Mandarin as a communication tool; nonetheless, the traditional face-to-face practice is not sufficient to equip learners with adequate communicative and cultural skills as...
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Blogs v.s. Forums: Asynchronous and synchronous communication using text in supporting international distance Learning
Wei-Jane Lin; Hsiu-Ping Yueh; Michihiko Minoh
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2211–2215
This paper explores the use of asynchronous and synchronous text-based communication tools and procedures to encourage learning in an international distance course. Students use a variety of Internet-based communication technologies and reflect...
Topics: Students, Communication
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Participants’ Repeat-Visiting Behavior in an Online Community
Fang-Ling Lin; Guey-Fa Chiou; Hua-Shan Hsu
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) p. 4443
To explore the repeat-visiting behavior of an online community, an NBD model is applied to describe the participants’ repeat-visiting frequency, and a Poisson regression method is used to investigate the correlation between online facilitations and...
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Panel on Research in the K-12 Online Learning Environments
Kathryn Kennedy; Susan Lowes; Kristen DeBruler; Joseph Freidhoff; Peiyi Lin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1545–1546
This panel will delve into the research dealing with K-12 online and blended learning. Kennedy will present a qualitative study on blended teaching as well as a case study of teacher education programs that she coordinated with a team of researchers ...
Topics: Virtual Schooling
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Faculty Technology Longitudinal Study
Mary Nell McNeese; Lin Harper; Elizabeth C. Smith
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 222–227
In 2001, in preparation for writing a Title III-A grant and in the midst of the implementation of a PT3 grant, staff from The University of Southern Mississippi implemented a technology survey of all faculty at both the main and auxiliary campuses. ...
Topics: Faculty
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The influences of Taiwanese Student Teachers' Pedagogical Beliefs on Their Images of Technology Integration in English Language Teaching (ELT)
Ching-Huei Chen; Chein-Ting Liu; Shang-De Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2116–2123
The purpose of this study was to investigate student teachers’ beliefs of teaching and English language teaching using technology. One hundred twenty-six pre-service teachers participated in this study. The collections of data included personal...
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Factors Which Predict Compliance with Accessibility Guidelines for Disabled Users By Higher Education Institutions
Elizabeth C. Smith; Mary Nell McNeese; Lin Harper; Sherry Finneran
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 922–929
This study investigated whether the instructional delivery modes primarily, and the institutional barriers to starting and expanding distance education offerings secondarily, could statistically significantly predict the extent to which the...
Topics: Distance Education, Accessibility
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Gender Effects on Undergraduate Students' Preference for Educational Website Interface Design
Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Huifen Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 658–665
This study investigated undergraduate students' gender-specific preferences for three website interface design features, including color value (CV), major navigation buttons placement (BP), and navigation mode (NM). Two hundred and four...
Topics: Navigation, Gender
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A Pilot Study of E-tutor System
Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Chun-Hung Lin; Hwa-Wei Ko
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2579–2584
As the development of information technology, more and more tools can be utilized in learning. Chunghwa Telecom held an E-tutor program in 2005. The program used MCS2 system to be the distance learning tool. There are 27 teachers and 18 students...
Topics: Tutoring
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Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Pre-service Teachers’ Perception and Beliefs in Mathematics
Cheng-Yao Lin; Yu-Chun Kuo; Yi-Yin Ko
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1422–1431
This study focuses on elementary pre-service teachers’ content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and technological pedagogical content knowledge of linear and quadratic equations. The relationships among Technological Pedagogical Content...
Topics: mathematics education, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Research & Evaluation
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The Effect of Prior Knowledge and Navigation Mode on Learning from Animation: A cognitive load perspective
Huifen Lin; Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Francis Dwyer
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 540–546
An experimental study was designed and implemented to investigate the effect of prior knowledge (high versus low) and navigation mode (linear versus nonlinear) on students' learning from animation. Specifically, the research investigated if...
Topics: Navigation, Students
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Wikibooks and Wikibookians: Loosely-Coupled Community or the Future of the Textbook Industry?
Meng-Fen Grace Lin; Suthiporn Sajjapanroj; Curtis J. Bonk
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 3689–3697
This is the second of a two-part study of the Wikibookian community. Our initial study explored the basic demographics, purpose and goals, ownership, collaborative work experiences, successes and failures, and advantages and disadvantages of...
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The Challenges and Successes of Wikibookian Experts and Want-To-Bees
Suthiporn Sajjapanroj; Curtis J. Bonk; Mimi Lee; Grace Lin
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2329–2333
Wikis are purposefully created to provide an open environment to users who want to share ideas and virtually collaborate on their work. One emerging Wiki technology, the Wikibook, is an interesting phenomenon finding its way into various educational ...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Problem-Based e-Learning to Support Mathematics Teaching for Students with Mild Disabilities: Model and System Framework
Hui-Chuan Chu; Hon-Yan Lu; Yuh-Min Chen; Chia-Jou Lin; Ming-Yen Chen; Chih-Ming Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 759–766
This paper presents a Problem-Based e-Learning model and its system framework to assist the teacher in effectively developing knowledge of teaching mathematics for students with mild disabilities. This model features the contextual learning as a...
Topics: Learning Disabilities, Learning Objects
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Exploring Knowledge Sharing Factors for E-learning
Hsiu-Mei Huang; Geeng-Neng You; Shu-Sheng Liaw; Shu-Lin Wang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 1225–1232
Information technology facilitates knowledge management practices by allowing the dissemination of knowledge and making codified knowledge retrievable. Knowledge sharing is the behavior of disseminating one's acquired knowledge with other learners...
Topics: Educational Technology, Information Sciences, Computer Sciences
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Student Attitudes and Perceptions on Computer Assisted Instruction in Nankai Institute of Technology—a case study
Joy Hung; Shu-Min Chang; Ming-Cheng Chung; Cheng-Min Lin
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 769–776
Taking the advantage of the high-tech environment in Taiwan and the promoting of government, e-Learning has become more and more popular. Most of the schools have already implemented distant learning courses or computer-mediated courses to benefit...