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Vivek Venkatesh
Concordia University
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Theoretical and Practical Implications of Using Topic Map Technologies in E-Learning Applications
Vivek Venkatesh
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 1311–1319
This paper provides a theoretical platform to discuss the use of topic map technologies in online course management systems (CMSs). Theories of cognition and psychology have long informed the production and implementation of instructional...
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Building an Ontology for Student Models of English As Second Language Essays: A Synthesis of Literature and Results of Development of Topic Map Indexes
Kathryn Urbaniak; Vivek Venkatesh
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 432–438
This paper reports on the development of a computational ontology to represent the content and assessment criteria used to grade English as Second Language (ESL) essays in a higher education context. The ontology will feed into a Topic Maps index...
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Topic Maps as Indexing Tools for E-Learning: Exploring Graduate Learners’ Academic Self-Regulatory Processes
Vivek Venkatesh; Steven Shaw
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6634–6643
There is a paucity of research on the use of topic map (ISO 13250, 2002) technologies in the educational field. This paper reports on the conception, development and implementation of a topic map-based index for a neo-corpus of instructor-annotated...
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Implementing Computer Technologies: Teachers' Perceptions and Practices
Lori Wozney; Vivek Venkatesh; Philip Abrami
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2006) pp. 173–207
This study investigates personal and setting characteristics, teacher attitudes, and current computer technology practices among 764 elementary and secondary teachers from both private and public school sectors in Quebec. Using expectancy- value...
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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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Building an Ontology for Inuttitut Language Samples: An Application of Topic Maps in Canadian Aboriginal Language Preservation
Ildiko Pelczer; Michael Conor Cook; Vivek Venkatesh; Elizabeth Gatbonton; Norman Segalowitz
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1233–1238
This paper reports on the development of a computational ontology to represent the grammatical and task-based structures seen in Inuttitut, an Aboriginal language spoken by Inuits in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. The ontology...
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A Pedagogical Corpus to Support a Language Teaching Curriculum to Revitalize an Endangered Language: The Case of Labrador Inuttitut
Elizabeth Gatbonton; Ildiko Pelczer; Conor Cook; Vivek Venkatesh; Christine Nochasak; Harriet Andersen
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching Vol. 5, No. 4 (October 2015) pp. 16–36
An obstacle to revitalizing an endangered language is the shortage of authentic speech samples for learners to use as models. Digital recordings of community elders performing traditional chores and special rituals or narrating legends and myths are ...
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Using Electronic Portfolios to Foster Literacy and Self-Regulated Learning Skills in Elementary Students
Philip C. Abrami; Vivek Venkatesh; Elizabeth J. Meyer; C Anne Wade
Journal of Educational Psychology Vol. 105, No. 4 (November 2013) pp. 1188–1209
The research presented here is a continuation of a line of inquiry that explores the impacts of an electronic portfolio software called ePEARL, which is a knowledge tool designed to support the key phases of self-regulated learning (SRL)-...
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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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Perceptions of Technology Use and Course Effectiveness in the Age of Web 2.0 : A Large-Scale Survey of Québec University Students and Instructors
Vivek Venkatesh; Jihan Rabah; Magda Fusaro; Annie Couture; Wynnpaul Varela; Kristopher Alexander
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1691–1699
We are witnessing the integration of increasingly sophisticated information and communication (ICT) tools in higher education settings, including those that are broadly described as social media tools. Understanding learners’ and instructors’...