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

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

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

Recommending English Grammar Teaching Strategy for EFL Teachers

Mei-Hua Hsu; Jui-Hua Chang; Shu-Yi Yu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2854–2861

In general, instructors can easily find out the number of students who have failed their exams, but have trouble identifying their real difficulties in learning. Based on the students’ testing records, we work to identify and find those problems,...

Verification of the Perception and Optimal Number of Learners in a Group for Computer-Assisted Language Learning

Ching-Kun Hsu; Ching-Yi Hsu; Yu-Ying He; Chih-Kai Chang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1720–1735

The study developed the computer-assisted language learning software combined with mobile learning in English reading. In other to evaluate and verify which number of collaborators in a group can have higher benefits in reading comprehension, the...

The Impact of Split-Attention Effect on Dual-Screen Learning Environment for Programming Language Instruction

Yuan-Hou Chang; Ting-Wen Chang; Jenq-Muh Hsu; Pao-Ta Yu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2110–2115

The main purpose of this study is to investigate that a new multimedia learning environment constructed with dual-screen projections would improve the teaching and learning in a computer classroom. One view of learning content in PowerPoint slides...

Applying Image Technology to Detect and Track the Wheelchair Patient Safety

Yu-Xian Huang; Shun-Peng Hsu; Chih-Chung Yu; Yi-Nung Chung; Chang-Te Lin

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 2333–2415

An image processing technology is proposed in this paper to enhance the security for wheelchair users. Based this algorithm, it can recognize the frame and shape of wheelchairs and track the route of wheelchair. When the wheelchair is detected, the...

Topics: Tools & Systems, Other

Incorporating peer feedback for learning in a project-based online learning environment

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1097–1102

This paper reports findings of a case study on student participation and perception of peer feedback in a project-based learning environment in an online graduate level course. Findings indicate that peer feedback can be effectively implemented in...

Gender Effects on Online Learners’ Preferences for Discussion Modality

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 229–233

Audio/video discussion has been increasingly used in online courses due to its affordances to enhance online communication. However, whether learners of different characteristics can all benefit from this type discussion format has not been studied...

Topics: Gender, Audio, Distance/Flexible Education, Research & Evaluation

A Blog Acceptance Model: An Exploratory Study of Course Blogs in an EFL Learning Environment

Hsiao-hui Hsu; Yu-ying Chang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1847–1852

With the popularity of the Internet and the progress of computer communication, blogs have become a prospect. However, little attention has been paid to studies on course blogs, used as a platform of micropublishing and supplementary reading. This ...

Teaching Online: Prospective Online Teachers’ Experiences and Prioritized Areas for Training

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Kerry Rice

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 234–239

To become effective online instructors, teachers need to develop knowledge and a new set of skills conducive to creating a meaningful and successful learning experience for online students. This study surveyed 36 prospective online instructors on...

Topics: Training, Assessment, Distance/Flexible Education, Graduate Education & Faculty Development, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Becoming an Online Teacher: An Analysis of Prospective Online Instructors’ Reflections

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Sally Baldwin

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 278–291

Effective online teaching requires instructors to develop knowledge and new skills conducive to creating meaningful and successful learning experiences for online students This exploratory case study examined 34 prospective online instructors’...

Topics: Instructional Design

Bookmarking/Tagging in the Web 2.0 Era: From an Individual Cognitive Tool to a Collaborative Knowledge Construction Tool for Educators

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Barbara Grabowski

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 909–914

Web 2.0 affordances have changed the landscape of technology use for learning, knowledge construction, and collaboration. Social bookmarking, enabled by one of the Web 2.0 technologies termed tagging, can be employed to support the organization of...

Mobile Apps for Older Adults: Health, Learning, and Living

Sally Baldwin; Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1402–1407

The growing population of older adults has the opportunity to live longer in a healthier manner than previous generations. Research has identified the importance of social connection, financial independence, and health care to increase longevity and ...

Topics: Community, Adults, Health, E-Learning Trends and Innovations (social learning, mobile, augmented etc.), Social & Cultural Issues

Physical Computing for STEAM Education: Maker-Educators' Experiences in an Online Graduate Course

Yu-Chang Hsu; Yu-Hui Ching; Sally Baldwin

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 602–610

This research explored how K-16 educators learned physical computing, and developed as maker-educators in an online graduate course. With peer support and instructor guidance, these educators designed maker projects using Scratch and Makey Makey,...

Topics: research, Tools & Systems, Implementation Examples & Issues

Teachers' Application of TBL Model and its Teaching Efficiency in Smarter Classroom Environment

I-Hua Chang; Cheng-Mei Hsu; Kuo-Wei Yu

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 996–1011

The purpose of this research was to investigate the students in their perceptions of teachers’ teaching effectiveness, role and teaching effectiveness of teacher after teachers applying Team-Based Learning in their teaching method of five schools in ...

Topics: collaborative learning, Learning technologies for transformational change

An Embedded Interactive Information System with Automatic Detection Technology for Instructional Video

Ting-Wen Chang; Pao-Ta Yu; Jenq-Muh Hsu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4580–4584

There is extremely few courseware authoring applications which have the capability to quickly process the instructional video whose content includes a PowerPoint document. In addition, learners need much time and energy to retrieve the graphic...

Topics: Interaction, Video, Instructional Materials

Teachers’ Perspectives on Disadvantage Students Learning in the North Part of Taiwan

Chialing Hsu; Chia-Cheng Yu; Ya-Fung Chang

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 687–693

Global education emphasizes not only in international mobility but also in social justice. Therefore, this paper investigated the teachers’ perspectives on curriculum development for disadvantage students learning. The purposes of the study are to ...

Evaluation of A MALL system integrating instant translation and shared annotation for ESL reading on PDA

Ching-Kun Hsu; Yu-Ying He; Chih-Kai Chang

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 898–904

The extensive reading course is one of the best ways for ESL learners to improve their reading ability by large quantities of texts. However, the shortage of the vocabulary makes the extensive reading difficult. Hence, this study developed a CALL...

Constructing Learning Objects by Using Two-Layer Screen-Capture Authoring Tool – A Case Study in Online Mathematical Instruction

Ting-Wen Chang; Jenq-Muh Hsu; Pao-Ta Yu; Yuan-Hou Chang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 3023–3028

Screen-capture authoring tool is usually used to record teaching activities of the teacher instructed by PowerPoint application in classroom to treat as online or after-class reviewing learning contents. In this study, we adopted an innovative...

Collaborative Language Learning between Taiwanese students and Americans through Videoconferencing Activities

Yi-chuan Jane Hsieh; Yu-Chih Ken Chang; Wen-Cheng Hsu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6029–6034

This study focused on the intercultural communication between Taiwanese college students and American native English speakers by means of synchronous and asynchronous technologies, such as videoconferencing and online discussion forum. We...

Revising a Large Question Pool for an Astronomy Class: A Collaboration Between Instructional Design Researchers and Astrophysicists

Khusro Kidwai; Yu-Chang Hsu; Stephen Redman; Hyeon woo Lee; Eugeniu Grigorescu; Scott Miller

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) p. 393

Instructional design researchers and astrophysicists at a large northeastern land-grant university carried out comprehensive analysis of the questions used in a large-enrollment hybrid-format (with both F2F and online components) introductory course ...

Unobtrusive Measure of Attitude in Online Discussions: Implications for Crafting Discussion Triggers

Eugeniu Grigorescu; Chulapol Thanomsing; Barbara Grabowski; Khusro Kidvai; Scott Miller; Yu-Chang Hsu; Natalia Kapli; Kyu Yon Lim

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) p. 2675

The discussion forum constitutes an integral part of learning content and engaging students in higher order thinking in online courses, but can student attitude toward the course be revealed in those online discussions? If attitude toward the...