World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference on Educational Telecommunications, 1996
Jun 17, 1996
Editors
Patricia Carlson; Fillia Makedon
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 157
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A Classroom-Based Multimedia Teaching System: SHARE
The rapid developments in multimedia technology offer many new possibilities for improving and re-organising the teaching-learning process. But how to make a widespread use of this technology in... More
pp. 498-503
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Scriptable Applications: Implementing Open Architectures In Learning Technology
The architecture underlying most educational technology prevents substantial extension, customization, or integration by those outside the development group. In contrast, "open" architectures can... More
pp. 504-509
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Learning Computer Skills in School
The purpose of the study was to investigate the processes between the learner and the computer to understand the learning with and about the computer. The subjects were 11 upper primary school... More
pp. 510-514
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Software Factories for Active Learning Environments
The creation of authoring tools like HyperCard, Supercard, Director and Authorware have been very important in the development of multimedia programs, including educational multimedia applications.... More
pp. 515-521
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MediaADE : The MHEG-based Distributed Multimedia/Hypermedia Application Development Environment
pp. 522-527
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Flexible Link Architectures in Hypermedia Systems
Experience with large hypermedia systems suggests that links, incorporating additional at- tributes and used in more (cid:176)exible ways than they are at present, ofier a key to the better... More
pp. 528-533
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Adaptive Interaction through WWW
The advent of graphical browsers has transformed the World-Wide Web from a tool for scientists to an information and recreation source for millions of people. The Web seems a natural vehicle for... More
pp. 534-540
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ATM as a Facilitator for Distance Learning
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) is a high speed, high performance, multiplexing and switching technology that has important implications for distance learning. With its unique ability for... More
pp. 541-546
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Supporting Learning from Field Experience in Teacher Education
Education for the professions is moving to new curriculum to foster deeper understanding, improved ability to apply knowledge, and reflective practice. Software tools are needed to support new... More
pp. 547-552
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Net-Frog: Analyzing Monthly User Access Patterns on the WWW
pp. 553-565
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Obstacles to the Implementation of Computer-Assisted Reporting Courses
Computer-assisted reporting, or CAR, includes the use of computers by reporters for gathering and processing information in every phase of news story development. A panel of educators and... More
pp. 566-574
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Comparative Analysis of Teacher’s Discourse and Students' Behaviour in Traditional and Distance Lectures
This paper describes a comparative analysis of a traditional lecture and a distance lecture. We relied on a morpho-syntactic model of text analysis to study the two teacher's discourses and we... More
pp. 575-580
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Collaborative Learning With Multimedia
pp. 581-582
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Engaging High School Students In Multimedia Development
This paper reports our experience in engaging high school students in designing and producing multimedia programs for a real audience. It describes the instructional model used and the development ... More
pp. 583-589
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A Computer-Based Tutor for Teaching and Learning Word Problem-Solving
WoPST is a computer-based learning environment designed to teach word problem solving to 9-12 year old students in Singapore primary schools. The students are taught to solve word problem solving... More
pp. 590-596
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Formal Language as a Medium for Technical Education
Unspecialized formal language can be used to express technical knowledge in a precise but readable way. The greatest expressive simplicity results if the language uses the simplest possible units... More
pp. 597-603
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Specificying Educational Software: Goals and Process
pp. 604-610
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Is This Thing Really Going to Work?: The Development and Evaluation of Two Computer-Based Multimedia Programs
The Educational Technology Laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has been involved in the development of two computer-based multimedia programs for middle school students.... More
pp. 611-613
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Courseware Market: Problems and Solutions
The paper discusses the problems and possible solutions related to the development of a world-wide accessible network of courseware repositories. We believe that the proposed solutions represent a ... More
pp. 614-619
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HM-Card: A New Approach to Courseware Production
In this paper we analyze current trends in courseware development, focusing on the fact that most authoring systems today require too much of an investment of effort to produce multimedia... More
pp. 620-625