ED-MEDIA 2008--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
Jun 30, 2008
Editors
Joseph Luca; Edgar R. Weippl
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 907
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Teacher Satisfaction and Teacher Performance in Online Staff Development Courses
Jill Urquhart, Carolyn Callahan, Tammy Scot & Christine Reed, University of Virginia, United States
Project LOGgED ON is an on-going project supported by the U.S. Department of Education that has two initiatives, a.) to provide online case based professional development for teachers in gifted... More
pp. 545-552
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Portal and Repository for sharing Mathematical Learning Objects
Piet van der Zanden, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands; Hans Cuypers, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Now the Virtual Learning Environments are common within higher education in the Netherlands it is time to work with online validated informational resources. Technologies such as repositories are... More
pp. 553-561
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Learning Objects in Education - Making Videos as an International Co-operation
Tuulikki Viitala & Pirjo-Liisa Lehtelä, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland; John Hughes, State University of New York, Empire State College, United States
The concept of learning objects has received considerable attention in the educational community. Learning objects are digital materials, for example graphics, audio, animation and interactive... More
pp. 562-567
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Addressing Course Accessibility through Collaboration and Technology
Rose Leigh Vines, California State University, Sacramento, United States; Jane Bruner, California State University, Stanislaus, United States
Abstract: A model for student access to required specialty courses not available locally has resulted in a potential best practice for the California State University (CSU) system. Faculty from... More
pp. 568-573
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Empowering Children as Participants in Designing Resilience Strengthening Online Tools
Oksana Zelenko & Jillian Hamilton, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
In the field of mental health, a range of interactive games, quizzes and online activities has been developed. Visual and interaction design plays a vital role in determining their appeal, levels... More
pp. 574-584
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Making Efficient Use of Open Educational Resources Using a Multi-Layer Metadata Approach
Birgit Zens & Peter Baumgartner, University Krems, Austria
Repositories of educational content enable a worldwide exchange of learning resources and support an economic use of existing materials. Metadata provide information describing objects and are... More
pp. 585-588
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Online graduate program in Instructional Technology
Ke Zhang & Timothy Spannaus, Wayne State University, United States
This session will showcase a successful experience of completely online graduate programs in Instructional Technology at Wayne State University, USA. The success of the program may be observed in... More
pp. 589-590
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Teaching and University Teaching; Nigeria Example
Adeniyi Adeyemi & Olabisi Oribabor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Teaching as a concept has been defined variously by various scholars. The main thrust of this paper is to examine various definitions of teaching, examine phases of teachers in Nigeria context,... More
pp. 591-600
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Hybrid Course Opportunities: Investigating Two Undergraduate Courses for Future Teachers
Ivana Batarelo, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Croatia; Terri Kurz, California State University, Bakersfield, United States
This paper investigates the use of the hybrid format in two different undergraduate courses in teacher education using action research methods. The content of the first course included an overview ... More
pp. 601-608
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Online Course Design: A Case Study
Sharon Dole & Lisa Bloom, Western Carolina University, United States
This case study uses the How People Learn (HPL) framework as the conceptual model to examine a course in a teacher licensure program for evidence of higher level learning outcomes that involve... More
pp. 609-617
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Strategies for Networked Learning in Social Science Education
Philipp Budka, Elke Mader, Elisabeth Anderl & Johann Stockinger, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria
The e-learning project “Strategies for Networked Learning” (http://www.univie.ac.at/ksa/e-learning) aims to develop strategies to include selected online learning tools, methods, and technologies... More
pp. 618-628
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Education in Motion: Innovating with iPods
Rebecca Clothey & Cory Schmitt, Drexel University, United States
iPods have become a ubiquitous medium for listening to music, watching movies, carrying photos and more. A large majority of college students already have and use an iPod on a daily basis. It is ... More
pp. 629-639
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A virtual environment for a plan of equality gender in a municipality: a collaborative work through the Let Me Learn® system.
Annachiara Del Prete, Rovira and Virgili University, Italy; Laura Villamizar, University of Pamplona, Colombia; Mercè Gisbert, Rovira and Virgili University, Spain
This paper explains the process of design, implementation and evaluation of a virtual environment made with the aim of the creation of a Plan of Equality Gender for one Municipality with 130.000 ... More
pp. 640-643
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Return-on-Knowledge (ROK) of an e-Learning Support Unit: A Quali-Quantitative Approach
Jill Fresen & Hans Boon, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Measuring the Return-on-Investment (ROI) in learning and development in general is becoming a topical issue, particularly in the case of e-learning, or ICT-enhanced learning. Although the interest ... More
pp. 644-653
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A Promotion for Verification between Source and News Media
Toru Fukumoto, National Institute for Educational Policy Research, MEXT, Japan
The practice aimed that a student critically read and solved the information of a media so that they raised media literacy. They got a primary material that the press release of a company,... More
pp. 654-659
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Sabbaticals for Technology Integration
Catherine Fulford, Celia Main-Anakalea & Rachel Boulay, University of Hawaii, United States
This study focused the Technology Intensive Enhancement Series (TIES), at the University of Hawaii, a program meant to develop technology proficient teachers who mentored others in infusing... More
pp. 660-669
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Designing Online Learning Communities for Higher Education: Possibilities and Limits of Moodle
Patrizia Ghislandi, Antonio Mattei, Daniela Paolino & Alice Pellegrini, University of Trento, Italy; Francesco Pisanu, IPRASE, Italy
Since February 2007 the labINDIA - laboratorio Innovazione Didattica Accademica (i.e. Innovation in Higher Education laboratory) of the University of Trento' participates to a National Interest... More
pp. 670-678
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A Formative Analysis of Student Perceptions of the Standards-Based Digital Portfolio on Student Learning in Educational Leadership Preparation Programs at Two Private Urban Universities in the U.S.A.
Gregory Hauser, Roosevelt University, United States; Alan Jones, Saint Xavier University, United States
This paper reports the preliminary findings of a formative evaluation of student perceptions of the impact of the standards-based digital portfolio on learning in the Educational Leadership... More
pp. 679-681
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Driving Test Success: Producing Instructional 3D Animation Aimed at Passing a Driving Test.
Gray Hodgkinson, Massey University, New Zealand
Driving Test Success is an instructional DVD containing over 60 minutes of 3D animation aimed at helping applicants pass their automobile driving test. It includes a variety of camera angles ... More
pp. 682-684
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Standards-based Digital Portfolios in Educational Leadership Programs: Lessons from the Field
Gregory Hauser, Roosevelt University, United States; Alan Jones, Saint Xavier University, United States
During this session presenters will demonstrate best practices associated with the use of standards-based digital portfolios in graduate programs in Educational Leadership at two universities in... More
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