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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Electronic messaging in collaborative e-learning environments. A method to assess two key factors of communication quality: HCI and language
Michele Notari, PHBern- School of Teacher Education; University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland; Stefan Minder, Institute of Medical Education; University of Bern, Switzerland
In many publications in the field of computer-supported communication / collaboration, participants in their research are required to have a comparable capability to formulate and write down... More
pp. 1098-1104
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Using Code-Recode to Measure Students Critical Thinking Online within Asynchronous Small Group Collaborative Learning Environment
Peter Oriogun, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom; Diana Cave, Accenture, Consulting - Systems Integration & Technology, User Experience, United Kingdom
In this article we mapped a relatively new approach developed at London Metropolitan University called SQUAD, directly with the practical inquiry cognitive presence model to realise critical... More
pp. 1105-1111
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Evolution of Sc@ut Adaptive Augmentative Communicators
Maria-Dolores Paredes-Garrido, María-José Rodríguez-Fórtiz & Nuria Medina-Medina, University of Granada (Escuela Técnica Superior de Informática y Telecomunicaciones), Spain
Sc@ut Communicators are augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC) that help people with communication problems. These communicators are currently being used by autistic children in... More
pp. 1112-1119
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Does Gender Matter in Hypertext Reading?
Aristidis Protopsaltis, CITY University, United Kingdom; Vassiliki Bouki, Westminster University, United Kingdom
It has been argued that gender might affect users’ attitudes towards electronic media and their academic performance. The accuracy of such claims can affect the use of new technologies in leaning. ... More
pp. 1120-1129
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Analyzing Web 2.0 Users in an Online Discussion Forum
Wonsug Shin & Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University, United States
A latest evolution of the Web, Web 2.0, provides opportunities for interactive participation and social activities. The purpose of this study is to examine whether students’ usage of Web 2.0 and... More
pp. 1130-1137
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Making Nursing Mistakes Without Patient Risk: Simulation to the Rescue!
Jayne Smitten, MacEwan College- Faculty of Health and Community Studies, Canada; Heather Montgomerie, MacEwan College- Chair, School of Nursing, Collaborative Nursing Program, Canada; Yvonne Briggs, MacEwan College- Faculty of Health and Community Studies, Canada; Margaret Hadley, MacEwan College - Faculty of Health and Community Studies, Canada
Perils to patient safety, the bulk of the responsible errors involving medications, account for unfathomable costs within our healthcare systems. Patient safety initiatives have included... More
pp. 1138-1147
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Analyzing Students’ Responses to Metacognitive Prompting in Mathematical Problem Solving Through a Qualitative Lens
Alexandru Spatariu, Georgetown College, United States; Bobby Hoffman, University of Central Florida, United States
External evaluations, particularly feedback, plays an important role related to strategy use in different phases of learning. Metacognitive prompting, a form of strategic feedback, has been shown... More
pp. 1148-1163
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An Interactive VideoJournal to complement Learning & Training
Giorgio Valle, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy; Francesco Epifania, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Young people seem to be more familiar with communication devices such as mobile phones, MP3, iPOD and YouTube rather than textbooks or eLearning supports. While students’ grades in the high-schools... More
pp. 1164-1169
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“Technology Interrupted Cognition”: Implications for Technology Enhanced Learning
Kay Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University, United States
Advanced communications in technology enhanced classrooms can have positive or negative effects on learning. One cause for concern can be interruptions from emails, cell phones, and instant... More
pp. 1170-1179
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A Study of Visual Context Representation and Control for Remote Sport Learning Tasks
Wanmin Wu, Zhenyu Yang & Klara Nahrstedt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
Shared visual context plays a vital role in video-mediated remote learning tasks. However, it remains unclear how to provide such visual context in order to best facilitate learning. In this paper,... More
pp. 1180-1189
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Self Awareness and Learning Performance in Videoconferencing with Self and Partner’s Image
Masanori Yamada & Kanji Akahori, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
This paper examines potential designs of videoconferencing systems for communicative language learning in learner-centered communication from the viewpoint of self-awareness. In this study, we... More
pp. 1190-1197
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Implementing a Sense of Connectedness in e-learning
Takashi Yukawa, Kotaro Kawano & Yu Suzuki, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan; Tansuriyavong Suriyon, Okinawa National College of Technology, Japan; Yoshimi Fukumura, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
Sense of connectedness is considered to be vital to learner motivation in an e-learning environment. To investigate this phenomenon, we conducted a questionnaire targeted at actual e-learners.... More
pp. 1198-1207
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Web-Based Home School Collaboration System Design and Development
Liming Zhang & Dong Li, University of Macau, Macau
The importance of the effective home-school collaboration is well accepted by researchers. Currently the type of home-school collaboration in Macao maintains the traditional ways: through paper... More
pp. 1208-1214
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Roles and Importance of Multimedia in Higher Education
Dawood Alhamdani, Sohar University, Oman
Multimedia, as product and application, can have potential roles in enhancing learning. Certainly multimedia resources are increasingly embraced in elementary and secondary education. On the... More
pp. 1215-1222
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How Multimedia Research Can Optimize the Design of Instructional Vodcasts
Maria Avgerinou, DePaul University, United States; Rune Pettersson, Malardalen University, Sweden
Pod/Vodcasting has become an essential aspect of electronic and mobile learning, with a wide variety of applications across all education subjects and levels. This paper presents the pedagogical... More
pp. 1223-1227
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Knowledge Carrying and Knowledge Emphasizing Animations - A Useful Distinction when Developing Educational Software
Linn Burman, Skogforsk, Sweden; Nils Dahlbäck, Linköping University, Sweden
Previous research on the usefulness of animations in educational software has not shown any unequivocal advantage of animations. We claim that these conflicting results at least in part stem from... More
pp. 1228-1233
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Supporting Fault-Tolerance Learning within Cognitive, Object-Oriented Teaching Model
Hsiu-Ju Chang, Taipei County Zih-Ciang Junior High School., Taiwan
Fault-Tolerance Learning Environment combines multiple aspects of pedagogies, types of representations, perspectives of object-oriented concepts, and channels of knowledge or information... More
pp. 1234-1239
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From Personal to Community Spaces: Interplay between Boundary Construction and Deconstruction
Liliane Esnault, EM LYON, France; Denis Gillet, EPFL, Switzerland; Annick Rossier-Morel, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
The boundaries existing between personal and community spaces may be considered as limitations towards efficient interaction and effective learning in communities of practice. The continuous... More
pp. 1240-1244
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Practical Suggestions for Higher Education Teachers Creating Their First Website
Bobby Ezell & Marilyn Rice, Sam Houston State University, United States
Abstract: The article provides suggestions for the teacher in higher education who wants to create his/her first website on a school server. The article builds a rationale for creating a website... More
pp. 1245-1250
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Designing Usable M-learning Application: MobileView Case Study
Majlinda Fetaji, South East European University, Macedonia
The advantage of new communication technologies and portable devices are the integration of wireless network technologies, like mobile and pod cast devices with what they opened new possibilities... More
pp. 1251-1256
