E-Learn 2004--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
2004
Editors
Janice Nall; Robby Robson
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 551
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Interactive Bovine Anatomy and Physiology Lab
Vishal Singh Vishal & Ashu Guru, University of Nebraska at Lincoln / CIT, United States; Steven Jones, Animal Science Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States; Bucky Gwartney, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, United States
In an academic setting it is difficult to instruct students in the anatomy of a beef animal. It has generally required that a beef carcass be fabricated into wholesale and retail cuts or... More
pp. 208-212
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ARTstor Usability Evaluation
Teal Anderson & Jacquelyn Gourley, Johns Hopkins University, United States; Kimberly Harvey, ARTstor, United States
During Fall 2003, task-based usability testing was conducted of a new digital library featuring over 150,000 images of art, archaeology, architecture, and cultural objects. The purpose of the... More
pp. 213-220
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Computer-based Psychological Counseling on the Web: an Empirical Study of Web4health
Andrea Andrenucci, Stockholm University/Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Minna Forsell, Stockholm University, Sweden
This paper introduces an empirical study of Web4health, a Question-Answering system created as a part of a groupware for psychological counseling on the Web. A group of twenty-two test users,... More
pp. 221-224
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Keeping Up and Following through--Why Evaluation is Necessary
Anne-Marie Armstrong, The Architect of the Capitol, United States
Evaluation continues to be the least used tool for providing effective training programs. One reason is that training evaluation is after the fact and risky. What if the evaluation shows that the... More
pp. 225-226
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Web-based RN to BSN Nursing Program Evaluations: Course Content, Process and Resources, Stakeholders' Perceptions
Gloria Birkholz & Geoff Shuster, University of New Mexico, College of Nursing, United States
A five year old fully web-based nursing program for associate degree nurses completing a baccalaureate degree (RN to BSN) at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing was evaluated by student... More
pp. 227-230
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Technology-enhanced teaching and learning innovations and the concept of reflective practice
John Boeglin, Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Canada; Katy Campbell, Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, Canada
The introduction of any technology-enhanced teaching and learning innovation necessitates a critical reflection on past and current educational practices. The objective of this presentation is to... More
pp. 231-233
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Dynamic Composition and Personalization of PDA-based eLearning – Personalized mLearning
Aoife Brady, Owen Conlan & Vincent Wade, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
With the increasingly demanding schedules of formal and casual learners and the proliferation of terminal devices available for content delivery, learners are demanding ubiquitous access to their... More
pp. 234-242
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Technology as an Enhancement to the Consensus-Building Process
Marwin Britto, Central Washington University, United States
In the spring of 2003, two faculty members from a Southeastern United States research university were involved in a grant tasked with helping create and develop law enforcement high school... More
pp. 243-244
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An Evaluation Study of a Micro-Society in K-12 Education
Yaowen Chang, Teachers College, Columbia University, United States; Paul Skiera, Arizona State University, United States
This paper aims to evaluate the impact of a micro-society project on student participants' propositions about information technologies measured by the Information Technologies Questionnaire (ITQ) (... More
pp. 245-248
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Psychopathologizing Usability and its Evaluation? A Psychopathological Model of Usability Evaluation
Yaowen Chang, Teachers College, Columbia University, United States
This paper starts with the definition of usability, which assumes effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction as three perspectives of usability (ISO, 1997). Further on, the author provides... More
pp. 249-255
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The Impact of Online Professional Development on Teaching Practice: Research Summary and Final Results
Elizabeth Childs & Susan Crichton, University of Calgary, Canada
This research investigates one online professional development program for K-12 teachers to determine if it impacted teaching practice. It reports on the findings of the five phased research agenda... More
pp. 256-263
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Emotions during learning: The first steps toward an affect sensitive intelligent tutoring system
Scotty Craig & Sidney D’Mello, University of Memphis, United States; Barry Gholson, Amy Witherspoon, Jeremiah Sullins & Arthur Graesser, Univerisity of Memphis, United States
In an attempt to discover links between learning and emotions, this study adopted an emote-aloud procedure in which participants were recorded as they verbalized their affective states while... More
pp. 264-268
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New Visions for Literacy
Marilyn Cron, Great Falls Public Schools, United States
Abstract: Specific learning modalities and how to best provide a supportive educational environment for their needs is the question that has driven this project. The contention that multimedia use ... More
pp. 269-273
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Negotiating the Teaching-Assessment Cycle in Writing Programs with XML
Christy Desmet & Robert Cummings, University of Georgia, United States
Writing Programs are being asked not only to justify their methods of evaluating students, but also to provide increasingly rigorous program assessment in order to justify their substantial expense... More
pp. 274-279
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A Longitudinal Study of an Online Degree Program
Rita Dobbs & W. Clayton Allen, The University of Texas at Tyler, United States
This paper will include critical information for administrators and faculty in higher education for developing and utilizing over time an assessment model for evaluating an online degree program. ... More
pp. 280-293
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Creating and Implementing A Rubric Scoring Database
John Foshay & Joanne Walker, Central CT State University, United States
This paper describes a faculty-developed database that serves as a university department's evaluation tool. Using the department's portfolio assessment, capstone action research project and... More
pp. 294-298
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Assessment of the Implementation of ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators for Teachers in Secondary and Middle Level Education
Cheryl Grable, Andrew Hunt & Betty Wood, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, United States
Abstract: This four-year on-going research uses the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE 2001) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and Performance Indicators for... More
pp. 299-302
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The simSchool Project: Creating a Web-Based, Results-Driven Simulation to help Future Teachers Improve Student Learning.
Bill Halverson, The Simschool PT3 Project, United States
The Vermont Institutes along with select other educational institutions are creating a preservice technology initiative that uniquely prepares teachers to improve student learning. The initiative... More
pp. 303-307
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Blended Education For Disaster Healthcare Professionals: An Evaluation
Cecilia Hannigan, University of Ulster, United Kingdom; Kevin Davies, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
The Universities of Glamorgan and Ulster, in partnership with Häme Polytechnic (Finland) and a number of Non Government Organisations, deliver an international MSc in Disaster Relief Healthcare. ... More
pp. 308-313
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Student perception and satisfaction in Online Certificate Courses
Erman Yukselturk, Middle East Technical University, Turkey; Fethi Ahmet Inan, University of Memphis, United States
This study examined students’ satisfaction in the online learning experience. In this research, a quantitative method was used. Students’ satisfaction from lecture notes, assessment and evaluation ... More
pp. 314-318