E-Learn 2005--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
October 2005
Editors
Griff Richards
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 526
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Connecting with Contemporary Learners: Assessing Technology Resources and Technology Use
Charles Dickel & Sharon Ishii-Jordan, Creighton University, United States
In an effort to "connect with" contemporary students and the learning modalities that they use, this program reports data on technology resources that the students use to complete their coursework.... More
pp. 1270-1275
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Distance and No Distance: Docent Training via Videoconference
Herminia Wei-Hsin Din, University of Alaska Anchorage, United States
There are many distance learning program available for classroom settings across the nation but few have focused on docent-training program outside of the institution. This paper is based on a... More
pp. 1276-1279
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Active Learning in Online Classes
Judy Donovan, Grand Valley State University, United States
As a veteran online instructor, I find the more I have students assume responsibility for learning, assessment, presentation of information and interaction, the better my online classes become in... More
pp. 1280-1284
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LTTS: A course management system for online inquiry learning
Thomas Duffy & Gihan Osman, Indiana University, United States
This presentation will introduce an online professional development course management system designed at Indiana University to support one on one mentoring and delivery of problem-centered courses.... More
pp. 1285-1289
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Adaptive Orientation Methods in Computer Adaptive Testing
Anastasios Economides, University of Macedonia, Greece
In computer adaptive testing, if the examinee answers correctly a question, then the next question is harder. Otherwise, if the examinee answers wrongly, then the next question is easier. It would ... More
pp. 1290-1295
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Synchronized Blended Learning in Virtual Learning Environments
Christine Frank, University of Paderborn, Germany; Torsten Reiners & Imke Sassen, University of Hamburg, Germany; Leena Suhl, University of Paderborn, Germany; Stefan Voß, University of Hamburg, Germany
The main focus of this paper is to show state of the art technologies and existing components of didactical concepts which can be composed in certain ways to enable collaborative learning via the... More
pp. 1296-1308
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Tapping Online Dialogue for Learning: A Grounded Theory Approach to Identifying Key Heuristics that Promote Collaborative Dialogue Among Virtual Learners
Sarah Haavind, Harvard University, United States
This study examined factors that promote content-related, collaborative dialogue in secondary-level online course discussion forums. Discourse transcripts from nine Virtual High School courses from... More
pp. 1309-1325
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A Design Experience for Creating Scenario Simulations
Elizabeth L. Haslam, School of Education, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
This doctoral course project focused on the introduction of a more dynamic instructional design process for developing scenario simulations. To make the design process more accessible, we explored ... More
pp. 1326-1328
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Designing an Online Collaboratory for the Global Social Benefit Incubator
Pedro Hernández-Ramos, James L Koch & Hans-Peter Dommel, Santa Clara University, United States; Patrick Guerra, Lionspeak Consulting, United States; Geoffrey Bowker, Center for Science, Technology, and Society, Santa Clara University, United States
The Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) is an international education program designed to serve social benefit entrepreneurs working in the fields of education, health, economic development,... More
pp. 1329-1334
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Application of the ARCS Motivational Model to the Design and Assessment of an E-Education, General Education, Natural Sciences Course.
Paul Howell, Penn State University, United States
Motivation is crucial in teaching large, general education courses, particularly in the natural sciences where the students frequently lack confidence, an adequate background, and interest. The... More
pp. 1335-1340
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Equal Access Through Accessible Teaching: What’s it all about?
Tara Jeffs, East Carloina University, United States; Ellen Dobson, East Carolina University, United States
As more and more learners want the convenience of learning online pressure is placed on the instructor and university to assure that all students have equal access to the learning environments and ... More
pp. 1341-1346
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A Three-Way Partnership in e-Learning Trades Training: An Instructional Development Perspective
Ron Johnson & Jan Soer, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
Abstract: Trades training is provided by a joint partnership between government, industry and training providers. While government and industry support trades training to be offered e-learning mode... More
pp. 1347-1352
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A Heterogeneous Agent Model for Distributed Constructionism
Gloria Y. M. Kao & Chuen-Tsai Sun, Department of Computer Information Science, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan; Sunny S. J. Lin, Institute of Education, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
A considerable number of Internet-based computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments have been or are currently being developed. This paper aims to a) assure the basic... More
pp. 1353-1356
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Enhacing e-learning through Technology and Constructivist Pedagogy
Jared Keengwe, Indiana State University, United States
The rapid advances in technology has allowed for the growth of collaborative e- learning experiences unconstrained by time and space. This paper examines the use of technology as a tool to support ... More
pp. 1357-1361
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The effectiveness of computer simulations in a computer based learning environment
Hyun-Jeong Joyce Kim, Rhodes College, United States; Art Graesser, Tanner Jackson, Andrew Olney & Patrick Chipman, University of Memphis, United States
We explored the effectiveness of interactive simulations on an intelligent tutoring system, called AutoTutor. College students (N=132) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1)... More
pp. 1362-1367
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Variation and Reusability in E-learning: not Compatible?
Line Kolås, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
One way to improve e-learning systems for higher education is to look at the weaknesses of today's system and do something about these weaknesses. Obvious weaknesses of today's systems are lack of ... More
pp. 1368-1375
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Students' Choice of Organizers based on their Perceptual Operations
Chien-Ching Lee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Students were asked to use graphic organizers for three writing processes i.e. categorizing and extracting information, integrating information and drawing conclusions. They were given the choice... More
pp. 1376-1383
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The Effects of Simulation Delivery Instruction on Students’ Problem Solving Performance and Motivation
JeongMin Lee, Dept. of Ed. Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, United States; Youngmin Lee, Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), Korea (South)
The purpose of the study was to compare the effects of two instructional methods, which were instructor-led instruction and the simulation delivery instruction on learners' well-structured and ill-... More
pp. 1384-1386
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The Online Tutor: Proven Best Practices for the e-Learning Environment
Gail Lipschitz, Little Genius Software Inc, Canada
: Online tutoring is pivotal in successful e-learning environments. Without this process the online student languishes in a virtual sea of information. Based upon her recently published e-learning ... More
pp. 1387-1392
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Examining E-Learning in Environmental Technology Management Websites
Dorit Maor & Dora Marinova, Murdoch University, Australia
The paper examines the role of online resources for environmental technology management (ETM) learning by examining major influential websites, such as that of the World Business Council for... More
pp. 1393-1398