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Turning Learning Environments into Learning Communities: Expanding the Notion of Interaction in Multimedia
Richard A. Schwier
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 282–286
Emerging approaches to developing rich learning environments combine multimedia, computer mediated communication, and a host of interactive strategies to connect people in varied and robust ways. But traditional understandings of learning...
Topics: Interaction, Information Communication Technologies, Communication, Virtual Environments
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Pursuing the Elusive Metaphor of Community in Virtual Learning Environments
Richard A. Schwier
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 3072–3082
Social networking software sites are often mistakenly called learning communities, betraying a significant lack of agreement or concern for what actually constitutes a community. However, social networking sites are being used by teachers to engage...
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Connections and Contexts: The Birth, Growth and Death of Online Learning Communities
Richard A. Schwier
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1–10
Much of what we understand about the notion of online learning communities and how they develop, grow, and die away is based on examinations of formal online learning environments— primarily post-secondary courses managed by institutions of higher...
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Instructional Designer Disciplinary-Based Formation of Self
Heather Kanuka; Katy Campbell; Richard A. Schwier
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2009 (April 2009)
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of teaching (teacher perspectives) and learning (student perspectives) across the disciplines in ways that can better prepare instructional designers to work with research-teachers in...
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Designing Multimedia for the Hypertext Markup Language
Richard A. Schwier; Earl R. Misanchuk
Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 1996 (February 1996)
Dynamic discussions have begun to emerge concerning style of presentation on world wide web sites. Some hypertext markup language (HTML) designers seek an intimate and chatty ambience, while others want to project a more professional image....
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Interplay of Content and Community Redux: Online Communication in a Graduate Seminar on Theory in Educational Technology
Mary E. Dykes; Richard A. Schwier
Association for Media and Technology in Education Annual Conference 2002 (2002)
This paper summarizes the experiences of an instructor and teaching assistant who introduced online communication strategies in a graduate seminar. This paper drew on the findings of a previous paper (Schwier & Balbar, 2002), and examined how to...
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The Art and Science of Color in Multimedia Screen Design, Part II: Science, Myth, and Legend
Earl R. Misanchuk; Richard A. Schwier
Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communication and Technology 1995 (1995)
This paper summarizes the results of an analysis of literature on color use in screen design. Fundamental problems with the information base are identified as follows: (1) advise becomes obsolete as newer equipment becomes available; (2) the nature...
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Challenges in the Design of a Hypertext Book in HTML: Lessons Learned
Earl R. Misanchuk; Richard A. Schwier; Elizabeth Boling
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1219–1220
This document is a very brief summary of a larger paper and presentation. It is not possible to discuss the issues presented two pages, so we will restrict ourselves to providing an annotated outline of the topics here, and invite you to download...
Topics: Instructional Design, Multimedia, Developmental Stages
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A Preliminary Investigation of Self-Directed Learning Activities in a Non-Formal Blended Learning Environment
Richard A. Schwier; Dirk Morrison; Ben K Daniel
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2009 (April 2009)
This research considers how professional participants in a non-formal self-directed learning environment (NFSDL) made use of self-directed learning activities in a blended face-to-face and on line learning professional development course. The...
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Visual Design for Instructional Multimedia
Earl R. Misanchuk; Richard A. Schwier; Elizabeth Boling
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) p. 1621
This poster session provides a public demonstration of the HTML-based CD-ROM "Visual Design for Instructional Multimedia." The work takes the position that creating instructional materials in multimedia requires different strategies and tactics in...
Topics: Instructional Design, Multimedia, Instructional Materials