Pedagogical Implications of Using Learner-Controlled, Web-based Tools for Learning

Gretchen Lowerison; Richard F Schmid

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6255–6262

Students from a graduate class in educational computing took part in a study exploring the effectiveness of learner-controlled, web-based tools to support knowledge building and self-regulation. Learners were randomly divided into one of five study...

An Empirical Evaluation of Topic Map Search Capabilities in an Educational Context

Dennis Dicks; Vivek Venkatesh; Steven Shaw; Gretchen Lowerison; Dai Zhang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 1031–1038

Our investigations focus on improving the reliability and efficiency in current database-oriented search-and-retrieval mechanisms through the use of topic map technology (ISO/IEC 13250). This paper reports on the development, implementation and...

Topics: Educational Technology, Evaluation, Students

Search-and-Retrieval Tools in E-learning Applications: An Empirical Comparison of Search Engines and Topic Maps in an Educational Context

Steven Shaw; Vivek Venkatesh; Gretchen Lowerison; Dennis Dicks; Dai Zhang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 435–442

This paper reports on an investigation focusing on improving the reliability and efficiency in current database-oriented search-and-retrieval mechanisms in e-learning applications through the use of topic map technology (ISO/IEC 13250). The...

Using Technology for Learning in Higher Education: What is Important?

Richard Schmid; Gretchen Lowerison; Philip Abrami; Christina Dehler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1090–1096

This series of studies investigated the role that computer technology plays in transforming the learning process in higher education. We looked at the relationship between technology use, active learning, and perceived course effectiveness. The...

Cultural Differences in Using Search-and-Retrieval Technologies in E-Learning Contexts: An Exploratory Study of Arab and North American Learners’ Use of Topic Maps

Vivek Venkatesh; Roukana Sanjakdar; Steven Shaw; Dennis Dicks; Gretchen Lowerison; Dai Zhang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4694–4699

This paper follows up on studies reported in Dicks et al.(EdMedia 2004) and Shaw et al. (ELearn 2004), both of which focused on improving the reliability and efficiency in current database-oriented search-and-retrieval mechanisms in e-learning...

Topic Maps: Adopting User-Centred Indexing Technologies in Course Management Systems

Vivek Venkatesh; Steven Shaw; Dennis Dicks; Gretchen Lowerison; Dai Zhang; Roukana Sanjakdar

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 2007) pp. 429–450

This article provides an empirical evaluation of an indexing technology, topic maps (ISO 13250), in the context of an academic task in a higher education context. Topic maps are a form of indexing that define and display the interrelationships...

Topics: Evaluation, eLearning, Cognition, Educational Technology, Computer Sciences

An Extended Systematic Review of Canadian Policy Documents on e-Learning: What We’re Doing and Not Doing

Eugene Borokhovski; Robert Bernard; Erin Mills; Philip Abrami; C Wade; Rana Tamim; Edward Bethel; Gretchen Lowerison; David Pickup; Michael Surkes

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 37, No. 3 (Nov 18, 2011)

This systematic review builds upon the work of Authors (2006) and McGreal and Anderson (2007). It seeks to provide a synthesis and discussion of publicly available government policy documents with regard to e-learning in Canada. There is general...

An Extended Systematic Review of Canadian Policy Documents on e-Learning: What We’re Doing and Not Doing

Eugene Borokhovski; Robert Bernard; Erin Mills; Philip Abrami; C Wade; Rana Tamim; Edward Bethel; Gretchen Lowerison; David Pickup; Michael Surkes; Michael Surkes

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 37, No. 3 (Nov 18, 2011)

This systematic review builds upon the work of Authors (2006) and McGreal and Anderson (2007). It seeks to provide a synthesis and discussion of publicly available government policy documents with regard to e-learning in Canada. There is general...

A Review of e-Learning in Canada: A Rough Sketch of the Evidence, Gaps and Promising Directions

Philip Abrami; Robert Bernard; Anne Wade; Richard Schmid; Eugene Borokhovski; Rana Tamin; Michael Surkes; Gretchen Lowerison; Dai Zhang; Iolie Nicolaidou; Sherry Newman; Lori Wozney; Anna Peretiatkowicz; Anna Peretiatkowicz

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 32, No. 3 (Oct 15, 2006)

This review provides a rough sketch of the evidence, gaps and promising directions in e-learning from 2000 onwards, with a particular focus on Canada. We searched a wide range of sources and document types to ensure that we represented,...