Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects
Jan 01, 2012 Volume 8, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 24
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The Resonance Factor: Probing the Impact of Video on Student Retention in Distance Learning
Nitza Geri, The Open University of Israel, Israel
Teaching and instructing is one of the challenging manifestations of informing, within which distance learning is considered harder than face-to-face instruction. Student retention is one of the... More
pp. 1-13
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The Resonance Factor: Probing the Impact of Video on Student Retention in Distance Learning
Nitza Geri
pp. 1-13
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Web-Based Tutorials Using Pre- and Post-Test Measurements
Retta Guy & Millicent Lownes-Jackson, Tennessee State University, United States
Computer technology in general and the Internet in particular have facilitated as well as motivated the development of Web-based tutorials (MacKinnon & Williams, 2006). The current research study... More
pp. 15-38
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Has Distance Learning Become More Flexible? Reflections of a Distance Learning Student
Theda Thomas, Australian Catholic University, Australia
This paper provides insight into the way in which distance learning had changed over the past 30 years from the perspective of the author as a distance learning student. The question is then asked ... More
pp. 39-49
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Design and Development of an E-Learning Environment for the Course of Electrical Circuit Analysis
Omer Deperlioglu, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey; Utku Kose, Usak University, Turkey; Ramazan Yildirim, Usak Provincial Directorate, Turkey
E-learning is an educational approach that combines different types of multimedia technologies to ensure better education experiences for students and teachers. Today, it is a popular approach... More
pp. 51-63
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[Chais] Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2012 Best Papers
Nitza Geri & Avner Caspi, The Open University of Israel, Israel; Sigal Eden, Bar-Ilan University, Israel; Yoram Kalman, Yoav Yair & Yoram Eshet-Alkalai, The Open University of Israel, Israel
This is the fourth issue of Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects (IJELLO) special series that includes a selection of best papers presented at Chais Conference on... More
pp. 65-71
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Introduction to the IJELLO Special Series of Chais Conference 2012 Best Papers
Nitza Geri, Avner Caspi, Sigal Eden, Yoram Kalman, Yoav Yair & Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
pp. 65-71
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[Chais] Teachers' Openness to Change and Attitudes towards ICT: Comparison of Laptop per Teacher and Laptop per Student Programs
Ina Blau, The Open University of Israel, Israel; Yehuda Peled, Western Galilee College, Israel
This study compares three groups of teachers that (1) work in one-to-one laptop classrooms, (2) received a laptop from the state for pedagogical use, and (3) teach without technology. The influ-... More
pp. 73-82
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Teachers' Openness to Change and Attitudes towards ICT: Comparison of Laptop per Teacher and Laptop per Student Programs
Ina Blau & Yehuda Peled
pp. 73-82
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[Chais] The Impact of Learning with Laptops in 1:1 Classes on the Development of Learning Skills and Information Literacy among Middle School Students
Ornit Spektor-Levy & Yael Granot-Gilat, Bar Ilan University, Israel
The goal of this study was to examine the impact of a one-to-one program on the implementation of learning skills, information literacy, and the usage of computerized tools among students. These... More
pp. 83-96
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The Impact of Learning with Laptops in 1:1 Classes on the Development of Learning Skills and Information Literacy among Middle School Students
Ornit Spektor-Levy & Yael Granot-Gilat
pp. 83-96
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[Chais] A Study of Online Exams Procrastination Using Data Analytics Techniques
Yair Levy & Michelle Ramim, Nova Southeastern University, United States
Procrastination appears to be an inevitable part of daily life, especially for activities that are bounded by deadlines. It has implications for performance and is known to be linked to poor... More
pp. 97-113
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A Study of Online Exams Procrastination Using Data Analytics Techniques
Yair Levy & Michelle Ramim
pp. 97-113
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[Chais] Lifelong Learning at the Technion: Graduate Students’ Perceptions of and Experiences in Distance Learning
Rania Hussein-Farraj, Miri Barak & Yehudut Dori, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
This study examined the development of two Distance Learning (DL) courses and their effect on students' perceptions and learning experiences. Our study included about 260 science and engineering... More
pp. 115-135
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Lifelong Learning at the Technion: Graduate Students’ Perceptions of and Experiences in Distance Learning
Rania Hussein-Farraj, Miri Barak & Yehudut Dori
pp. 115-135
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[Chais] Kindergarten Children’s Perceptions of “Anthropomorphic Artifacts” with Adaptive Behavior
Asi Kuperman & David Mioduser, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
In recent years, children from a kindergarten in central Israel have been exposed to learning experiences in technology as part of the implementation of a curriculum based on technological thinking... More
pp. 137-147
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Kindergarten Children’s Perceptions of “Anthropomorphic Artifacts” with Adaptive Behavior
Asi Kuperman & David Mioduser
pp. 137-147
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[Chais] The Usage Characteristics of Twitter in the Learning Process
Anat Cohen & Galit Duchan, Tel Aviv University, Israel
This research discusses the use of Twitter as a teaching-supporting tool in face to face (F2F) learning. The uniqueness and importance of this research is in the age group on which it focuses, an... More
pp. 149-163
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The Usage Characteristics of Twitter in the Learning Process
Anat Cohen & Galit Duchan
pp. 149-163
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[Chias] Learning about Ecological Systems by Constructing Qualitative Models with DynaLearn
Moshe Leiba, Ruth Zuzovsky, David Mioduser, Yehuda Benayahu & Rafi Nachmias, Tel Aviv University, Israel
A qualitative model of a system is an abstraction that captures ordinal knowledge and predicts the set of qualitatively possible behaviours of the system, given a qualitative description of its... More
pp. 165-178
