The design of instructional multimedia in e-Learning: A Media Richness Theory-based approach

Pei-Chen Sun; Hsing Kenny Cheng

Computers & Education Vol. 49, No. 3 (November 2007) pp. 662–676

The rapid development of computer and Internet technologies has made e-Learning become an important learning method. There has been a considerable increase in the needs for multimedia instructional material in e-Learning recently as such content has ...

Language: English

Teaching Social Media Analytics: An Assessment Based on Natural Disaster Postings

Tiong T. Goh; Pei-Chen Sun

Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 26, No. 1 (2015) pp. 27–36

Unstructured data in social media is as part of the "big data" spectrum. Unstructured data in Social media can provide useful insights into social phenomena and citizen opinions, both of which are critical to government policy and...

The essential applications of educational robot: Requirement analysis from the perspectives of experts, researchers and instructors

Ya-Wen Cheng; Pei-Chen Sun; Nian-Shing Chen

Computers & Education Vol. 126, No. 1 (November 2018) pp. 399–416

Robots can benefit education in many ways, and robotics holds great promise as a learning technology. However, the use of robots in education remains largely unknown to both researchers and educators. Many educators and developers have questions...

Language: English

Enhancing AR-based Triangulation Problem-Solving with VR Exploration

Ming-Puu Chen; Yi-Husan CHEN; Pei-Jyun SUN

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 909–912

This paper introduces a showcase on the use of a VR manipulative designed to enrich participants’ triangulation measuring experience and enhance their AR-based triangulation problem-solving learning performance. A virtual reality manipulative on...

Topics: Augmented Reality

Mapping the Evolution of Elearning from 1977-2005 to Inform Understandings of e-Learning Historical Trends

Pei Chen Sun; Glenn Finger; Zhen Lan Liu

Education Sciences Vol. 4, No. 1 (2014) pp. 155–171

While there have been very limited studies of the educational computing literature to analyze the research trends since the early emergence of educational computing technologies, the authors argue that it is important for both researchers and...

An empirical analysis of the antecedents of web-based learning continuance

Chao-Min Chiu; Szu-Yuan Sun; Pei-Chen Sun; Teresa L. Ju

Computers & Education Vol. 49, No. 4 (December 2007) pp. 1224–1245

Like any other product, service and Web-based application, the success of Web-based learning depends largely on learners’ satisfaction and other factors that will eventually increase learners’ intention to continue using it. This paper integrates...

Language: English

Usability, quality, value and e-learning continuance decisions

Chao-Min Chiu; Meng-Hsiang Hsu; Szu-Yuan Sun; Tung-Ching Lin; Pei-Chen Sun

Computers & Education Vol. 45, No. 4 (December 2005) pp. 399–416

Previous research suggests that an eventual information technology (IT) success depend on both its initial adoption (acceptance) and subsequent continued usage (continuance). Expectancy disconfirmation theory (EDT) has been successfully used to...

Language: English

What drives a successful e-Learning? An empirical investigation of the critical factors influencing learner satisfaction

Pei-Chen Sun; Ray J. Tsai; Glenn Finger; Yueh-Yang Chen; Dowming Yeh

Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 4 (May 2008) pp. 1183–1202

E-learning is emerging as the new paradigm of modern education. Worldwide, the e-learning market has a growth rate of 35.6%, but failures exist. Little is known about why many users stop their online learning after their initial experience. Previous ...

Language: English

Library Use by Medical Students: A Comparison of Two Curricula

Kuan-nien Chen; Pei-chun Lin; Sung-Shan Chang; Hao-chang Sun

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Vol. 43, No. 3 (September 2011) pp. 176–184

This study explored 1) whether there were any differences in the way medical students used library resources under problem-based learning (PBL) and scenario-based learning (SBL) curricula; and 2) what improvements the library could make to...

A design to promote group learning in e-learning: Experiences from the field

Pei-Chen Sun; Hsing Kenny Cheng; Tung-Chin Lin; Feng-Sheng Wang

Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 3 (April 2008) pp. 661–677

The Internet enables learners to be brought together where they can cooperate in learning in groups without space and time limitations. It is, however, quite a challenge to form ideal groups in a short time and ensure satisfactory interaction for...

Language: English