ED-MEDIA 2003--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
2003
Editors
David Lassner; Carmel McNaught
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 803
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Creating a Demarcation Point Between Content Production and Encoding in a Digital Classroom
Kevin Almeroth, Sami Rollins, Zhongnan Shen & Bruce Bimber, UC-Santa Barbara, United States
Incorporating a large amount of technology into a classroom is an important, but extremely difficult task. In this paper we describe the next generation of the UCSB digital classroom, called the... More
pp. 2-5
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Customized Learning: A Web Services Approach
William Blackmon & Daniel Rehak, Learning Systems Architecture Lab, United States
Abstract: Customized learning, presenting just the right material to the learner on demand, can be described using data representations from learning technology standards (learner profiles,... More
pp. 6-9
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A SCORM-Conformant LMS
Christos Bouras, Maria Nani & Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, University of Patras and Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Greece
In this paper we propose a sample Learning Management System (LMS) that will be conformant with the SCORM v1.3 Specification. In particular, the sample LMS we propose will make use of both, the... More
pp. 10-13
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Designing a Course Recommendation System on Web based on the Students' Course Selection Records
Ko-Kang Chu, Maiga Chang & Yen-Teh Hsia, Chung-Yuan Christian Univ., Taiwan
There is a web-based course recommendation system constructed by this paper. A course recommendation system is used to provide students some suggestions when they have trouble in choosing courses.... More
pp. 14-21
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Building a Virtual University for Orthopaedics
Lucile Vadcard, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France; Wendy Hall, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, United Kingdom; Simon Simon Grange, Royal College of Surgeons of England, United Kingdom; Grainne Conole, Research and Graduate School of Education, University of Southampton, United Kingdom; Gary Wills & Leslie Carr, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
The development of a Virtual Orthopaedic University is underpinned by a pedagogical approach built on current education research in terms of learning being situated and authentic; with learners... More
pp. 22-27
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Utilizing Computer Game Engines as Instructional Platforms
The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of computer game engines in the field of education. Projects such as "The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury", SCI-WISE, and "Games to Teach" are... More
pp. 28-31
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Towards “anytime, anywhere” Learning: The Role and Realization of Dynamic Terminal Personalization in Adaptive eLearning.
Bruner, J describes the method of learning as actively processing past and current knowledge and information to form new ideas and concepts. Personalization of learning involves the presentation of... More
pp. 32-35
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The Confluence of E-Book Architecture and Web Anchored Syllabus Construction: New Tricks for Older Pedagogues
Daniel Duran, Whittier College, United States
The advent of e-books, faculty web-pages, virtual and instantenous syllabus management, and competing internet based curriculum support systpes poses significant barriers to entry and adoption for ... More
pp. 36-37
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Alberta’s SuperNet: Video Delivery and WAN Bandwidth
Karen Fiege, University of Alberta, Canada; Ralph Schienbein, Elk Island Public Schools, Canada
Abstract: The rapid evolution of wide area networks (WANs) creates both opportunities and challenges to the design of network infrastructures for schools and departments. The Alberta Government's... More
pp. 38-41
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Silicon Chalk - Supporting Learning in the Classroom and Beyond
Murray Goldberg, University of British Columbia, Silicon Chalk, Canada; Roy Kaufmann, Silicon Chalk, Canada
Silicon Chalk is a software based learning environment created to support synchronous collaborative learning and a wide variety of associated learning activities. It supports collaboration,... More
pp. 42-43
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Can Content Delivery Standards Simplify Communications Between Diverse Development Teams?
Jon Gorrono & Robert Burnett, IET-Mediaworks, UCDavis, United States
Stakeholders in delivering online educational content are embracing recent developments in Learning Management System (LMS) standards. This is leading campuses to centralize these LMS systems... More
pp. 44-47
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An Integrated Development and Quality Assurance Environment for E-Learning Applications
Ronald Hartwig, Lia Hadley & Michael Herczeg, Institute for Multimedia and Interactive Systems - University of Luebeck, Germany
The production process of multimedia learning material includes many participants, tasks, and tools. The system described in this paper combines all data from the development and production... More
pp. 48-51
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The Role of Leadership in the Development of a Carrier-Grade High-Speed Wide Area Network
Maurice Hollingsworth, Palliser Regional Schools, Canada
bstract: Palliser Regional Schools has taken a leadership role in providing carrier-grade wide area networking services to students and staff. Through a $1.5 million Alberta Learning Innovative... More
pp. 52-59
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Managing Complexity in a Networked Learning Environment
Jonathan Humfrey, Sami Rollins, Kevin Almeroth & Bruce Bimber, UC-Santa Barbara, United States
As more universities and research institutions develop digital classrooms, a common theme is arising: the need to manage complexity. As more technology is added in order to facilitate the... More
pp. 60-63
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Mobile distributed platform for e-learning scenarios
Klaus Irmscher, Leipzig University, Germany
For support of peoples with cognitive deficites we have developed a distributed system with mobile access to Internet and Web services. The system is extended to use in student education by... More
pp. 64-67
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Visualization Tool for Student Use in Learning Programming
Paul Juell & Manohar Sreekantaradhya, North Dakota State University, United States
This paper presents a tool to allow students to see visualizations of various levels of software interaction. Students in the initial steps of learning programming and algorithms need to integrate ... More
pp. 68-74
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MetaTool: An open authoring system for Instructional Design of Educational Technology
Danielle Kaplan, Julie Youm & David Shaenfield, Teachers College, Columbia University, United States
This paper describes our design for a meta-authoring tool capable of generating domain specific learning activity across a variety of instructional designs. MetaTool will support collaborative... More
pp. 75-78
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The Evaluator: an open tool for collaborative educational media evaluation
This paper outlines the design of the Evaluator, a tool for collaborative evaluation of instructional technology resources. New technologies embody vast potential to change education paradigms;... More
pp. 79-81
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An XML-based Framework for Integrating Simulators and Real-life Experiments into Learning Environments
Reinhold Kroeger, Fachhochschule Wiesbaden - University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Frank Koehler & Jeanne Stynes, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
The paper covers a specific aspect of the project "Wissenswerkstatt Rechensysteme" (WWR, Knowledge Factory for Computing Systems), a joint research project of twelve German universities. The paper ... More
pp. 82-85
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E-Learning Module Structure Research of Variable Route Model with Alternative Routes through Core Learning
Jin-Chyr Lin, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan, Taiwan; Che-Jen Hsien, MEI-HO Institute of Technology Vice President, Taiwan, Taiwan
The e-Learning issues have been discussed and investigated recent years. The student could study on the Internet with browser. But in the environment of study with web, there are so many problems... More
pp. 86-87
