E-Learn 2002--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
2002
Editors
Margaret Driscoll; Thomas C. Reeves
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 678
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How University Faculty Assess Scholarly Use of the Internet
Paul Henry, Program House, United States
This quantitative survey of university faculty tested a theory of status-related risk by examining the affect of three organizational statuses on the use of this educational innovation. It also... More
pp. 433-440
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Asynchronous conferencing with a twist of synchronicity: in search for tools for collaborative moderation in online discussions
Pentti Hietala, University of Tampere, Finland
Carrying out argumentative discussion online has become rather common in higher education. This task is traditionally supported by asynchronous collaboration tools, but we believe that also... More
pp. 441-448
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A Fundamental Study for Grouping Formation Module based on Personality Information
Masateru Hishina, Tokyo International University (JAPAN), Japan
Many concepts, methods and technologies regarding computer supports in collaborative learning environments have been proposed. We believe that it is important to take into account human relations... More
pp. 449-456
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Wearing Four Pairs of Shoes: The Roles of E-Learning Facilitators
Ed Hootstein, Intelligent Decision Systems Inc., United States
The teacher-centered model that has dominated instruction for centuries is slowly giving way to a learner-centered conception with instructors in roles of facilitators, or "guides on the side." ... More
pp. 457-462
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Development of An Internet Collaborative Learning Behavior Scale - Preliminary Results
Ti Hsu, Department of Business Administration, Tamkang University, Taiwan; Hsiu-Fei Wang, Da-Yeh University & New York University, Taiwan
It is well known that math phobia is a common problem among elementary and/or junior high school students. It becomes a challenge to educational practitioners and academic researchers to figure out... More
pp. 463-470
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EBOOK.EXE: A Desktop Authoring Tool for HURAA
Eric Mathews, Arthur Graesser & Xiangen Hu, The University of Memphis, United States; Suresh Susarla, The University Memphis, United States
The development of authoring tools for intelligent systems is an important step for creating, maintaining, and structuring content in a quick and easy manner. It has the benefit of allowing for a ... More
pp. 471-476
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MBA Students' Satisfaction with Technology Changes from Traditional to Online Courses
Young H Kim & Shirley A Hudson, Clark Atlanta University, United States
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of perception and satisfaction of students in online distance learning graduate courses for daytime Regular MBA (Regular) and... More
pp. 477-484
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A Preliminary Mapping of Web Queries Using Existing Image Query Schemes
Bernard Jansen, Penn State University, United States
End user searching on the Web has become the primary method of locating images for many people. This study investigates the nature of web image queries by attempting to map them to known image... More
pp. 485-492
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Towards Implementing a Cognitive Model of Searching
Bernard Jansen, Penn State University, United States
This research begins to refine a cognitive model of interactive information seeking for use in the design of information retrieval (IR) systems. The research reported in this article critically... More
pp. 493-521
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VIRTUAL REALITY: THE FUTURE OF ANIMATED VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR, THE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS EMERGENCE TO A PRODUCTIVE E-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Juhanita Jiman, Multimedia University, Malaysia
The promise of Virtual Reality (VR) has caught our imagination and reliable networks will make it all a reality. VR will draw from and affect the entire spectrum of culture, science, and commerce, ... More
pp. 522-528
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An Instructional Strategy Framework for Online Learning Environments
Steven Aragon & Scott Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
The rapid growth of web-based instruction has raised many questions about the quality of online courses. It appears that many online courses are simply modeled after traditional forms of... More
pp. 529-536
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ECO TECH LINK : PT3 Grant Builds Technology Circles in the K-18 Community
Jane Duckett, Maria Medrano, Nedra Crow, Gwen Stowers & Katie Klinger, National University, United States
Through the vehicle of the PT3 grant program, ECO TECH LINK has built a strong consortium to support technology circles of government, education and business in order to raise student achievement... More
pp. 537-544
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The Instructional Instrument SL-EDGE:Student Library – Educational DiGital Environment
Theodore Kalamboukis & Antonia Kyriakopoulou, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
An educational digital environment that will provide appropriate methods and techniques for the support and enhancement of the educational and learning process is a valuable tool for both educators... More
pp. 545-552
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Means and Methods in Automatic Courseware Production: Experience and Technical Challenges
Thomas Ottmann & Tobias Lauer, University of Freiburg, Germany
Experience has shown that the production of rich-media content for web-based courses tends to be extremely cost and time consuming. One way for campus-based universities to reduce authoring costs... More
pp. 553-560
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Professional Skills Training for Social and Behavioral Competence:A Corporate Case Study in using a Fictional Video Script for interactive
Nicolas Vieville, Michel Labour & Sylvie Leleu-Merviel, University of Valenciennes, France
Faced with a fast changing society, the need to develop versatile instructional materials to update the professional skills of experienced practitioners has become a major necessity. It is in this ... More
pp. 561-566
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A Drag and Drop Editor for Interaction and Personalization of Web Pages
Richard Warburton & Jennifer Lennon, University of Auckland, New Zealand
In this paper we examine two key issues in Web learning: interaction and personalization. We discuss how a simple drag-and-drop application enables users to create and modify Web pages in ways that... More
pp. 567-572
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HWONS: A Hyerwave Online Negotiation System
Jennifer Lennon, University of Auckland, New Zealand; Hermann Maurer, IICM, Austria
We have developed a Web-based negotiation system that is closely modeled on real-world transactions. In this paper we illustrate the generality of the system by discussing two disparate... More
pp. 573-577
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Diagnostic Cognitive Assessment and E-learning
Kit Leung, McGill University, Canada
Diagnostic Cognitive Assessment (DCA) is an alternative dynamic assessment. It aims at measuring cognitive processes for effective learning support & coaching. DCA is embedded in a digital coaching... More
pp. 578-592
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E-Learning: In Search of a Total Learning Experience (TLE)
Ian Weber & Eric Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
This paper provides a holistic approach to viewing the e-learning phenomenon from a theoretical perspective. It builds a conceptual framework for e-learning development by drawing on the literature... More
pp. 593-600
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Designing ICT Training Material for Chinese Language Arts Teachers
Janet Mei-Chuen Lin, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
The purpose of this research is to tailor the design of ICT training material to the needs of Chinese language arts teachers such that the training they receive will be conducive to effective... More
pp. 601-605