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E-Learn 2002--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education

2002

Editors

Margaret Driscoll; Thomas C. Reeves

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Number of papers: 678

  1. Presenting Complex e-Learning Content on the Web: A Didactical Reference Model

    Christian Süß, Rudolf Kammerl, Burkhard Freitag & Franz Weitl, University of Passau, Germany

    Education can profit significantly from hypermedia. However, in our experience the majority of students having the choice of learning on the computer or from a print medium prefer the latter when... More

    pp. 1018-1025

  2. Is eLearning Effective?: A Review of Literature from 1993-2001

    Jan Plass & Robert Whelan, New York University, United States

    The past 8 years of growth of the Internet and computing have brought unprecedented change in the U.S. education system. Between 1993 and 1999, the percentage of schools with access to the Web grew... More

    pp. 1026-1028

  3. Tools of the Web-Based Learning Trade

    Kay Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University Beaver, United States; Sumant Kailas, Koremax Consulting, Canada

    Computer tools affect users by leaving a cognitive residue in them as well as supporting their activities by allowing the off-loading of memory intensive tasks and providing prompts known as... More

    pp. 1029-1034

  4. Integration of e-Learning and Knowledge Management

    Darrell Woelk, Elastic Knowledge, United States; Shailesh Agarwal, Docent Inc., United States

    e-Learning technology today is used primarily to handcraft training courses about carefully selected topics for delivery to employees registered for those courses. On the other hand, knowledge... More

    pp. 1035-1042

  5. XML BASED COURSE WEBSITES

    Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, United States

    XML, the extensible markup language is a quickly evolving technology that presents a viable alternative to courseware products and promises to ease the burden of web authors who edit their course... More

    pp. 1043-1048

  6. Factors Limiting the Proliferation of E-learning within Small to Medium Sized Enterprises

    Dan Wood, NTP Information Solutions Limited, United Kingdom; Jason Watson, The University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

    When a company looks for ways of reducing its fixed expenditure it is inevitable that long-term investments, such as the budget allocated for training, will come under scrutiny first. So, as... More

    pp. 1049-1055

  7. On-line Learning Courses: A review and usability attributes

    Panagiotis Zaharias, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece

    While electronic learning environments provide exciting possibilities for supporting learners, the design of the user-interface is as yet little understood. The purpose of this paper is to... More

    pp. 1056-1062

  8. Accessible Multimedia for the Web

    Nicholas Zaparyniuk, University of Alberta, Canada; Jillianne Code, Grant MacEwan College, Canada

    The World Wide Web has evolved from a primary text based medium into an integrated net of media. Whether its video, audio, or animation, the mediums ability to relay information to the audience is ... More

    pp. 1063-1068

  9. ELearning: Lessons Learned from Three Studies

    Selma Sax & Sheila Cassidy, Wexford Inc., United States; Deborah Jolly, Texas A&M University, United States

    pp. 1069-1070

  10. Portraying Yourself Online: A Discussion of Teaching Styles in Online Courses

    Plummer (Al) Jones, Diane Kester, Sue Steinweg & Susan Colaric, East Carolina University, United States

    It is clear that more courses are being offered online each year. With the increase in the number of courses offered, the number of faculty teaching at a distance will also be increasing. Many... More

    pp. 1071-1078

  11. Advantages of the Various Online Course Designs

    Raymond Rose, Concord Consortium, United States; Zahrl Schoeny, Curry School, University of Virginia, United States; Alese Smith, Concord Consortium, United States

    Abstract Online learning as a term includes many different approaches and technologies, but there's little that's been done thus far to identify the effectiveness of the various approaches, and... More

    pp. 1079-1080

  12. Supporting Learners for E-Learning

    Diane Ruelland, LICEF research center, Canada; Donna Gabrielle, United States Military Academy, United States; Gail Derrick, School of Education at Regent University, United States; Jane Pilling-Cormick, Professional Learning & Training, Canada

    Abstract: The panel will address the topic of eLearning from the adult learner's point of view. The objective is to expose the motivational, cognitive, metacognitive and social efforts required to ... More

    pp. 1081-1084

  13. Panel Discussion: A Successful Online Education Program

    Paul Lakey & Raye Lakey, Abilene Christian University, United States; Kaye Shelton, Dallas Baptist University, United States; George Saltsman, Abilene Christian University, United States

    "How did you do it?" "What makes your online education program so successful?" "How did you get your faculty to agree to teach online and your administration to support the funding?" "How do you... More

    pp. 1085-1088

  14. Open Source Software Can Open Minds and Help Solve the U.S. Technical Education Problem

    Matthew Szulik, Chairman, CEO, President---Red Hat, United States

    Despite all the computer equipment and software that companies have donated to schools over the past 20 years, students are still advancing through the grades and graduating with inadequate... More

    pp. 1089-1092

  15. The New Generation Working Force: The Homo Zappiens

    Willem van Valkenburg & Wim Veen, EduTec, Netherlands; Sicco Santema, Product Innovation & Management, Faculty of Design, Engineering and Production

    In this paper we discuss the new generation of workers, the Homo Zappiens. The Homo Zappiens is led by new skills: skills to quickly scan content, skills to multi task, skills to process... More

    pp. 1093-1095

  16. Communities of Practice for Improved Learning Systems in the Corporate, Government, Higher Education and Healthcare Sectors.

    Etienne Wenger, CPSquare, United States; Mary Lynn Benninger, Clarica, Canada; Roy Greenhalgh, Roy Greenhalgh Associates, United Kingdom; Thomas Ruhl, Lewis and Clark College, United States; Céline Monette, Aventis Pharma, Canada

    This panel session explores issues in relation to technologies and facilitation of community in the four key domains of the E-learn 2002 Conference, Health, Higher Education, Corporate and... More

    pp. 1096-1099

  17. Designing a Dynamic Course Outline System to Integrate Courseware Features

    Michael Odell, Jason Graham & Jason Abbitt, University of Idaho, United States

    The sequencing of online course activities in higher education is a necessity to guide students through the course materials, discussions, etc. in learning environments where students and... More

    pp. 1100-1102

  18. Classroom Observations through Distance Learning Technology

    Phyllis Adcock, University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States

    Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to share how integration of distance education technology, in teacher preparation classes, provides an alternative observation method of school classrooms. ... More

    pp. 1103-1105

  19. Automating Evaluation and Assessment in a Technology Course

    Frank Akaiwa, Kelley School of Business-Indiana University, United States

    This paper is a report on efforts to use technology to improve and maintain consistent student evaluation and assessment in two large technology courses at Indiana University. One difficulty in... More

    pp. 1106-1108

  20. EFFECT OF LANGUAGE ON E-LEARNING IN THE ARAB WORLD

    Adekunle Akinyemi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

    Language is an important aspect of communication which is the only means of interactions in learning. Electronic-learning (E-learning), being a form of a virtual teacher, pseudo-teacher or... More

    pp. 1109-1112