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Der-Thanq Chen
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University
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Further refinements of conjecture mapping for design-based research
Der-Thanq "Victor" Chen; Jing Wu
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 852–855
In our earlier paper (Wu & Chen, 2018), we proposed a refinement of Sandoval’s conjecture mapping with two major changes. We replaced embodiment with design principle instantiations (DP-Is) to tighten up the relationship between conjecture mapping...
Topics: Design Principles, Evaluating for quality improvement, Participatory learning and media
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Fostering new media literacy: Course design principles using digital stories and social media
Wei Leng Neo; Wei Ching Lee; Der Thanq Chen; Jing Wu
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 877–882
Technology proliferates a range of modes and media by which we communicate today. As an exemplar, social media provides a platform for people to express their ideas and experiences of the world through their creation and participation....
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Establishing the norm of new media literacy of Singaporean students: Implications to policy and pedagogy
Der-Thanq Chen; Tzu-Bin Lin; Jen-Yi Li; Ling Lee
Computers & Education Vol. 124, No. 1 (September 2018) pp. 1–13
With the increasing impact of new media, Singapore has responded to the fast-changing media environment within the educational sector. A large-scale study was conducted in Singaporean schools to establish the norm of Singaporean students’ new media...
Language: English
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Assessing Online Discussions: A Holistic Approach
Yu-mei Wang; Der-Thanq Chen
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 46, No. 2 (2017) pp. 178–190
This article reports a holistic approach to assessing online discussions. This holistic approach integrates three assessment methods: assessment of learning, assessment for learning, and assessment as learning. Assessment of learning directly...
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New Media Literacy of School Students in Singapore
Der-Thanq "Victor" Chen; Tzu-bin Lin; Jen-yi Li; Ling Lee
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 98–102
This paper reports findings from a large-scale study investigating new media literacy of school students in Singapore. The conceptual framework for new media literacy adopted in this study can be found in our previous paper (Chen, Wu & Wang, 2011). ...
Topics: Country-Specific Developments
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Understanding new media literacy: The development of a measuring instrument
Ling Lee; Der-Thanq Chen; Jen-Yi Li; Tzu-Bin Lin
Computers & Education Vol. 85, No. 1 (July 2015) pp. 84–93
The rapid development of mobile technology have proliferated new media to most aspects of our daily life. This new way of consuming and creating information is in particular attractive to youths as a platform and space for activities not passible in ...
Language: English
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Assessing New Media Literacy: The Singapore Case
Der-Thanq Chen
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 94–101
This project is part of a large scale survey study aiming at: (a) assessing the level of new media literacy and competencies of Singapore school students; and (b) exploring factors that may affect the new media literacy of students. Prior to the...
Topics: Race, pedagogical issues, Country-Specific Developments, New Roles for Teachers/Learners
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Hypermedia Competencies
Der-Thanq Chen; Liang Rose; Yu-mei Wang
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 23, No. 2 (April 2014) pp. 135–144
ABSTRACT: Hypermedia has received increasing attention since the 1980s and this has been followed by an increasing interest in utilizing hypermedia in the domain of education. Many successful projects have been reported. In most cases, students used ...
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Promoting Spontaneous Facilitation in Online Discussions: Designing Object and Ground Rules
Yu-mei Wang; Der-Thanq Chen
Educational Media International Vol. 47, No. 3 (September 2010) pp. 247–262
Facilitation is a key factor in ensuring the success of class discussions. Traditionally, instructors are the ones who assume the role of facilitators in discussions. Online learning environments open opportunities for students to assume the role of ...
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A Journey on Refining Rules for Online Discussion: Implications for the Design of Learning Management Systems
Der-thanq Chen; Yu-mei Wang; David Hung
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 20, No. 2 (April 2009) pp. 157–173
Research on asynchronous online discussions has primarily focused on their efficacy in relation to learning outcomes. Rarely are there investigations on how the design of online learning activities or how discussions could be incorporated into...
Topics: Networking Technologies, eLearning, Internet, Instructional Design, Educational Technology
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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN DESIGNING ONLINE DISCUSSIONS TO PROMOTE COGNITIVE PRESENCE – A PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Yu-mei Wang; Der-Thanq Chen
Online Learning Journal Vol. 12, No. 3 (Dec 17, 2008)
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Essential Elements in Designing Online Discussions to Promote Cognitive Presence--A Practical Experience
Yu-mei Wang; Victor Der-Thanq Chen
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 12, No. 3 (December 2008) pp. 157–177
Online discussions have been increasingly integrated into face-to-face classes at universities to enhance student learning of course content. The primary focus of past research has been on the end products of online discussions. Studies reported...
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Leveraging Online Communities in Fostering Adaptive Schools
David Hung; Kenneth Y. T. Lim; Der-Thanq Victor Chen; Thiam Seng Koh
International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Vol. 3, No. 4 (December 2008) pp. 373–386
There has long been a call for schools to prepare students for the twenty-first century where skills and dispositions differ significantly from much of what has historically characterized formal education. The knowledge based economy calls for...
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Leveraging Para-Communities in Fostering Adaptive Schools: Towards Adaptive Organizations
David Hung; Der Thanq Chen
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3777–3779
In the paper, we discuss problems related to traditional hierarchical organizations and argue that adaptability is important for organizations to survive in the 21st century. Expanding on Bransford’s (1999) notion of adaptive expert, we propose a...
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Towards a Community Incubator: The ICAP Design Framework for Social Constructivist Educational Designers
Der Thanq "Victor" Chen; David Hung
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2338–2347
This paper highlights the often-mentioned mismatch between the more social constructivistic oriented pedagogy and the traditional instructional design model. Such a framework is important as a design process relevant to the work of CSCL. Any...
Topics: Community, Instructional Design
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Context-Process Authenticity in Learning: Implications for Identity Enculturation and Boundary Crossing
David Hung; Der-Thanq Victor Chen
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 55, No. 2 (April 2007) pp. 147–167
This paper posits that authenticity is an aspect of both the context and the process of learning. These two aspects cannot be seen in isolation and must be analyzed as one unity. We refer to this coupling relationship as the context-process...
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Untangling the Confounding Perceptions Regarding the Stand Alone IT Course
Yu-Mei Wang; Victor Der-Thanq Chen
Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 35, No. 2 (2007) pp. 133–150
The stand alone IT/computer course is the earliest IT training model in teacher education programs. This course model has been severely criticized and there has been a call to eliminate it from preservice teachers' IT training. Over the past decade, ...
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The Reverse LPP Process for Nurturing a Community of Practice
David Hung; Der-Thanq Chen; Thiam Seng Koh
Educational Media International Vol. 43, No. 4 (December 2006) pp. 299–314
In this article we suggest a facilitating process for nurturing a community of practice (CoP). This process can be seen as a reverse LPP (legitimate peripheral participation) process where a community starts with a group of core members and...
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How the Internet Facilitates Learning as Dialog: Design Considerations for Online Discussions
David Hung; Seng Chee Tan; Der-Thanq Chen
International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2005)
Online learning through the Internet is seen to be pervasive in today's educational and corporate sectors. Online learning also promises all kinds of possibilities for learning and this paper makes an attempt to clarify some of these issues. Instead ...
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A Review on Usability Evaluation Methods for Instructional Multimedia: An Analytical Framework
Chai Ching Sing; Victor Chen Der-Thanq
International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jun 22, 2004)
One common objective of instructional multimedia products is enhancement of learning. It follows that one of the primary tasks of the interface designer is the creation of a user-interface that is motivating, interactive, intuitive and at the same...
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A Proposed Framework for the Design of a CMC Learning Environment: Facilitating the Emergence of Authenticity
David Hung; Der-Thanq Chen
Educational Media International Vol. 40, No. 1 (2003) pp. 7–13
Proposes a framework for the design of computer-mediated communication (CMC) environments that combines constructivist learning environments (CLEs) and dynamic learning environments (DLEs). Highlights include learner involvement in the problem...
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Rules for Online Argumentation and Discussion: A Work in progress Report
Der-Thanq Victor Chen; David Hung
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 2212–2215
This paper describes and discusses the Project ROAD - Rules for Online Argumentation and Discussion. The paper in particular discusses the mediating importance of rules to be well established for online discussions with the complementary emphasis of ...
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Two Kinds of Scaffolding: The Dialectical Process within the Authenticity-Generalizability (A-G) Continuum
Chen Der-Thanq; Hung W. L. David
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 5, No. 4 (2002) pp. 148–53
Discusses problems relating to situated cognition and cognitivist approaches to learning and instruction. Contends that authenticity and generalizability are compatible; introduces the notion of the authenticity-Generalizability (A-G) continuum,...
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Dimensions of Metaphor Consistency in Computer-Based Learning (CBL) Design: Lessons Learned from Project Justice Bao
Der-Thanq Chen; Angela F. L. Wong; Jackie J. F. Hsu
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 11, No. 3 (2002) pp. 251–266
Project Justice Bao is an endeavor to develop a multimedia instructional CD-ROM that utilizes computer technology to motivate students in learning the Chinese language. This article presents some lessons related to metaphor consistency learned from...
Topics: Computers
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Situated Cognition, Vygotskian Thought and Learning from the Communities of Practice Perspective: Implications for the Design of Web-based E-Learning
David W. L. Hung; Der Thanq Chen
Educational Media International Vol. 38, No. 1 (2001) pp. 3–12
Describes situated cognition, Vygotskian thought, the Zone of Proximal Development, and learning from the community of practice perspective. Conceptualizes learning principles for instructional design of Web-based electronic learning environments,...
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Fostering Divergent Thinking in the Mandarin Language Classroom through IT-Enhanced DRTA
Jackie Jing-Fong Hsu; Yin Mei Wong; Der-Thanq Chen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1748–1752
Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) is a teaching strategy used in English language classrooms through using predicting questions to enhance students' thinking. Since it is very important for Mandarin language teachers to incorporating...
Topics: Classrooms, Languages, Students