Accessibility Experiences in SMIL

Nadia Catenazzi; Lorenzo Sommaruga

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 6117–6125

This paper describes the lesson learned from different experiences of use of the SMIL language to create accessible multimedia presentations. These works were carried out by the students of the “Multimedia Systems” course of a Master curriculum in...

Topics: Learning Disabilities, Computer Sciences, Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility, Multimedia

An Electronic Library Based on Hyper-Books: The Hyper-Lib Project

Nadia Catenazzi; Lorenzo Sommaruga

Online & CD-ROM Review Vol. 19, No. 3 (1995) pp. 127–35

Presents features of an electronic library based on a model of an electronic book. Highlights include mechanisms of the publishing process; electronic libraries and document interface design; the hyper-book project, based on the book metaphor; and...

Hyper-Lib: A Formal Model for an Electronic Library Based on Hyper-Books

Nadia Catenazzi; Lorenzo Sommaruga

Journal of Documentation Vol. 51, No. 3 (1995) pp. 244–70

Presents hyper-lib, a model for an electronic library. Defines the hyper-lib model in terms of structural and functional components; discusses the book collection, the librarian, the library rooms, user resources, and general and specific library...

The evaluation of the Hyper Apuntes interactive learning environment

Nadia Catenazzi; Lorenzo Sommaruga

Computers & Education Vol. 32, No. 1 (1999) pp. 35–49

This paper describes the Hyper Apuntes evaluation experience. Hyper Apuntes is an interactive learning environment which teaches students the basic concepts of computer programming. The courseware basically consists of lecture notes and exercises;...

Language: English

Hyper-Book: A Formal Model for Electronic Books

Nadia Catenazzi; Lorenzo Sommaruga

Journal of Documentation Vol. 50, No. 4 (1994) pp. 316–32

Presents a model for electronic books based on the paper book metaphor. Discussion includes how the book evolves under the effects of its functional components; the use and impact of the model for organizing and presenting electronic documents in...

An Approach to Content Re-usability and Adaptability in E-Learning

Lorenzo Sommaruga; Nadia Catenazzi

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 2098–2104

This paper proposes an approach to the creation of re-usable and adaptable learning content objects. The RUC prototype demonstrates how starting from the same basic content it is possible to produce three different results: a synthetic presentation...

Topics: Learning Objects

The Evolution of Digital Libraries Towards Software Agent Libraries The ACUBD Prototype

LORENZO SOMMARUGA; NADIA CATENAZZI

WebNet Journal: Internet Technologies, Applications & Issues Vol. 1, No. 3 (1999) pp. 40–48

The changes produced in information technology affect many aspects of information production, dissemination and access. Nowadays more and more documents are published and distributed in electronic form, and libraries need to adapt themselves to cope ...

New Training Approaches for Drivers – A Practical Experience

Nadia Catenazzi; Lorenzo Sommaruga; Kylene De Angelis; Giulio Gabbianelli

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 17, No. 3 (July 2018) pp. 281–301

In the context of the road transport there is the need to provide new training opportunities for million of truck and bus drivers who are often on the road. The C95-Challenge EU Erasmus+ project aims to meet this need by introducing new training...

The NURAXI Web-Based Learning Environment Architecture

Lorenzo Sommaruga; Nadia Catenazzi; Sylvain Giroux; Claude Moulin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1513–1514

The fast evolution of today world impels corporations to provide their employees just-in-time training, adapted training and more generally continuous education. To be able to satisfy this demand, authors need means to specify once didactic...

Topics: Competencies, Distance Education, Training

Il progetto C95 e l’uso di tecnologie mobili per la formazione

Nadia Catenazzi; Lorenzo Sommaruga; Kylene De Angelis; Giulio Gabbianelli

Italian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 24, No. 3 (Dec 31, 2016) p. 187

L\u2019articolo descrive l\u2019esperienza d\u2019uso ditecnologie mobili interattive nella formazionedegli autotrasportatori all\u2019interno del progettoERASMUS+ C95 Challenge