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Designing and Evaluating User Interfaces for eLearning
Ronald Aust; Robert Isaacson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 1195–1202
This article describes the design and evaluation of the user interface for over 50 online modules encompassing 150 lessons, and 100+ hours of mediated instruction. We employed rapid prototyping, multiple focus groups, alpha and beta test...
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Design, Development, and Evaluation of an e-Learning Module User Interface
Robert Isaacson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 1682–1687
This paper describes the design, development, and evaluation of the user interface that was used for a series of online staff development learning modules for L2 instructors at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Proactive...
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Instructional Design Considerations for Mobile Assisted Language Learning
Robert Isaacson; Kara MacDonald
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1500–1503
This paper outlines instructional design considerations for mobile assisted language learning (MALL). The key advantage of the mobile technology is that it provides language learners with real world context. This means that the learner has the...
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Models of Co-teaching Foreign Language Online
Robert Isaacson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1341–1345
This paper describes five models of co-teaching and how they can be adapted for teaching foreign language online distance education. Teaching and learning foreign language online presents a unique set of challenges for both the instructor and...
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Adapting Face-To-Face Classroom Instruction for Online Learning
Robert Isaacson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 402–406
This paper describes the adaptation of face-to-face staff development workshops for delivery online. The process described here is based upon face-to-face staff development workshops for L2 instructors that emphasize the adult experiential learning...
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Design of Academic Performance Support Systems
Robert Isaacson; Brian Newberry
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1863–1870
This paper explores the design requirements for creation of Academic Performance Support Systems (APSS) that use information technology to support learning communities. It outlines an incremental approach to the design, planning, and implementation...
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Models of Co-teaching Foreign Language Online
Robert Isaacson; Kara MacDonald
Global TIME 2012 (Feb 07, 2012) pp. 197–201
This paper describes five models of co-teaching that can be adapted for teaching foreign language online. Teaching and learning foreign language online presents a unique set of challenges for both the instructor and students. Distance foreign...
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Video Production Process for Online Foreign Language Lessons
Robert Isaacson
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 3621–3625
This paper describes the production process for creating foreign language video lessons for online distribution via the Language Materials Distribution System (LMDS) at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). Video learning ...
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The Use of Sonification in Synthetic Voice Messages
Robert Isaacson; Ron Aust
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 957–965
This paper reports the findings of a research study that examined the use of sonification in synthetic voice messages as an aid to listening task performance. Part one of the study examined five dimensions of user satisfaction with sonification in...
Topics: Audio
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Creating Streaming Media for e-Learning
Ron Aust; Robert Isaacson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 380–381
This presentation will provide a non-technical overview the RealSystem suite of applications, various media creation tools, and ideas for ways to create instructional streaming multimedia. Suggestions for planning presentations, media production,...
Topics: Integration, Multimedia
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Design Considerations for Task-based Foreign Language Teaching Online
Robert Isaacson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 552–557
This paper outlines design considerations for facilitating task-based based foreign language teaching and learning online. The tools available to facilitate online teaching and learning exist on a continuum of media richness and interactivity....
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Evaluation of a Face-to-Face Staff Development Workshop Adaptation for E-Learning
Robert Isaacson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 154–159
This paper reports the findings of an action research study that evaluated an e-learning module that was an adaptation of a face-to-face staff development workshop for foreign language instructors at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language...
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Instructional Design Considerations for Mobile Assisted Language Learning
Robert Isaacson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1955–1958
This paper outlines instructional design considerations for mobile assisted language learning (MALL). The tools available to facilitate mobile assisted language learning exist on a continuum of media richness and interactivity. Instructional...
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Examination of the Production Process for Arabic Grammar Video Lessons
Robert Isaacson; Amgad Ishak
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 558–563
This action research study examined the production process for creating Arabic grammar video lessons and reports the results of user evaluations of the lessons. The Arabic grammar video lessons were created for the Language Materials Distribution...
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Examination of Phoneme and Viseme Synchronization On Listening Task Performance
Robert Isaacson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 1834–1837
This paper describes a work-in-progress research study that will examine the effect of phoneme and viseme synchronization on listening task performance. The influence of audiovisual integration on speech perception and second language acquisition ...
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Using The “I Do It, We Do It, You Do It” Teaching Routine in Technology Training Workshops
Robert Isaacson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 3235–3242
This paper is a reports the findings of an action research study conducted during faculty development technology training workshops that utilized the “I Do It, We Do It, You Do It” teaching routine. This teaching routine is based upon the gradual...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Training