Social Networking and Academic Performance: A Review

Tenzin Doleck; Susanne Lajoie

Education and Information Technologies Vol. 23, No. 1 (2018) pp. 435–465

The ubiquitous use of social networking sites by students and the potential impacts of such use on academic performance are of both theoretical and practical importance. Hence, this paper addresses the question: how does the use of social networking ...

Facilitating medical decision making with collaborative tools

Jingyan Lu; Susanne Lajoie

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2062–2066

Computer and network afford many features to support collaborative learning. These collaborative tools include visualization tools, such as content-specific and content-unspecific tools, argumentation, such as synchronous or asynchronous tools, and...

Topics: Collaboration

Using Information Architecture to Support Problem-Based Learning Environments

Carlos Nakamura; Susanne Lajoie

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 3001–3004

Information architecture can provide a strong support to the instructional goals of problem-based learning environments by identifying and proposing optimal ways through which information can be organized and presented. The identification of optimal ...

NgageCollab: A Gamified Platform to Foster Engagement and Collaboration Amongst Researchers

Tenzin Doleck; Susanne Lajoie

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 610–614

The affordances of online collaboration platforms make them increasingly popular. Although many of these platforms are well designed, very often, teams adopting these platforms in their projects realize little value because of the lack of engagement ...

Topics: Computer-Mediated Communication, distributed learning environments, interactive learning environments

Can Clinical Reference Tools Support Medical Students during Hypothesis Generation?

Carlos Nakamura; Susanne Lajoie

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2240–2244

Hypothesis generation is a fundamental step in diagnostic reasoning that requires specific cognitive support. We hypothesize that existing clinical reference tools are ineffective at supporting hypothesis generation because they can be searched by...

Enabling the collective to assist the individual: CoREAD, a self-organising reading environment

Andrew Chiarella; Susanne Lajoie

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2753–2757

CoREAD, software that enables learners to collaborate indirectly while reading a text, was designed using a self-organising systems approach. Using CoREAD learners highlight portions of the text they deem important. The font colour of the text is...

Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology, Information Sciences, Post Secondary Education, Secondary Education

Social Annotation: Emergent Text Signals through Self-Organization

Andrew Chiarella; Susanne Lajoie

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 1456–1462

In this paper we discuss a type of social software that might be called social annotation. Such software enables individuals to add annotations – underlines and highlights, for example – while reading a text. Additionally, some aggregation of those...

Supporting Medical Decision Making with Argumentation Tools

Jingyan Lu; Susanne P. Lajoie

Contemporary Educational Psychology Vol. 33, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 425–442

This study investigated the collaborative decision-making and communicative discourse of groups of learners engaged in a simulated medical emergency in two conditions. In one condition subgroups used a traditional whiteboard (TW group) to document...

Apprenticeship Training in the Workplace: Computer-Coached Practice Environment as a New Form of Apprenticeship

Susanne P. Lajoie; Alan Lesgold

Machine-Mediated Learning Vol. 3, No. 1 (1989) pp. 7–28

Discussion of cognitive apprenticeships highlights a computer-based coached practice environment called SHERLOCK that was developed for Air Force technicians. Training for complex skills is discussed, comparisons are made between results with...

Do Expert Clinical Teachers Have a Shared Understanding of What Constitutes a Competent Reasoning Performance in Case-Based Teaching?

Geneviève Gauthier; Susanne P. Lajoie

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 42, No. 4 (July 2014) pp. 579–594

To explore the assessment challenge related to case based learning we study how experienced clinical teachers--i.e., those who regularly teach and assess case-based learning--conceptualize the notion of competent reasoning performance for specific...

Examining Medical Students’ Attitudes and Learning Experiences in BioWorld

Sonia Faremo; Susanne Lajoie; David Fleiszer

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) p. 1812

This poster presents BioWorld (Lajoie et al., 1998), a computer-based learning environment (CBLE) that engages learners in realistic problem solving as they attempt to diagnose medical cases. Its design is consistent with both problem-based learning ...

Topics: Instructional Design, Students

Do Information Systems Actually Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Performance? -- An Analysis of 3 Different Approaches to the Design of Information Systems

Carlos Nakamura; Susanne Lajoie; Gloria Berdugo

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2251–2257

We present three different approaches to the research and development (R&D) of information systems: problem solving, decision making, and case-based reasoning. In contrast to case-based reasoning, problem solving and decision making are rule-based...

Scaffolding Problem-Based Learning with CSCL Tools

Jingyan Lu; Susanne P. Lajoie; Jeffrey Wiseman

International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Vol. 5, No. 3 (September 2010) pp. 283–298

Small-group medical problem-based learning (PBL) was a pioneering form of collaborative learning at the university level. It has traditionally been delivered in face-to-face text-based format. With the advancement of computer technology and progress ...

Exploring Case Specificity in Medical Students’ Clinical Reasoning

Tenzin Doleck; Eric Poitras; Susanne Lajoie

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 572–577

Advances in educational technology have provided various promising solutions for yielding useful insights about learning from learner-system interaction data Previous research has suggested the existence of case-specificity in clinical reasoning ...

Topics: research

The Multimedia Effect in Electronic Bilingual Dictionaries: The Effects of Graphic Representations on Vocabulary Acquisition of a Foreign Language

Carlos Nakamura; Susanne Lajoie; Rodolfo Franconi

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4319–4322

This study was conducted to support the design of a prototype for a multimedia bilingual electronic dictionary. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the combination of verbal and graphic representations on the vocabulary...

Topics: Graphics, Languages

Implementing the Assessment Standards for School Mathematics: Communicating Performance Criteria to Students through Technology

Nancy C. Lavigne; Susanne P. Lajoie

Mathematics Teacher Vol. 89, No. 1 (1996) pp. 66–69

Describes a project using computer and video technology to help students understand the criteria that were used to evaluate their statistics projects. (MKR)

Exploring pedagogical uses of technology in statistics education

Lucy Cumyn; Rhonda Amsel; Susanne Lajoie

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2784–2787

The purpose of this paper is to first briefly review ways in which the roles of computer and information technology have become important in teaching and learning today. This trend has also become increasingly apparent within the domain of...

Topics: Students, Educational Technology, Integration

Developing an Agent-Based Adaptive System for Scaffolding Self-Regulated Inquiry Learning in History Education

Eric G. Poitras; Susanne P. Lajoie

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 62, No. 3 (June 2014) pp. 335–366

This article presents a methodology for modelling the development of self-regulated learning skills in the context of computer-based learning environments using a combination of tracing techniques. The user-modelling techniques combine statistical...

Assessing the Utility of Deep Learning: Using Learner-System Interaction Data from BioWorld

Tenzin Doleck; Eric Poitras; Susanne Lajoie

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 734–738

In recent years, deep learning (LeCun, Bengio, & Hinton, 2015) has drawn interest in many fields. As optimism for deep learning grows, a better understanding of the efficacy of deep learning is imperative, especially in analyzing and making sense of ...

Topics: Performance and outcome assessment, Simulations for learning, Data Analytics

Advancing teacher technology education using open-ended learning environments as research and training platforms

Eric Poitras; Tenzin Doleck; Lingyun Huang; Shan Li; Susanne Lajoie

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul 24, 2017)

A primary concern of teacher technology education is for pre-service teachers to develop a sophisticated mental model of the affordances of technology that facilitates both teaching and learning with technology. One of the main obstacles to...

Towards Detection of Learner Misconceptions in a Medical Learning Environment: A Subgroup Discovery Approach

Eric G. Poitras; Tenzin Doleck; Susanne P. Lajoie

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 66, No. 1 (2018) pp. 129–145

Ill-structured problems, by definition, have multiple paths to a solution and are multifaceted making automated assessment and feedback a difficult challenge. Diagnostic reasoning about medical cases meet the criteria of ill-structured problem...

A Tale of Three Cases: Examining Accuracy, Efficiency, and Process Differences in Diagnosing Virtual Patient Cases

Tenzin Doleck; Amanda Jarrell; Eric Poitras; Maher Chaouachi; Susanne Lajoie

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 32, No. 5 (Dec 01, 2016)

Clinical reasoning is a central skill in diagnosing cases. However, diagnosing a clinical case poses several challenges that are inherent to solving multifaceted ill-structured problems. In particular, when solving such problems, the complexity...

Cognitive Tools for Assessment and Learning in a High Information Flow Environment

Susanne P. Lajoie; Roger Azevedo; David M. Fleiszer

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 18, No. 3 (1998) pp. 205–35

Describes the development of a simulation-based intelligent tutoring system for nurses working in a surgical intensive care unit. Highlights include situative learning theories and models of instruction, modeling expertise, complex decision making,...

Diagnosing Virtual Patient Cases: Gender Differences in Novice Physicians in a Computer Based Learning Environment

Tenzin Doleck; Amanda Jarrell; Eric Poitras; Susanne Lajoie

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 494–498

There has been considerable interest to better understand the nature, possible source, and affects of gender differences in education. Examining performance differences across genders can have implications from an instructional design perspective;...

Topics: Gender, Usability/User Studies

Supporting Diagnostic Problem Solving in Medical Education Using an Integrated Classroom - E-Learning Model

Sonia Faremo; Susanne Lajoie; Genevieve Gauthier; Jeffrey Wiseman

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2788–2793

This paper discusses an ongoing series of studies. An initial study of diagnostic problem solving in internal medicine involved medical students, residents, and experts solving a set of cases while thinking aloud. Verbal protocol data was used to...

Topics: Learning Outcomes, Physical Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Mapping and Validating Diagnostic Reasoning through Interactive Case Creation

Genevieve Gauthier; Susanne Lajoie; Solange Richard; Jeffrey Wiseman

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 2553–2562

This study presents an innovative medical case validation activity modeled on the case presentation practice commonly performed by physicians. Case development work for BioWorld (a computer-based learning environment) led us to note significant...

Detecting Dummy Learner Submitted Annotations in an Online Case Learning Environment

Tenzin Doleck; Eric Poitras; Laura Naismith; Susanne Lajoie

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 498–503

One of the key approaches in designing adaptive learning systems is the use of algorithms that can process and discover interesting, interpretable, and meaningful knowledge from the data tracked and logged by learning systems. Text classification...

Topics: Design of Distance Learning Systems, interactive learning environments, Methodologies for System Design

Subgroup Discovery with User Interaction Data: An Empirically Guided Approach to Improving Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Eric G. Poitras; Susanne P. Lajoie; Tenzin Doleck; Amanda Jarrell

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 2 (2016) pp. 204–214

Learner modeling, a challenging and complex endeavor, is an important and oft-studied research theme in computer-supported education. From this perspective, Educational Data Mining (EDM) research has focused on modeling and comprehending various...

The Creation of Virtual and Face-to-Face Learning Communities: An International Collaboration Experience

Susanne P. Lajoie; Benilde Garcia; Gloria Berdugo; Luis Marquez; Susana Espindola; Carlos Nakamura

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 35, No. 2 (2006) pp. 163–180

This article examines the use of technology in higher education to support an international collaboration between 2 graduate seminars in cognition and instruction, one in Mexico and another in Canada. The culture of both seminars is described in the ...

Constructing Knowledge in the Context of BioWorld

Susanne P. Lajoie; Nancy C. Lavigne; Claudia Guerrera; Steven D. Munsie

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 29, No. 2 (2001) pp. 155–86

BioWorld is a computer-based environment for the high school biology curriculum that provides a hospital simulation where students can apply what they have learned to solve problems about diseases. Analyses of student actions and verbal dialogue...

Comparing Virtual and Location-Based Augmented Reality Mobile Learning: Emotions and Learning Outcomes

Jason M. Harley; Eric G. Poitras; Amanda Jarrell; Melissa C. Duffy; Susanne P. Lajoie

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 64, No. 3 (2016) pp. 359–388

Research on the effectiveness of augmented reality (AR) on learning exists, but there is a paucity of empirical work that explores the role that positive emotions play in supporting learning in such settings. To address this gap, this study compared ...

Using Learning Analytics to Identify Medical Student Misconceptions in an Online Virtual Patient Environment

Eric G. Poitras; Laura M. Naismith; Tenzin Doleck; Susanne P. Lajoie

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 20, No. 2 (2016) pp. 183–194

This study aimed to identify misconceptions in medical student knowledge by mining user interactions in the MedU online learning environment. Data from 13000 attempts at a single virtual patient case were extracted from the MedU MySQL database. A...

Design of a Learning-Centered Online Environment: A Cognitive Apprenticeship Approach

Benilde García-Cabrero; Michael L. Hoover; Susanne P. Lajoie; Nadia L. Andrade-Santoyo; Lídice M. Quevedo-Rodríguez; Janice Wong

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 66, No. 3 (2018) pp. 813–835

The design of online course materials is rarely informed by learning theories or their pedagogical implications. The goal of this research was to develop, implement and assess a virtual learning environment (VLE), SOFIAA, which was designed using...

Using Online Digital Tools and Video to Support International Problem-Based Learning

Susanne P. Lajoie; Cindy Hmelo-Silver; Jeffrey Wiseman; Lap Ki Chan; Jingyan Lu; Chesta Khurana; Ilian Cruz-Panesso; Eric Poitras; Maedeh Kazemitabar

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning Vol. 8, No. 2 (October 2014) pp. 60–75

The goal of this study is to examine how to facilitate cross-cultural groups in problem-based learning (PBL) using online digital tools and videos. The PBL consisted of two video-based cases used to trigger student-learning issues about giving bad...

Visualizing Dominant Behaviours in Problem-Based Learning Environments: A Case Study Analysis of the HOWARD Platform

Lingyun Huang; Stephen Bodnar; Juan Zheng; Maedeh Kazemitabar; Susanne Lajoie; Yuxin Chen; Gurpreet Birk; Cindy Hmelo-Silver; Juan Pablo Sarmiento; Ricki Goldman; Jeffrey Wiseman; Lapki Chan

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2017 (Oct 17, 2017) pp. 359–364

Dominance is a problematic phenomenon describing that a student monopolizes discussion time or seeks to control or direct learning goals in the process of collaborative learning This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of visualizations (eg ...

Topics: Instructional Design, Evaluation, Implementation Examples & Issues