ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
Jun 25, 2007
Editors
Craig Montgomerie; Jane Seale
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 11
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Design for an Evaluation of the Canadian Space Agency Distance Learning Program in Alberta Schools
Richard Mrazek, Doug Orr, Trevor Woods & Dave Hinger, University of Lethbridge, Canada; Cathy King, Kings Court Communications Group Ltd., Canada; Craig Montgomerie, Mentat Consulting Services Ltd., Canada
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Alberta Education have contracted a three-year evaluation of the use of the CSA Distance Learning program in Grade 7-9 schools in Alberta. The primary method of ... More
pp. 340-344
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Do Mobile Device Applications Lead to Learning?
Doug Vogel, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; David Kennedy, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong; Ron Kwok, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract: Assessing the impact on learning of the use of mobile devices and associated applications is a complex challenge. This paper reports on progress to date in a longitudinal study using a... More
pp. 555-564
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A Provincial Videoconferencing Technology System to Support Education in Alberta
Cathy King & Catherine Macklam, 2Learn Educational Society, Canada
As a provincial professional development provider in Alberta the 2Learn.ca Education Society (2Learn.ca) has been helping Alberta Teachers to integrate various technologies and digital resources... More
pp. 1168-1171
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SAmgI: Automatic Metadata Generation v2.0
Michael Meire, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Xavier Ochoa, ESPOL Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador; Erik Duval, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Manual creation of metadata is tedious, error-prone and doesn't scale. As the amount of learning content continues to grow, it becomes less and less feasible to describe all available content... More
pp. 1195-1204
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Toward Appreciative Engagements with Slideware
Catherine Adams, University of Alberta, Canada
PowerPoint presentations make both an effective (informational) and affective (aesthetic) claim upon the student. Aesthetically, teachers using PowerPoint slides may be unwittingly educating a... More
pp. 2134-2142
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Disruptive or compliant? The impact of two educational technologies on pedagogy
Sandy Schuck & Matthew Kearney, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
In this paper, we discuss the 'fit' between educational technologies and teacher views and pedagogies in light of two recently completed research projects. These studies focused on observed... More
pp. 2619-2626
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Blogs and Other Online Technologies and Resources: Faculty and Student Collaboration for Academic Research in a Blended Online Environment
Kristen Sosulski & Steven Goss, New York University, United States
In an online contemporary issues course, Contemporary Issues in Web-based and Distance Education, the instructors employed a student-centered approach and utilized multiple technologies for... More
p. 3064
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Technology Support for Whole Class Engagement in Learning
Karen Swan, Annette Kratcoski & Jason Schenker, Kent State University, United States; Deborah Miller, Fishcreek Elementary School, Stow, OH, United States; Mark van 't Hooft, Research Center for Educational Technology, United States
This research explores how the use of student response systems (SRS) effects elementary and middle school students' engagement in and learning from classroom lessons. A pilot study, which compared ... More
pp. 3310-3319
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Students’ Problem Solving as Mediated by Their Cognitive Tool Use: A Study of Tool Use Patterns
Min Liu, The University of Texas at Austin, United States; Lucas Horton, The University of Texas – Austin, United States; Stephanie Corliss, The University of California – Berkeley, United States; Marilla Svinicki, Treavor Bogard & JungIn Kim, The University of Texas – Austin, United States; Hyeseung Maria Chang, The University of Texas at Austin, United States
The purpose of this study is to use multiple data sources, both objective and subjective, to capture students' thinking process as they were engaged in problem-solving process, examine the... More
pp. 3644-3652
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Resource Based Learning Using Flash and Filemaker
Steve Tomblin, The University of Iowa, United States; Ali Fakhry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, United States
This project has been aimed at the creation of a Resource Based Learning Environment (RBLE) for dental students in The University of Iowa's College of Dentistry. Resource-based learning is the... More
pp. 4024-4028
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Community dimensions of learning object repositories
Anoush Margaryan & Allison LIttlejohn, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom
It has been argued that the reuse of educational resources will contribute to the development of economies of scale in which teachers and students can create, source, and share knowledge and... More
pp. 4335-4343