ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
Jun 25, 2007
Editors
Craig Montgomerie; Jane Seale
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 702
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Getting beyond centralized technologies in higher education, Part 1
Sebastian Fiedler, Centre for Social Innovation - Zentrum für Sozial Innovation, Austria
Centralized learning management systems still characterize the predominant institutional approach to computational support for teaching and studying in higher education. This approach contrasts... More
pp. 1340-1346
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Getting beyond centralized technologies in higher education, Part 2
Sebastian Fiedler, Centre for Social Innovation - Zentrum für Sozial Innovation, Austria
Centralized learning management systems still characterize the predominant institutional approach to computational support for teaching and studying in higher education. This approach contrasts... More
pp. 1347-1353
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If youth but knew, if age but could: the power of timeworn concepts in technological support for teaching and learning
Sebastian Fiedler, Centre for Social Innovation - Zentrum für Sozial Innovation, Austria
The ongoing transformation process of higher education in Europe and other parts of the world tends to foster a general development towards more standardization, concentration, and centralized... More
pp. 1354-1359
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Distributed Learning: Making Systems that Work
Patricia McGee, The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States; Colleen Carmean, Arizona State University, United States; Ali Jafari, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, United States
Distributed learning has become a mainstay of course delivery for many if not most universities. However, the course management systems used to deliver academic programs have been designed as... More
pp. 1360-1364
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Distributed Learning Environments at the University of Washington
Jacob Morris, Ari Tencate & David Cox, University of Washington, United States
The Distributed Learning Environments our group provides on this campus consists of two general access labs, five computer classrooms, a programming lab, and Access+ stations located at multiple... More
pp. 1365-1370
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If you show them, will they use it? A Case Study in Technology Integration
Richard Mrazek & Jeff Meadows, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge, Canada
This study employs a case study model to examine the efficacy of a number of different strategies in modeling and encouraging the use of technology in teaching. The foundation for the strategies... More
pp. 1371-1379
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Towards a Web Service for Competence-based Learning and Testing
Alexander Nussbaumer, Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Austria; Christian Gütl, Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media, Graz University of Technology, Austria; Dietrich Albert, Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Austria
Adaptation to the learner's knowledge level and competence-based course creation have been interesting topics in diverse e-learning research projects for years. Apart from these research activities... More
pp. 1380-1385
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Preparing for disruption: developing institutional capability for decentralized education technologies
Scott Wilson, Oleg Liber, Dai Griffiths & Mark Johnson, University of Bolton, United Kingdom
Abstract: A combination of pressures are now affecting institutional technology strategies; these include the increasing richness of the external technology environment, increasing individual... More
pp. 1386-1395
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A Systematic Training Model for an Evolving Workforce
W. Clayton Allen & Rita Dobbs, The University of Texas at Tyler, United States
There is a need for scholars and practitioners to continue to review best practices to maintain a workforce with the latest technology, knowledge, and skills. Often this calls for professionals and... More
pp. 1396-1403
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Quality Assurance in Educational Software Development. QEF: Quantitative Evaluation Framework – Case Study
Paula Escudeiro, ISEP - Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal; José Bidarra, Universidade Aberta, Portugal
This paper presents the overall assessment of the Quantitative Evaluation Framework (QEF) approach which has been applied in an operational teaching environment for the last six years; the QEF is... More
pp. 1404-1412
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MAIA: a methodology for applying Distributed Cognition to the management of learning systems.
Marco Ferruzca, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico; Juan José Fabregas & Josep María Monguet, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Spain
Distributed Cognition can be understood as a set of ideas about the nature of cognition and how it relates to people and the artifacts. It has been promoted as method to analyze work settings.... More
pp. 1413-1422
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The convergence of real space and hyperspace. Preflections on mobility, localization and multimodality in digital learning environments
Gunnar Liestøl, University of Oslo, Norway
The paper discuss strategy and tactics of realizing the potential of digital media in relation to mobility, localization and multimodality. Commercial hardware and software vendors will be... More
pp. 1423-1429
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Teacher utilization of technology-rich learning environments A critical analysis and review of e-learning materials for teaching Photography to Undergraduate students
Fareed ALBayat, Nick Higgett, Stephen Brown & Iona Cruickshank, DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY, United Kingdom
Technology is changing the way education is being delivered and educators are faced with numerous challenges. Whilst many educational institutions move into the "technology-rich" arena, educators... More
pp. 1430-1435
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Interactive Multimedia Environment (IME): Introductory programming education
Christos Basdekidis, General Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Greece; Zacharias Manousaridis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Technology, Greece; Dimitrios Chatzopoulos, General Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Greece
Multimedia communication and teaching environments are in essence about alternative ways of the learning process. This paper asserts their important role in learning and consequently in the... More
pp. 1436-1443
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Adopting a Long Tail Web Publishing Strategy for Museum Educational Materials at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Sherwood Dowling, Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has adopted a long tail strategy of Web publishing. The paper describes the emergence of Web 2.0 as a precipitating factor, outlines the long tail strategy, and ... More
pp. 1444-1449
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Searching information in a collection of video-lectures
Angela Fogarolli, Giuseppe Riccardi & Marco Ronchetti, University of Trento, Italy
We describe a system that allows recording e-learning material in the form of videos enriched by other sources of knowledge, and performing searches on the whole knowledge. Learning material can be... More
pp. 1450-1459
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The Development of Harmonic Dictation Lesson Systems with MP3 Players in Music Education
Kyoko Ikeda & Yoshinori Higashibara, Shinshu University, Japan; Akito Nagaune, Shiojiri Public Schools, Japan
We developed effective instruction methods for harmonic dictation practice with portable MP3 players in music education. Elementary school students improved their dictation abilities with MP3... More
pp. 1460-1463
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Node Classification in Hypermedia Systems
Javed Khan, Coventry University, United Kingdom
From online learning websites to social networks, Hypermedia systems can be found anywhere on the Internet. These systems offer great navigational freedom to the internet users with its rich link... More
pp. 1464-1469
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The Role of TiVo in the Classroom: An Experiment in Digital Video Recording and Podcasting
Damien Koemans & Jon Larson, University of Washington, United States
Abstract: The Multimedia Services group at the University of Washington School of Law replaced an aging VHS-based video service with a new, if not slightly unconventional, system of recording and... More
pp. 1470-1474
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Automatic FSM-Based Video Directors for Lecture Recording
Fleming Lampi, Stephan Kopf & Wolfgang Effelsberg, University of Mannheim Germany, Germany
The manual recording of lectures is a common technique today. To enable an automatic recording of lectures we propose an approach based on a sophisticated finite state machine implementing video... More
pp. 1475-1480