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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Evaluating institutional readiness for implementation of an educational technology system, University of the Free State; South Africa.
Anton Pienaar, University of the Free State, South Africa
What issues are involved in developing a decision-making framework for higher education institutions to employ in deciding upon an e-learning environment (LMS) for their specific purposes and their... More
pp. 140-147
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Intelligent Tutoring Systems Using Learning Objects And Pedagogigal Agents
Federico Raue, Centro de Tecnologías de Información (CTI), Ecuador
Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) are an effective manner in order to improve the performance of students. At the moment, the most important research works on cognitive tutor which are focus on... More
pp. 148-151
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eTTCampus: Developing a Virtual Campus for the Training of Teachers and Trainers Across Europe
Malcolm Ryan, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom; Alicia Berlanga, UPC-Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña, Spain; David Gray, Centre for Management Learning & Development, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
This case study reports a two year European funded project involving eleven partners from nine countries that sought to develop a virtual campus in order to provide new learning experiences for... More
pp. 152-160
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Digital Inclusion in Chile: Internet in Rural Schools
Alvaro Salinas & Jaime Sanchez, University of Chile, Chile
The digital divide has been a subject of permanent concern for search and policy. The central concern is related to how distinct sectors of society can be included by having access to the... More
pp. 161-170
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Creating Multimedia Teaching Materials For An Entire Subject Discipline
Derek Stephens, Department of Information Science, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
This paper outlines how, and why, to enhance 'traditional' lectures with multimedia, provides an individually produced example using de-constructed CAL multimedia materials and describes a United... More
pp. 171-178
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The Impacts of ICT Based Education on the Informational Literacy of Teachers and Students in Beijing Rural Districts
Hui Yang, Department of Educational Technology, Capital Normal University, China
This paper depicts our research on impact of ICT to the information literacy of the teachers and students in 10 rural districts of Beijing. Through interviews and questionnaires to education... More
pp. 179-186
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Collaborative Learning Online: Integrating Media in Case-based Learning for Clinical Biochemistry
Charlotte Brack, Alfred Stauder, James Doery & Marie-Paule Van Damme, Monash University, Australia
Abstract: We have developed an interactive, student-centred, case-based program which incorporates online group work using web-based Wikis, for learning basic principles of clinical biochemistry.... More
pp. 187-192
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Promoting Research Mentoring and Collaboration Through Flash-based Role Simulation
Daniel Cabrera, Murali Krishnamurthi & Jason Rhode, Northern Illinois University, United States
Researchers can encounter a number of mentoring or collaborative situations that can compromise research integrity. This presentation will describe Flash-based role simulation as an effective... More
pp. 193-194
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Scaffolding Effective Learning Design with Pre-Service Teachers
Leanne Cameron, Macquarie University, Australia
The Teacher Education Program at Macquarie University is trialling the use of Learning Activity Management System (LAMS) software as a scaffold for lesson design with pre-service teachers.... More
pp. 195-202
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Podcasting for Graduate Learning
Li-Ling Chen, California State University at East Bay, United States
Podcasting which is a way to automatically download and synchronize digital audio as well as video files from the Internet to any portable devices, such as iPods, Palm handhelds, and Pocket PCs has... More
pp. 203-204
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Rat Blogs in a Psychology Course: Mrs. Frisby in the Next Generation
Kathryn Cooke, UVA, United States
This qualitative study involved introducing the technology of blogs into a traditional classroom setting for a university level psychology course to improve the quality and efficiency of the... More
pp. 205-207
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Learning About Space: What Can Web 2.0 Do For Us?
Claudia Engel, Stanford University, United States
This paper describes our experiences in applying recently emerging technologies to integrate spatial analysis in two undergraduate anthropology courses at Stanford. In the last couple of years we... More
pp. 208-215
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Electronic Performance Support and Its Role in Future Library Systems
Oladeji Famakinwa, Philip Barker & Paul van Schaik, University of Teesside, United Kingdom
Since the mid-nineties we have been actively engaged in a programme of research into the design and application of the theory and practice of electronic performance support systems. The application... More
pp. 216-223
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Computers and Learning: New roles of the Instructor and Learner
Margaret Farren & Yvonne Crotty, Dublin City University, Ireland
In our presentation, we intend to show how teachers on a Masters degree in eLearning programme are creating their own multimedia and web based artefacts in order to improve student learning. The... More
pp. 224-232
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CBR: Computerized Data Collection and Analysis System Software
Gail Fitzgerald & Thitinun Boonseng, University of Missouri-Columbia, United States; Kate Mitchem & Kevin Koury, California University of Pennsylvania, United States
Presenters will demonstrate CBR•Tools™- a flexible computerized observation data collection system that can be used with one or two target students, or target and peers, to collect behavioral... More
pp. 233-236
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Adaptive e-Learning Systems with Learning Portfolio
Takashi Fuji, Takeshi Tanigawa, Takanori Yamakita & Toshifumi Fujii, Hokkaido Information University, Japan
This paper describes adaptive e-learning systems with learning portfolio for IT education. Our project is one of Modern Good Practice (MGP) which is supported by Ministry of Education, Culture,... More
pp. 237-245
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The LEI Aloha Technology Intensive Initiative
Catherine Fulford, University of Hawaii, United States
Striving for the seamless infusion of technology to enhance teaching and learning both throughout a full educational continuum and across eight campuses was the essence of this exciting project.... More
pp. 246-251
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Teaching Robots: Robot-Lecturers and Remote Presence
Kathiravelu Ganeshan, Unitec New Zealand, New Zealand
In this paper, I describe the networked, intelligent, mobile robots developed by me for use in teaching. When used in autonomous mode, these robots function as lecturers. In semi-autonomous mode,... More
pp. 252-260
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Constructing the Mind of Isaac Newton: An Interdisciplinary, Interactive Learning Object
Kathleen Garay & Muriel McKay, McMaster University, Canada
The goal of this project was to create a learning object that would allow students to discover and explore the complex mind of Isaac Newton through primary source materials, principally available... More
pp. 261-265
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Darwin's Voyage: Evolution of a Learning Object
George Guba & David Wolf, Empire State College, United States
In this paper, "Darwin's Voyage: Evolution of a Learning Object," the authors will discuss the planning, pedagogy and production of the creation of a learning object. They will discuss the... More
pp. 266-273