Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects
Jan 26, 2015 Volume 11, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 19
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Geospatial Crypto Reconnaissance: A Campus Self-Discovery Game
Harjinder Lallie
Campus discovery is an important feature of a university student induction process. Approaches towards campus discovery differ from course to course and can comprise guided tours that are often... More
pp. 1-10
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eQETIC: a Maturity Model for Online Education
Rogério Rossi & Pollyana Mustaro
Digital solutions have substantially contributed to the growth and dissemination of education. The distance education modality has been presented as an opportunity for worldwide students in many... More
pp. 11-23
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Learning English Vocabulary in a Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) Environment: A Sociocultural Study of Migrant Women
Kham Ahmad, Fay Sudweeks & Jocelyn Armarego
This paper reports on a case study of a group of six non-native English speaking migrant women’s experiences learning English vocabulary in a mobile assisted language learning (MALL) environment at... More
pp. 25-45
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Communicating and Sharing in the Semantic Web: An Examination of Social Media Risks, Consequences, and Attitudinal Awareness
Nicole Buzzetto-More, Robert Johnson & Muna Elobaid
Empowered by and tethered to ubiquitous technologies, the current generation of youth yearns for opportunities to engage in self-expression and information sharing online with personal disclosure... More
pp. 47-66
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Taxonomy of Students’ Use of The iPad in Education: A Pilot
Liat Eyal
This study attempts to present the variety of possible uses for iPads, in the learning process. The objective is to evaluate a unique implementation model that was tried out at a teacher training... More
pp. 67-84
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Analyzing the Quality of Students Interaction in a Distance Learning Object-Oriented Programming Discipline
Elizabeth Carvalho
Teaching object-oriented programming to students in an in-classroom environment demands well-thought didactic and pedagogical strategies in order to guarantee a good level of apprenticeship. To... More
pp. 85-99
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Distance Learning: Effectiveness of an Interdisciplinary Course in Speech Pathology and Dentistry
Janine Ramos, Letícia Silva, Giédre Berretin-Felix, Arnaldo Pinzan & Antonio Rodrigues
Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of distance learning courses for the purpose of interdisciplinary continuing education in Speech Pathology and Dentistry. Methods: The online course was made... More
pp. 101-121
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Software Quality and Security in Teachers' and Students' Codes When Learning a New Programming Language
Arnon Hershkovitz & Shlomi Boutnaru
In recent years, schools (as well as universities) have added cyber security to their computer science curricula. This topic is still new for most of the current teachers, who would normally have a... More
pp. 123-147
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A Decade of Chais Conferences: Introduction to the IJELL Special Series of Chais Conference 2015 Best Papers
Nitza Geri, Ina Blau, Avner Caspi, Yoram Kalman, Vered Silber-Varod & Yoram Eshet-Alkalai
The seventh issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL- formerly Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects - IJELLO) special series includes ... More
pp. 149-157
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Collective Problem-Solving: The Role of Self-Efficacy, Skill, and Prior Knowledge
Dorit Geifman & Daphne Raban
Self-efficacy is essential to learning but what happens when learning is done as a result of a collective process? What is the role of individual self-efficacy in collective problem solving? This... More
pp. 159-178
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An Assessment of Competency-Based Simulations on E-Learners’ Management Skills Enhancements
Yair Levy & Michelle Ramim
There is a growing interest in the assessment of tangible skills and competence. Specifically, there is an increase in the offerings of competency-based assessments, and some academic institutions ... More
pp. 179-190
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ICT Use: Educational Technology and Library and Information Science Students' Perspectives – An Exploratory Studyew Article
Noa Aharony & Miri Shonfeld
This study seeks to explore what factors influence students\u2019 ICT use and web technology competence. The objectives of this study are the following: (a) To what extent do certain elements of... More
pp. 191-207
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Teachers as Designers of Technology-Enhanced Outdoor Inquiry
Keren Levy, Yael Kali & Tali Tal
Implementing inquiry in the outdoors introduces many challenges for teachers, some of which can be dealt with using mobile technologies. For productive use of these technologies, teachers should be... More
pp. 209-235
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OER Usage by Instructional Designers and Training Managers in Corporations
Anat Cohen & Eli Merkel
Since the development of Open Educational Resources (OERs), different models regarding the usage of these resources in education have appeared in the literature. Wiley’s 4-Rs model is considered to... More
pp. 237-256
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Does 1:1 Computing in a Junior High-School Change the Pedagogical Perspectives of Teachers and their Educational Discourse?
Yehuda Peled, Ina Blau & Ronen Grinberg
Transforming a school from traditional teaching and learning to a one-to-one (1:1) classroom, in which a teacher and students have personal digital devices, inevitably requires changes in the way... More
pp. 257-271
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Teacher-student Relationship and SNS-mediated Communication: Perceptions of both role-players
Arnon Hershkovitz, Alona Baruch & Rebecca Ang
Teacher-student relationships are vital for academic and social development of students, for teachers’ professional and personal development, and for having a supportive learning environment. In... More
pp. 273-289
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Adoption of Online Network Tools by Minority Students: The Case of Students of Ethiopian Origin in Israel
Meital Amzalag, Nelly Elias & Yael Kali
Students of Ethiopian origin belong to one of the weakest sectors in the Jewish population of Israel. During their studies they have to deal with social alienation, cultural gaps, economic... More
pp. 291-312
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Will a Black Hole Eventually Swallow Earth?” Fifth Graders' Interest in Questions from a Textbook, an Open Educational Resource and Other Students' Questions
Hani Swirski & Ayelet Baram-Tsabari
Can questions sent to Open-Educational-Resource (OER) websites such as Ask-An-Expert serve as indicators for students\u2019 interest in science? This issue was examined using an online... More
pp. 313-327
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5-7 Year Old Children's Conceptions of Behaving Artifacts and the Influence of Constructing Their Behavior on the Development of Theory of Mind (ToM) and Theory of Artificial Mind (ToAM)
Karen Spektor-Precel & David Mioduser
Nowadays, we are surrounded by artifacts that are capable of adaptive behavior, such as electric pots, boiler timers, automatic doors, and robots. The literature concerning human beings\u2019... More
pp. 329-345