Interactive Learning Environments
September 2010 Volume 18, Number 3
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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eLearning 2.0 and New Literacies: Are Social Practices Lagging behind?
Wei-Ying Lim, Hyo-Jeong So & Seng-Chee Tan
While the growing prevalence of Web 2.0 in education opens up exciting opportunities for universities to explore expansive, new literacies practices, concomitantly, it presents unique challenges.... More
pp. 203-218
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Wiki Uses in Higher Education: Exploring Barriers to Successful Implementation
Ilias Karasavvidis
E-learning 2.0 is expected to address some of the problems which characterized the first generation of E-learning implementations. Wikis are among the most promising E-learning 2.0 tools because... More
pp. 219-231
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An Empirical Analysis on How Learners Interact in Wiki in a Graduate Level Online Course
Wen-Hao David Huang & Kazuaki Nakazawa
As Web 2.0 emerging technologies are gaining momentum in higher education, educators as well as students are finding new ways to integrate them for teaching and learning. Technologies such as blogs... More
pp. 233-244
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Weblogs as Instruments for Reflection on Action in Teacher Education
Iwan G. J. H. Wopereis, Peter B. Sloep & Sybilla H. Poortman
This study examined the use of weblogs as a means to promote student teachers' reflective practice. The assumption was explored that weblogs are suitable tools to support and stimulate reflection... More
pp. 245-261
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Fostering the Development of Critical Thinking Skills, and Reading Comprehension of Undergraduates Using a Web 2.0 Tool Coupled with a Learning System
Anne Mendenhall & Tristan E. Johnson
A social annotation model learning system (SAM-LS) was created using multiple instructional strategies thereby supporting the student in improving in critical thinking, critical writing and related... More
pp. 263-276
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iPLE Network: An Integrated eLearning 2.0 Architecture from a University's Perspective
Oskar Casquero, Javier Portillo, Ramon Ovelar, Manuel Benito & Jesus Romo
Universities can offer eLearning 2.0 tools and services to learners while obtaining clear benefits from releasing the control over some learning content. This means a shift from the institution... More
pp. 293-308