E-Learn 2004--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
2004
Editors
Janice Nall; Robby Robson
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 551
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A New User Interface Design for Giving Lectures and Presentations
Wolfgang Hürst, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany; Joachim Meyer, Albert-Ludwigs-Universtität Freiburg, Germany
Integrating advanced input devices, such as digitizer tablets and interactive electronic whiteboards, into a classroom or lecture hall is not enough to improve traditional teaching styles. The... More
pp. 2693-2700
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Applications of Adaptive Technologies in Online Learning
Fethi Ahmet Inan & Michael M. Grant, University of Memphis, United States
The World Wide Web has become a widely available platform for educational application. Web based applications can provide an interactive learning environment where students build up their own... More
pp. 2701-2706
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3D Online Learning Environments for Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security Training
Greg Jones, University of North Texas, United States; Jeramie Hicks, Created Realities Group, United States
This paper presents information concerning the use of 3D Internet-based multi-user technologies, such as 3D online learning environments, for the creation of cost-effective, massive interactive... More
pp. 2707-2712
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A New Solution for Extracting Laser Pointer Information from Lecture Videos
Yutaka Katsuyama, Noriaki Ozawa & Hiroaki Takebe, FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD., Japan; Takashi Kobayashi & Haruo Yokota, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan; Satoshi Naoi, FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD., Japan; Jun Sun, FUJITSU R&D CENTER CO., LTD., China
Pointing information is very important for generating the content of Web Based Training (WBT) material. The manual collection of this information is very costly, however. In this paper, we propose ... More
pp. 2713-2718
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Employing a Reusable Learning Object Model to Foster a Symbiotic Union between Meaningful Learning and Technical Efficiencies
Heather A. Katz, Intelligent Decision Systems, Inc., United States
pp. 2719-2724
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The Vocal Village: A Spatialized Audioconferencing Tool for Collaboration at a Distance
Ryan Kilgore, University of Toronto, Canada
Traditional methods of voice communication fail to adequately address the needs of users engaged in remote collaborative activities, such as e-learning. While some emerging technologies offer... More
pp. 2725-2730
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The Vocal Village: Enhancing Collaboration with Spatialized Audio
Ryan Kilgore & Mark Chignell, University of Toronto, Canada
Traditional methods of voice communication fail to adequately address the needs of users engaged in remote collaborative activities, such as e-learning. While some emerging technologies offer... More
pp. 2731-2736
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SideNote: A Web Annotation Tool for E-Learning in Graphics-Rich Disciplines
Sivand Lakmazaheri, Educative Technologies LLC, United States
Web annotation software enables readers to write on Web pages without altering the pages' original content. Such a system improves reading comprehension and facilitates the sharing of ideas when... More
pp. 2737-2742
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Tracking the Field Experience of Pre-service Teachers: A Constructivist Approach
Chwee Beng Lee, Guan Yu Lin & Pei Ju Liu, University of Missouri-Columbia, United States
The current tracking system for pre-service teachers’ field experiences is mainly for administrative purpose. In this paper, we propose a web-based tracking system that incorporates students... More
pp. 2743-2747
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Analysis of Collaborative Learning Behaviors and the Roles of Collaborative Learning Agent
Insook Lee, Sejong University; Jung Hoon Leem, University of Incheon; Sunghee Jin & Eun Mo Sung, Seoul National University; Kyung Ae Moon & Hee Jun Seo, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Collaborative learning is one of the learning approaches that promote interactions and complementary roles among learners in order to maximize achievement of individual learners' and groups' goals.... More
pp. 2748-2754
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From Chaos to Cooperation: Teaching Analytic Evaluation with LINK-UP
Christa Chewar, Scott McCrickard, Alan Fabian, Andrew Jackson, Jason Lee & Sirong Lin, Virginia Tech, United States
Our work seeks to design and develop a tool to enable the learning of human-computer interaction while contributing to a growing and evolving development environment. This paper focuses on... More
pp. 2755-2762
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Implementing a Web-based Visualization Tool for Collaborative Problem Representation
Miyoung Lee & Youngmin Lee, Florida State University, United States
Abstract: The Web-based collaborative PBL (Problem-based learning) environments have high potentialities to improve learners' capabilities for solving ill-structured problems. This paper suggests... More
pp. 2763-2764
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Innovation for Education, a Collaborative Effort: Eduforge
Ken Udas & Yasmin Lee, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, New Zealand
Eduforge is a virtual collaborative learning and exploratory environment designed for the sharing of ideas, research outcomes, open source educational software, and tools within a community of... More
pp. 2765-2770
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Promoting Learners’ Problem Solving Performance through a Cognitive Tool for Mapping Knowledge
Youngmin Lee & Miyoung Lee, Florida State University, United States
The purpose of this paper was to suggest a prototype of cognitive tool for external representation of knowledge to promote problem solving performance. Several limitations of conventional knowledge... More
pp. 2771-2772
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Multitasking in a Managed Learning Environment
Jennifer Lennon, University of Auckland, New Zealand; Hermann Maurer, Graz University of Technology, Austria
There is considerable evidence that children and adults are, more than ever before, multitasking within learning environments (both academic and corporate). Although, in some situations this can be... More
pp. 2773-2776
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A Collaborative Grid for Mobile Learning of English
Ching-Jung Liao & Fang-Chuan Ou Yang, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
This investigation proposed a collaborative grid for mobile learning of English to solve the difficulties of sharing learning resources distributed on different learning platforms and the... More
pp. 2777-2785
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Putting Learning into Context
Jerome Eric Luczaj, College of Mount St. Joseph, United States; Chia Han, University of Cincinnati, United States
Student learning occurs within the context of the knowledge they already possess, the material they receive during the learning process, and their attitude while learning. Consequently, assessment... More
pp. 2786-2793
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Web Accessibility Resource Planner (WARP): An online tool for teaching Web Accessibility
Michael Lyman & Jared Smith, WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind), United States
Although accessibility to the general curriculum is guaranteed through the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 1997), WebAIM has found that less than 6% of American K-12... More
pp. 2794-2800
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Cooperation and Collaboration in Net Based Learning Management Systems
Svein Ove Lysne, Stord/Haugesund College of Education, Norway
According to different views of learning, cooperation and collaboration are important factors to implement in a learning situation. The use of learning management systems will influence how to... More
pp. 2801-2806
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An on-line basic competency assessment system for 800,000 students in Hong Kong
Stephen Mak, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Kwong Nap Tsang, The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, Hong Kong
The Basic Competency Assessment forms an important part of the education reform in Hong Kong. Aimed at assessing students' basic competencies in the three main stream subjects, Chinese, English and... More
pp. 2807-2811
