E-Learn 2005--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
October 2005
Editors
Griff Richards
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 526
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Domain knowledge navigating; course ware for a Masters in Transport & Infrastructure
Marcel Ludema, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
This paper describes the development of a Domain Knowledge Navigating System (DKNS) for a new Masters Degree program in Transport and Infrastructure. Seven reference models were developed and... More
pp. 110-115
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Macromedia Breeze: Best Practices in Accessible Distance Education Content Development
Michael Lyman & Jonathan Whiting, National Center on Disability and Access to Education/WebAIM, Utah State University, United States
Distance education has become a solid part of educating people within secondary and post secondary education. There are a variety of systems available on the market including Macromedia Breeze. The... More
pp. 116-119
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Virtual Interactive Laboratories and e-Learning
Gerald Meisner & Harol Hoffman, LAAPlatform Group / UNCGreensboro, United States
If online learning is to seriously compete in the educational marketplace, the challenge of offering robust and highly interactive, asynchronous laboratory courses which include student decision... More
pp. 120-127
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Ontology-based Knowledge Administration
Alejandro Peña, WOLNM, CIC-UPIICSA-IPN, Mexico
In the environment of the knowledge administration the ontologies constitute a suitable model to define concepts, set up semantic relationships and depict the organization structure of a knowledge ... More
pp. 128-133
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On e-learning by Organ Transplant Patients in a Hospital Setting
Thirivengadam Radhakrishnan & Sudhir Mudur, Concordia University, Canada; Norine Heywood, Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
The importance of patient learning in a hospital setting for organ transplant patients is highlighted. A systematic procedure for content creation is presented and three basic issues in such... More
pp. 134-141
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Authoring and Delivery of Adaptive Electronic Textbooks made Easy
Ewald Ramp & Paul De Bra, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands; Peter Brusilovsky, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Abstract: The vast majority of textbooks (even when offered on-line) are still traditional book-like static documents with a fixed structure and content. Authoring a textbook in a "simple"... More
pp. 142-149
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A Proposal for Teaching Children to Think Critically, Systemically and Beyond in an Online Virtual Classroom Setting
Kim Robinson, University of Missouri- St. Louis, United States
Abstract: This is a report on an idea for starting an online virtual school. Here, using the thinking skills, students will learn, practice and construct new ideas and perhaps invent new products. ... More
pp. 150-153
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XML-based 3D: Content Creators, the Web, and xVRML Are Ready for Each Other
Jeffrey Sonstein, IT Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, United States
Content creators who use the Web as a canvas may be seen as a sociological group. As knowledge of tag-based markup languages like HTML has spread through this group, content creators have become... More
pp. 154-159
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BCcampus - Using Open Source Models for Online Higher Education Resources
Paul Stacey, BCcampus, Canada
BCcampus is an online service connecting learners and educators to programs and resources across all public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia, Canada. For the last three years the... More
pp. 160-162
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Interpersonal Relations in Online Education
Dorian Stoilescu, University of Windsor, Canada
This paper discusses the ways in which interpersonal relations in e-learning should be reviewed in order to achieve effective results in instruction. The principles of effective communication are... More
pp. 163-168
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WebQuests: Web-based Lessons in a Box
Penelope Swenson, California State University, Bakersfield, United States
Developing lessons that are web-based and easily accessed by students can be challenging, particularly if a course management system is not employed. For the instructor who needs an inexpensive and... More
pp. 169-171
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Universal Design & The Web: Techniques, Problems, and Solutions
Terry Thompson, AccessIT, University of Washington, United States
Universal web design is the practice of designing and developing web content that is accessible to the broadest possible audience, including people with disabilities. The World Wide Web Consortium ... More
pp. 172-188
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Using Computer Software to Design Geometric Learning System Based on van Hiele Model
Tai-Yih Tso, Department of Mathematics National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
This article is to present a learning system built up by using dynamic geometric software. The aim of this system is to help students to develop the concept of symmetric and its applications. The... More
pp. 189-191
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Browsing the Web for Research: Development and Evaluation of Information Literacy Tutorials for Undergraduate Students
Connie Varnhagen, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada
Many undergraduate students are not exposed to primary research and are not encouraged to critically appraise scientific information they encounter in news media or on the Web. As well, many... More
pp. 192-198
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Mission Critical - Forming a Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Institute for Higher Education
Ruben Xing & Richard Peterson, School of Business, Montclair State University, United States; Ed Chapel, OIT, Montclair State University, United States
Information Technology (IT) challenges are intensifying. Among them, information system security, business continuity and disaster recovery planning (DRP) have quickly become the top priorities of... More
pp. 199-206
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Design and Development for Resource-Based Leaning in Electronic Learning Environments
Young-Sun Yang, Kwandong University, Korea (South)
The primary purpose of this study was to propose a developmental model for internet resource-based web contents for school subjects. Resource-based learning has been implemented as a meaningful... More
pp. 207-219
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The Role of Interaction in Enhancing Achievement and Student Satisfaction in an Online Course: A Rubric Analysis
Belle Alderman, University of Canberra, Australia
Abstract: Interaction is highly prized in online and distance education courses. Essential qualities of interaction have been widely discussed in the literature and parts of some courses evaluated ... More
pp. 214-219
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An observatory of eLearning in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Europe - The Promise versus the Reality
Sinead Averill & Timothy B. Hall, University of Limerick, Ireland
SMEs in Europe make up to over 99 per cent of non-primary private enterprises and employ almost twice as many people as large firms. For the European Union SMEs are a main source of employment,... More
pp. 220-225
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Data visualization in evaluating service delivery and in educating service providers in data analysis
Randy Basham, The University of Texas at Arlington, United States
This presentation addresses best practices in the integration of available desktop computing technologies to provide data visualization methods and to evaluate service agencies using spreadsheet... More
pp. 226-230
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Evaluation of Online Courses: Integrating Principles of Effective Online Teaching into Practice of Evaluation
Oksana Bendus, Deltak Edu, United States
As online enrollment in public and private educational institutions increases, the study of effectiveness of online learning as well as of students' perceptions of their experience in an online... More
pp. 231-233