PBL Approach in Web-Based Instruction

Lih-Juan ChanLin; Kung-Chi Chan

Journal of Instructional Psychology Vol. 31, No. 2 (June 2004) pp. 98–105

Web-Based Instruction is increasingly being recognized as a means of teaching and learning. In dietetics, the interactions between drugs and nutrients are complex due to the wide variety of drugs and their mechanism and interactions with nutrients....

Assessment of PBL Design Approach in a Dietetic Web-Based Instruction

Lih-Juan Chanlin; Kung-Chi Chan

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 31, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2004) pp. 437–452

Problem-based learning (PBL) is often promoted in response to the current need of offering authentic and effective professional education. Traditionally, PBL is used in face-to-face learning environments, with a facilitator guiding collaborative...

Problem-Based Learning Approach in Web-Based Instructional Design

Lih-Juan ChanLin; Kung-Chi Chan

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 564–565

This paper proposed an integrated problem-based learning (PBL) approach in a web-based context to help students acquire knowledge. Important aspects of the PBL framework such as the use of problem sets, instructional contents, basic knowledge,...

Computer Graphics and Metaphorical Elaboration for Learning Science Concepts

Lih-Juan ChanLin; Kung-Chi Chan

Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 1996 (February 1996)

This study explores the instructional impact of using computer multimedia to integrate metaphorical verbal information into graphical representations of biotechnology concepts. The combination of text and graphics into a single metaphor makes...

Online Interaction for Co-construction of Knowledge

Lih-Juan ChanLin; Kung-Chi Chan

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3813–3818

The purpose of the study was to explore the use of electronic interactive support and students learning in a web-based nutrition context. Specifically, the study intended to (1) determine whether the level of interaction had effect on student task...

Topics: Interaction, Information Sciences, Students

Integrating Inter-Disciplinary Experts for Supporting Problem-Based Learning

Lih-Juan ChanLin; Kung-Chi Chan

Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 44, No. 2 (May 2007) pp. 211–224

The study reported in this paper has explored the use of an electronic forum facility in order to provide support for problem-based learning (PBL). A Web-based course involving the use of PBL (called "Drug and Nutrient Interactions") was implemented ...

The use of labeled postings for promoting asynchronous interaction

Lih-Juan ChanLin; Yong-Ting Chen; Kung-Chi Chan

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 988–997

The Internet promotes computer-mediated communications, and so asynchronous learning network systems permit more flexibility in time, space, and interaction. The key point of asynchronous learning is the materials for web-aided teaching and the flow ...

Topics: Interaction

Labeled Postings for Asynchronous Interaction

Lih-Juan ChanLin; Yong-Ting Chen; Kung-Chi Chan

AACE Journal Vol. 17, No. 4 (October 2009) pp. 317–332

** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2008 ** The Internet promotes computer-mediated communications, and so asynchronous learning network systems permit more flexibility in time, space, and interaction than synchronous mode of learning. The key...

Topics: Interaction, Distance Education, Educational Technology, eLearning, Communication, Collaboration, Post Secondary Education, Human Computer Interaction