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: 13
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Cooperative E-Learning - An Approach for Combining Cooperative Computer-Based Learning Processes with Knowledge Management
Sabrina Geissler & Thorsten Hampel, University of Paderborn, Germany
Taking into consideration two different lines of development in the domain of computer-based learning, this paper seeks to combine a typical e-learning perspective with approaches to cooperative... More
pp. 58-64
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Animated agent to maintain learner’s attention in e-learning
Maomi Ueno, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
Long time learning tires learners, and then the learners' attention or concentration degreases. The author measured the learners' mental workload in e-learning using an eye mark recorder (Ueno 2004... More
pp. 194-201
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Personalized Just-in-time Dynamic Assembly of Learning Objects
Robert Farrell, John Thomas, Bill Rubin, Douglas Gordin & Amy Katriel, IBM Research, United States; Ray O'Donnell, Ernie Fuller & Steve Rolando, IBM Global Services Learning, United States
This paper describes an indepth investigation into an approach to creating individualized learning experiences based on user's immediate learning needs. Using this method, learners assemble short, ... More
pp. 607-614
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Adding a Computer-Based Oral Component to Distance Education Courses
Janet Flewelling & Donald Snider, University of Windsor, Canada
Distance education courses can tend to be text-based, a factor that makes online courses more suitable for some disciplines than others. For language educators, in particular, this can be... More
pp. 615-621
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No Adult Left Behind – Ensuring Meaningful Academic Experiences for Nontraditional Students in Distributed Learning Settings
Michael Scheuermann, Drexel University, United States
The number of undergraduates working full time is steadily increasing. Concurrently, American workplaces experienced tremendous change. Thus, these students have to meet new challenges, adapt to... More
pp. 1465-1472
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QuizGuide: Increasing the Educational Value of Individualized Self-Assessment Quizzes with Adaptive Navigation Support
Peter Brusilovsky, Sergey Sosnovsky & Olena Shcherbinina, University of Pittsburgh, United States
The paper introduces QuizGuide, an adaptive system that we developed to help our students select the most relevant self-assessment quizzes. QuizGuide uses adaptive navigation support to show every ... More
pp. 1806-1813
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Are Students Ready to E-Learn? The Influence of Experience with PC-Based Game Environments on Motivation
Kara Orvis, Consortium of Universities and U.S. Army Research Institute, United States; James Belanich, U.S. Army Research Institute, United States; Laura Mullin, Catholic University, United States; Karin A. Orvis, George Mason Univ., United States
PC-based games are an increasingly popular choice to facilitate training. The goal of this research was to better understand the role individual attributes, such as experience playing PC-based... More
pp. 2074-2080
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Training in Affectively Intense Virtual Environments
Lawrence Wilfred, Richard Hall, Michael Hilgers, Ming Leu, John Hortenstine, Christopher Walker & Madhu Reddy, University of Missouri - Rolla, United States
The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of affective intensity of a virtual reality (VR) training environment on learning, as demonstrated by performance within a "real life",... More
pp. 2233-2240
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Using Online Technologies: Does culture matter?
Malcolm Campbell, Annegret Goold & Penelope Goward, Deakin University, Australia
There has been an increase in the number of international students studying information technology programmes in Australia. There is little information about how this group uses online technologies... More
pp. 2300-2307
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What Virtual Museum Projects With Native American Students Reveal About Culturally Responsive Teaching
Mark Christal & Marty Kreipe de Montano, Smithsonian Institution, United States; Paul Resta, The University of Texas at Austin, United States
A dissertation study examined four cases of virtual museum projects involving Native American students who created virtual exhibits of objects related to their cultures at regional museums. They... More
pp. 2315-2320
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A Comparative Study of Foreign and American-Schooled Women’s Perspectives on Threaded Discussions
Lynn Shafer, George Mason University, United States
This study explored the processes of enculturation (i.e., the adoption of behavior of new social groups) and acculturation (i.e., changes in underlying cultural patterns during intercultural... More
pp. 2413-2420
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A Whiteboard at Your Fingertips - Automatic Configuration of e-Learning Services in Heterogeneous Network Environments
Bernd Eßmann, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, University of Paderborn, Germany; Thorsten Hampel, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, University Paderborn, Germany; Peter Bleckmann & René Sprotte, University of Paderborn, Germany
Today various collaborative document management systems for e-learning support are in the market. Although rich featured programs like e.g. shared whiteboard clients are available for these... More
pp. 2601-2608
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From Chaos to Cooperation: Teaching Analytic Evaluation with LINK-UP
Jason Lee, Sirong Lin, Christa Chewar, Scott McCrickard, Alan Fabian & Andrew Jackson, 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
