ED-MEDIA 2010--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
Jun 29, 2010
Editors
Jan Herrington; Craig Montgomerie
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 609
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Building a CyberCollaboratory for Research and Learning in Support of a National Cyberinfrastructure Initiative
Steve Downey, University of South Florida, United States; Andrew Wadsworth, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, United States
This paper describes the impetus, evolution, and development considerations experienced by developers and scientists at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications as they designed and... More
pp. 1148-1157
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Personal Learning Environment for Higher Education – A First Prototype
Martin Ebner & Behnam Taraghi, Graz University of Technology, Austria
It is obvious that in the future the World Wide Web as a whole together with the many distributed online applications, tools and services play a very significant role in Technology Enhanced... More
pp. 1158-1166
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Developing a methodology for embedding learning objects in pre-existing games
Olaf Graven & Lachlan MacKinnon, Buskerud University College, Norway
This paper describes a methodology for integrating learning material into computer games for multiple target audiences. The chosen approach to integrating learning material within a games context... More
pp. 1167-1173
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Engineering students use and desire for the use of social platforms as part of the learning environment
Olaf Graven & Dag Samuelsen, Buskerud University College, Norway
This paper presents a survey on the students’ use of and their suggestions for future use of internet based communication tools. Some of the findings are surprising as the students much prefers to ... More
pp. 1174-1179
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Adaptive Collaboration Learning with Authentication Roaming
Masakazu Ohashi, Chuo University, Japan; Mayumi Hori, Hakuoh University, Japan
The Adaptive Collaboration (AC) is an innovative information technology system for knowledge creation based on the XML Web Services. The AC is critical in the Ubiquitous Society where constant... More
pp. 1180-1185
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Flexibility and Suitability of Wireless Ad-hoc Network Toolkit for Outdoor Education
Noritaka Osawa, Chiba University, Japan; Kimio Kondo, Open University of Japan, Japan
This paper describes features of a toolkit supporting a wireless ad-hoc network and a prototype application system that enable students and teachers to communicate with each other across large... More
pp. 1186-1195
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Learning Networks in a C21 Navy
Donald Sheridan, University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand
Abstract . A navy’s mission is to provide fully trained, supported and effective maritime forces for the protection of its citizens, the nation and allied interests. In order to accomplish its... More
pp. 1196-1201
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Using Activity Theory to Examine Social Interaction of Online Learning
I-Chun Tsai, University of Akron, Ohio, United States; Krista Galyen, Xiaolin Xie & James Laffey, University of Missouri, United States
This study aims to build new knowledge about students’ social interaction during online learning using the joint perspective of activity theory and social ability. Based upon the joint framework of... More
pp. 1202-1211
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Learning Management Based on Process
Manuel Marco Such, University of Alicante, Spain; Leonel Iriarte Navarro, Departamento Informática. Universidad Agraría de la Habana, Cuba; Pedro Pernias Peco, University of Alicante, Spain
Elearning increasingly requires technologies that facilitate the production of courses suitable for and adaptable to different learning profiles and environments. This is the reason why high... More
pp. 1212-1217
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Development Methods for a Social Conversational Agent in a Virtual Learning Environment with an Educational Math Game
Annika Silvervarg, Linköping University, Sweden
We are developing a virtual learning environment, which includes a math game with a teachable agent, the embodiment of the agent, and a social conversation with the agent. In this work we are using... More
pp. 1218-1223
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Towards a Workflow-based Design of Multimedia Annotation Systems
Cristian Hofmann, Dirk Burkhardt, Matthias Breyer, Kawa Nazemi & Christian Stab, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research, Germany; Dieter W. Fellner, Technische Universität Darmstadt - GRIS, Germany
Annotation techniques for multimedia contents have found their way into multiple areas of daily use as well as professional fields. A large number of research projects can be assigned to different ... More
pp. 1224-1233
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Using Multimedia as an Educational Instrument to Enhance Teaching and Learning Strategies: A Malaysian Perspective
Mai Neo, R&D and Collaborations at the Multimedia University, Malaysia
In 1996, in the midst of the global multimedia mania, the Malaysian SuperCorridor (MSC) was established (Mahathir, 1999). Its aim was to transform Malaysia into a knowledge-based economy to... More
pp. 1234-1248
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MATHEMA: A Learner-Centered Design for Electromagnetism Learning
Alexandros Papadimitriou, Maria Grigoriadou & Georgios Gyftodimos, University of Athens, Greece
This paper describes the system MATHEMA. The MATHEMA supports the senior high school students or novices of higher education, in learning electromagnetism individually and/or collaboratively, and... More
pp. 1249-1254
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Reflektii: Further Development of a Teacher Reflection Tool
Bjorn Pederson, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, United States
The use of reflection is a key tool in further developing teacher practice for pre-service teachers. Current technology supports pre-service teacher reflection through the use of web-based video... More
pp. 1255-1260
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Improving feedback to students
Trevor Bryant, Peter Gibbs, Martin Chivers, Peter Silvester & Gary Jones, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Poor quality feedback is a frequent complaint from students. A common theme is that they receive insufficient and poor quality feedback on their work. Feedback can be provided in many ways, for... More
p. 1261
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Assessing Students’ Wiki Projects: Alternatives and Implications
Irene L. Chen & Ronald Beebe, University of Houston Downtown, United States
In the age of Web 2.0, wiki books are a new tool for teachers to use in collaboration with their students. Teachers are going to need an impartial system to evaluate wiki book projects. Assessment ... More
pp. 1262-1268
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Designing for Interaction in Class Through Low Cost Mobility
Darren Mundy, Darren Stephens & Keith Dykes, University of Hull, United Kingdom
This demonstration will outline the design & operation of the W.I.L.D system, a tool to facilitate in class interaction with students through personally owned wireless devices. Results from an... More
pp. 1269-1273
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Utilising Ontology-based Modelling for Learning Content Management
Claus Pahl, Muhammad Javed & Yalemisew Abgaz, Dublin City University, Ireland
Learning content management needs to support a variety of open, multi-format Web-based software applications. We propose multidimensional, model-based semantic annotation as a way to support the... More
pp. 1274-1279
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Customization of SharePoint for Teaching and Learning within a University Department
Les Walczowski & Mark Ellis, University of Kent, United Kingdom
This paper describes how our Learning Management System (LMS) based on Microsoft SharePoint technology has been augmented with new enterprise functionality. This portal was originally developed to ... More
pp. 1280-1284
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Using Technology to Support Communicative Exchange in Study Abroad
Kenyon Brown, University of Georgia, United States
This paper examines the communicative exchange phase of an instructional design model for the establishment and administration of study abroad programs. The model incorporates several key aspects... More
pp. 1289-1296