E-Learn 2002--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
2002
Editors
Margaret Driscoll; Thomas C. Reeves
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 678
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Presenting Complex e-Learning Content on the Web: A Didactical Reference Model
Christian Süß, Rudolf Kammerl, Burkhard Freitag & Franz Weitl, University of Passau, Germany
Education can profit significantly from hypermedia. However, in our experience the majority of students having the choice of learning on the computer or from a print medium prefer the latter when... More
pp. 1018-1025
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Is eLearning Effective?: A Review of Literature from 1993-2001
Jan Plass & Robert Whelan, New York University, United States
The past 8 years of growth of the Internet and computing have brought unprecedented change in the U.S. education system. Between 1993 and 1999, the percentage of schools with access to the Web grew... More
pp. 1026-1028
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Tools of the Web-Based Learning Trade
Kay Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University Beaver, United States; Sumant Kailas, Koremax Consulting, Canada
Computer tools affect users by leaving a cognitive residue in them as well as supporting their activities by allowing the off-loading of memory intensive tasks and providing prompts known as... More
pp. 1029-1034
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Integration of e-Learning and Knowledge Management
Darrell Woelk, Elastic Knowledge, United States; Shailesh Agarwal, Docent Inc., United States
e-Learning technology today is used primarily to handcraft training courses about carefully selected topics for delivery to employees registered for those courses. On the other hand, knowledge... More
pp. 1035-1042
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XML BASED COURSE WEBSITES
Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, United States
XML, the extensible markup language is a quickly evolving technology that presents a viable alternative to courseware products and promises to ease the burden of web authors who edit their course... More
pp. 1043-1048
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Factors Limiting the Proliferation of E-learning within Small to Medium Sized Enterprises
Dan Wood, NTP Information Solutions Limited, United Kingdom; Jason Watson, The University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
When a company looks for ways of reducing its fixed expenditure it is inevitable that long-term investments, such as the budget allocated for training, will come under scrutiny first. So, as... More
pp. 1049-1055
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On-line Learning Courses: A review and usability attributes
Panagiotis Zaharias, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece
While electronic learning environments provide exciting possibilities for supporting learners, the design of the user-interface is as yet little understood. The purpose of this paper is to... More
pp. 1056-1062
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Accessible Multimedia for the Web
Nicholas Zaparyniuk, University of Alberta, Canada; Jillianne Code, Grant MacEwan College, Canada
The World Wide Web has evolved from a primary text based medium into an integrated net of media. Whether its video, audio, or animation, the mediums ability to relay information to the audience is ... More
pp. 1063-1068
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ELearning: Lessons Learned from Three Studies
Selma Sax & Sheila Cassidy, Wexford Inc., United States; Deborah Jolly, Texas A&M University, United States
pp. 1069-1070
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Portraying Yourself Online: A Discussion of Teaching Styles in Online Courses
Plummer (Al) Jones, Diane Kester, Sue Steinweg & Susan Colaric, East Carolina University, United States
It is clear that more courses are being offered online each year. With the increase in the number of courses offered, the number of faculty teaching at a distance will also be increasing. Many... More
pp. 1071-1078
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Advantages of the Various Online Course Designs
Raymond Rose, Concord Consortium, United States; Zahrl Schoeny, Curry School, University of Virginia, United States; Alese Smith, Concord Consortium, United States
Abstract Online learning as a term includes many different approaches and technologies, but there's little that's been done thus far to identify the effectiveness of the various approaches, and... More
pp. 1079-1080
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Supporting Learners for E-Learning
Diane Ruelland, LICEF research center, Canada; Donna Gabrielle, United States Military Academy, United States; Gail Derrick, School of Education at Regent University, United States; Jane Pilling-Cormick, Professional Learning & Training, Canada
Abstract: The panel will address the topic of eLearning from the adult learner's point of view. The objective is to expose the motivational, cognitive, metacognitive and social efforts required to ... More
pp. 1081-1084
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Panel Discussion: A Successful Online Education Program
Paul Lakey & Raye Lakey, Abilene Christian University, United States; Kaye Shelton, Dallas Baptist University, United States; George Saltsman, Abilene Christian University, United States
"How did you do it?" "What makes your online education program so successful?" "How did you get your faculty to agree to teach online and your administration to support the funding?" "How do you... More
pp. 1085-1088
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Open Source Software Can Open Minds and Help Solve the U.S. Technical Education Problem
Matthew Szulik, Chairman, CEO, President---Red Hat, United States
Despite all the computer equipment and software that companies have donated to schools over the past 20 years, students are still advancing through the grades and graduating with inadequate... More
pp. 1089-1092
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The New Generation Working Force: The Homo Zappiens
Willem van Valkenburg & Wim Veen, EduTec, Netherlands; Sicco Santema, Product Innovation & Management, Faculty of Design, Engineering and Production
In this paper we discuss the new generation of workers, the Homo Zappiens. The Homo Zappiens is led by new skills: skills to quickly scan content, skills to multi task, skills to process... More
pp. 1093-1095
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Communities of Practice for Improved Learning Systems in the Corporate, Government, Higher Education and Healthcare Sectors.
Etienne Wenger, CPSquare, United States; Mary Lynn Benninger, Clarica, Canada; Roy Greenhalgh, Roy Greenhalgh Associates, United Kingdom; Thomas Ruhl, Lewis and Clark College, United States; Céline Monette, Aventis Pharma, Canada
This panel session explores issues in relation to technologies and facilitation of community in the four key domains of the E-learn 2002 Conference, Health, Higher Education, Corporate and... More
pp. 1096-1099
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Designing a Dynamic Course Outline System to Integrate Courseware Features
Michael Odell, Jason Graham & Jason Abbitt, University of Idaho, United States
The sequencing of online course activities in higher education is a necessity to guide students through the course materials, discussions, etc. in learning environments where students and... More
pp. 1100-1102
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Classroom Observations through Distance Learning Technology
Phyllis Adcock, University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to share how integration of distance education technology, in teacher preparation classes, provides an alternative observation method of school classrooms. ... More
pp. 1103-1105
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Automating Evaluation and Assessment in a Technology Course
Frank Akaiwa, Kelley School of Business-Indiana University, United States
This paper is a report on efforts to use technology to improve and maintain consistent student evaluation and assessment in two large technology courses at Indiana University. One difficulty in... More
pp. 1106-1108
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EFFECT OF LANGUAGE ON E-LEARNING IN THE ARAB WORLD
Adekunle Akinyemi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Language is an important aspect of communication which is the only means of interactions in learning. Electronic-learning (E-learning), being a form of a virtual teacher, pseudo-teacher or... More
pp. 1109-1112