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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Supporting self-assessment in a competency approach to learning
Anne Brisebois, Diane Ruelland & Gilbert Paquette, LICEF/CIRTA Research Center, Tele-universite, Canada
Abstract: This paper summarizes the results of a longitudinal research aiming at defining the adult learner's self-assessment process in a competency-based online learning environment. It also... More
pp. 2828-2835
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Building a Learning Object Content Management System
Christopher Brooks, Lori Kettel & Collene Hansen, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Jim Greer, ARIES Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
While the educational technology community is rife with learning object-based specifications, tools for supporting these specifications (both at an authoring and at a delivery level) are patchy at ... More
pp. 2836-2843
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Collaborative Paper Exchange
Peter Brusilovsky, Michael Yudelson & Sergey Sosnovsky, University of Pittsburgh, United States
In many graduate and undergraduate courses, instructors attempt to go "beyond the textbook" by assigning research papers for the students to read and briefly summarize, in order to bring the... More
pp. 2844-2850
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Ontology-based Framework for User Model Interoperability in Distributed Learning Environments
Peter Brusilovsky, Sergey Sosnovsky & Michael Yudelson, University of Pittsburgh, United States
This paper presents an update of our work on developing a distributed architecture for adaptive E-Learning. We introduce ADAPT2 – an extension of KnowledgeTree architecture that was presented at... More
pp. 2851-2855
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Bricolage and Model Driven Approach to design distant course
Pierre-André Caron, Alain Derycke & Xavier Le Pallec, Laboratoire Trigone, équipe NOCE, France
In this paper we describe our current work on the BRICOLES project. We show how our project is influenced by the participatory design movement. We analyze specificity of teacher creativity and we... More
pp. 2856-2863
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u-Learning = e-Learning + m-Learning
Des Casey, Monash University, Australia
The availability of handheld, networked devices, such as Pocket PCs, enables their use both in the development of mobile learning environments (m-learning) and in the integration m-learning into e-... More
pp. 2864-2871
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Blogging as a Professional Development Tool
Terence Cavanaugh & Cathy Cavanaugh, University of North Florida, United States
Weblog (blog) technologies have moved into the public awareness. While these technologies have been around for several years, they have been gathering more attention inside and outside the... More
pp. 2872-2876
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Best Practices for Delivering LIVE E-Learning in Universities, Corporate Training, and Government Institutions
Pierre Charlebois & David Snell, WebTrain Communications, Canada
Learning objectives would be to discuss the state of Web Conferencing as a LIVE E-learning tool in the learning marketplace in general, examine the benefits of using Web conferencing as an E... More
pp. 2877-2879
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Internet-Based Virtual Futures Market
An Sing Chen, Department of Finance, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan; Jyun-Cheng Wang, Institute of Technology Management, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan
Internet-based virtual futures markets (VFMs) have been used in predicting election results and movie ticket sales. We construct an Internet-based VFM to predict an underlying stock price. ... More
pp. 2880-2884
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Web-based Aural Skills Learning System with Spoken Music Browser for the Elementary School Students
Chi Nung Chu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Aural skills are a specialized skill and a key to get into the music. Traditionally, the very complexity of music notation is taught in abstract way. It is hard for the novice such as elementary... More
pp. 2885-2890
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E-Learning Environment Implemented in Manufacturing Engineering Courses
Valentina Gecevska & Franc Cus, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Macedonia; Predrag Cosic, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Atchitecture, Croatia
The advances achieved in manufacturing engineering have been remarkable during the last twenty years. The computer science and the information technologies have been implemented in the contemporary... More
pp. 2891-2899
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An application for automatic updating of the Artificial Intelligence TutorBot Knowledge Base in an e-learning platform.
Orlando De Pietro, Maurizio De Rose & Giovanni Frontera, Department of Economics and Statistic - University of Calabria, Italy
In the present work, a software module called email_module, used as an automatic updating of the Knowledge Base (KB) of an intelligent Agent called TutorBot is described for the support of tutoring... More
pp. 2893-2899
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A Succession of Eyes: Building an E-learning City
Jon Dron, University of Brighton, United Kingdom
Abstract: This paper describes the theoretical underpinning and form of Dwellings, an online learning environment based on the dynamics of cities. Dwellings was built to help to discover whether... More
pp. 2900-2908
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Reframing as an On-line Teaching Skill
Daniel Eckstein, David Sarnoff & Donna Eckstein, Capella University, United States; Armando Fierro, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, United States
Reframing can be defined as the process whereby learners come to think about and experience their situation differently. The classic definition is "to change the conceptual and/or emotional self or... More
pp. 2909-2922
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Connectivity – Context – Consistency: Key Factors for Mobility Supporting CSCW/L-Environments
Bernd Eßmann & Thorsten Hampel, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Germany
Computer supported collaboration between mobile users is rarely supported in the domain of CSCW/L. Most existing solutions still need central services or support just certain aspects of the... More
pp. 2915-2922
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Dynamic Test Generation, Visual Assessment and Modular Virtual Learning Worlds
Roya Foroughi, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany; Nadeem Bhatti, Fraunhofer IGD, Germany
As inherent in any multidisciplinary field, in development of Virtual Learning Environments, many different perspectives have to be taken into account. Thus the particular issue of test generation ... More
pp. 2923-2928
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E-TESTER: A computer-based Tool for Auto-generated Question and Answer Assessment
Christian Guetl, TU Graz, Austria; Heinz Dreher & Robert Williams, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Adaptive E-Learning systems are needed to efficiently support lifelong learning activities. To check goal attainment, learners need to take tests or assessment activities. Large efficiency gains... More
pp. 2929-2936
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An Analysis of Application of Business Process Management Technology in E-Learning Systems
Denis Helic, IICM, TU Graz, Austria; Janez Hrastnik, Hyperwave Software Research & Development GmbH, Austria; Hermann Maurer, IICM, TU Graz, Austria
Generally, the current E-Learning systems concentrate on individual learning tasks rather than on a learning process. However, learning situations as we observed them in practice are generally... More
pp. 2937-2942
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VisualSync: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Teaching/Learning Multithreaded Programming with Synchronization Primitives
Cecilia Hernandez, Marcelo Rivera & Jorge Lopez, University of Concepción, Chile
This paper describes VisualSync, an interactive visualization tool for teaching/learning concurrent multithreaded programming with synchronization primitives for Computer Science instructors and... More
pp. 2943-2949
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Garin Hess, Rapid Intake Inc, United States; Steven Hancock, Rapid Intake Inc., United States
Why pay for an expensive solution when for less than $2500, you can have everything you need to design, develop, manage, and track e-learning courseware? Learn how to use the products in the... More
pp. 2950-2951
