E-Learn 2010--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
Oct 18, 2010
Editors
Jaime Sanchez; Ke Zhang
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 465
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Qualitative aspects of Professionally Guided Email Monologues (PGEM) – Results of a systematic application in 35 students
Silke Eden, SE-I International, Canada; Andrea Payrhuber, University of Vienna, Austria
Introduction: Focus and motivation is crucial to achieve goals in class. PGEM is an e-tool designed to address students (emotional) needs. Students can write to a professional who reads it and... More
pp. 642-645
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Interacting with Content, Pedagogy, and Technology
Stephanie Hulon & Jenelle Ouimette, University of South Alabama, United States
Abstract: This paper describes an ongoing practice at a university to aid in meeting the challenge of redesigning current course curricula to meet new e-learning initiatives. Using a current model... More
pp. 646-649
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Calibration of Course Level Assessments in an Online University
Grant Iannelli & Wendyanne Jex, Kaplan University School of Health Sciences, United States
When reviewing Course Level Assessment (CLA) data for courses that might benefit from revision based on “low” CLA scores, some courses exhibited interesting results. One course revealed wide... More
p. 650
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Data-Driven Curriculum Revisions in an Online University
Grant Iannelli, Kaplan University School of Health Sciences, United States
This Best Practice is a follow-up to a presentation on instituting course level assessments (CLAs) at our online university. Since the CLA process has been implemented in all courses in our school... More
p. 651
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The Online Learning Lab
Antonia Jokelova, University of South Alabama, United States
This paper describes the functions and operation of the University of South Alabama Online Learning Lab (OLL). The OLL is an organization that employs graduate masters and doctoral students from... More
pp. 652-654
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Universal Design and Technology: Students with Disabilities in STEM Fields
Maria Kaylor & Lucretia Fraga, The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States
The Universal Design and Technology for Students with Disabilities in STEM Fields is an NSF enrichment project that will advance the field’s knowledge of how Hispanic students with disabilities... More
pp. 655-659
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Teachers' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Hybrid Technology Training
Jackie Hee-Young Kim, Wendy Marshall, Bill Harris & LaQuita Denson, Armstrong Atlantic State University, United States
This study investigated teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of hybrid technology training sessions with teachers in four different middle and high schools in a mid-size town in an eastern... More
pp. 660-663
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Analysis of Online Students’ Use of Embedded Library Instruction in a Graduate Educational Technology Course
Swapna Kumar, Mary Edwards & Marilyn Ochoa, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States
Online students in a graduate educational technology course were provided with online library instruction and support to help them access library resources and successfully use online research... More
pp. 664-671
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Bringing Generations Together though Collaboration and Informal Learning
Faith LeGendre, Senior Global eLearning Strategist, Cisco Systems, United States
The landscape of today’s organizations and educational institutions is changing. For the first time in history, there are four generations working and learning together. For years, the US has been ... More
pp. 672-675
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Using Student Created Video to Motivate Teachers
Robert Leneway, Western Michigan University, United States
With over half of public school teachers feeling uncomfortable with the integration of technology (NCES, 2007), and teachers reporting moderately low levels of computer competence, new ways are... More
pp. 676-682
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Interpersonal Relationship Recommendation Framework for Mobile Learning Community
Chengzhi Liu, Department of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Mobile technology opens new possibilities for both distant and local people to work collaboratively in learning communities. Collaborative knowledge creation is based on the establishment of... More
pp. 683-688
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Evaluation of Using Distance Learning to Support Work-based Learning Programmes: A Case Study from Northumbria University, UK
Lalith Liyanage, Shelagh Keogh, Rebecca Strachan & Susannah Hanlon, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Abstract: The aim of the study was to carry out a critical evaluation of the use of distance learning in work-based programmes. This paper is a report on the findings of a study conducted on under... More
pp. 689-698
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Mobile Learning: Integrating Text Messaging into a Community College Pre-Algebra Course
Carlos McCormick & Prince Bull, North Carolina Central University, United States
This study investigated the use of text messaging as an educational tool in a pre-algebra course at a community college in the central region of North Carolina. The research was conducted in two... More
pp. 699-707
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Reusing Learning Objects
Rodney McCrohan, RMIT University, Australia
This best practice looks at the collaboration between academics, multi-media developers and industry representatives to create a repository of video interviews. The emphasis of this best practice... More
pp. 708-713
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No such thing as failure, only feedback: Designing innovative opportunities for e-assessment and technology-mediated feedback
Charles Miller, Aaron Doering & Cassie Scharber, University of Minnesota, United States
In this paper we challenge designers, researchers, teachers, students, and parents to re-assess and re-envision the value of technology-mediated feedback and e-assessment by examining the... More
pp. 714-724
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OntarioLearn: Collaboration in E-Learning Quality & Continuous Improvment Processes
Janis Miller, OntarioLearn, Canada
Twenty –two Colleges in Ontario Canada have formed a unique online learning consortium for part-time continuing education students that have grown from 365 registrations in 1995 to more than 65,000... More
pp. 725-730
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Multimedia as Pre-Training in Statistics
Mathew Mitchell, University of San Francisco, United States
This presentation will demonstrate one specific use of multimedia screencasts: as pre-training, and review, of essential concepts in statistics. Each of the 12 screencasts will be less than 5... More
pp. 731-734
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Multimedia as Scaffolding for Reading Research
Mathew Mitchell, University of San Francisco, United States
Beginning doctoral students in education often experience great difficulties in reading and understanding original research articles. This presentation will provide an example of one multimedia... More
pp. 735-739
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Social Networking Tools and Guidelines for Learning Communities
Mary Nicholson, Bloomsburg University, United States
“Social networking”, “learning communities”, “collaboration”, “interactivity” – these terms and paradigms are becoming the cornerstone of effective and engaging online courses. Yet it is still... More
p. 740
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Creating a Collaborative School Culture in a Virtual Learning Environment
Matthew Ohlson, Florida Virtual School/University of Florida, United States; Tiffany Kisker, Florida Virtual School, United States
The Florida Virtual School has rapidly expanded to become one of the global leaders in online education, servicing the educational needs of more than 125, 000 students. One of the major challenges ... More
p. 741
