International Journal of Educational Telecommunications
1995 Volume 1, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 12
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Mediating the Mechanisms Which Make Collaborative Learning Sometimes Effective
Pierre Dillenbourg & Daniel Schneider, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) renewed the interest for collaborative learning. Empirical findings show that collaborative learning is efficient, but only under some conditions. These... More
pp. 131-146
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Social Presence Theory and Implications for Interaction and Collaborative Learning in Computer Conferences
Charlotte N. Gunawardena, The University of New Mexico, United States
This paper examines research on social presence theory and the implications for analyzing interaction, communication, collaborative learning, and the social context of computer-mediated... More
pp. 147-166
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The Potential for Mindful Teaching at a Distance: A Dual Challenge in Educating Teachers
Karen L. Murphy, Texas A&M University, United States
The concepts of mindlessness and mindfulness have important implications for distance education, particularly for instructors who are new to teaching at a distance. This article begins with... More
pp. 167-183
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Teaching in a Virtual Classroom
Starr Roxanne Hiltz, New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States
The Virtual Classroom is a teaching and learning environment constructed in software, which supports collaborative learning among students who participate at times and places of their choosing,... More
pp. 185-198
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Distance Education with Telematics for Distance Educators
Niki Davis, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
This paper reviews a range of applications in which telecommunications have been used for professional development of teachers: From those which retrieve information, to those which provide it,... More
pp. 199-211
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Distance Education for Developing Teacher Competence in the Use of Information Technology
Jan Wibe, University of Trondheim, Norway
Norwegian Upper secondary education is going through a great reform starting with the school-year 1994/95. The name of the reform is "Reform 94." New curriculum is developed for all subjects and... More
pp. 213-222
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National Research and Education Network (NREN), National Information Infrastructure (NII), and a Global Information Infrastructure
Chih Wang, University of Guam, Guam
Envisioned as the "information superhighway," the National Research and Education Network (NREN) will be a giant network that will upgrade, expand, and link existing national and regional... More
pp. 223-244
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Designing a Virtual Classroom
Murray Turoff, New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States
This paper reviews the software functionality that has evolved over the past two decades of research in Computer Mediated Communications at NJIT to create a Virtual Classroom to support distance... More
pp. 245-262
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Artificial Agents in Distance Learning
Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan
Consider the graphical user interface of a distance learning system, the user could click on an icon of a personal assistant to find out if appropriate human peers are available on-line to form a... More
pp. 263-282
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Intelligent Computer Assisted Instruction in a Distant Cooperative Learning Environment
I-Fei Tsai, Dong-Liang Wang, Shyang-Ming Yuan & Rong-Hong Jan, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
As computer technologies have advanced rapidly, a new model that differs from traditional educational methods, computer assisted instruction (CAI), has been promoted extensively in recent years.... More
pp. 283-292
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Hypermedia Browsing Pattern Analysis
Chuen-Tsai Sun & Yu-Tai Ching, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Hypermedia course-on-demand has become a focus of distance education through computer networks. In this paper we propose a quantitative approach for hypermedia browsing pattern analysis. Although... More
pp. 293-308
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Supporting Network Based Learning Environments: Performance Monitoring by Causal Modeling
Chaochang Chiu, Yuan Ze Institute of Technology, Taiwan; Hueyching Janice Jih, Tamkang University, Taiwan; Chi-I Hsu, National Central University, Taiwan
This paper describes how to dynamically monitor each student's learning performance using causal modeling approach in computer networked learning environments. Although using the computer network... More
pp. 309-321
