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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Critical factors affecting e-learner’s satisfaction an empirical study
Afshin Khodabandeh, University of Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic Of); Hamid Afshari, AmirKabir University of Technology, Iran (Islamic Republic Of); Amir Manian, University of Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
With the increasingly growth of demand for higher education in the last decade, the role of E-learning technology as a new pedagogy that empowered by digital technology drastically developed. The... More
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Using Storytelling Alice to Teach Egyptian Students Speech Acts
Amany AlKhayat, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
The purpose of this workshop is to present the experience of the researcher who used Storytelling Alice with her students to enhance their English Language Proficiency in terms of learning speech... More
pp. 1-6
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Participatory methods and their implications in collaborative workplace learning
Teresa Holocher-Ertl, Barbara Kieslinger & Claudia Magdalena Fabian, Centre for Social Innovation, Austria
Research on innovative information technologies participatory methods such as action research, participatory action research, participatory design or co-design have been applied very successfully... More
pp. 7-15
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Vygotsky in Twenty-First-Century Research
Irina Verenikina, University of Wollongon, Australia
At the 2008 Ed-Media conference, a list of most often cited papers in Ed-Media 2004-2008 was revealed (Ochoa, Mendez & Duval, 2009). Vygotsky’s theoretical work, originally published in Russia in... More
pp. 16-25
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Use of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching, Learning and Administration in the Gauteng Department of Education, South Africa
Alan Amory, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
The aim of the research was to undertake a baseline study to determine the use of electronic learning resources in Gauteng provincial schools. The baseline study used a survey instrument based on... More
pp. 39-46
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Pre-service teachers using The Le@rning Federation's digital resources.
Chris Campbell & Jean Macnish, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia
This work in progress paper describes research that is investigating the use of learning objects, created by, and digital resources, negotiated by The Le@rning Federation and their use in a... More
pp. 47-51
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Educator Acceptance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) integration in teaching and learning in a developing country.
Desmond Govender & Irene Govender, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Technology availability is quite often mistaken for technology adoption and use. The South African National Department of Education, has indicated its intention to ensure that every school has... More
pp. 52-61
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eTTCampus: innovative approaches to process evaluation
Malcolm Ryan, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom; David Gray, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
This paper critically examines innovative approaches to the evaluation of a European funded project involving nine countries in the development of a virtual campus to provide training opportunities... More
pp. 62-71
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Exploring the Use of Asynchronous Online Discussion and Vicarious Learning in Citizenship Education: A Case Study of a Singapore School
Khe Foon Hew & Wing Sum Cheung, National Institute of Education, Singapore
This paper is part of a larger study investigating how teachers can foster positive student attitude toward their country. Specifically, in this paper presentation, we described the use of... More
pp. 72-77
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The Development and Evaluation of a Computer Package Using Multimedia for Teaching about Microsoft Windows LOGO Programming
Paiboon Kiattikomol, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
The authors aimed at developing and evaluating a self-learning Computer Instruction Package (CIP) with multimedia. The evaluation focused on the quality of the CIP, learning effectiveness, and... More
pp. 78-84
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University Campus Adoption of WLAN Technology: Applying the UTAUT Model
Despo Ktoridou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus; Nikleia Eteokleous, Frederick University, Cyprus
The potential for wireless computing and internet access to benefit instruction, and learning, on University campuses revolves upon its ubiquity and reliability. Although, the practitioner... More
pp. 85-93
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Museum 2.0 Education in the Uganda National Museum
Mary Leigh Morbey, York University, Institute for Research on Learning Technologies, Canada; Maureen Muwanga Senoga, Kyambogo University, Uganda; Paul Kortenaar, Ontario Science Centre, Canada
Web 2.0 is pressing the area of Education and ICT. This is true not only in regular education venues, but also in Western museums and their educational offerings. Museums in the Global South ... More
pp. 94-99
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Discretionary use of computers and Internet among senior-clubbers – communication, writing and information search
Minnamari Naumanen, University of Eastern Finland, Dept. of Computer Science, Finland; Markku Tukiainen, University of Eastern Finland, Dept. of Computer Science, Finland
The e-literacy – the practical and conceptual use and understanding of Informa-tion and Communication Technologies – is not a basic skill of every European. Especially the elderly are lagging... More
pp. 100-108
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E-learning in Rwanda: Report from a Fulbrighter
Diana Perdue, Virginia State University, United States
In this session I will describe my experience as Director of E-learning for KIST (Kigali Institute of Science & Technology) during my 6-month Fulbright project. Specifically, I will report on the ... More
p. 109
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Employing Usability Engineering in the Development of Assistive Technology Tools for People with Learning Disabilities
Onintra Poobrasert, NECTEC, Thailand
To conduct usability engineering or usability testing is to let the design and development teams identify problems or errors before they gets difficult and expensive to make major changes. This... More
pp. 110-114
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After-Action Report- Considerations on online/ distance education foreign language courses for the Romanian military
Maria-Magdalena Popescu & Ion Roceanu, Carol I National Defense University, Romania
Teaching and learning foreign languages imply a completely different mental attitude than the one required for purely military subject-matters. Foreign languages cannot be assimilated by students ... More
pp. 115-120
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Guidelines for the design of online learning strategies in the European higher education area.
Pedro Ramos & Guillermo Palacios, University of Zaragoza, Spain
The higher education systems of the countries joining the Bologna Declaration are involved in the process of convergence to a system of academic degrees more comparable and compatible throughout... More
pp. 121-126
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Gender and ICTs in Chilean Education
Jaime Sanchez, Claudia Mendoza & Maria Elena Acuña, University of Chile, Chile
This work presents the results obtained from a study performed with primary and secondary school students and teachers in Chile. It was sought to identify the areas and expressions of gender... More
pp. 127-136
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The trivia game as tool for learning and evaluating Football referees and assistant referees.
Manuel Armenteros, Antonio Jesús Benítez & Diana Gabriela Curca, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
This paper presents the interactive quiz game developed for the Federation Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) as an educational resource to facilitate learning of referees and... More
pp. 137-142
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Leveraging Pre-Existing Resources at Institutions of Higher Education for K-12 STEM Engagement
Michael Boyles, Chauney Frend, Jeff Rogers, Albert William, David Reagan & Eric Wernert, Indiana University, United States
This paper illustrates the potential availability and impact of pre-existing resources at institutions of higher education that might be leveraged for K-12 STEM student and teacher engagement. The ... More
pp. 143-151