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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Be All That You Can Be--Again: E-Learning as a Means of Training Retiring Military to Become Teachers
Nancy Cassity Dunlap, Clemson University, United States
Abstract: The South Carolina T3 Coalition has designed this alternative to provide requisite training and credentialing for retiring military personnel to become teachers in the schools most in... More
pp. 2-8
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Creating and Maintaining Data-Driven Course Web Sites
Jesse M. Heines, University of Massachussetts Lowell, United States
This paper deals with techniques for reducing the amount of work that needs to be redone each semester when one prepares an existing course Web site for a new class. The key concept is algorithmic ... More
pp. 9-17
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Designing Authentic Activities for Web-based Courses
Jan Herrington, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Influenced by constructivist philosophy and advances in technology, there is increasing interest in authentic activities as a basis for learning in both face-to-face and web-based courses. Whereas ... More
pp. 18-27
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E-Learning in Health Care - Policy, Practice, Evaluation, and Technical Implications - Emerging Trends
Penny Jennett, University of Calgary, Canada
This presentation will focus on changes as we face the challenges of embracing e-learning tools in health practice. Current trends and changes triggered by e-learning within, from the perspectives ... More
pp. 28-31
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eduSource: A Pan–Canadian Learning Object Repository
Rory McGreal, Athabasca University, Canada
As more and more institutions and companies in Canada develop online learning content, the importance of learning objects and the metadata used to describe them becomes clear. EduSource has brought... More
pp. 32-40
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Challenges in providing e-learning in the regulated pharmaceutical industry
James Vesper, Learnwright, Canada
pp. 41-46
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The Open Source Movement, Publishing, and the Dissemination of Knowledge
Robert (Bob) F. Young, LuLu, Inc., United States
pp. 47-52
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Redesigning a Course Using an Analysis of Technical Problems Encountered in an Online Technology Training Course
Mitchell Klett, Scott Graves & Jason Abbitt, University of Idaho, United States
When designing web-based courses, a challenge arises to prevent and overcome technical problems encountered by the students and then to make adjustments in the course design for future students.... More
pp. 53-60
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e-Learning and Knowledge Management: the MEMORAE project
Dominique Lenne, Omar Cissé & Marie-Hélène Abel, UMR CNRS 6599 Heudiasyc, France
e-learning leads to evolutions in the way of conceiving a course. Diffused through the web, the course content cannot be the pure transcription of a "classical" course. The students need to... More
pp. 61-66
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Experimenting with Mobile Learning in a University Environment
Harri Alamaki, Radiolinja, Finland; Pauliina Seppala, Educational Centre for ICT, University of Helsinki, Finland
This article describes a mobile learning project, where mobile devices are used for educational activities. The article defines the word "mobility" from the educational point of view. We present... More
pp. 67-74
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Instructional Models and Scenarios for an Open Learning Repository - Instructional Design and Metadata
Tobias Kunze, University of Hanover, Germany; Christoph Richter & Heidrun Allert, Learning Lab Lower Saxony, Germany; Hadhami Dhraief, Tobias Kunze, University of Hanover, Germany; Wolfgang Nejdl, Learning Lab Lower Saxony, Germany
We present and discuss the evolution of a metadata-based course portal, the Open Learning Repository. Different instructional models and learning principles are integrated in order to meet... More
pp. 75-82
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Cognitive Styles and Medical Students' Learning
Zahra AlRawahi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Whilst a number of systems have been developed based on cognitive styles, and a significant body of research has been carried about learning with multiple representations, little was known about... More
pp. 83-90
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The Usability of the Virtual Hospital Round
Saleh Shidhani & Zahra AlRawahi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
A usable instructional system is defined as a system that enables learners to accomplish learning goals or tasks in an effective and efficient way. This paper investigates the usability of Virtual ... More
pp. 91-97
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Social Inclusion, Security and e-Democracy Issues in e-Government: the Role of e-Learning
Maggie McPherson, Amy Whiteside & Miguel Baptista Nunes, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
This paper focuses on aspects of e-government with emphasis on how local authorities are coping with the transition into the Information Society. E-government will be reviewed in the light of such... More
pp. 98-103
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Verifying Success in Distance Education
Heather Clark, Elaine McIntyre & William Barber, Appalachian State University, United States
Appalachian State University (ASU) is a participating institution in the North Carolina Consortium for Distance Education in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). This Consortium initiated a ... More
pp. 104-109
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Architecture of an E-Learning System with Embedded Authoring Support
Andreas Baudry, University of Hamburg, Dep. of Informatics, IMA Lab, Germany
In this paper we introduce an architecture for an e-learning system with an embedded authoring system. Based on the metaphor of a construction kit, this approach offers a general solution for... More
pp. 110-116
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Education Network of Ontario: Content/Curriculum Models for the Internet-connected Classroom
Mary Beam, Education Network of Ontario, Canada
The Education Network of Ontario (ENO) is an access and applications network for and by Ontario's 130,000-member education community. Educators registered with ENO receive full industry-standard,... More
pp. 117-122
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The Changing Role of Instructors in Distance Education: Impact on Tool Support
Birgit Bomsdorf, Gunter Schlageter & Anke Biedebach, FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
At the university Hagen a lot of experience exists in performing web-based teaching and in implementing tools supporting e-learning. To share this knowledge, (inexperienced) instructors more and... More
pp. 123-130
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Virtual University of Applied Sciences - German Flagship Projects in the Field of E-Learning in Higher Education
Michael Bischoff & Rolf Granow, Fachhochschule Lübeck, Germany
The project Virtual University of Applied Sciences is a Flagship Project of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Twelve universities of applied sciences, two universities, federal... More
pp. 131-137
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The New Paideia
Raj Boora, University of Alberta, Canada
To travel is one of the greatest ways to learn about the world. It is the "getting there" that provides the learning experience, not so much as the destination itself. Education is also a journey, ... More
pp. 138-143