ED-MEDIA 2009--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
Jun 22, 2009
Editors
George Siemens; Catherine Fulford
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 657
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A Proposed Model for Developing the Performance of Faculty Members of Teachers' College –King Saud University-in Instructional and Information Technology Innovations Based on their Training Needs
Uthman Alturki, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
This study aimed to look at the technological use of faculty members of teacher's college- King Saud University- Saudi Arabia, thereafter suggesting a training program for them to improve their... More
pp. 295-315
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Supporting Effective Location and Distribution of Digital Instructional Resources
Eun-Ok Baek & James Monaghan, California State University, San Bernardino, United States
Textbook costs have comprised an increasingly significant sum of university education expenditures. The purpose of this study is to assist the Digital Marketplace project, led by the California... More
pp. 316-322
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The Role of Blended Cultures in Enhancing Teacher and Learner Performance Outcomes
Siew Mee Barton & Jason Sargent, Deakin University, Australia
This paper explores the enhancement of teaching and learning performance outcomes from the perspective of educators from different cultural backgrounds and a very large mix of international... More
pp. 323-330
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The Effectiveness of Asynchronous Learning: Embracing Internet-Based Education
Vivienne Carr, Seton Hall University, United States
There has been a tremendous growth in the use of instructional technology within higher education. Educators have begun to heighten their research largely due to the development of the graphical... More
pp. 331-336
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Handheld Learning: A Case Study
Li-Ling Chen, California State University at East Bay, United States
Handheld learning is an emerging pedagogical method. Handheld learning can significantly reduce dependence on fixed locations for learning, and thus have the potential to revolutionize the way... More
pp. 337-339
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Non-native English Students’ Perceptions of Culture in the Online Asynchronous Discussion Board
Pao-Nan Chou, Department of Learning and Performance Systems at Penn State University, United States; Wei-Fan Chen, College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University, United States; Hsiu-Wei Hsieh, Department of Learning and Performance Systems at Penn State University, United States
The purpose of this study is to find if the culture factor poses a challenge for non-native English learners in graduate-level online courses. Six graduate students who have taken at least one... More
pp. 340-345
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Evaluating and Revising University Distance Learning Policies and Practices
Monica DeTure, Auburn University, United States
Auburn University is a Land-Grant University with approximately 25,000 FTE resident students. Auburn currently offers over 20 graduate distance education programs making it one of the largest... More
p. 346
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Web 2.0 for Interprofessional Learning in Health Professional Education
Iain Doherty & Judy McKimm, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Our paper presents an e-learning project to deliver Interprofessional Education across four schools at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland. We explain the nature of... More
pp. 347-352
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Comparative Study of Student Support Services at Allama Iqbal Open University of Pakistan and Anadolu University of Turkey
Mehmet N. Durmus, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan
This research paper was undertaken to analyze and explain importance of SSS for distance education then compare the strong elements of student support services of Allama Iqbal Open University of... More
pp. 353-357
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Connecting Rural Classrooms Through Technology
Donna Feledichuk, Portage College, Canada
The college presented in this best practice case study is a rural northern college that has a main campus, plus eleven satellite campuses, ranging from 80 km to 280km in distance from the college. ... More
p. 358
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Educating with an information system - the good, the bad and the ugly
Richard Fulford, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Advances in information communication technology (ICT) provide an opportunity to improve and expand the education experience. However, the adoption of technology is complex and outcomes uncertain.... More
pp. 359-365
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The Student-Staff Mentoring Project at the University of Hertfordshire
Yoeri Goossens, Jenny Evans & Amanda Jefferies, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Peer mentoring has been used by some institutions in order to help those who are less able at something to improve, by pairing them with a mentor of a similar background. Mentoring has been used in... More
pp. 366-374
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Facilitating ICT Courses: Educational Quality Assurance
Junko Handa, Cyber University, Japan
Abstract: This study discusses educational quality assurance focusing on the course facilitators’ collaboration. This is a case study that examined what aspects the course facilitators were... More
pp. 375-378
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Individuality, Innovation, and Accountability for Learning in Online Multimedia/Hypermedia Applications Courses
Rita Hauck, Fort Hays State University, United States
The persistent push for excellence and quality over the past decade has provided an incentive to adapt and come together as faculty and administration to pursue innovation that continues to support... More
pp. 379-391
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Transformation of Post-Liensure Nursing Education Delivery
Mary Hoke, Leslie Robbins & Mary Sizemore, New Mexico State University, United States
This presentation is a report of the transformation of a school of nursing’s post-licensure education delivery from traditional face -to -face to a distance education delivery methodology. The... More
pp. 392-397
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Blog Aggregation Management: Reducing the Aggravation of Managing Student Blogging
David Jones & Jo Luck, CQ University, Australia
This paper examines the design and implementation of reflective journals as individual student blogs in a course with 276 students and 13 teaching staff. The academic aim was to encourage... More
pp. 398-406
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TIMESpace: A Repository for the Medical Digital Content
Ping Lieser & Brian Paterson, University of Chicago, United States
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the background and the development process of setting up a web-based repository application for the medical education in the Pritzker School of Medicine... More
pp. 407-413
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Developing University E-Content Through Incentives Almost Overnight, the Case of King Saud University
Abdulrahman Mirza, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
This paper presents King Saud University’s success in greatly growing the size of its website academic content in a very short period of time. After the public revelation that the university’s... More
pp. 414-426
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Complementary Podcasted and Face-to-face Lectures: Students’ Preferences and Their Perceived Future Value
Michael-Brian Ogawa, University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States
Podcasting has been a part of higher education since 2004, when Duke University issued iPods to more than 1600 new undergraduate students (Belanger, 2005). In many higher education institutions,... More
pp. 427-432
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Experiences With Integrating Drupal Into Higher Education
Conrad Oh-Young, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States; Leanna Archambault, Arizona State University, United States
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Education has continued to use different Content Management Systems (CMS) to manage and deliver web content. Of those CMS implemented, Drupal has... More
p. 433
