E-Learn 2007--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
Oct 15, 2007
Editors
Theo Bastiaens; Saul Carliner
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 671
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Establishing an Education and E-Learning Support Center: From Theory to Practice
Dina Kurzweil & Beth Marcellas, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
This paper is designed to look at adoption of innovation from the perspective of early adopters themselves – people who have adopted educational technology independently but want to find a way to... More
pp. 1006-1010
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What We Need for Effective Learning in Ubiquitous Environment:Lessons from Korean Cases
Sungho Kwon, Kyunghee Kang & Sunhee Bhang, Hanyang University, Korea (South)
This study is to analyze the implications of effective learning in a ubiquitous environment. Research proceeded according to the multiple case study analysis method. This paper is one result of the... More
pp. 1011-1020
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Networked learning communities’ online activity, pre-service education and professional development
Therese Laferriere, Laval University, Canada; Mélanie Tremblay, University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM), Canada; Stéphane Allaire, University of Quebec in Chicoutimi, Canada; Christine Hamel, Laval University, Canada
The activity of a virtual community of support and communication for pre-service teachers (TACT), which was connected to a school-based community of practice (teaching in a networked classroom), is... More
pp. 1021-1029
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Integrating Technology into Teacher Education Courses: One Educator’s Learning Journey from Technophobe to Techy
Nancy Lemberger, Long Island University, United States
This study traces a personal learning journey from technophobe to "techy" that extends into my graduate teacher education courses. I have integrated various technology tools and projects into... More
pp. 1030-1035
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From Assessment Mandate to Course Delivery System:The E-Learning Journey of One College of Education
James Lockard & Wei-chen Hung, Northern Illinois University, United States
In this "best practices" session the presenters will describe their journey from an e-portfolio assessment mandate to expanded use of a commercial portfolio system into a full-fledged course... More
p. 1036
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Elearning in initial science teachers education
Maria João Loureiro, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal; Teresa Bettencourt, Francislê Neri de Sousa & Luís Marques, University of Aveiro, Portugal
The present proposal aims at the presentation and discussion of an experiment involving the exploitation of elearning tools in the context of initial teacher education, specially within a course on... More
p. 1037
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Online Interprofessional Health Sciences Education: Designing Inter-institutional E-Learning
Robert Luke, The Institute for Interprofessional Health Sciences Education, Canada; Patty Solomon & Sue Baptiste, McMaster University, Canada; Pippa Hall, University of Ottawa, Canada; Carole Orchard, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Ellen Rukhom, Laurentian University, Canada
The Institute for Interprofessional Health Sciences Education (IIHSE/IEISS – the Institute) is a virtual learning institute working collaboratively to construct online leaning for interprofessional... More
pp. 1038-1043
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A Professional Learning Community in Senior High Science: Data Logging and Learner-Centeredness
Ron MacDonald & Angela Larter, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Abstract: Technology integration occurs most effectively when students take ownership of their education (Dexter, Anderson, & Becker, 2000); this results in a learner-centered rather than teacher... More
pp. 1044-1049
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A different way of learning Tourism Marketing, supported by a technological platform.
Ma. Magdalena Maldonado Avalos & Adolfo Fuentes Negrete, National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) School of Tourism, Mexico
At National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) , the second largest public university in México, in the last years, we have been working for the implementation of a New Model of Learning. The Didactical... More
pp. 1050-1055
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Experience in Plurimodal Teaching in Administration : tools and results
Anne Marrec, ENAP, Canada; Louise Sauvé, Télé-université / SAVIE, Canada
This presentation will discuss the sociological observations and educational results of a plurimodal teaching experience in administration at the master's level, which took place at ÉNAP. These... More
pp. 1056-1061
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Microsoft PowerPoint as an Interactive Theatre Learning Tool
Amy C. Martin & Jeffrey Kenton, Towson University, United States
The use of Microsoft PowerPoint as a presentation tool is an accepted practice in most secondary schools. The software supports conveying information using readily available technology such as a... More
pp. 1062-1065
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Introduction to and the practice result of blended e-Learning on “Introduction to Information Technology”
Toyoji Matsumoto, Information Media Center of Kanazawa University, Japan; Yusuke Horii, Research Center for Higher Education of Kanazawa University, Japan; Tsuneo Suzuki & Masahide Sato, Information Media Center of Kanazawa University, Japan
In 2006, Kanazawa University(KU) adopted a policy that made it mandatory for all freshmen to have a laptop PC and started a new class called Introduction to Information Technology as a compulsory... More
pp. 1066-1070
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Coping With the Copy-Paste-Syndrome
Hermann Maurer & Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer, Graz University of Technology, Austria
The Copy-Paste Syndrome describes a situation whereby students at all levels are becoming more and more reliant on wide-range of easily-available digital content. This is a universal problem that... More
pp. 1071-1079
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E-Quiz - A Simple Tool to Enhance Intra-Organisational Knowledge Management eLearning and Edutainment Training
Hermann Maurer, Graz University of Technology, Austria; Wolfgang Schinagl, Styria Economic Chamber and Institut for Informations Systems and Computer Media, Austria
It has become increasingly necessary to motivate and actively involve users to provide quality feedback for the development of future versions of applications and services within whatever... More
pp. 1080-1088
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The JMU Faculty Summer Institute for Online Course Development: A Five-Year Summary of Results
Jim Mazoue, James Madison University, United States
As colleges and universities in the United States struggle to accommodate the influx of an additional 1.5 million students on their campuses in the next seven years, the opportunities and benefits ... More
pp. 1089-1092
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From the Trenches: Best Practices in Reducing Online Faculty Workload
Shari McCurdy, University of Illinois at Springfield, United States; Kathleen Ives, The Sloan Consortium, United States
The search to work smarter not longer haunts all who teach online. Because we use technology to deliver our content, most of us also look to it to ease our way and solve our problems. We... More
pp. 1093-1097
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Using the Secure Wiki for Teaching Scientific Collaborative
Roger McDonald, Department of Nutrition, United States
Writing clear and concise scientific manuscripts or reports represents an important aspect of science. Although most colleges and universities teach writing as an independent and solitary endeavor... More
pp. 1098-1101
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Applying Synergistic Design to Entrepreneurial, University-based, Online Learning
Paul McKey, Southern Cross University, Australia; Christine Geith, Michigan State University, United States
Making the transition from delivering online learning programs as part of a mainstream university curriculum to developing and delivering programs as an entrepreneurial academic business unit is... More
pp. 1102-1107
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Teaching Middle School Ecology Using Virtual Reality
Mary Nell McNeese, Sherry Herron & Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi, United States
This project addresses the development and the field testing of a 3D immersive Virtual Reality (VR) environment of Pascagoula River sites for use with middle school students. This VR environment is... More
pp. 1108-1111
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Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Teacher Education for Increasing Global Awareness
Sarah McPherson, Shiang-Kwei Wang & Hui-Yin Hsu, New York Institute of Technology, United States; Mengping Tsuei, Taipei Municipal University of Education, Taiwan; Ruth Wood, Kingston University, United Kingdom
Abstract. Educators need to prepare students for citizenship in a global society by creating an environment in which global awareness and attitudes can be learned. This study examined the use of... More
pp. 1112-1116