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This paper proposes a methodology for the development of educational software on the World Wide Web (WWW) referred to as a "Webware". The methodology emanates from principles commonly found in software development. What can be different in the...

Over the last five years, there has been tremendous interest worldwide in online learning materials known as "learning objects", coupled with several large-scale international developments such as e-learning standards and specifications for...

There is an increasing interest in the notion of blended learning as an effective approach for enhancing learning in higher education and the corporate sector. Despite this growing interest, little empirical work is available to support the...

Communication incorporating text based chat rooms with aural and webcam technologies are becoming a powerful means of supporting interactions in different virtual communities and distributed teams. The goal here is to understand interaction patterns ...

Learning in virtual learning communities is receiving considerable attention in current literature. Research on virtual learning communities focuses on building, supporting and sustaining virtual learning communities. Despite growing research into...

The meaning of interaction in virtual learning communities can be difficult to understand let alone reconstruct conceptually. For instance, capturing perspectives of participants and making inferences which are both valid and meaningful poses many...

This article reports on the analysis of online discussions among graduate students studying the theoretical and philosophical foundations of educational technology, with the aim of understanding the process of learning through discourse in these...

The notion of knowledge sharing in virtual learning communities is critical but hardly researched. This paper identifies the process involved in sharing knowledge and the types of knowledge sharing objects that are exchanged in virtual learning...

Novice professors representing seven disciplines participated in a year-long course on teaching in higher education that featured online self-directed learning opportunities and regular face-to-face group meetings. This study examined how...

How do we understand and support learning in virtual learning communities? The main goal of this research was to take the first steps toward instantiating a model describing the fundamental processes of learning in virtual communities. We...

There is a continuous requirement to understand complex human diseases. Recently, the need for a rising awareness in understanding a pandemic such as H1N1, and its preventative measures will most likely lie within many disciplines. The coalescing of ...

This pilot study sought to determine if Augmented Reality (AR) was effective in helping students learn complex three dimensional concepts. This symposium opens up the debate to consider AR in educational settings and how we might harness it for...