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This paper reports on the on-going development associated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's effort to build a comprehensive, high performance, web-based knowledge system know as the Research, Education and Economics Information Systems ...

This paper describes the background and first year effort associated with the development of a web-based, collaborative learning network, funded by the National Science Foundation, which assists in the manufacturing educational needs of...

This study explored whether students' task value and self-efficacy would enhance their commitment and achievement in a WBI class in Taiwan. This study compared students' commitment, achievement, self-efficacy, and task value with and without a...

This paper describes an e-project in a college-level introductory electric circuits course. Online materials were developed using the Mallard course management system. The project is acquiring empirical and other data on two critical issues: 1)...

This paper presents a review of the Virtual Factory Teaching (VFTS) project, a web-based, multi-media collaborative learning network. The system allows students, working alone or in teams, to build factories, forecast demand for products, plan...

ISLA (Information System for Los Angeles) is a digital research resource of Los Angeles materials held in a very large, University-based archive. These resources are in multiple information formats and are used for teaching, research, and public...

The paper provides an overview of a Mellon Foundation funded project that evaluated a university-level linear circuits course that incorporates the use e-learning technology in homework. This is followed by a brief discussion of the effectiveness...

This paper documents the progress to date on a project for the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR). The basic methodology was to conduct a research synthesis by experts, using analytical methods, on what is known about what works in distance...

This paper presents a discussion of the final component of the Learning with ISLA (Information System for Los Angeles) project, the development of a website. This website compliments the educational and teaching components of a larger project...

An Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS), featuring an extensive knowledge base of learning science and theory, is discussed and demonstrated. The EPSS is designed for use by instructional designer-developers of computer-mediated...