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Numerous benefits of student-centered web-based learning environments have been documented in the literature; however the effects on student learning are questionable, particularly for low self-regulated learners primarily because these environments ...

This presentation demonstrates the SculptureQuest Microworld Prototype, designed to allow sculpture students to implement rapid prototyping in their production process. The Microworld's purpose is to promote metacognitive learning outcomes and...

Abstract: This paper examines the adaptation of a Cognitive Flexibility Hypertext (CFH) learning environment for developing educators' and instructional designers' critical thinking skills, complex mental models, and reflective judgment abilities...

This paper argues that the problem with pedagogical designs resulting from the use of Course Management Systems (CMS) is not with their implicit teacher-centered interface or template controlled authoring architecture but rather with the tendency of ...

The use of the Web for instructional purposes at higher education institutions has crossed the spectrum of distance education delivery contexts, ranging from the Web being used to supplement face-to-face instruction to a primary delivery mechanism ...

This paper reports on the findings of an evaluation conducted on Web-based course authoring tools. A comprehensive framework encompassing pedagogical, institutional, and ethical aspects among others, was used to examine the instructional...

This research project studied the effects of hierarchical versus heterarchical hypermedia structures of web-based case representations on complex problem-solving skills and knowledge assembly in problem-centered learning environments to develop a...

In this session, we discuss self-regulated learning (SRL) tools that can be embedded in standard course management systems (CMSs), such as WebCT and Blackboard, to help first year college students develop stronger and more lasting learning...

Globalization has stretched the scope of the online learner population from a homogeneous profile of mostly adult, mostly employed, place-bound, goal-oriented, and intrinsically motivated to one that is heterogeneous, younger, dynamic, and...

This study is a third in a series of studies that examined students’ information seeking and problem solving behaviors while interacting with one of two types of web-based representations of an ill-structured instructional design case: hierarchical (...

Defense Acquisition University (DAU), a recognized leader in providing comprehensive learning assets to the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L) workforce and other organizations, has partnered with the George Mason ...

This presentation will describe the theoretical underpinnings of a 3-level use framework rooted in social learning principles; illustrate how this framework can be applied to a core set of educational social software tools; and provide a detailed...