ED-MEDIA 1999--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
1999
Editors
Betty Collis; Ron Oliver
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 552
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Educational Reform by Information and Communications Technology: ICT Strategies for Educational Improvement-A Japanese Perspective
Takashi Sakamoto, National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan
In traditional education, students belong to only one school and passively learn from teachers through information transmission such as lectures and classroom demonstrations, along with a few... More
pp. 2-14
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A Research Agenda for Interactive Learning in the New Millennium
Thomas C. Reeves, The University of Georgia, United States
During the past three decades, hundreds of research studies have been conducted to investigate interactive learning in a variety of forms ranging from the earliest days of mainframe-based computer-... More
pp. 15-20
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Utilizing Disruptive Technologies in the University: Confessions of an Agent Provocateur
Terry Anderson, University of Alberta, Canada
This paper overviews the programming and facilities at a large research University that is designed to assist faculty in maximizing their effective use of educational technologies. Different... More
pp. 22-30
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How Do We Enhance Education By Using Internet In Transnational Projects? 12 years of experience in European Schools Project in Denmark
Mogens Eriksen & Kirsten M. Anttila, The Royal Danish School of Educational Studies, Denmark
Which official initiatives and which efforts are made regarding the implementation of ICT, including the use of telecommunication in the Danish school system? Taking the starting-point in different... More
pp. 31-35
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Reshaping Academic Practices through Multi and Hypermedia
Iliana Nikolova, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
This paper focuses on the influences of multimedia and hypermedia technologies on the academic practices of a higher education unit. It traces the ways in which these technologies penetrate its... More
pp. 36-49
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Evaluation of Effective Interventions to Solve the Drop out Problem in Adult Distance Education
Donald Winiecki, Jo Ann Fenner & Yonnie Chyung, Boise State University, United States
Described in this paper is a case study of evaluation conducted in the instructional & performance technology (IPT) department at Boise State University (BSU). The IPT department offers a... More
pp. 51-55
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Health Education in a Web-based Learning Environment: Learners' Perceptions
Barry Harper, John Patterson & Lori Lockyer, University of Wollongong, Australia
The increasing utilization of the World Wide Web in higher education allows instructors to re examine pedagogical strategies and explore ways of taking advantage of the Web's potential to provide... More
pp. 56-61
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Computer-Supported Cooperative Learning Environments: A Framework for Analysis
Marcos R. S. Borges, Neide Santos & Flávia Maria Santoro, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Computer-Supported Cooperative Learning (CSCL) is a research area that studies how technology can support the learning processes promoted through collaborative efforts among students working in a... More
pp. 62-67
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Computer-Mediated Communication and Foreign Language Learning via Telecommunication Technology
Amy S.C. Leh, California State University at San Bernardino, United States
This study investigated (1) the difference of language performance and confidence of the participants who used computer-mediated communication (CMC) and who did not, (2) the content and... More
pp. 68-73
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Reusing Web Documents in Tutorials With the Current-Documents Assumption: Automatic Validation of Updates
David B. Johnson, U S WEST, United States; Steven L. Tanimoto, University of Washington, United States
This paper, based on the first author's Ph.D. dissertation describes an experimental system for authoring and delivering tutorials on the web under the assumption that the system should deliver... More
pp. 74-79
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Acculturation in an Information Technology Discourse Community
Judith Walker & Quynh Lê, University of Tasmania, Australia
Rapid advances in information technology and telecommunications (IT and T) are impacting on a changing world in which boundaries, whether they are at local, national and international levels are... More
pp. 80-84
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IMPROVING TEACHING BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS MEDIA: EMPHASISING PEDAGOGY RATHER THAN TECHNOLOGY
Peter Jamieson, Monash University, Australia
This paper reports the findings of a study of how university teachers approach teaching with one form of telecommunications media - cross-campus video conferencing. Typically, the assumption... More
pp. 85-90
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A Study of the Impact of a School District Computer Technology Program on Adoption of Educational Technology
Catherine Suen, Edmonton Public School District, Canada; Michael Szabo, University of Alberta, Canada
The purpose of this research was to assess the impact of a school district technology initiative on the adoption of computer technology as an innovation for teaching and learning. A review of the... More
pp. 91-96
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REPORT ON A CHANGE SYSTEM: THE TRAINING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMPOWERMENT SYSTEM (TIES)
Terry Anderson, Annette Fuchs & Michael Szabo, University of Alberta, Canada
This study presents the rationale, model and results of the first year of operation of an operational change model based in innovation. The change model focuses upon professional development of... More
pp. 97-102
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Webcasting the First U.S.-China Internet-Based Telemedicine Consultation
Michael Fuchs, Stanford University, United States
On June 26-27, 1998, doctors at UCSF Stanford Health Care consulted via the Internet with pediatricians at Xi'an Medical University Hospital in Xi'an, China, on the cases of two critically ill... More
pp. 103-105
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Becoming a Student in an Asynchronous, Computer-Mediated Classroom
Donald J. Winiecki, Boise State University, United States
Graduate instruction is traditionally delivered in face-to-face classrooms in university settings. However, with the decentralizing of corporations and workforces in the late 20th century, ... More
pp. 106-111
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The Effects of Expert Stories on Sixth Grade Students’ Achievement and Problem Solving in Hypermedia-supported Authentic Learning Environments(HALE)
Douglas C. Williams, University of Texas at Austin, United States
An issue concerning school-based learning is the difficulty many students experience in applying what they have learned to everyday situations. Authentic learning environments such as problem-based... More
pp. 112-118
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Combining Social Networks and Collaborative Learning in Distributed Organizations
Hiroaki Ogata & Yoneo Yano, Tokushima University, Japan
The exploration of social networks is essential to find capable collaborators who can help problem-solving and to augment cooperation between users. This paper describes PeCo-Mediator-II for... More
pp. 119-125
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A Meta-analysis of Learning Evaluation Online: LEO's Useability, Adoption, and Patterns of Use
Albert Ip, The University of Melbourne, Australia; David M. Kennedy, Monash University, Australia
The design, development, implementation, and evaluation of Web-based courseware for teaching and learning are important issues in higher education. However, available evidence suggests evaluation... More
pp. 126-131
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Moving from an Instructivist to a Constructivist Multimedia Learning Environment
Jan Herrington & Peter Standen, Edith Cowan University, Australia
This paper describes the transformation of a multimedia program, designed to teach research skills to business students, from one based on an 'instructivist' model to one underpinned with a... More
pp. 132-137