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E-Learn 2012--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 1

Oct 09, 2012

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Theo Bastiaens; Gary Marks

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Number of papers: 351

  1. Social Matching for Health Researchers

    Diego Macrini & Heidi Sveistrup, University of Ottawa, Canada

    This paper is a report on the findings of a study on a novel collaborative web tool that aims to foster collaboration and increase social interaction within organizations. The study was conducted... More

    pp. 700-709

  2. Portfolio Assessment in Teacher Education: Use of e-portfolios

    Aradhana Mani, Delhi University, India

    Portfolio assessment has become widely used in educational settings as a way to examine and measure progress, by documenting the process of learning or change as it occurs .It has proved to be an... More

    p. 710

  3. Design and Development of a Web-based Support System for Teaching and Learning of Business-IT Alignment Assessment

    Haleh Mardanian & Peter Mozelius, Stockholm University, Sweden

    Business-IT Alignment (BITA) is an important field for researchers as well as practitioners in the industry but both groups normally find it complicated and time consuming to learn about BITA. To... More

    pp. 711-720

  4. Which Online Courses Should I Take? Improving Student Decisions about Online Course Enrollment

    James Marshall, San Diego State University, United States

    Over 30% of higher education students now take at least one online course in which the instructor and students are physically separated and electronic means are used to facilitate the learning... More

    pp. 721-725

  5. Meeting the E-Learning and Information and Computer Technology Needs of Post-secondary Students with Visual Impairments: An Overview of Two Studies

    Natalie Martiniello, Mary Jorgensen, Catherine S. Fichten, Jennison Asuncion & Vittoria Ferraro, Adaptech Research Network, Canada; Joan Wolforth, McGill University, Canada; Mai Nhu Nguyen, Jillian Budd & Maria Barile, Adaptech Research Network, Canada; Chris Gaulin, National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS), Canada; Anthony Tibbs, Adaptech Research Network, Canada; Rhonda Amsel, McGill University, Canada

    We present the findings from two Canada-wide studies involving post-secondary students who self-identified as either being totally blind (n = 29) or having low vision (n = 143). The first study... More

    pp. 726-730

  6. Build your Responsive Open Learning Environment

    Alexander Mikroyannidis, The Open University, United Kingdom

    The European research project ROLE (Responsive Open Learning Environments) is aiming at empowering learners for self-regulated learning within a personalised learning environment. Towards this goal... More

    pp. 731-736

  7. Responsive Open Learning Environments at the Open University

    Alexander Mikroyannidis & Teresa Connolly, The Open University, United Kingdom

    Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) offer new opportunities for supporting personalized and self-regulated learning both in formal and in informal education. The Open University in the UK is an... More

    pp. 737-743

  8. The Evaluation of Adaptive Technology Enhanced Learning Systems

    Catherine Mulwa, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

    Adaptive technology enhanced learning has attracted significant interest with the promise of supporting individual learning tailored to the unique circumstances, preferences, and prior knowledge of... More

    pp. 744-753

  9. Clarifying the Meaning of Quality in Elearning Quality Assurance

    Anne Parrella, Tidewater Community College, United States; Yanyan Yong, Germanna Community College, United States

    The online course offering has exerted a transformative impact on the essential notions of where, when, and how the activities of teaching and learning take place. This remarkable success has made ... More

    pp. 754-759

  10. Creativity in the Online Classroom : Findings from a Five Year Randomized Control Trial

    Dale Patterson, Griffith University, Australia

    This research summarizes a five year study, involving over five hundred participants from a range of different cultures and locations. Comparing online communities and the more common face-to-face ... More

    pp. 760-766

  11. Do Your E-Learning Assessments Belong in the Cloud?

    Jeff Place, Questionmark, United States

    With so many learning activities taking place in the Cloud, organizations need to decide whether their online assessments belong in the Cloud, too. Is it best to install an assessment management... More

    p. 767

  12. Embedding Surveys and Quizzes for Enhanced Learning

    Jeff Place, Questionmark, United States

    Embedded quizzes and surveys enable learning organizations to collect data, provide valuable retrieval practice and make online learning more engaging and effective. Although standalone quizzes and... More

    p. 768

  13. Get the Most from Mobile Assessments

    Jeff Place, Questionmark, United States

    Smartphones and tablets offer the means of putting surveys and quizzes directly into the hands of learners. Using current technology, you can deliver a single assessment to different types of... More

    p. 769

  14. Validating the Matrix Marking System for NHS Simulation-based Medical Education Assessment

    Alison Quinn, James Wilson, Mark Pimblett, Mike Dickinson & Jacky Hanson, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust, United Kingdom

    Simulation based education provides ideal assessment opportunities as part of on-going training and for both undergraduate and postgraduate examinations. In order to use simulation in an... More

    pp. 770-775

  15. Realizing Best Practices in an Online Graduate Degree Program

    Thomas Smyth, University of South Carolina AIken, United States; Cheryl Wissick, University of South Carolina Columbia, United States

    An online graduate degree program jointly offered by two campuses within a university system utilizes faculty expertise and shares other relevant resources from both campuses. Faculty collaborate... More

    pp. 776-778

  16. Defining Online Course Quality

    Andrea Stone, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City, United States; Elizabeth Crowell, University of Central Oklahoma, United States

    What is a quality online course? Like beauty, the answer lies in the eye of the beholder. But this subjective measure of online course quality is fading as institutions and accrediting bodies... More

    p. 779

  17. Readiness of Selected National Capital Region Universities in the Integration Of Information Technology in Major Accounting Subjects in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy: Basis for Program Enhancement

    Irene Taguinod, St.Paul University Quezon City Bocaue Extension, Philippines

    The study aimed to evaluate the readiness of selected National Capital Region Universities in the integration of Information Technology in Major Accounting Subjects in Bachelor of Science in... More

    pp. 780-785

  18. Asynchronous Feedback - An Activity Theory Model

    Judy Tarbox, Southern Connecticut State University, United States

    Instructor feedback is critical in online education and can make the difference between a student feeling positive or negative about a course. In particular, asynchronous technologies are widely... More

    pp. 786-790

  19. Support Experience for Video Conferencing Distance Classes

    Judy Teng, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, United States

    This presentation will provide a summary of experience in supporting video conferencing distance classes between two campuses. The presenter will start with the background information for the... More

    p. 791

  20. Intergenerational Participatory Design with Physical Interaction

    Helena Tobiasson, Anders Hedman & Yngve Sundblad, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, KTH, Sweden

    In this paper Participatory design experience from several projects, involving people of all ages and communication between them, is described and analysed. The projects range from design of... More

    pp. 792-801