ED-MEDIA 2005--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
Jun 27, 2005
Editors
Piet Kommers; Griff Richards
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 815
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Augmenting the Teacher-Training Model with Desktop Videoconferencing
Graham Passmore & Wililam Goodman, Lakehead University, Canada
In this project, 9 student teachers used specially adapted desktop video conference technology to deliver 8 lessons from a Faculty of Education to grade 8 social science students in a public school... More
pp. 2684-2689
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What do teachers need? Analysis of pedagogical tools supporting teachers online
Jukka Siltanen, Tampere Polytechnic University, Finland; Pentti Hietala, University of Tampere / Department of Computer Sciences, Finland
In this paper we are studying how online learning environments can support teachers in their online work. First we outline a model which estimates the needs of teachers for different kinds of... More
pp. 2690-2698
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Impact of Lunch and Learn Sessions on Faculty's Use of Asynchronous Online Discussion
Swee Kit Alan Soong, Centre for Educational Development, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Chun Hu, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
This study evaluates the impact of Lunch and Learn Sessions on faculty members' use of Discussion Board in Blackboard. A survey was designed and administered to 87 faculty members who attended the ... More
pp. 2699-2703
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Mathematics, Science, and Technology Educators Creating and Using Instructional Multimedia
Sylvia Sorkin, Donna Tupper, Andrew Beiderman, Veronica Noone & Brian Hoffman, Community College of Baltimore County, United States; Marianne Cinaglia, Rowan University, United States
This paper describes the learning process during a summer institute offered as part of the National Science Foundation funded project, Instructional Multimedia: Curriculum, Professional, and... More
pp. 2704-2709
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Utilizing Video-Conferencing and Web-based Tutorials to Provide Professional Growth and Development to Teachers in a Rural School District
Brooks Steele, Irene Mcintosh & Mary Ann Robinson, University of South Alabama, United States
Abstract: Teachers in a remote rural school district participate in professional development services and training via video-conferencing and web-based methods of instruction. Utilizing the Kappa... More
pp. 2710-2711
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Professional Development Situated in a Ubiquitous Computing Classroom
Karen Swan, Pat Mazzer, Annette Kratcoski, Jason Schenker & Yi Mei Lin, Research Center for Educational Technology, United States
This paper describes an ongoing situated professional development program in which teachers bring their intact classes for an extended stay in a ubiquitous computing environment equipped with a... More
pp. 2712-2719
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Increasing technical self-sufficiency among online instructors in a mid-size university with limited support resources
Elaine Terrell, University of Arkansas, United States; Rebecca Martindale, University of Florida, United States
The exponential growth of online courses have led to the need for instructional and technical support personnel to aid faculty in developing technical skills to improve self-sufficiency in the... More
pp. 2720-2721
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DOL: Diploma on-line for NT-enhanced teaching
Aldo Torrebruno & Luisa Marini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
DOL, originated from Discetech project, which has started in 1996 in Northern Italy, aims at experimenting the introduction of new technologies within the teaching-learning activities of school... More
pp. 2722-2725
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What are the Factors Related to the Successful use of ICTs by Student-teachers at the Elementary-school Level?
Stephane Villeneuve & Thierry Karsenti, University of Montreal, Canada
The present study was conducted in the province of Quebec (Canada). Almost 7000 students completing their bachelor's degree in education were surveyed. This study was implemented in order to... More
pp. 2726-2731
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Supporting the design of socio constructivist scenarios with ExploraGraph
Emmanuelle Villiot-leclercq & Aude Dufresne, Université de Montréal, Canada
In a context of distance learning, the teachers design learning scenarios. A lot of scenarios are based on constructivist and socio constructivist strategies. It puts learners in the center of his... More
pp. 2732-2739
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Teachers' Adoption of Technology in Classrooms: Does School Size Matter?
Hsin-Kai Wu, Ying-Shao Hsu & Fu-Kwun Hwang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
This study investigates the effects of school size on teachers' adoption of technology in classrooms. Using national survey data collected from 940 science and mathematics teachers at junior high... More
pp. 2740-2747
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Factors affecting middle school science teacher's use of distance learning for in service training as professional development in Taiwan
Hsin I Yung, Penn State University, United States
Professional knowledge needs to be continuously upgraded. Traditional professional abilities have undergone a radical change. In order to respond to difference and varied needs, distance education ... More
pp. 2748-2753
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Adult learners and online instruction
Valerie Amber & Lorraine Leavitt, National University, United States
Teacher preparation programs online must consider more than just the number of teacher candidates to whom they appeal. They must also be conscious of the quality of the teacher candidates they... More
pp. 2754-2756
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Integrating technology training and language learning
Zsuzsanna Angeli, Kodolányi College, Hungary
This paper reports on an initiative to incorporate technology into subject-specific teacher training at college level. The course was offered to future teachers of English as a foreign language.... More
pp. 2757-2762
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e-Learning Design for Engineering Education
Pitchian Anthonysamy, ITE College West Ang Mo Kio Campus, Singapore
Although inherent strength of technology is to provide interactive representation of reality, much of Web-based engineering content material that I previewed is levelled down to the same approach... More
pp. 2763-2768
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In Defense of the Online "Lecture"
Saul Carliner, Concordia University, Canada
The lecture is the traditional means of transferring content in learning programs. The lecture takes a variety of forms in e-learning programs. In live virtual classes, the lecture often takes the ... More
p. 2769
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Innovations in On-Line Course Development
Carol Carnevale, Linzi Kemp, Nicola Martinez & Susan Oaks, Empire State College, United States
The authors will discuss successful approaches to online course development and delivery. We will explain a course development process including the evolution of both content and structure. A... More
pp. 2770-2774
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Remedial Instruction for Japanese Language Less Successful StudentsXthrough Strategies of On-Line Reinforcement
Shan-Long Chen, Tamkang University, Taiwan; Chih-Hsiu Wu, National Taichung Institute of Technology, Taiwan; Chi-Man Chiu, Chung Kao Institute of Technology, Taiwan
This is an ongoing research. The prpose of this study is to build a free Web-based, computer-oriented, multimedia remedial instruction for Japanese learners and to examine the on-line reinforcement... More
pp. 2775-2776
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Beyond Learning Objects: From Tools in the World to Capacity in the Mind
Daniel Churchill, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
This paper is an attempt to open discussion on learning objects as a useful technology-based educational resource within a context of learning activity that promotes individual reproduction of... More
pp. 2777-2783
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Exploring pedagogical uses of technology in statistics education
Lucy Cumyn, Rhonda Amsel & Susanne Lajoie, McGill University, Canada
The purpose of this paper is to first briefly review ways in which the roles of computer and information technology have become important in teaching and learning today. This trend has also become ... More
pp. 2784-2787