ED-MEDIA 2006--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
June 2006
Editors
Elaine Pearson; Paul Bohman
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 502
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South East European University transition to a managed e-learning environment
Bekim Fetaji, Majlinda Fetaji & Mirlinda Ebibi, South East European University, Macedonia
This paper presents research studies in an institution specific ongoing project of creating a learning environment at first as WWW-based course-support system named as Intranet Gateway. The system ... More
pp. 260-265
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Introduction of Asynchronous Learning Networks as a mode of course delivery in a developing country in Africa.
Desmond Govender, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The development and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education has lead to most universities incorporating elements of Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN) into their... More
pp. 266-273
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Creating an Online Helpdesk: Supporting Teaching and Learning
Justin Greenleaf & Hong Wang, Fort Hays State University, United States
Abstract: As online education is growing into mainstream in higher education, one of the challenges is how to enhance students' online learning experience. Both current research and theories such... More
pp. 274-281
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Development of Dynamically Arranged Scenario System for Super-Kamiokande Field Study Tour
Takeharu Ishizuka, Shizuoka University, Japan; Tatsuya Horita, National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan; Jun Takahashi, Toyama University, Japan; Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Mie University, Japan; Yusuke Koshio, University of Tokyo, Japan
The opportunity for visiting science research institutions as part of the learning experience in K12 schools has been increasing in recent years. However, as the exhibits are related with the... More
pp. 282-289
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Motivational and Volitional Email Messages (MVEM) as a Change Agent to Facilitate Preservice Teachers' Technology Integration
ChanMin Kim & John Keller, Flordia State University, United States
This paper provides a framework for the use of motivational and volitional email messages (MVEM) to facilitate preservice teachers' technology integration. This paper attempts to search for... More
pp. 290-298
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Observations and Recommendations for Using Technology to Extend Interaction
Allan Knight, Kevin Almeroth, Rich Mayer & Dorothy Chun, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
Technology-facilitated collaboration is being widely deployed in modern classrooms. One way of promoting collaboration is to extend how students and instructors interact. This paper describes how... More
pp. 299-306
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Ubiquitous Computing in Hawai`i Teacher Preparation Programs: Faculty Support & Impacts on Teaching
Peter Leong & Paul McKimmy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States
In Fall 2005, a laptop initiative was implemented for the Institute for Teacher Education (ITE) program at the College of Education (COE). This paper delineates the laptop initiative objectives and... More
pp. 307-312
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School Culture and Principal's Leadership For School Sustained Development in the Information Age
Shinn-Rong Lin & Hsiao-Ting Teng, National Central University Graduate Institute of Learning and Instruction, Taiwan
This study explores school culture and the principal's leadership for a school's sustained development in the information age. The case study describes how the principal creates a positive school... More
pp. 313-318
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Virtual Stages: An IT System to Support Educational and Pedagogical Management
Rafael Machado, Escola Secundária de Emídio Navarro, Portugal; António José Mendes, Centro de Informática e Sistemas da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
This paper reports a new and participated experience carried away in a Portuguese secondary school. The development of virtual stages starts with the correct diagnostic of information needs,... More
pp. 319-324
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Content Management System for Pedagogical Framework Implementation
Luis Martinez, Araceli Delgado & Alejandro Robles, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
We demonstrate the SGEM (Sistema de Guias de Estudios Modelo, Model Subject Syllabus System). This system was developed at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico for a distributed processing of... More
p. 325
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A Laptop Initiative in Teacher Preparation – Student Reactions
Paul McKimmy & Peter Leong, University of Hawai`i-Manoa, United States
The University of Hawai'i at Manoa College of Education implemented a 1-to-1 laptop initiative with teacher certification programs in 2005. A survey undertaken one semester after the program's... More
pp. 326-331
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Applying Shewhart Cycle for Instructional Technology Management in a University Environment
Pradeep Mohanty, Ohio university - Southern Campus, United States
Effective management of instructional technology is becoming strategically important to educational institutions as more and more faculties use such technologies for their classes. This paper... More
pp. 332-335
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The e-Learning Evolution at Sultan Qaboos University (OMAN) College of Medicine & Health Sciences
Zahra Rawahi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Medical educators are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of using information technology for teaching and assessment purposes. Interactive, computer-based instruction has become an... More
pp. 336-341
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The Telemedicine Project in Arab World
Zahra Rawahi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
The aim of this poster is to report on the method used to integrate, develop and evaluate Tele-training (E-Learning) modules in teaching medicine and health sciences using Telemedicine facilities. ... More
pp. 342-346
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How Do Lecturers Integrate The Web in Their Courses? Web-Supported Courses at Tel-Aviv University
Anat Shemla & Rafi Nachmias, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
This research aims to identify, classify and quantify the evolving use of web pedagogies on course websites, by lecturers in a traditional university. The main research questions are: (1) for what ... More
pp. 347-354
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Analysis of Transformation Process and Factor of Student fs Media Perspective
Okano Takasei & Kishi Makiko, graduate student of kansai university, Japan; Terashima Kousuke, Nagasaki university, Japan; Kurokami Haruo & Kubota Kenichi, kansai university, Japan
In this research, the authors attempt to elucidate factors that effect the process of transforming media perspectives in a media literacy course that was held at Kansai University by analyzing a... More
pp. 355-360
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Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants or Digital Foreigners?
Karen Thomas & Herbert Thomas, University of the Free State, South Africa
'Digital Natives' and 'Digital Immigrants' are two terms coined to distinguish between current students who grew up in the digital age, using technology as part of their daily routines, and the... More
pp. 361-366
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Does Learning Management System Have a Certain Future? A Perspective from a Small Liberal Arts College
Adam Wang, Williams College, United States
With the continuing development of Learning Management System (LMS), using LMS to support educational missions of many institutions of higher education is no longer an option but is expected and... More
pp. 367-372
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Pushing the Boundary: Building a Community of Inquiry and Practice
Hong Wang, Fort Hays State University - CTELT, United States
Abstract: Technology has changed the way how people communicate, teach, learn, and live. This change has also changed the traditional definition of a community that is primarily relied on... More
pp. 373-378
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An Approach for Electronic Mentoring in Context of E-Learning Processes
Claus Westermann & Karsten Morisse, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, Germany
This paper describes an ongoing project about e-Mentoring as part of an e-Learning implementation project. As a complement to an e-educational value chain, e-Mentoring provides a way to transport... More
pp. 379-384