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Keeping an Eye on the Screen:
Application Accessibility for Learning Objects
for Blind and Limited Vision Students
By Cristiani de Oliveira Dias, Liliana Maria Passerino © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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157-168 Page(s)
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Abstract
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A new profile emerges with the Web 2.0. It has evolved from users as mere information receivers
to users as creators and content developers. In this new profile users may generate and produce
material to later share it with classmates and teachers through the Internet. Nowadays, one of the
main challenges teachers face is how to follow students through the digital world and beyond,
while making use of these digital resources in order to make classes approachable so that students
feel motivated to learn... |
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Keywords
Inclusive Education, Learning Objects, Accessibility, Visual Impairment, Assistive
Technology.
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Characteristics of an Equitable Instructional
Methodology for Courses in Interactive Media
By Frank Kurzel © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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143-156 Page(s)
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Abstract
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This paper focuses on an action research that was conducted to address difficulties with the development
of multimedia applications. These difficulties were associated with the programming
(scripting) parts of the development environment that were required to create the interactive elements
within them. Initially, a learning environment based on adaptive hypermedia was constructed
to provide for students with different backgrounds. Unfortunately a large amount of the
content that was developed became redundant when the development software changed... |
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Keywords
game development, instructional methodologies, project based learning, peer assessment,
peer review, Flash.
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Exploring the Influence of Context on Attitudes
toward Web-Based Learning Tools (WBLTs)
and Learning Performance
By Robin Kay © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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125-142 Page(s)
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Abstract
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he purpose of this study was to explore the influence of context on student attitudes toward
Web-Based Learning Tools (WBLTs) and learning performance. Survey data about attitudes and
quasi-experimental data on learning performance were collected from 832 middle and secondary
schools students. Five contextual variables were assessed including subject area (math vs.
science), grade level (middle vs. secondary school), lesson plan format (teacher led vs. student
based), collaboration (pairs vs. individual), and technological problems experienced (minor vs... |
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Keywords
evaluate, strategies, assess, quality, middle school, secondary school, high school,
learning object, web-based learning tools, math, science, collaboration
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Design of an Open Source Learning Objects
Authoring Tool - The LO Creator
By Alex Koohang, Kevin Floyd, Cody Stewart © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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111-123 Page(s)
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This paper presents the design and development of an Open Source Learning Objects Authoring
tool - the LO Creator. The LO Creator has two unique elements - simplicity of design and a free
style pedagogical design environment. The simplicity element may encourage the LO designer to
include appropriate user interface elements in the design process of learning objects. A free style
pedagogical design environment gives the LO designers the flexibility to design creative LOs using
learning theories and principles appropriate for a chosen audience... |
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Keywords
Open Source Software, learning objects authoring tool, LO Creator, user interface
design, learning theories/principles
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Why Learners Choose Plagiarism:
A Review of Literature
By Deanna Klein © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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97-110 Page(s)
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Abstract
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Through a review of literature, this paper presents a theoretical foundation for understanding why
learners may choose to plagiarize both online and on ground. Ethical theories, social desirability,
perceptions of plagiarism, and demographics and academic dishonesty in relation to the reasons
learners choose to plagiarize are presented. Web sites that encourage plagiarism and online tools
that are available to detect plagiarism are discussed. |
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Keywords
Plagiarism, ethical theory, social desirability, perceptions of plagiarism, demographics,
academic dishonesty, online plagiarism detection
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Factors that Influence Student E-learning
Participation in a UK Higher Education Institution
By Kay I. Penny © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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81-95 Page(s)
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Abstract
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E-learning involves the use of information and communication technologies to deliver teaching
and learning and is becoming increasingly important in the delivery of higher education. An
online questionnaire survey was designed to gather information on students' participation and
opinions of the use of e-learning in a UK higher education institution, and the results show that
different student groups are more likely to participate regularly in certain types of study activities
than others. An exploratory factor analysis reveals three underlying factors which may be used to
classify the different types of e-learning activities, namely, information and communication use,
general educational use, and the use of specialised software... |
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Keywords
E-learning Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Higher
Education.
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How Do Students View Asynchronous Online
Discussions As A Learning Experience?
By Penny Bassett © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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69-79 Page(s)
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This case study explores students perceptions of the value of asynchronous online discussions.
Postgraduate business students participated in asynchronous online discussions that are part of a
blended approach to teaching, learning, and assessment. The students were required to read three
refereed journal articles on global human resource information system (HRIS) implementations,
write annotated bibliographies, discuss online in groups of four, and reflect on the learning experience.
Students reflections are examined to identify factors that make this a worthwhile learning
experience... |
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Keywords
Asynchronous online discussion; collaboration; student reflections; blended learning
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An Approach toward a Software Factory
for the Development of Educational Materials
under the Paradigm of WBE
By Ruben Peredo Valderrama, Alejandro Canales Cruz, Ivan Peredo Valderrama © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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Abstract
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The Software Factory described in this paper is an organizational structure specialized in the production
of educational materials based on software components according to educational specifications
and externally-defined by the end-users requirements (Learners, Tutors, University, Instructional
Designers, etc.). The Software Factory applies manufacturing techniques and principles
of Domain Engineering to software development, to mimic the benefits of traditional manufacturing.
The software components obtained are called Intelligent Reusable Learning - Components
Object Oriented (IRLCOO), which are a special type of Sharable Content Object (SCO)
according to the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM)... |
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Keywords
Software Factory, WBE, IRLCOO, SCORM.
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An Agent-based Federated
Learning Object Search Service
By Carla Fillmann Barcelos, Joao Carlos Gluz, Rosa Maria Vicari © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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The cataloging process represents one of the greatest issues in respect to the use of learning objects
because it is through this process that appropriate objects can be found through search engines.
Incorrect cataloging causes inefficacy in the search process, and this situation is aggravated
when the objects are distributed and maintained in several distinct repositories. The present work
proposes the creation of an agent-based federated catalog of learning objects: the AgCAT system.
This system is part of the MILOS infrastructure, which will provide the computational support to
the OBAA metadata proposal, a Brazilian initiative to create a new learning object metadata standard,
able to support the requirements of multi-platform adaptability, compatibility with current
standards, special needs accessibility, and technological independence of hardware and software
platforms... |
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Keywords
Search Service, Learning Objects, Software Agents.
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Modeling the Macro-Behavior of
Learning Object Repositories
By Xavier Ochoa © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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Learning Object Repositories (LOR) are the result of the activity of hundreds or thousands of
contributing individuals. It has been shown in a previous work by the author (Ochoa & Duval,
2008) that LORs have an interesting macro-behavior, mostly governed by long-tailed distributions.
The shape of these distributions provides valuable information for the management and
operation of LORs. However, the reason why these distributions appear is not known. This work
proposes a simple model to explain this macro-behavior as the consequence of very simple microbehavior
of individual contributors, more specifically their number, production rate, and lifetime
in the repository... |
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Keywords
Learning Object Repositories, complex systems, long tailed distributions
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Facilitation of Formative Assessments using
Clickers in a University Physics Course
By David M. Majerich, Judith C. Stull, Susan Jansen Varnum, Tiffany Gilles, Joseph P. Ducette
© 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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This study provides an empirical analysis of the integration of clickers, used to facilitate formative
assessments, in a university physics course. The sample consisted of students from two consecutive
semesters of the same physics course, where one group used clickers and the other did
not. Data included pre- and post-attitudinal and behavioral surveys, physics and mathematics
pre-tests, two course examinations, and one cumulative final examination. The clicker group
completed seven clicker episodes (weekly multiple choice questions and in-class discussion of
results)... |
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Keywords
student response system, formative assessment, clickers, learning objects, clicker
episodes
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Analyzing Associations between the Different
Ratings Dimensions of the MERLOT Repository
By Cristian Cechinel, Salvador Sanchez-Alonso © 2011. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 7
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As the dissemination of digital learning resources is continuously growing over the internet, the
existing repositories are enabled to search for different alternatives to assess the quality of their
materials. MERLOT, one of the most recognized learning object repositories available nowadays,
has adopted the peer-review approach as the cornerstone for the quality evaluation of their learning
objects. In that evaluation, experts on specific areas rate resources according to three predefined
dimensions, and, after an extensive edition process, these ratings are published and used
for the recommendation of materials among the community of users... |
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Keywords
Learning objects, quality, ratings, MERLOT, peer-review, public-review
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Complexity of Social Interactions
in Collaborative Learning:
The Case of Online Database Environment
By Rikki Rimor, Yigal Rosen, Kefaya Naser © 2010. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 6
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This study examines and classifies patterns of interaction in a collaborative database learning environment
(Google Docs) by analyzing interactions between 44 graduate students in an Open
University course. The patterns of interaction were examined according to a model that tested the
degree of collaboration in an online learning environment (Weinberg & Fischer, 2006). The purpose
of the study was to examine how the participants reach consensus in the process of database
construction. Advanced computer technologies constitute a useful communicative environment
for collaborative learning and provide platforms that support interactive learning characterized by
collaboration... |
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Keywords
Collaborative learning, social interactions, thinking skills, online database.
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The Effect of Procrastination on Multi-Drafting
in a Web-Based Learning Content Management
Environment
By Miriam Sarid, Yehuda Peled © 2010. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 6
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During the 2003-2008 school years, a multi-drafting teaching method was tried and formalized in
a rural college in Israel using the HighLearn MCL web-based environment. The aim of the current
study was to determine the influence of procrastination and anxiety on students' attitudes
toward multi-drafting teaching methods.
The research was based on three self-evident questionnaires: (1) Multi-drafting, (2) Procrastination
and (3) Trait anxiety.
The results indicate that there are four variables that influence students' attitudes toward multidrafting:
(1) gender: female attitude toward multi-drafting is more positive than that of males; (2)
trait anxiety: the more anxious the student is, the lower the attitude toward and implementation of
multi-drafting; (3) year at the college: the more advanced the year of studies, the lower the attitudes
are toward multi-drafting; (4) procrastination: the higher level of procrastination is, the
lower level of implementation of multi-drafting is... |
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Keywords
multi-drafting; web-based learning content management; procrastination, anxiety;
meaningful learning.
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The Value of Collaborative E-Learning:
Compulsory versus Optional
Online Forum Assignments
By Ruti Gafni, Nitza Geri © 2010. Informing Science Institute
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, Volume 6
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Online forum assignments are one of the main tools for collaborative learning. This study examines
the impact of compulsory submission on the effectiveness of forum assignments. It compares
the grades of 120 MBA students who studied an advanced elective course in a blended distance
learning university during the years 2005-2009. Some students were required to participate in a
forum assignment and their submissions were graded, whereas other students were similarly
asked to participate in a forum assignment but their work was not graded... |
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Keywords
online forum assignments, online discussion forums, effectiveness of instructional
technologies, collaborative learning, social aspects of online educational forums, value of information,
information economy.
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