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The Development of Educational Environment Suited to the Japan-Specific Educational Service Using Requirements Engineering Techniques: Case Study of Running Sakai with PostgreSQL
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Terawaki, Yuki; Takahashi, Yuichi; Kodama, Yasushi; Yana, Kazuo – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2011
This paper describes an integration of different Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) of two Course Management Systems (CMS) called Sakai and the Common Factory for Inspiration and Value in Education (CFIVE). First, when the service of CMS is provided campus-wide, the problems of user support, CMS operation and customization of CMS are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Case Studies
Integrating Embedded Computing Systems into High School and Early Undergraduate Education
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Benson, B.; Arfaee, A.; Choon Kim; Kastner, R.; Gupta, R. K. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
Early exposure to embedded computing systems is crucial for students to be prepared for the embedded computing demands of today's world. However, exposure to systems knowledge often comes too late in the curriculum to stimulate students' interests and to provide a meaningful difference in how they direct their choice of electives for future…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, High School Students, Summer Programs
Prospects for Digital Campus with Extensive Applications of Virtual Collaborative Space
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Nishide, Ryo – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2011
This paper proposes extensive applications of virtual collaborative space in order to enhance the efficiency and capability of Digital Campus. The usability of Digital Campus has been experimented in different learning environments and evaluated by questionnaire as that the presence technology and a sense of solidarity influence the participants'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Educational Experiments, Lecture Method
Using Ontological Engineering to Organize Learning/Instructional Theories and Build a Theory-Aware Authoring System
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Hayashi, Yusuke; Bourdeau, Jacqueline; Mizoguchi, Riichiro – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2009
This paper describes the achievements of an innovative eight-year research program first introduced in Mizoguchi and Bourdeau (2000), which was aimed at building a theory-aware authoring system by using ontological engineering. To date, we have proposed OMNIBUS, an ontology that comprehensively covers different learning/instructional theories and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theory Practice Relationship, Engineering, Teaching Methods