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Savvopoulos, Anastasios; Virvou, Maria – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The elderly are often unfamiliar with computer technology and can encounter great difficulties. Moreover, the terms used in such systems may prove to be a challenge for these users. The aim of this research is to tutor the elderly on using an adaptive e-shop system in order to buy products easily. Design/methodology/approach: In view of…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Tutoring, Adult Education, Educational Technology
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McEachron, D. L.; Bach, C.; Sualp, M. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine existing learning innovation systems and propose a systematic methodology of delivering educational innovations in the right amount, in the right place and at the right time. Design/methodology/approach: Higher education is not effectively incorporating new discoveries in cognitive science and human…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Research Papers (Students), Educational Innovation, Information Transfer
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Kirkwood, Keith – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to introduce an enterprise-wide Web 2.0 learning support platform--SNAP, developed at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. Design/methodology/approach: Pointing to the evolution of the social web, the paper discusses the potential for the development of e-learning platforms that employ constructivist, connectivist,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Knowledge Management
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Teixeira, Claudio; Pinto, Joaquim Sousa; Martins, Joaquim Arnaldo – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to describe a project to provide an online web portal that can be used as a front-end for all university users--students, teachers, staff--and services, library, administration, e-learning, and e-mail. Design/methodology/approach: The profile model proposed is mainly inheritable, defined by profile components with…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Profiles, Internet, Web Sites
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Engelhardt, Michael; Hildebrand, Arne; Lange, Dagmar; Schmidt, Thomas C. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: The paper aims to introduce an educational content management system, Hypermedia Learning Objects System (hylOs), which is fully compliant to the IEEE LOM eLearning object metadata standard. Enabled through an advanced authoring toolset, hylOs allows the definition of instructional overlays of a given eLearning object mesh.…
Descriptors: Semantics, Hypermedia, Metadata, Standards
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Fidas, Christos; Kapsalis, Vasilios; Tranoris, Christos; Avouris, Nikolaos – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the design of a context-aware service for synchronous support in web-based educational systems. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed service supports synchronous interaction among tutors and students, based on their current context, thus increasing the communication channels, the reasoning and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Internet, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology
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Chester, Andrea – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe educational MOOs--MUD, object-oriented (text-based, network-accessible virtual environments) and explore how teaching and learning in such a context impacts on students' inhibitions. Design/methodology/approach: Students enrolled in a course on the psychology of cyberspace interacted for 12 weeks…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Virtual Classrooms, Internet, Psychology