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Communities of Practice: Using Blogs to Increase Collaboration
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Byington, Teresa A. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2011
A community of practice provides a forum for professionals to exchange ideas and discuss concerns related to the profession. Within this forum, technology can eliminate many of the constraints face-to-face communities of practice encounter by providing a convenient and highly interactive environment. A description of how to set up an online…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Computer System Design
Factors Affecting the Design and Development of a Personal Learning Environment: Research on Super-Users
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Fournier, Helene; Kop, Rita – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
After speculation in literature about the nature of Personal Learning Environments, research in the design and development of PLEs is now in progress. This paper reports on the first phase of the authors' research on PLE, the identification process of what potential users would consider important components, applications, and tools in a PLE. The…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Educational Environment, Performance Factors, Educational Research
The Social Semantic Web in Intelligent Learning Environments: State of the Art and Future Challenges
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Jovanovic, Jelena; Gasevic, Dragan; Torniai, Carlo; Bateman, Scott; Hatala, Marek – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
Today's technology-enhanced learning practices cater to students and teachers who use many different learning tools and environments and are used to a paradigm of interaction derived from open, ubiquitous, and socially oriented services. In this context, a crucial issue for education systems in general, and for Intelligent Learning Environments…
Descriptors: Models, Interaction, Educational Technology, Design Requirements
Automatic Generation of Audio Content for Open Learning Resources
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Brasher, Andrew; McAndrew, Patrick – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2009
This paper describes how digital talking books (DTBs) with embedded functionality for learners can be generated from content structured according to the OU OpenLearn schema. It includes examples showing how a software transformation developed from open source components can be used to remix OpenLearn content, and discusses issues concerning the…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Educational Resources, Costs, Web Sites
Web Page Design and Network Analysis.
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Wan, Hakman A.; Chung, Chi-wai – Internet Research, 1998
Examines problems in Web-site design from the perspective of network analysis. In view of the similarity between the hypertext structure of Web pages and a generic network, network analysis presents concepts and theories that provide insight for Web-site design. Describes the problem of home-page location and control of number of Web pages and…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Design Requirements, Electronic Publishing, Hypermedia
Navigation and Ownership for Learning in Electronic Texts: An Experimental Study
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Armitage, Ursula; Wilson, Stephanie; Sharp, Helen – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2004
Feelings of ownership for learning are an important part of the learning process and should be encouraged in e-Learning environments. This paper presents two experimental studies investigating the effects of navigation aids on ownership for learning with electronic texts. Experimental findings revealed that designers should not assume that…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Electronic Publishing, Navigation (Information Systems), Usability