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Little, Suzanne; Ferguson, Rebecca; Ruger, Stefan – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2012
The authors describe how content-based multimedia search technologies can be used to help learners find new materials and learning pathways by identifying semantic relationships between educational resources in a social learning network. This helps users--both learners and educators--to explore and find material to support their learning aims.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Use Studies, Semantics, Educational Technology
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Drachsler, Hendrik; Hummel, Hans; van den Berg, Bert; Eshuis, Jannes; Waterink, Wim; Nadolski, Rob; Berlanga, Adriana; Boers, Nanda; Koper, Rob – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
The need to support users of the Internet with the selection of information is becoming more important. Learners in complex, self-organising Learning Networks have similar problems and need guidance to find and select most suitable learning activities, in order to attain their lifelong learning goals in the most efficient way. Several research…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Learning Activities, Lifelong Learning, Program Effectiveness
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Janssen, Jose; Tattersall, Colin; Waterink, Wim; van den Berg, Bert; van Es, Rene; Bolman, Catherine; Koper, Rob – Computers & Education, 2007
Increased flexibility and modularisation in higher education complicates the process of learners finding their way through the offerings of higher education institutions. In lifelong learning, where learning opportunities are diverse and reach beyond institutional boundaries, it becomes even more complex to decide on a learning path. However,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Lifelong Learning
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Fiorina, Lorenzo; Antonietti, Alessandro; Colombo, Barbara; Bartolomeo, Annella – Computers & Education, 2007
There is a common assumption that hypermedia navigation is influenced by a learner's style of thinking, so people who are inclined to apply sequential and analytical strategies (left-thinkers) are thought to browse hypermedia in a linear way, whereas those who prefer holistic and intuitive strategies (right-thinkers) tend towards non-linear paths.…
Descriptors: Hypermedia, Cognitive Style, Prompting, Cues
Recker, Margaret M. – 1994
This document presents a theoretical approach and a methodology for analyzing data from students interacting with and learning from hypermedia systems. Interactions are mutually influenced by individual students' goals and strategies and the actions supported by the interface of the learning environment. The approach is illustrated by modelling…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Educational Environment