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Researching Haptics in Higher Education: The Complexity of Developing Haptics Virtual Learning Systems and Evaluating Its Impact on Students' Learning
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San Diego, Jonathan P.; Cox, Margaret J.; Quinn, Barry F. A.; Newton, Jonathan Tim; Banerjee, Avijit; Woolford, Mark – Computers & Education, 2012
hapTEL, an interdisciplinary project funded by two UK research councils from 2007 to 2011, involves a large interdisciplinary team (with undergraduate and post-graduate student participants) which has been developing and evaluating a virtual learning system within an HE healthcare education setting, working on three overlapping strands. Strand 1…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Students
Connected Education: The First Two Years.
Levinson, Paul – Learning Tomorrow. Journal of the Apple Education Advisory Council, 1986
This paper describes Connect Ed, a program offering graduate and undergraduate courses for credit via computer conferencing. It is noted that these courses are offered in conjunction with the Masters Degree in Media Studies at the New School for Social Research and the Polytechnic Institute, both in New York City. A progress report on Connect Ed's…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Distance Education, Electronic Mail, Electronic Publishing
Architecture of an E-Learning System with Embedded Authoring Support.
Baudry, Andreas; Bungenstock, Michael; Mertsching, Barbel – 2002
This paper introduces an architecture for an e-learning system with an embedded authoring system. Based on the metaphor of a construction kit, this approach offers a general solution for specific content creation and publication. The learning resources are IMS "Content Packages" with a special structure to separate content and presentation. These…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
Hypermedia Systems for Improving Knowledge, Understanding and Skills in Engineering Degree Courses.
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Hill, M.; Bailey, J. D.; Reed, P. A. S. – Computers & Education, 1998
Evaluates two contrasting computer-based learning applications, based on the "open" hypermedia approach, that were introduced into undergraduate engineering degree courses. Concludes that carefully written computer-based applications can be effective for teaching basic knowledge and can also be used as a means for allowing students to develop…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Educational Technology, Engineering Education
Web Based Parallel Programming Workshop for Undergraduate Education.
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Marcus, Robert L.; Robertson, Douglass – 1998
Central State University (Ohio), under a contract with Nichols Research Corporation, has developed a World Wide web based workshop on high performance computing entitled "IBN SP2 Parallel Programming Workshop." The research is part of the DoD (Department of Defense) High Performance Computing Modernization Program. The research…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design
Evaluating Digital Libraries for Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Education: A Case Study of the Alexandria Digital Earth ProtoType (ADEPT).
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Borgman, Christine L.; Gilliland-Swetland, Anne J.; Leazer, Gregory H.; Mayer, Richard; Gwynn, David; Gazan, Rich; Mautone, Patricia – Library Trends, 2000
Discusses the research design for an educational evaluation of the Alexandria Digital Earth ProtoType (ADEPT), a digital library of geo-referenced information resources. Reviews the deployment of digital libraries in educational settings, the role of information technology in developing students' scientific thinking, and evaluation of digital…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Electronic Libraries
The Use of Images in Intelligent Advisor Systems.
Boulet, Marie-Michele – 1993
This paper describes the intelligent advisor system, named CODAMA, used in teaching a university-level systems analysis and design course. The paper discusses: (1) the use of CODAMA to assist students to transfer theoretical knowledge to the practical; (2) details of how CODAMA is applied in conjunction with a computer-aided software engineering…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Development