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Lee, Chwee Beng; Ling, Keck Voon – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: This paper aims to describe the web-based scaffold dynamic simulation system (PRES-on) designed for pre-service teachers. Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes the initial design of a web-based scaffold dynamic simulation system (PRES-on) as a cognitive tool for learners to represent problems. For the widespread use of the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Internet, Web Based Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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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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Sandvig, J. Christopher – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2004
The growth of the Internet has greatly increased the demand for server-side programming courses at colleges and universities. Students enrolled in such courses must be provided with server-based accounts that support the technologies that they are learning. The process of creating, managing and removing large numbers of student server accounts is…
Descriptors: Internet, Courseware, Computer System Design, Computer Software Reviews
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Yates, Ross – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore both accessibility and usability and examine the inhibitors and methods to evaluate site accessibility. Design techniques which improve end-user access and site interactivity, demonstrated by practical examples, are also studied. Design/methodology/approach: Assesses various web sites for…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Internet, User Needs (Information), Gateway Systems
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Clements, Iain; Xu, Zhijie – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an e-learning content adaptation toolkit--ELCAT--that helps to achieve the objectives of the KTP project No. 3509. Design/methodology/approach: The chosen methodology is absolutely practical. The tool was put into motion and results were observed as university and the collaborating company members…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Internet, Computer System Design, User Needs (Information)
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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