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Terawaki, Yuki; Takahashi, Yuichi; Kodama, Yasushi; Yana, Kazuo – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2011
This paper describes an integration of different Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) of two Course Management Systems (CMS) called Sakai and the Common Factory for Inspiration and Value in Education (CFIVE). First, when the service of CMS is provided campus-wide, the problems of user support, CMS operation and customization of CMS are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Case Studies
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Guercio, Angela; Stirbens, Kathleen A.; Williams, Joseph; Haiber, Charles – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2011
Searching for relevant information on the web is an important aspect of distance learning. This activity is a challenge for visually impaired distance learners. While sighted people have the ability to filter information in a fast and non sequential way, blind persons rely on tools that process the information in a sequential way. Learning is…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Internet, Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness
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Heckner, Markus; Schworm, Silke; Wolff, Christian – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2010
Many current (online) help systems fail because users refuse to use them or, even if they do so, they do not perceive them as helpful. There is an obvious gap between the intentions of the help content authors and the achievement of objectives concerning the perceived usefulness by help users. Problems may be divided into psychological and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Prior Learning, Psychology, Internet
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Che, Pei-Chun; Lin, Han-Yi; Jang, Hung-Chin; Lien, Yao-Nan; Tsai, Tzu-Chieh – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2009
The pervasive popularity of the Internet in the past decade has changed the way many students live and learn, in part, because modern technology has made it possible for learners to access Real-Time Multimedia information on the Internet, or research any topic of interest to them from virtually any computer anywhere in the world. Students can also…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Distance Education, Internet, Teaching Methods
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Naumenko, Anton; Nikitin, Sergiy; Terziyan, Vagan; Zharko, Andriy – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: To identify cases related to design of ICT platforms for industrial alliances, where the use of Ontology-driven architectures based on Semantic web standards is more advantageous than application of conventional modeling together with XML standards. Design/methodology/approach: A comparative analysis of the two latest and the most obvious…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Industry, Models, Cooperation
Batatia, Hadj; Baurens, Benoit; Peled, Avi – Online Submission, 2007
This document gives an overview of current needs expressed so far in the project for multimedia management and real-time communication services between groups of learners/workers and examine the kind of support that a standard-based technical solution "off-the-shelf" can help in solving main technical issues and in focusing on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Consortia, Synchronous Communication