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From a software engineering perspective, moving a business software application to the web presents interesting challenges. These include frequent changes to requirements, changes to the underlying business function as a consequence of moving to...

This poster session presents the application of principles of information architecture to Web-based instruction. Information architecture is the structuring of data to meet the informational and management requirements of an organization or group of ...

This session tackles issues in teaching foreign languages on the Web. The poster presentation on course design for a Web-based third-year level Chinese reading class will address the following challenges: · creating a model for Web-based course...

This paper presents a model for creating user-centered educational and informational Web sites. Information design is the process of developing effective pieces of written or visual communication. While good information design stresses the...

The practical application of research ethics must continually evolve to remain relevant as more research involves computer-mediated communication (CMC) and Internet-based research. There is a broad scope of harms to which subjects of research may ...

Computer technology was introduced into education in the early 1980s. Teaching the teachers how to use this technology to enhance their curriculum has been an ongoing process. Often continuing education is done while teachers balance other...

This paper addresses reasons for grounding students' instructional experiences in a beginning educational computing course in practice. The author describes advantages for incorporating techniques from qualitative research into these experiences to...

Web-based discussions can be used to increase communica-tion among preservice teachers, however, course instructors must pay particular attention to various factors that create an environment where meaningful discourse with educational value can ...

This case study describes how one autistic learner became a co-researcher with university literacy instructors to investigate how hypermedia can help him develop language and literacy skills. Researchers learned that fast paced behavioral games were ...

The emergence of the World Wide Web as a valued medium for delivering instruction is sparking an interesting change in education on all levels. Universities, in particular, are investigating ways to exploit the power of new technologies in...

In this pilot study the collaborative efforts by way of desk-top video conferencing between beginning instructional de-signers and intern teachers was investigated. The impact of a real-world context for designing instruction on beginning in...

Access to technology, where you want and when you want. This is the promise of Wireless Mobile Technology, combining the management and control of a computer lab, the freedom of portable computers, and the power of the Internet into a single...

This study investigated the effects of two instructional strategies (augmented activation activities versus expository instruction) and three different presentation formats Microcomputer-based Laboratory (MBL), simulation, and computer-based text)...

To maintain its competitive edge, the Hong Kong SAR government has decided to invest heavily on information technology in education. This paper will briefly describe the networking environment in Hong Kong. It will also look at what is being done...

The literature suggests that technology is the promise for transforming teaching and learning. However, investment in classroom computers and online capabilities significantly surpasses investment in intellectual capital. The purpose of this study...

In designing and implementing a learning experience, it is useful to establish a model of the intended outcomes. The knowledge modeling approach provides a method for developing such a model. Once a model is developed it can be subsequently revised ...

The success of today's computer science educational institutions hinges on successful innovative and creative learning strategies. This involves integrating new media technologies such as the latest console games and digital television, which our...

In this study we describe participants' reactions to a school/university partnership facilitated by two-way, interactive video and identify variables that promote and/or limit such partnerships. Preservice and inservice teachers designed, developed, ...

On-line offerings of courses have increased exponentially. Efforts to meet the needs of diverse, non-traditional students have created a market for instruction that can be delivered in flexible formats. While the movement to increase the use of on...

Many educators interested in the role of technology and education argue that faculty in teacher education institutions need to model appropriate use of technology consistent with educational theory to achieve powerful teaching and learning if...