Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
2010 Volume 6, Number 1
Editors
Luigi Colazzo
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 10
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Bridging the gap between policy and practice: a framework for technological intervention
Gràinne Conole, The Open University, United Kingdom
It appears as if e-learning is now embedded in most educational institutions; from the provision of an appropriate technological infrastructure to support teaching, research and administrative... More
pp. 13-27
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New hypotheses for the development of e-learning
Benedetto Vertecchi, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy
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pp. 29-38
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“Digital Natives” and learning with the ICTs. The “GenY @ work” research in Ticino, Switzerland
Emanuele Rapetti & Lorenzo Cantoni, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Italy
This article presents the route and the historical roots of the successful expression “digital natives” and introduces the critical debate recently arisen to show its limits and the undemonstrated ... More
pp. 39-49
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e-Learning, Social Networks Analysis and the Diffusion of Innovation
Umberto Giani, Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy
The present paper is an attempt to analyze the dynamics of the diffusion of an innovative model of learning within a classroom of medical students. The role of structure in the direct and indirect ... More
pp. 51-58
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The production of learning objects and the activity of facilitating learning: an hypothesis of cost quantifcation
Milena Casagranda, Andrea Molinari & Sara Tomasini, Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy
In this paper we developed a model for better understanding the ratio between costs, production of didactic material and activity of monitoring and facilitating learning processes. The perspective ... More
pp. 59-68
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Learning in virtual communities: perspectives in the feld of sociological and pedagogical research
Angela Spinelli & Andrea Volterrani, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
This article aims at implementing its theory and methodology to the debate on virtual communities used as learning communities. We shall therefore submit a research hypothesis that is yet to be... More
pp. 69-76
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Elledueò: Integrating “formal” and “social” in a language learning environment of Italian as a Second Language
Francesco Scolastra & Stefania Spina, Università per Stranieri di Perugia, Italy
Elledueò is the social network of the University for Foreigners in Perugia, created with the aim of uniting the international community of teachers of Italian as a Second Language (ISL) via the web... More
pp. 77-84
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E-learning in prison: a proposal
Bianca Arcangeli & Paolo Diana, Università di Salerno, Italy; Fernando Di Mieri, Liceo Scientifico “E. Medi", Italy; Giovanni Suriano, ICATT di Eboli, Italy
Distance learning is benefcial not only to those students who encounter diffculties when attending courses, but also to “weak” individuals such as women, immigrants and prison inmates. This article... More
pp. 85-92
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NEMO+3D, an integrated environment for advanced university teaching
Bruno Boniolo & Cristina Spadaro, CISI, Centro Interstrutture di Servizi Informatici e Telematici per le Facoltà Umanistiche dell’Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
This work presents the design and development experience of NEMO+3D, the integrated learning environment of the Doctoral School in Neurosciences of the University of Turin, created by the CISI in... More
pp. 93-102
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E-university, web 1.0 and 2.0: guidelines to integrate technology enhanced learning in university environments
Elena Valentini, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
This paper presents some strategic guidelines so that e-learning procedures can be adopted in a more productive way in university environments. These guidelines have been identifed through... More
pp. 103-108