International Journal on ELearning articles from July 2004

International Journal on ELearning archives from July 2004

Advanced technologies for contents sharing, exchanging, and searching in e-learning systems.
July 1, 2004... From our experience in the e-learning field (De Pietro, 2002), we can say that a great part of developers and researchers' efforts is focused on building web-based information systems (Fraternali, 1999) for guaranteeing asymmetric and symmetric...

AMANDA: an intelligent system for mediating threaded discussions.(Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver )
July 1, 2004... The need for group communication in virtual learning communities opens a large space for the research and development of effective computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems. CMC systems (Turoff, 1991) have been extensively used in the...

Adopting SCORM 1.2 standards in a courseware production environment.(Shareable Content Object Reference Model)
July 1, 2004... Imagine a time when an entire curriculum exists electronically with lesson information described in such detail that each media file is notated and easily discovered. Consider gathering blocks of instruction from several unrelated repositories...

E-entrepreneurship in a disadvantaged community: Project EdNet in California.(Economic Development Network )
July 1, 2004... GOVERNMENT WITHOUT BOUNDARIES An emerging trend across the nation since the 1990s reveals governmental entities coming together for integrated informational technology (IT) efforts across boundaries (Governing, August 2001). Such...

Concept of video bookmark (videomark) and its application to the collaborative indexing of lecture video in video-based distance education.
July 1, 2004... This article describes the development of the video bookmark, hereinafter referred to as the videomark, and its application to the video-based distance education system. With the progress of computer and network technology, many higher...

Architecting usability properties in the e-learning instructional design process.
July 1, 2004... Distance education is profoundly reshaped by the digital revolution, in particular the new paradigm that e-learning adds to the environment. E-learning takes place when a teacher and student(s) are separated by physical distance (Gilbert,...

Student choice of anonymity for learner identity in online learning discussion forums.
July 1, 2004... As learning online becomes more prevalent, academics will need to understand the strengths and constraints of the diverse media that can support or impede learning and communication. Learning management systems such as Blackboard and WebCT...