International Journal on ELearning articles from October 2003

International Journal on ELearning archives from October 2003

Re-usable learning objects in context.
October 1, 2003... The reuse of digital learning material has been an issue for more than two decades (for a review, see Collis, 1995). Reasons for reuse have been educational (good electronic material desires to be used as widely as possible) and economic (for...

How do learners utilize the course package and learning support services in distance learning: a survey on the learning processes.
October 1, 2003... Distance Learning (DL) is more than 150 years old and has been a practical option for many students and institutions, but the advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has accelerated the interest in DL to an unprecedented...

Building more effective virtual teams: an examination of the task variable in online group problem-solving.
October 1, 2003... Parallel movements in educational and corporate environments have heightened the importance of group interaction and problem-solving skills for adult learners. The emphasis on constructivist or learner-centered approaches within the educational...

Vicarious interaction and the achieved quality of learning.
October 1, 2003... This Article presents an investigation into the utilization, by non-participating students in group learning activities, of vicarious interaction and the compensatory effectiveness of this type of interaction for learning. A total of five...

Electronic technologies electrifying distance learning.
October 1, 2003... Distance learning was considered in this study as instructional activities provided to other learning sites away from the main institutions by way of instructional technologies or faculty travel. Delivery of educational experiences on the main...

Designing a staff development course in inclusive design for online learning.
October 1, 2003... Our own research (Pearson, 2001) and others (Grimaldi & Goette, 1999) have noted the liberating effect for students with disabilities being able to access learning materials and resources on the Web. However, the same research concluded that...

Conceptualizing a framework for design of online communities.
October 1, 2003... The marked advancements in technology, coupled with the current emphasis on life-long learning and need for individuals to collaborate in groups to construct knowledge, has lead to a proliferation of online communities. Most efforts on building...