Learning Symposium 2007

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

To present at the symposium, please visit the Proposal Submission area. Once accepted, proposals will appear in a table below.

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Presentation	Authors
Stream: Learning Technologies: What They Do and How They Work
Collaborating for Professional Development in Sobantu Schools	Farrar, Dr. Ruth Corwin, Dr. Rebecca
30 minute Paper Presentation
Online Edu Game: A Comparison of Effective Learning Software for Children Age 9 in Malaysia	Norman, Azah Anir Wang, Jasmine
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stress and Credibility in the Romanian Public Institutions	Marinescu, Prof. Gabriela
Virtual Presentation
Dynamic E-Learning Courseware (DELC) for Science Subject in Facilitating the Learning Process of Malaysian Youngsters	Nasaruddin, Fariza Hanum Ismail, Maizatul Akmar Zakaria, Dr. Omar
Virtual Presentation
Online-Learning and Evaluating Environment Based upon Technology-based Innovations of Intelligent Tutoring Systems Strategies	Al Kadurie, Dr. Osama Mahmood
30 minute Paper Presentation
Developing Critical Thinking in E-learning Environment	A-lfadhli, Salah Muhareb, Hussain
30 minute Paper Presentation
Improving Graduate School Education Using Multimedia Course Contents	Dassanayake, Gamunu Ozawa, Satoru
30 minute Paper Presentation
Information Security in e-Learning Systems	Assefa, Sorene von Solms, Prof. Basie
Virtual Presentation
ESP With and Without CALL for Taiwanese College Students	Lin Chia-Hui, Dr.
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Use of StudyTXT as a Form of Mobile Learning in an Accounting Decision-Making Course	McGuigan, Nicholas C. Weil, Prof. Sidney
30 minute Paper Presentation
Enhancing English Listening Skills Using MP3	Choi, Dr. Frances Feng-Mei Chen, Mei-Ling
Virtual Presentation
The Study on M-Learning Practices-Issues and Challenges: A Critical Appraisal	Kondamudi, Prof. Manobhai Mehata
30 minute Paper Presentation
Technological Trends and their Impacts on the Virtual Teams’ Learning in the IT Workplace	Yildiz, Dr. Mehmet
30 minute Paper Presentation
Teaching Portfolio Management: An Interactive Dynamic Environment	Prisman, Prof. Eliezer
30 minute Paper Presentation
Synchronous Computer-Mediated and Task-Based Communication: The Quantity of Language Production	Nik Mohd Alwi, Nik Aloesnita
30 minute Paper Presentation
Educating Journalists for the 21st Century: Constructing a Student Multimedia Environment	Lewis, Dr. Susan
30 minute Paper Presentation
Powering the New Economy: e-Learning as a Mangement Tool	Shipstone, Dr. Rohit
Virtual Presentation
Using Digital Video Assignments as a Tool for Active Learning	Dumova, Dr. Tatyana
Virtual Presentation
An E-Learning Monitoring System: Case Study	Abdul Rahman, Azizah Qomaruddin, Muhammad
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Delivery and Management of Feedback and Assessment in an e-Learning Environment	Freney, Martin D. Wood, Dr.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Tracking the ‘Digital Puck’ in the 21st Century: Different Shades of online Teaching and Learning Environments in Higher Education from a South African Perspective	Phaahla, Dr Pinkie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Exploring Community Networks to Enhance Learning in Biology: Learning Networks in Biology	FitzSimmons, Dr. Nancy N. Mikac, Dr. Katarina Fitzgerald, Dr. Robert Bebbington, Sue
Virtual Presentation
SoVLMA: A Community-Building Tool for Museums and Archives	Smith, Dr. Amy
30 minute Paper Presentation
Increasing Access, Reach and Flexibility through Distance Education in Dual University	Singh, Dr. Ravi P.
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Effective Use of Educational Technology for Religious Education Learning Among Secondary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria	Adebule, Idiat Oluranti
30 minute Paper Presentation
Digital Teacher: Proposing the use of WEB 2.0 tools for collaborative construction of teaching knowledge	Nascimento, Prof. M. Augusta Sampaio, Dr. Daniel
Virtual Presentation
Transformative Conversations	Cuthbertson, Edward Charles
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Journey of Discovery: Pedagogies for Elearning	Bottrell, Kelvin Mills, Peter Burrell, Ray Packham, Greg
30 minute Paper Presentation
Protecting Biodiversity: Protecting Life On Earth	Vest, Karen McMurtrie, Sue
30 minute Paper Presentation
Use of the Pesona in Educational Design Persona in Educational Design	Martin, Dr. Jennifer McKay, Dr. Elspeth Hawkins, Linette
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stepping into another person’s shoes: Using Learning by Design to understand racism and prejudice.	Radvanyi, Rachael
30 minute Paper Presentation
Using Learning by Design to plan and teach: Examples from practice and the learning journey.	Tout, Lyn Bottrell, Kelvin Pettigrew, Aimee La Rocca, Maria Champion, Kylie McHutchison, Sharlee
30 minute Paper Presentation
Our "Learning by Accident" from "Learning by Design".	Cox, Debra Karen Turner, Annette Draheim, Susan Tulloch, Margot Smith, Jo Contarino, Michelle
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: Managing and Leading Educational Change
Educational Leadership and Management: Teachers Expectation Towards School Principal	Zainal, Dr. Khalim
30 minute Paper Presentation
Mandatory Training Online: Engageing Health in E-Learning	Peadon, Rod
30 minute Paper Presentation
Independent Publishing of Online Teaching and Learning Resources	Klabbers, Dr. Johannes
30 minute Paper Presentation
Social Work Library 2.0: A Case Study	Xu, Grace
Virtual Presentation
Managing On-line Academic Support Consultations: Technologies, Best Practice and Viability	Kennedy-Clark, Shannon
60 minute Workshop Presentation
The Importance of the Conceptual and Analytical Knowledge Processes	Dunn, Anne
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: Measuring Learning Outcomes
Learning and Experiencing Across Cultures: A Collaborative Evaluation	Rodríguez-Campos, Dr. Liliana Rincones-Gómez, Dr. Rigoberto Nokes, Dr. Michael S.
Virtual Presentation
Research Activity on the Web: Role of Students and Searching Needs	Ismail, Maizatul Akmar
Virtual Presentation
Taiwanese College Students’ Responses to the Class Blog in an English Grammar Class	Wang, Dr. Ching-Huang
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Virtual Academic Leadership Program Using a Blend of Technologies	Ladyshewsky, Dr. Richard Geoghegan, Inna Jones, Ms. Sue Oliver, Dr. Bev
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Computerized Education: Communication Topology and Effectiveness	Kuleshov, Dr. Gennadiy G.
Virtual Presentation
Multimedia E-Books for Developing Reading Fluency	Berdan, Dr. Robert
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Mathematics Web-Based System as Students’ Study Companion: A Scenario in Malaysia	Yusof, Nur Azizan @ Nur Azyan Hamid, Suraya
30 minute Paper Presentation
Innovations in Learning: How Information,Skills, and Technology are Moving Across the Land, Disciplines and Learners in Support of Remote Northern Canada	Kurzhals, Jodi
30 minute Paper Presentation
Path to Undergraduate e-portfolio Implementation	Prabhakar, Annu Suckarieh, George Thompson, Jo Ann
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Development of Knowledge Management Competences Required for Undergraduate Business Major Students	Lin, Dr Chien-Chung Chen, Chun-Ching Chen, Su-Rong Yeh, Dr Ron-Chun
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: Pedagogies and Teaching Practices
Peer Review and the Coursework Postgraduate Student	Rourke, Dr. Arianne Jennifer Mendelssohn, Joanna Coleman, Kathryn Sara
30 minute Paper Presentation
Values, Diversity and Educational Leadership: Training and Professional Development on Issues of Social Justice for Head Teachers within a Culturally Diverse Primary School	Georgiadis, Fokion Apostolos, Zisimos
Virtual Presentation
Application of Ontology for Effective Management of Knowledge in an E-learning Environment	Sridharan, Bhavani Martin, Prof. Bill Deng, Assoc Prof. Hepu
30 minute Paper Presentation
Brewing the Perfect Storm: Devising a Participatory Open Educational Resources Architecture for Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa – a Typological Approach	Bateman, Peter
30 minute Paper Presentation
An Example of the Simplification of a Mathematical Procedure to Facilitate Computer Interactions that Maximize e-Learning: Quasi-Matrix Factoring of Quadratic Equations having Real and Rational Roots	Hutchings, Dr. Lloyd McCuaig, Dr. Susannah
Virtual Presentation
A Maths Game Model for Learning Fractions	Lee, Ya Ling
30 minute Paper Presentation
Online Learning of Visual Design Course: An Empirical Study	Park, Dr. Ji Yong
30 minute Paper Presentation
Embedded Concept Maps in Support of Meaningful Learning: A Learner-Centric Model	Esslemont, Cameron Van der Laan, Sandra Dean, A/Professor Graeme
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Assessment of Performance and Satisfaction in an Online Finance Course: Language of Text	Abraham, Dr. Rebecca Harrington, Charles
Virtual Presentation
Not Just Another Course to Teach: Humanizing the Digital Divide	Rodriguez, Dr. Arturo
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Application of Islamic Web Sites: Process of Teaching and Learning of Islamic Education	Tamuri, Dr. Ab. Halim Sardi, Mahimun Embi, Prof. Mohamed Amin
30 minute Paper Presentation
Enhancing the Teaching and Research Nexus through Collaborative Activities in a Blended Learning Environment	D. Wood, Dr.
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Graphic Illustration: Adapting Charts for E-Learning	Allen, Dr. Lee
30 minute Paper Presentation
Creative Applications of Social Networking for the Language Learning Class	Pasfield-Neofitou, Sarah E.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Lessons from the Ether: Using Technology to Facilitate Learning in a Large-Enrollment Online Introduction to the Visual and Performing Arts	Karakas, Dr. Scott L. Heath, Elizabeth Courcier, Lisa
Virtual Presentation
Using Videos to Promote the Use of the Internet	Huang, Debbie Li-Miao
30 minute Paper Presentation
Confronting the Pedagogical Challenges of Online Asynchronous Discussion Groups	Edmondson, Dr. Beth
30 minute Paper Presentation
Using E-learning to Integrate Professional and Undergraduate Learning: Creating Pedagogical and Operational Synergies Online	Macdonald, Iain Evans, Dr. Philip
30 minute Paper Presentation
Design, Deliver, Devolve: Postgraduate Writing, Editing, & Publishing Students' Interaction on Blackboard Sites	Petelin, Dr Roslyn
30 minute Paper Presentation
Barriers and Enabling Factors in Online Teaching	Anderson, Craig
30 minute Paper Presentation
Interactivity Accountability in eLearning at the University Level	Polachek, Dr. Diane
30 minute Paper Presentation
Photovoice as an Interactive Online Teaching Technology for Adult Learners	Perry, Dr. Beth Dalton, Janice Edwards, Dr. Margaret
Virtual Presentation
Research on Students' Opinions of Teaching and Learning Assessment in "Classroom Management" Courses	Pala, Asst. Prof. A.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Science Teachers’ Perceptions on the Use of Computer-Based Materials	Shah, Dr. Parilah M. Embi, Prof. Mohamed Amin Yusof, Dr. Aminuddin Din, Rosseni Ahmad, Dr Fauziah
30 minute Paper Presentation
World Style File: Design Research and Education on a Global Scale	Ryder, Carol
Virtual Presentation
The X, Y and Z Factors	Dagott, Fiona Maye
30 minute Paper Presentation
Once Upon A Time: Learning By Design (Gordon Primary School)	Coffill, Melanie Keed, Leanne
30 minute Paper Presentation
Improving Multimedia Cases for Reflexive and Interactive Teacher Training	Nascimento, Prof. M. Augusta
Virtual Presentation
A Learning by Design Element for Year 5/6 Our Environment, Our Future: ‘Students Thinking and Acting for a Better World’	Harris, Sheryl
30 minute Paper Presentation
Thinking Critically about Assessing Online Learning	Johnson, Dr. Daniel C.
Virtual Presentation
Stream: Research Approaches and Research Results
Putting the Blame Where It Belongs: A Study of Causes Attributing to Drop Outs	Amat Sapuan, Dewi
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Blended Learning Model for Pre-Service English Language Teacher Training Program in Turkish Context	Caner, Mustafa
30 minute Paper Presentation
Integrating Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Domains into Computer Security Course: A FCSIT's Experience	Zakaria, Dr. Omar Anuar, Nor Badrul Gani, Abdullah
30 minute Paper Presentation
E- learning and Team Work: Graduate Projects Completed in Virtual Teams for a real world purpose and with Real Success	Reynolds, Alison
30 minute Paper Presentation
My-WEBQ: A Generic Web-Based Survey Generator	Hamid, Suraya Tan, Chin Teng
Virtual Presentation
Results of a Phenomenographic Investigation of how Faculty and Staff Perceive, Engage in, and View Information Literacy	Feind, Rebecca
30 minute Paper Presentation
Blogging Their Way to Learning: Student Perceptions of a Reading Journal Blog Assessment Task	James, Melanie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Factors Affecting Student Choice of e-Learning over Traditional Learning: Student and Teacher Perspectives	Lam, Pamela Bordia, Sarbari
Virtual Presentation
Stream: No Stream Selection
If you Build it they will Come? Exploring Atudent Use of Web-based Resources	Orton-Johnson, Dr. Kate
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Virtual Patient Case Study: Decision Analysis and Virtual Worlds for Healthcare Professionals	Chapman, Prof. Stephen Bracegirdle, Luke
30 minute Paper Presentation
Teaching Innovations in a Multilingual Classroom Context: Using "Tsotsi Taal" to teach English Grammar	Muthivhi, Edward Muthivhi, Phodisho
30 minute Paper Presentation
Innovations in Teaching Undergraduate Business Students: Integrated Curriculum	Perry, Dr Clifford
30 minute Paper Presentation
Withering On Line: English Teaching, E-learning and Case for Discussing Affect in Pedagogic Research Literature	McEntee, Dr. Joy
Virtual Presentation
New Generation Schools in Perspective of eLearning	Meshram, Akhil K.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Empowering Your Library: Training and Professional Development, a Library Imperative!	Lo, Dr. Patrick
Virtual Presentation
Value in Learning: The Experience of Laterlife Computer Learners	Russell, Dr. Helen
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Educator Holds the Duty of the Philosopher King: Education Needs to Bind People Together	Cristini, Dr. Helene
30 minute Paper Presentation
Examining Critical Thinking in ESL/EFL Students through WebQuests	Puthikanon, Nunthika
Virtual Presentation
Youth Development Through Theatre Training: A Case Study	Hibbert, Prof Liesel
30 minute Paper Presentation
Greedy Parents, Susceptible children! Students as Tools in Drug Networking and its Impact on Learning	Gobagoba, Marina Rinas
30 minute Paper Presentation
Communication of Specialized Knowledge in Interactive Corporate Settings: Multimodal Analysis of Kodak's Materials	Maier, Carmen Daniela
30 minute Paper Presentation
Can the use of Wireless Keypads Facilitate Interaction amongst Health Science Students in Interprofessional Education Contexts?	Williams, Brett Lewis, Dr Belinda Boyle, Mal Brown, Dr Ted Holt, Dr Tangerine
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Validity and Reliability of the Online Learning Environment Survey (OLES)	Brown, Dr Ted Williams, Brett
30 minute Paper Presentation
Alberta's Strategy for Distributed Learning	Panwar, Rajendra Singh
30 minute Paper Presentation
Yes! On-line test Feedback Works for Learning in Human Biology	Fyfe, Professor Sue Meyer, Dr. Jan Fyfe, Georgina Ziman, Dr Melanie Plastow, Kayty Sanders, Dr Kathy Hill, Julie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Students with Special Needs and Classroom Diversity in Tertiary Education	Antarasena, Dr. Salinee
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Music Education Environments in Turkey: Historical Perspective and Recent Applications	Alaner, Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Bulent
30 minute Paper Presentation
Diglib: Gateway to Digital Libraries and Searchable Databases	Salim, Dr. Juhana
30 minute Paper Presentation
Management of e-learning Resource Development and Delivery in Vocational Education Institution: The Cascading Model	Lokuge, Kulari De Silva
30 minute Paper Presentation
Rural Social Transformation For the 21st Century: Impact of e-Community Centres on the Development of e-literacy in Rural Malaysia	Azman, Assoc. Prof. Hazita Madam, Noraza Ahmad Zabidi
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Economic Significance of E-learning	Khan, Dr Habibullah
30 minute Paper Presentation
Charles Conder Primary School: Our Journey with Learning by Design	Martin, Sally Gorman, Sue Byrne, Roseanne
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Bellevue Park Story: The captivating adventures of an ordinary school doing extraordinary things.	Judd, Chris
90 minute Colloquium
Designing for ‘New’ Learning: Incorporating e-Learning Stations for Effective Learning Design	Willems, Julie
30 minute Paper Presentation