6th European Conference on e-Learning

Proceedings of ECEL 2007
The 6^th European Conference on e-Learning
held at the Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
on 4-5 October 2007

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Paper Title	Author(s)	Page
Preface		vii
Biographies of Conference Chair, Programme Chair and Keynote Speakers		x
Biographies of contributing authors		xi
A Learning Platform for the Introduction of Remote Sensing Principles and Applications: A Pilot Phase	Nektaria Adaktilou and Costas Cartalis University of Athens, Greece	1
Who Needs a Need Analysis?	Stephanie Allen Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA	11
Groups, Networks and Collectives in Social Software for e-Learning	Terry Anderson and Jon Dron Athabasca University, Canada	15
Podcasting in an Advanced Computer Science Module: Supporting Constructive Learning.	Trevor Barker University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK	25
Learning and Teaching Mathematics on-Line: Which are the Main Difficulties?	Tania Bartalini and Maria Cecilia Verri University of Florence, Florence, Italy	33
Measuring Success in e-Learning – a Multi-Dimensional Approach	Malcolm Bell and Stephen Farrier Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK	43
Reusability of 2D and 3D Course Content for Replicated Experiments in Virtual 3D Environments	Daniel Biella and Wolfram Luther University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany	51
The Enhancement of Student Engagement by Utilising a “Minimal Tracking” Technique	Eric Bodger, Mike Hart and David Rush The University of Winchester, UK	61
How to Score With e-Learning	Stephen Bowman and Barbara Howell Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, Chislehurst, UK	69
A Nurse Prescribing Programme Incorporating e-Learning	Joan Burgess Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Winchester, UK	77
Is a Blended Learning Approach Suitable for Mature, Part-time Finance Students?	Julia Burgess The University of Winchester, UK	87
From Socio-Technical Approach to Open Education: MIS and ICT for the Definition of new Educational Paradigms	Antonio Cartelli Laboratory for Teaching and Learning Technologies, University of Cassino, Italy	97
Applying Object-Oriented Principles to the Analysis and Design of Learning Objects	Chrysostomos Chrysostomou and George Papadopoulos Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus	107
Ontology-Based Learning in Project Management	Bodea Constanţa Nicoleta Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania	119
A Model Driven Architecture and Toolset for Building Immersive Software Engineering Teaching tools	Richard Cooper, Lin Zhao and Can Wang Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Scotland	129
Exploring Virtual Opportunities to Enhance and Promote an Emergent Community of Practice	Kathy Courtney Coventry University, Coventry, UK	139
Visualizing Interaction Traces to Improve Reflexivity in Synchronous Collaborative e-Learning Activities	Damien Cram, Denis Jouvin and Alain Mille LIRIS, University of Lyon, France	147
Using Web 2.0 Technologies to Engage With and Support the net Generation of Learners	Martina Doolan University of Hertfordshire, UK	159
Engaging the YouTube Google-Eyed Generation: Strategies for Using Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning	Peter Duffy The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong	173
VETlife – Continuing Veterinary Education Arranged by e-Learning	Jan Ehlers¹, Birgit Wittenberg², Klaus Fehrlage³ and Stephan Neumann⁴ ¹e-Learning-Consultant, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover, Germany ²Centre of e-Learning-Excellence in Lower Saxony, Hanover, Germany ³Association for e-Learning Business in Northern Germany, Oldenburg, Germany ⁴Veterinary Association Lower Saxony, Goettingen, Germany	183
Using a Quality Framework to Evaluate e-Learning Based Experiences	Elena Ejarque González, Félix Buendía García and Antonio Hervás Jorge Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain	189
Collaborative Online Training Methods in Global Production Flow	Erik Engh¹, John Stav ² and Hariklia Tsalapatas ^{3 1}Quality Management Software, Oslo, Norway ²Sør-Trøndelag University College, Trondheim, Norway ³University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece	201
High Quality Video as a Just-in-Time Teaching and Learning Tool	Erik Engh¹, John Stav² and Roger Bergh² ¹Quality Management Software, Oslo, Norway ²Sør-Trøndelag University College, Trondheim, Norway	209
E – Motional Learning in Primary Schools: FearNot! An Anti-bullying Intervention Based on Virtual Role-play with Intelligent Synthetic Characters	Sibylle Enz¹, Carsten Zoll¹, Natalie Vannini², Wolfgang Schneider², Lynne Hall³, Ana Paiva⁴ and Ruth Aylett⁵ ¹Otto-Friedrich Universität, Bamberg, Germany ²Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg, Germany ³University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK ⁴Instituto Superior Tecnico and INESC-ID, Lisboa, PT ⁵ University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, U	217
GISELE: A System Supporting the On-Line Creation, Deployment and Learning of GIS Tools	Rita Francese, Ignazio Passero, Monica Sebillo and Genoveffa Tortora Università degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano (SA),Italy	225
Using Learning Styles to Enhance an e-Learning System	Ana Lidia Franzoni Velázquez¹and Saïd Assar² ¹Computing Department, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, México ²Institut National des Télécommunications (INT), Evry, France	235
Clustering e-Students in a Marketing Context: A Two-Stage Clustering Approach	Kadir Geyik Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK	245
Creating a Reusable Learning Object for Healthcare Students: 'Boxplots Explored'	Mollie Gilchrist and Paul Summers Coventry University, UK	253
A Longitudinal Study of Student Satisfaction with Online Courses at an Urban University	Susan Glanz St. John’s University, New York, USA	261
Behind the Scenes with OpenLearn: The Challenges of Researching the Provision of Open Educational Resources	Stephen Godwin, Patrick McAndrew and Andreia Santos Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK	271
Expanding the Impact of Learn-by-Doing Simulations in Corporate Training	David Guralnick Kaleidoscope Learning, NY, USA	281
“Campus Numériques”, “Notebook-Universitäten” and the Like: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of French and German National e-Learning Strategies	Monika Haberer TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany	287
The use of Modern Technology in the Delivery of Mathematics: A Case Study	Martin Harrison, Joe Ward, Aruna Palipana and Sergei Sellers Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK	297
SCORM - From the Perspective of the Course Designer - A Critical Review	Mathias Hatakka, Anders Avdic and Annika Andersson Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden	307
News at First Sight: Weblogs for News Services in Higher Education	Simone Haug and Christian Kohls Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen, Germany	317
DIAMOND: Didactical Approach for Media Competence Development in a Blended Learning Environment	Sonja Hierl, Lydia Bauer, Nadja Böller and Josef Herget SII - Swiss Institute for Information Research, Chur, Switzerland	327
Engaging with Blogs to Develop an ‘Online Staff and Student Learning Community’	Amanda Jefferies, Val Warren and Peter Bullen University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK	341
Exploring the e-Learning State of art	Evelyn Kigozi Kahiigi, Love Ekenberg, Mats Danielson and Henrik Hansson Stockholm University, Kista, Sweden	349
e-Learning use in Higher Education: The Impact of Organisational Factors	Christina Keller, Jörgen Lindh and Stefan Hrastinski Jönköping International Business School, Sweden	359
Sustainable Implementation of e-Learning Innovations into Large German Universities – An Organisational Approach	Harald Kolbe and Alexander Nikolopoulos Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany	369
Creativity Through e-Learning: Engendering Collaborative Creativity Through Folksonomy	Andy Lapham Faculty of the Arts, Thames Valley University, London, UK	379
The Use of e-Learning in Training in the UK Hospitality Industry: An Exploratory Study	Li Li¹, Dimitrios Buhalis¹, Andrew Lockwood¹ and Kathryn Benzine² ¹University of Surrey, Guildford, UK ²HCIMA, Sutton, UK	397
Web-Based Learning in Practice Settings: Nurses’ Experiences and Perceptions of Impact on Patient Care	Lesley Lockyer, Pam Moule and Deirdre McGuigan University of the West of England, Bristol, UK	399
Net gen or not gen? Student and Staff Evaluations of the use of Podcasts/Audio Files and an Electronic Voting System (EVS) in a Blended Learning Module	Jenny Lorimer and Alan Hilliard University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK	407
Visual Learning Through Guided Iconagraphy in Wireless Scenarios	Teresa Magal Royo¹, Jesus García Laborda¹, Guillermo Peris-Fajarnes² and Phillipp Spachtholz¹ ¹Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain ²Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia, Grao de Gandia, Spain	415
Web-Assisted Learning: A Case Study in Academic Staff Engagement	Stan Marek, Aileen Sibbald and Mammed Bagher Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland	419
The Impact of Phased On-Line Summative Assessment on Students’ Learning on a First Year Undergraduate Accounting Module – A Case Study	Pru Marriott and Alice Lau University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales, UK	427
SISINE: Teaching Negotiation Through a Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game	Orazio Miglino^1,2, Andrea Di Ferdinando², Angelo Rega¹ and Barbara Benincasa³ ¹University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy ² nstitute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR, Rome, Italy ³XiWrite, Italy	439
Application of an Open Source e-Learning Platform – Experiences and Suggestions	Anna Nedyalkova, Teodora Bakardjieva and Nickola Lyutov Varna Free University, Varna 9007, Bulgaria	449
An AI Planning-based Approach for Automated Design of Learning Routes	Eva Onaindia, Oscar Sapena and Antonio Garrido Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain	453
Assessing the e-Learner: Normal Practice or Rare Occurrence	Sinead O Neill and TJ Mc Donald Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland	463
Insights from a Pilot Project on Developing and Piloting an e-Learning Module	Vincent Koon Ong, John Beaumont-Kerridge and Yanqing Duan The Business School, University of Bedfordshire, UK	471
Acting Against All Odds	Rikke Orngreen¹ and Karin Levinsen² ¹Copenhagen Business School, Denmark ²Danish University of Education, Copenhagen, Denmark	479
On the Road to Virtual Europe	Andy Pulman Bournemouth University, UK	487
A Framework to Support Teaching and Learning Online	Andrew Pyper, Jonathan Meere and Mariana Lilley University of Hertfordshire, School of Computer Science, Hatfield, UK	495
e-Learning Platform Implementation - Learning Object an Learning Design Management Through Metadata Standards	Hugo Rego, Tiago Moreira and Francisco Garcia Department of Computer Sciences, University of Salamanca, Spain	503
Using Podcasting in a Hybrid Course: A Case Study	Sherry Robinson Penn State University, Hazleton, PA, USA	213
Blended Methods to Enhance Learning: An Empirical Study of Factors Affecting Student Participation in the use of e-Tools to Complement F2F Teaching of Algorithms	Eleni Rossiou and Angelo Sifaleras University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece	519
e-Learning and the Training Needs Analysis: What About the SMEs?	Andrée Roy Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada	529
The Rise of the European Information Society: Can the e-Learning Programme(s) Help?	Florin Salajan Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, USA	537
A Virtual Learning Environment for Pregraduate Mathematical Students	Teresa Sancho and Ramon Masià Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain	545
Learning Chinese Language and Culture: A Program Evaluation of “Applied Language Instruction” Using Blended Learning	Joel Schmidt, Renate Lichtenstern and Christian Werner University of Applied Management, Erding, Germany	555
Acceptance, Usage, and Communication Patters of a Blogging Exercise for Students	Ulrich Schrader Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, Germany	565
A Novel 360-Degree Evaluation	Jyothi Shankar Technical Communication Specialist, Infogix, IL, USA	573
Teachers’ Conceptions of and Approaches to Online Teaching	Keith Smyth, Christina Mainka and Norrie Brown Napier University, Edinburgh, UK	583
From Pen and Paper to IT Based Business - Tracing Employees Learning Progress in an e-Learning Program	Bent Soelberg and Janni Nielsen Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark	591
A Case Study of the European SME Audio-Video Information Base Solution	John Stav¹, Roger Bergh¹ and Hariklia Tsalapatas^{2 1Sør-Trøndelag University College, Trondheim, Norway 2}University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece	597
Training Methods Utilizing Web-based Generation of Learning Objects in Sciences	John Stav and Trond Thorseth Sør-Trøndelag University College, Trondheim, Norway	605
The Effectiveness of a Discussion Forum as a Learning Tool in Initial Teacher Training in Post-compulsory Education and Training	Yana I Tainsh University of Greenwich, London, UK	613
A Strategic Approach to Distance Learning Course Design	Helen Tracy University of East London, Stratford, UK	627
Computer-Assisted Language Teaching for Students with Learning Disabilities	Helen Trugman^1,2and Edith Gotesman^3,4 ¹Division of English Studies, Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel ²EAP Department, Netanya Academic College, Netanya, Israel ³EAP Department, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel ⁴EAP Department, Levinski Teacher Training College, Tel-Aviv, Israel	639
The IT-folder - IT Supported Inclusion of Children with Reading Disabilities in Normal Classes	Karin Tweddell Levinsen Danish University of Education, Copenhagen, Denmark	649
Online Learning and its Cultural Issues	Ruolan Wang, Penni Tearle and Patrick Dillon School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter, UK	657
Making it Stick: the use of Online Discussion Fora to Support Continuing Professional Development in Higher Education Communities of Practice	Ian Kennedy White¹ and Rosane Pagano² ¹Centre for Learning Development, The University of Hull, UK ²Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK	665
The Web-Based Learning Process: Facilitators for Developing Strategies for Self-Directed Web-Learning	Annika Wiklund-Engblom Faculty of Education, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland	675
A Methodology for e-Learning Scenario Development: The UNITE Approach	Anna Zoakou¹, Aimilia Tzanavari², George A. Papadopoulos² and Sofoklis Sotiriou¹ ¹Research and Development Department, Pallini Attikis, Greece ²University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus	683
Enhancing the Attainment of Higher Order Cognitive Skills Through Multi-Media e-Learning	Emily Bagarukayo¹, Jude Lubega¹ and Victor Mbarika² ¹IT Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda ²E-Business Southern University Baton Rouge, USA	693