ICTs for Modern Educational and Instructional Advancement: New Approaches to Teaching

Title......Page 2
Editorial Advisory Board......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Detailed Table of Contents......Page 11
Preface......Page 22
A Description of Online Instructors Use of Design Theory......Page 34
A Model for Online Instruction and Faculty Assessment......Page 43
A Multi-Disciplinary Strategy for Identifying Affective Usability Aspects in Educational Geosimulation Systems......Page 55
Creating High Quality Learning Object Metadata Based on Web 2.0 Concepts......Page 65
Web 2.0:A Vehicle for Transforming Education......Page 80
Factors Encouraging or Discouraging Students from Taking Online Classes......Page 88
Enhancing Scholarly Conversation Through an Online Learning Community......Page 101
Learning Business Law Online vs. Onland: Student Satisfaction and Performance......Page 115
Fostering Meaningful Interaction in Health Education Online Courses: Matching Pedagogy to Course Types......Page 129
Scenegraph-Based Platform for 3D Computer Graphics Training......Page 142
Evaluating WebCT use in Relation to Students’ Attitude and Performance......Page 153
Examining the Relationship Between Course Management Systems, Presentation Software, and Student Learning: An Exploratory Factor Analysis......Page 169
Using a Web-Based System to Support Teaching Processes......Page 184
The Impact of Examination Software on Student Attitudes and Examination Performance......Page 199
Using PowerPoint to Encourage Active Learning: A Tool to Enhance Student Learning in the First Accounting Course......Page 210
Building Bridges Online: Issues of Pedagogy and Learning Outcomes in Intercultural Education Through Citizenship......Page 222
The Holistic Model for Blended Learning: A New Model for K-12 District-Level Cyber Schools......Page 232
Identifying the Risks Associated with Primary School Children Using the Internet......Page 247
Ethical Issues in Information Technology: Does Education Make a Difference?......Page 260
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Students’ Anonymous Online Postings......Page 272
Formative Assessment and Certification in Lifelong Learning with Cognitive and Metacognitive Measurements......Page 282
Stories of Engagement with E-Learning: Revisiting the Taxonomy of Learning......Page 299
Emerging Educational Technologies and Science Education: A Multifaceted Research Approach......Page 309
Evaluating Educational Technologies: Historical Milestones......Page 318
Emerging Edtech: Expert Perspectives and Design Principles......Page 331
The Best Edtech of 2007: Promising Features and Design Models......Page 344
Setting Trends for Educational Technologies within the National Science Foundation......Page 368
Science for Everyone: Visions for Near-Future Educational Technology......Page 377
Instructional Design, Web 2.0 Style......Page 388
Compilation of References......Page 393
About the Contributors......Page 423
Index......Page 429