http://www.scribd.com/people/view/18959-u0000962 This a feed for documents on Scribd written by u0000962 30 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:31:32 GMT Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:31:32 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101775/Mayur-Ramgir Mr. Mayur V. Ramgir*  Supervisor : Dr. Judith Good  *School of informatics, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN  mayur_ramgir@yahoo.com  Introduction :  I  have  designed  a  prototype  named  “Interplanetary  Space  Exploration”  (mentioned  here  as  ISE).  This  work  of  mine  is  mainly  to  help  the  students to develop their own interest in space research in an interactive  manner.  In  this  prototype,  I  have  focused  on  our  solar  system  and  illustrated  its  very  basic  facts.  Since  I  am  trying Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:31:32 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101775/Mayur-Ramgir http://www.scribd.com/doc/101774/Jones-and-Berrington Reflection V Soundbites: The Potential of VLEs to Enhance the Quality of Students’ Communication, Participation and Learning Dr Eileen Berrington & Dr Helen Jones Manchester Metropolitan University e.berrington@mmu.ac.uk; h.jones@mmu.ac.uk; Internationalising the curriculum Teaching, learning and assessment using discussion groups involved students from the following partner institutions: Using assessment to improve the quality of discussion Structured reflective assessment Students make 2 postings a week, three of which will be included in the coursework submission. An average of 300 word Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:31:28 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101774/Jones-and-Berrington http://www.scribd.com/doc/101773/Beverly-Leeds Example of an E­Evolve Learning  Object  Consultancy &  Project M anagement Professional  Developm ent  Crea tivity & Problem  Solvin g  Comm ercial  Awaren ess  Ethical, Cultural &  Social Awareness  Lead ership &  Managemen t  Work Related  Learning (WRL)  Other Key Skills  Business  Commu nication  Skills  Caree r Management  Working Creatively Learning  Activity (LALO)  TASKS  Re­useable Material Learning Objects (RUMLOs)  Enhanced PowerPoint  Cartoon  URL Link Video Clip  Text  * Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:31:01 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101773/Beverly-Leeds http://www.scribd.com/doc/101772/NQuadri-poster Approaches to learning as a factor affecting students  attitudes’ towards technology  Nuz Quadri and Diana Kornbrot  n.1.quadri@herts.ac.uk, d.e.kornbrot@herts.ac.uk  Background:  •  Technology can be implemented in institutions to enhance students’ learning,  however some students may not learn as effectively with the use of technology  •  The Blended Learning Unit has used its MLE, StudyNet (see Figure 1),  to support students’ learning, and the amount of learning with StudyNet  varies across disciplines.  Aim o Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:30:56 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101772/NQuadri-poster http://www.scribd.com/doc/101771/Alison-Caswell-poster Incorporating an e­Portfolio System into the Assessment of a Personal  Development Planning Module – Implications for Delivery  Alison Caswell & Jill Taylor Faculty of Health, Leeds Metropolitan University  Aim  To report on the use of the PebblePAD e­portfolio system with Level 1 biology  students in the context of a Personal and Professional Development module. Introduction of PebblePAD  •  Tutor Reflection  Introduction  •  •  •  •  •  There is significant interest in the use of e­portfolios  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:30:53 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101771/Alison-Caswell-poster http://www.scribd.com/doc/101767/Chaired-Panel-6-Jill-Taylor Evaluating the impact of mobile technologies on the student learning experience in health practice placements Jill Taylor, Catherine Coates, Sara Eastburn, and Ieuan Ellis Leeds Metropolitan University, j.d.taylor@leedsmet.ac.uk ABSTRACT Practice education is a core element of all health care professional education programmes and an essential component for registration to practice. Assessment and Learning in Practice Settings (ALPS), a Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), is a collaborative project between 5 Higher Education Institutions committed to delivering excellent asses Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:40 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101767/Chaired-Panel-6-Jill-Taylor http://www.scribd.com/doc/101766/Chaired-Panel-1-Sherratt-Sackville Peeling The Onion Without Tears: A Layered Approach To Researching E-Learning Cathy Sherratt & Professor Andrew Sackville Edge Hill University. sherrattc@edgehill.ac.uk, sackvila@edgehill.ac.uk ABSTRACT Online technology is now widely accepted as a major teaching method, but do we fully understand the processes involved in learning via this approach? And how can we obtain meaningful information? In this paper, we will draw on our experience of delivering and researching a supported online learning course (Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Clinical Practice) over an eight-year Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:36 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101766/Chaired-Panel-1-Sherratt-Sackville http://www.scribd.com/doc/101765/Session-10-Rossi-Lawrence Producing good quality, multilingual, web-oriented text material in a multicultural project: the Passport To Trade case study Rossi, G. 1, D. Sumpter 2, V. Barron 3, J. Swift 3, J. Silver 3, G. Draper 3, A. Klosová 4, K. Lawrence 3, J. Ridsdale Saw 5 1 Spin scrl (I), rossi@consorziospin.it , 2ABS (E), 3University of Salford (UK) , 4 TIS Praha (CZ), 5Stratex (B) ABSTRACT The purpose of this work is to present a methodology to support the production of multilingual training material. Such an activity is very common to many European multicultural projects, where additional value is afforded bo Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:34 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101765/Session-10-Rossi-Lawrence http://www.scribd.com/doc/101764/Session1-RoxanaOlogeanuTaddei Learning about e-learning: contribution to a context sensitive approach focused on actors’ interaction Adrian Staii GRESEC, University of Grenoble3, Adrian.Staii@iut2.upmf-grenoble.fr Roxana Ologeanu-Taddei GRESEC, University of Grenoble3, Roxana.Ologeanu@iutbeziers.univmontp2.fr ABSTRACT E-learning has been given increasing attention during the last decade and it takes today an important place within many academic fields. Scholars often consider this issue through three dominant approaches focusing on the contents proposed to the user (the instructional design is for example a major framew Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:31 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101764/Session1-RoxanaOlogeanuTaddei http://www.scribd.com/doc/101763/Session-15-Richard-Hall Evaluating a model for citizen participation in elearning environments Richard Hall De Montfort University, rhall1@dmu.ac.uk Note: the author is grateful to the editors of e-Learning for their permission to reproduce published material in this paper. (See: http://www.wwwords.co.uk/elea/content/pdfs/3/issue3_4.asp) ABSTRACT This paper focuses upon the individual learner’s integration of both institutional and noninstitutional technologies in their personal learning spaces as they journey between levels 1 and 2 of higher education. The author evaluates the ability that learners have to selec Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:29 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101763/Session-15-Richard-Hall http://www.scribd.com/doc/101762/Session-9-Nuz-Quadri Exploring Students’ Views with Video Diaries Nuzhat Quadri and Professor Peter Bullen University of Hertfordshire, n.1.quadri@herts.ac.uk, p.r.bullen@herts.ac.uk ABSTRACT Students’ views are often sought by institutions using conventional methods such as surveys, focus groups, and interviews. Students tend to be saturated by such methods and there is a strong possibility that their views are not fully reflected. In an attempt to gain a deeper insight into student behaviours, the Blended Learning Unit has implemented a form of feedback which could be perceived as enjoyable for participant Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:28 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101762/Session-9-Nuz-Quadri http://www.scribd.com/doc/101761/Session-24-Bettina-Woodroffe Engaging Learners in Academic Discourse: the role of the vle in helping students to find a voice Bettina Woodroffe Fiona Hallett with Dr Franc Potter Edge Hill University, woodrofb@edgehill.ac.uk hallettf@edgehill.ac.uk ABSTRACT Originally, the intention of this paper and the presentation to which it relates was to share the experiences of a novice academic and her attempt to engage teacherresearchers in academic discourse, and to invite critical interrogation of preliminary findings and insights. In the context of widening participation, much research has been undertaken in the area of unde Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:27 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101761/Session-24-Bettina-Woodroffe http://www.scribd.com/doc/101760/Chaired-Panel-3-Catherine-Naamani From Text to Screen: Challenging Approaches to Creating Learning in an Online Environment Catherine Naamani University of Glamorgan, cnaamani@glam.ac.uk ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to explore different approaches to course design within the blended learning continuum in the context of an externally funded, collaborative project the development of an online Master’s Programme. The research literature identifies two main categories of curriculum design – the systematic approach, described by the models of Pask, (1973), Keller (1983), Gagné (1985) and Dick & Carey (2001), and latterl Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:26 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101760/Chaired-Panel-3-Catherine-Naamani http://www.scribd.com/doc/101759/Chaired-Panel-3-Derek-Harding Constructing a Personal Learning Environment the Free and Easy Way Derek Harding University of Teesside Derek.Harding@tees.ac.uk Introduction Having been involved in the implementation of a commercial Virtual Learning Environment and the staff development activities associated with it, I can say with some confidence that this approach has problems as well as advantages. Blackboard for example, is essentially an expensive American product and it shows. Moodle is free and more versatile but can still be used to impose particular ways of working. Also students often use technologies in ways that Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:24 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101759/Chaired-Panel-3-Derek-Harding http://www.scribd.com/doc/101758/Session-13-Jo-Lonsdale Active learning through digital storytelling Jo Lonsdale Postgraduate Researcher Centre for Active Learning, University of Gloucestershire jlonsdale@glos.ac.uk ABSTRACT Environment courses at the University of Gloucestershire encourage the use of active learning, based on the Kolb learning cycle (1984) and Performances of Understanding (Blythe & Assoc, 1998). Developing reflective practice is an important, yet challenging part of this approach. Reflection is not necessarily an individual process and can be improved when others are involved (McDrury & Alterio 2002). This paper will discuss th Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:21 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101758/Session-13-Jo-Lonsdale http://www.scribd.com/doc/101757/Session-23-Saud-Altaf Future E- Learning Prospects and Challenges: Higher Education in Pakistan Saud Altaf (University Institute of Information Technology) University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi Pakistan, saud@uaar.edu.pk Ch. Muhammad Azam (Department of Statistics and Mathematics) University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi Pakistan, azam@uaar.edu.pk ABSTRACT E-learning is becoming a leading delivery method in workplace-learning settings across organizations of various sectors and of varying sizes. Universities all over the world are improving their methods of education and in view of continuing education and u Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:20 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101757/Session-23-Saud-Altaf http://www.scribd.com/doc/101756/Chaired-Panel-4-Emily-Conradi A Workable Model for Virtual Patient Design Dr Jonathan Round, Emily Conradi, Dr Terry Poulton, Arnold Somasunderam e-Learning Unit, CMHCE, St George’s University of London, econradi@sgul.ac.uk ABSTRACT St George’s University of London have created a generic ‘model’ for virtual patient (VP) design, simple enough for clinicians to use, yet flexible enough to simulate real clinical decisions. This method of VP creation is disseminated to educators within our institution through regular VP workshops. For each VP an ideal pathway is described, with 3 or 4 critical points or ‘nodes’ th Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:18 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101756/Chaired-Panel-4-Emily-Conradi http://www.scribd.com/doc/101755/Chaired-Panel-2-Elena-Luchinskaya Collaborative Reflective Learning: Lessons Drawn from the TEMPUS/ESCalate Projects Elena Luchinskaya Manchester Metropolitan University e.luchinskaya@mmu.ac.uk ABSTRACT This paper assesses the usefulness of online reflective journals as a means of enhancing our understanding of the learning process in an international context. This research is based on the results of a three year EU TEMPUS project (2002-5) coordinated by Manchester Metropolitan University and a follow-up ESCalate project (2005). The aim of these projects was to establish a Centre for Social Policy at Udmurt State University, Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:16 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101755/Chaired-Panel-2-Elena-Luchinskaya http://www.scribd.com/doc/101754/Session-4-Gayle-Calverley Changing Practices in the Development of Digital Resources Gayle Calverley, Tim Cappelli, Hilary Dexter, Jim Petch, Alisdair Smithies University of Manchester, g.j.calverley@manchester.ac.uk, timothy.cappelli-2@manchester.ac.uk, hilary.dexter@manchester.ac.uk, jim.petch@manchester.ac.uk, alisdair.smithies@manchester.ac.uk ABSTRACT The scale of investment in new technologies by learning organisations now generates e-learning projects whose long-term success is no longer independent of the character and structure of the host organisation. Organisations expect an efficiency that will allow their Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:15 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101754/Session-4-Gayle-Calverley http://www.scribd.com/doc/101753/Session-18-Sheena-Banks Integrating E-Learning and E-Research Gordon Joyes1 and Sheena Banks2 1 University of Nottingham, Gordon.Joyes@nottingham.ac.uk and 2 University of Sheffield, s.b.banks@sheffield.ac.uk ABSTRACT This paper addresses research questions about developing innovative and engaging practices that are appropriate to the ways in which researchers (in particular new researchers) wish or need to develop their skills, knowledge and practice in diverse academic and professional settings. In particular, the paper explores how technology can be effectively used in the teaching and learning of research metho Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:10 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101753/Session-18-Sheena-Banks http://www.scribd.com/doc/101752/Chaired-Panel-4-Mariana-Lilley-Barker-Britton Computer Adaptive Testing in Higher Education: A case study Mariana Lilley1, Trevor Barker2, Carol Britton3 2 University of Hertfordshire, m.lilley@herts.ac.uk University of Hertfordshire, t.1.barker@herts.ac.uk 3 University of Hertfordshire, c.britton@herts.ac.uk 1 ABSTRACT At the University of Hertfordshire we have developed a computer-adaptive test (CAT) prototype. The prototype was designed to select the questions presented to individual learners based upon their ability. Earlier work by the authors during the last five years has shown benefits of the CAT approach, such as increased lea Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:07 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101752/Chaired-Panel-4-Mariana-Lilley-Barker-Britton http://www.scribd.com/doc/101751/Session-7-Habib-Khan Importance of e-learning in improving the performance of students in the group work activities: a case study Mr Habib Ullah Khan Faculty, Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems, College of Commerce and Business Administration, Dhofar University Salalah, Oman Email: h_khan@du.edu.om ABSTRACT The world has changed dramatically from earlier ages to today's highly technological world. Similarly, learning has also adopted new distance or invisible style of classroom learning, providing another mode for traditional face to face classroom environment (Sutherland, 1999). Intern Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:05 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101751/Session-7-Habib-Khan http://www.scribd.com/doc/101750/Chaired-Panel-6-Jackie-Haigh-Christine-Dearnley The impact of mobile technology on students’ experience of learning and assessment in practice settings: a focus group study Jackie Haigh University of Bradford J.Haigh3@bBradford.ac.uk Christine Dearnley University of Bradford C.A.Dearnley1@Bradford.ac.uk ABSTRACT As part of the ALPS CETL (HEFCE 2007) 29 student midwives and their link lecturers were given an electronic version of a clinical portfolio on Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). These devices were used during a seven week clinical practice placement to record tripartite assessment interviews and clinical experiences relevant t Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:04 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101750/Chaired-Panel-6-Jackie-Haigh-Christine-Dearnley http://www.scribd.com/doc/101749/Session-11-Deirdre-Viviers Looking at e-learning through the lens of a communication model Deirdre Viviers and Dr Gary Mersham The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand deirdre.viviers@openpolytechnic.ac.nz and gary.mersham@openpolytechnic.ac.nz ABSTRACT As information technology’s power and ubiquity have grown, its strategic importance for the education industry has diminished. Most institutions are now able to offer at least some form of contact, distance or blended learning, and increasingly looking at making learning materials free of charge. As Carr notes, ‘the very power and presence of information technologies ha Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:03 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101749/Session-11-Deirdre-Viviers http://www.scribd.com/doc/101748/Chaired-Panel-2-Frances-Tracy Using the Wiki the Wrong Way: a case study in plant sciences Fran Tracy†, Katy Jordan, Keith Johnstone Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge † fet21@cam.ac.uk ABSTRACT The Plant Sciences Pedagogy Project began in the autumn of 2005 as part of the Cambridge-MIT Institute (CMI) Education Programme. The project objectives within the Department of Plant Sciences at Cambridge were two-fold: to conduct research into teaching and learning of undergraduates within the department and to develop supportive on-line learning resources. Research focused on the second year undergraduat Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:22:02 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101748/Chaired-Panel-2-Frances-Tracy http://www.scribd.com/doc/101747/Session-22-Trevor-Barker The Development of a Verbal and Visual Skills Profile for use in the Configuration of Blended Learning Objects Trevor Barker, Asli Adisen University of Hertfordshire, t.1.barker@herts.ac.uk ABSTRACT The research presented in this paper relates to the development and testing of computer software to measure visual and verbal skills and to investigate their relationship to Riding’s WAVI cognitive style dimensions. The context of this work relates to the development of psychological mental and student models to assist navigation and task performance on adaptive educational computer systems, ble Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:21:58 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101747/Session-22-Trevor-Barker http://www.scribd.com/doc/101746/Chaired-Panel-1-Richard-Walker Case Study Methodology and E-Learning: Reflections on Evaluation Activities for Blended Modules Richard Walker & Wendy Fountain University of York, rw23@york.ac.uk & wf501@york.ac.uk ABSTRACT This paper offers a description of the case study research methodology at the University of York and reflects on the way that it has been applied to capture student learning experiences for a series of blended learning pilot projects. Discussion focuses on the interpretive research approach, which has been adopted to provide a rich picture of student working patterns across a range of pilot projects. Th Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:21:55 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101746/Chaired-Panel-1-Richard-Walker http://www.scribd.com/doc/101745/Session-17-Jim-Turner Creativity and its role in the adoption of education technology Jim Turner Liverpool John Moore 1998s University, j.c.turner@ljmu.ac.uk ABSTRACT Educational technology needs to become embedded within teaching practice in order to successfully realise its potential. The focus of this process has been on academic staff training in technological skills and, more recently, educated in pedagogical implications. With this new information they are encouraged to create their own personal reinterpretation to fit their particular situation. The amount of innovation from the older established practice Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:21:54 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101745/Session-17-Jim-Turner http://www.scribd.com/doc/101744/Chaired-Panel-5-Elisabeth-Skinner Engaging Students in Online Discussion – or not? Elisabeth Skinner University of Gloucestershire, eskinnner@glos.ac.uk ABSTRACT This paper compares engagement in communities for learning with participation in local communities. People build individual and social capacity through participation and may not recognise the benefits until they take part. There are many reasons why people remain outside arrangements for joining in local communities, reasons that can apply to students who fail to engage. Findings from research in the community governance field demonstrate the importance of reachin Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:21:52 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/101744/Chaired-Panel-5-Elisabeth-Skinner