Advances In Web-based Learning - Icwl 2005: 4th International Conference, Hong Kong, China, July 31 - August 3, 2005, Proceedings (lecture Notes In Computer Science)

With the rapid development of Web-based learning, a new set of learning - vironments including virtual classrooms, virtual laboratories and virtual u- versities are being developed. These new learning environments, however, also introduce new problems that need to be addressed. On the technical side, there is a need for the deployment of e?ective technologies on Web-based education. On the learning side, the cyber mode of learning is very di?erent from tra- tional classroom-based learning. On the management side, the establishment of a cyber university imposes very di?erent requirements for the set up. ICWL 2005, the 4th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, was held in Hong Kong, China from July 31 to August 3, 2005, as a continued - tempttoaddressmanyoftheabove-mentionedissues.Followingthegreatsuccess of ICWL 2002 (Hong Kong, China), ICWL 2003 (Australia), and ICWL 2004 (China), ICWL 2005 aimed at presenting progresson the technical, pedagogical, as well as management issues of Web-based learning. The conference featured a comprehensive program, including a number of tutorials, two keynote talks, a main track containing regular as well as short paper presentations, and an application track. We received a total of 99 submissions from all over the world. The Program Committee selected 33 papers as regular papers for presentation in the main track, an acceptance rate of about 33%. Due to the high-quality submissions, the Committee decided to further accept 9 papers as short papers for presentation. Front Matter....Pages - A Core Model Supporting Location-Aware Computing in Smart Classroom....Pages 1-13 Student Adoption Towards Web-Based Learning Platform....Pages 14-25 ALIAS: An Automated Lab Information Administration System....Pages 26-37 An Online Template-Based Authoring System for E-Learning....Pages 38-48 Design and Implementation of a J2EE-Based Platform for Network Teaching....Pages 49-55 A Web-Based Classroom Environment for Enhanced Residential College Education....Pages 56-65 Adaptive Internet Interactive Team Video....Pages 66-77 A Prototype of the Web-Based Marine Training Environment....Pages 78-85 P2P Video Synchronization in a Collaborative Virtual Environment....Pages 86-98 Virtual Experiment Services....Pages 99-110 Designing a Learning Objects Repository -The Views of Higher Education Faculty....Pages 111-121 A Novel Resource Recommendation System Based on Connecting to Similar E-Learners....Pages 122-130 MECCA-Learn: A Community Based Collaborative Course Management System for Media-Rich Curricula in the Film Studies....Pages 131-143 Building Learning Management Systems Using IMS Standards: Architecture of a Manifest Driven Approach....Pages 144-156 Constructing a SCORM-Compliant Intelligent Strategy Repository....Pages 157-162 Effortless Construction and Management of Program Animations on the Web....Pages 163-173 Student Centered Knowledge Level Analysis for eLearning for SQL....Pages 174-185 Web-Based Chinese Calligraphy Retrieval and Learning System....Pages 186-196 Computer-Assisted Item Generation for Listening Cloze Tests and Dictation Practice in English....Pages 197-208 The Gong System: Web-Based Learning for Multiple Languages, with Special Support for the Yale Representation of Cantonese....Pages 209-220 A Novel Multi-agent Community Building Scheme Based on Collaboration Filtering....Pages 221-225 Semantic Caching for Web Based Learning Systems....Pages 226-235 An Approach to Acquire Semantic Relationships Between Words from Web Document....Pages 236-243 Grounding Collaborative Knowledge Building in Semantics-Based Critiquing....Pages 244-255 Real-Time Adaptive Human Motions for Web-Based Training....Pages 256-266 Experiences in Using an Automated System for Improving Students’ Learning of Computer Programming....Pages 267-272 Automatic Leveling System for E-Learning Examination Pool Using Entropy-Based Decision Tree....Pages 273-278 A Web-Based Environment to Improve Teaching and Learning of Computer Programming in Distance Education....Pages 279-290 The Design and Implementation of Digital Signal Processing Virtual Lab Based on Components....Pages 291-301 A Design for Generating Personalised Feedback in Knowledge Construction....Pages 302-310 Refining the Results of Automatic e-Textbook Construction by Clustering....Pages 311-319 ANTS: Agent-Based Navigational Training System....Pages 320-325 An Educational Virtual Environment for Studying Physics Concept in High Schools....Pages 326-331 Mobile learning with Cellphones and PocketPCs....Pages 332-339 A Novel Mobile Learning Assistant System....Pages 340-348 Context-Sensitive Content Representation for Mobile Learning....Pages 349-354 Managing Student Expectations Online....Pages 355-363 Collaborative Virtual Learning Environment Using Synthetic Characters....Pages 364-374 Devising a Typology of LOs Based on Pedagogical Assumptions....Pages 375-386 Using Web Based Answer Hunting System to Promote Collaborative Learning....Pages 387-396 The Impact of E-Learning on the Use of Campus Instructional Space....Pages 397-405 The Research of Mining Association Rules Between Personality and Behavior of Learner Under Web-Based Learning Environment....Pages 406-417 Back Matter....Pages -

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2005, held in Hong Kong, China in July/August 2005.

The 33 revised full papers and 9 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 99 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on e-learning platforms and tools; learning resource deployment, organization, and management; practice and experience sharing; mobile e-learning; and pedagogical issues.