Technologies Shaping Instruction and Distance Education: New Studies and Utilizations (Advances in Distance Education Technologies (Adet) Book Series)

"Technology has defined and continues to redefine education, particularly in the realm of distance education where tools for virtual collaboration are critical to successful teaching and learning. Technologies Shaping Instruction and Distance Education: New Studies and Utilizations offers insight into evolving methodologies and tools impacting education in the 21st century. Investigations of topics such as Web-based forums, multimedia tools and mobile e-learning benefit students, educators, and researchers who develop and use new pedagogical technologies and techniques. " Title ......Page 2 Editorial Advisory Board......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Detailed Table of Contents......Page 10 Preface......Page 19 A Semantics-Based Information Distribution Framework for Large Web-Based Course Forum System......Page 34 Toward Development of Distance Learning Environment in the Grid......Page 53 Applying Semantic Agents to Message Communication in E-Learning Environment......Page 65 A Computer-Assisted Approach to Conducting Cooperative Learning Process......Page 83 Collaborative E-Learning Using Semantic Course Blog......Page 100 A Virtual Laboratory on Natural Computing: A Learning Experiment......Page 110 Online Learning of Electrical Circuits Through a Virtual Laboratory......Page 127 A Case Study on Scaffolding Adaptive Feedback within Virtual Learning Environments......Page 141 Multipoint Multimedia Conferencing System for Efficient and Effective Remote Collaboration......Page 159 Enhanced Speech-Enabled Tools for Intelligent and Mobile E-Learning Applications......Page 180 WEBCAP: Web Scheduler for Distance Learning Multimedia Documents with Web Workload Considerations......Page 199 Quasi-Facial Communication for Online Learning Using 3D Modeling Techniques......Page 214 Enhancing Skills of Application Software via Web-Enabled Problem-Based Learning and Self-Regulated Learning: An Exploratory Study......Page 225 Constructivist Learning Through Computer Gaming......Page 240 Stimulating Learners Motivation in a Web-Based E-Learning System......Page 256 Using a User-Interactive QA System for Personalized E-Learning......Page 272 Distance-Learning for Advanced Military Education: Using Wargame Simulation Course as an Example......Page 291 Virtual On-Line Classroom for Mobile E-Learning over Next Generation Learning Environment......Page 301 A Methodology for Developing Learning Objects for Web Course Delivery......Page 313 A Chinese Interactive Feedback System for a Virtual Campus......Page 323 Compilation of References......Page 350 About the Contributors......Page 373 Index......Page 379

Technology has defined and continues to redefine education, particularly in the realm of distance education where tools for virtual collaboration are critical to successful teaching and learning.

Technologies Shaping Instruction and Distance Education: New Studies and Utilizations offers insight into evolving methodologies and tools impacting education in the 21st century. Investigations of topics such as Web-based forums, multimedia tools and mobile e-learning benefit students, educators, and researchers who develop and use new pedagogical technologies and techniques.

Provides insight into evolving methodologies and tools impacting education in the 21st century. Investigations of topics such as Web-based forums, multimedia tools and mobile e-learning will benefit students, educators, and researchers who develop and use new pedagogical technologies and techniques. 'This book covers the use of technology and the development of tools to support content exchange, delivery, collaboration and pedagogy used in distance education delivery'--Provided by publisher. "This book covers the use of technology and the development of tools to support content exchange, delivery, collaboration and pedagogy used in distance education delivery"--Résumé de l'éditeur