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White Papers
On Remote and Virtual Experiments in eLearning
Dec 2007
The science of physics is based on theories and models as well as experiments: the former structure relations and simplify reality to a degree such that predictions on physical phenomena can be...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
The Overall Aspects of e-Leaning Issues, Developments, Opportunities and Challenges
Apr 2010
Rapid steps made in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has facilitated the development of teaching and learning methods and prepared them to serve the needs of an assorted...
Provided by Mekelle University
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White Papers
An Interactive e-Learning Management System (e-LMS): A Solution to Tanzanian Secondary Schools' Education
Aug 2010
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) has been integrated in education in many developing and developed countries alike, but the use of ICT in Tanzanian schools is dismal. Many...
Provided by Blekinge Institute of Technology
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White Papers
Extending E-Learning Systems Based on Clause-Rule Model
Dec 2010
E-Learning systems are used by many learners and teachers. The developer is developing the e-Learning system. However, the developer cannot do system construction to satisfy all of users' demands....
Provided by Hokkaido University
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White Papers
Learning Objects Production for Competence Formation by Adaptive Virtual Educational Environments
Sep 2009
The aim of this contribution is to present the work that the Universidad Industrial de Santander is currently carrying out through the institutional project named ProSPETIC, designed to give...
Provided by Universitat de Girona
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White Papers
Adaptive Integral Assessment Package for the A2UN@ Project
Apr 2009
This paper presents a first approach of Evaluation Engine Architecture (EEA) as proposal to support adaptive integral evaluation, in the context of a virtual learning environment. The goal of the...
Provided by University of Girona
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White Papers
Research on Standards Supporting A2UN@: Adaptation and Accessibility for ALL in Higher Education
Aug 2007
Currently there are many standards that impinge on accessibility issues regarding users' models, learning scenarios, interaction preferences, devices capabilities, metadata for specifying the...
Provided by Universitat de Girona
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White Papers
The Potential for Open Learner Models in Adaptive Virtual Learning Environments
Sep 2009
In the context of virtual and blended education, several functionalities have been proposed for Learning Management Systems (LMS): intelligent LMS (iLMS) based on standards in aLFanet ;...
Provided by University of Girona
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White Papers
Adaption of Courses and Learning Environment to the User Context in DotLRN
Feb 2009
The explosive growth of Internet during the last years has been reflected in the ever-increasing amount of the diversity and heterogeneity of user preferences, types and features of devices and...
Provided by Universitat de Girona
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White Papers
A Quality Assessment Methodology for EIE Resources Available Through the Internet
Mar 2009
E-learning has become widely available and accepted by learners either as the main or supplemental facility in their learning activities. A wide range of electronic resources and virtual learning...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Integrated User Model in an Adaptive Virtual Learning Environment
Sep 2009
This paper presents an integrated user model which supports the development of an adaptive virtual learning environment. This integrated user model is made up of three dimensions user...
Provided by Universitat de Girona
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White Papers
Identifying Suspicious URLs: An Application of Large-Scale Online Learning
Apr 2009
This paper explores online learning approaches for detecting malicious Web sites (those involved in criminal scams) using lexical and host-based features of the associated URLs. The authors show...
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
Sequential Cost-Sensitive Decision Making With Reinforcement Learning
Jan 2011
Recently, there has been increasing interest in the issues of cost-sensitive learning and decision making in a variety of applications of data mining. A number of approaches have been developed...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
System-Level Power Management Using Online Learning
May 2009
In this paper, the authors propose a novel online-learning algorithm for system-level power management. They formulate both Dynamic Power Management (DPM) and dynamic voltage frequency scaling...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Hybrid Machine Learning System for Stock Market Forecasting
Jun 2009
In this paper, the authors propose a hybrid machine learning system based on Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Support Vector Machines (SVM) for stock market prediction. A variety of indicators from the...
Provided by Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
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White Papers
Online 3D Collaboration System for Engineering Education
Jun 2007
The Internet has provided new communication methods for most people in all walks of life, particularly for education and industry. It is common that people email friends, pay bills online and play...
Provided by American Society for Engineering Education
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White Papers
Security Exercises for the Online Classroom With DETER
Jul 2010
Creating high-quality homework with an emphasis on creativity and open-ended learning is challenging. This is especially true for online classes, which must be both accessible via the Internet and...
Provided by University of California
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Case Studies
Online Higher Education Institution Prepares for Growth
Feb 2010
Apollo Group is a leading provider of higher education programs for working adults. Apollo Group's learning and business applications reside on approximately 7500 servers in three data centers in...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Moodog: Tracking Students' Online Learning Activities
Oct 2009
Many universities are currently using a Course Management System (CMS) to organize course materials and conduct online learning activities. However, most commercial or open source CMS software...
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
A Prototype for Educational Planning Using Course Constraints to Simulate Student Populations
Mar 2009
Distance learning universities usually afford their students the flexibility to advance their studies at their own pace. This can lead to a considerable fluctuation of student populations within a...
Provided by Hellenic Open University
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White Papers
Distributed Metadata with the AMGA Metadata Catalog
Jan 2011
Catalog Services play a vital role on Data Grids by allowing users and applications to discover and locate the data needed. On large Data Grids, with hundreds of geographically distributed sites,...
Provided by CERN
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White Papers
Pattern Recognition System Design With Linear Encoding for Discrete Patterns
Dec 2007
Pattern recognition systems based on compressed patterns and compressed sensor measurements can be designed using low-density matrices. The authors examine truncation encoding where a subset of...
Provided by Washington University in St. Louis
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White Papers
A Proposed Approach for Learner Evaluation in an Open Distance Environment
Apr 2009
The remote learning evolution and particularly the e-learning permits to more and more people access to education. One of the learning fields which are to be developed is the learner evaluation....
Provided by Association of Colleges of Computing and Information
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White Papers
An Online Learning Approach to In-Vivo Tracking Using Synergistic Features
Oct 2010
In this paper the authors present an online algorithm for robustly tracking surgical tools in dynamic environments that can assist a surgeon during in-vivo robotic surgery procedures. The next...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
U-Learning Within a Context-Aware Multiagent Environment
Jan 2011
New technological developments have made it possible to interact with computer systems and applications anywhere and anytime. It is vital that these applications are able to adapt to the user, as...
Provided by PG University of Ploiesti
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Webcasts
The Child-Driven Education
Jul 2010
Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from...
Provided by TED Conferences
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White Papers
Behavior Analysis in a Learning Environment to Identify the Suitable Learning Style
Apr 2011
Personalized adaptive systems rely heavily on the learning style and the learner's behavior. Due to traditional teaching methods and high learner/teacher ratios, a teacher faces great obstacles in...
Provided by Mansoura University
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White Papers
A Framework for Defining Graduate Telecommunications Education
Jan 2010
Telecommunication programs in academic institutions across the country combine a diverse set of disciplines to provide a unified learning platform for the students and professionals in the large...
Provided by University of Pittsburgh
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White Papers
Using Role Play for an Upper Level CS Course
Mar 2009
This paper reports on initial experiences with using role play interaction in an upper level Operating Systems (OS) course. Three role play scenarios were implemented related to multi-programming,...
Provided by University of Nevada
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White Papers
Fragment Grammars: Exploring Computation and Reuse in Language
Mar 2009
Language relies on a division of labor between stored units and structure building operations which combine the stored units into larger structures. This division of labor leads to a tradeoff:...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
Language and Retrieval Accuracy
Aug 2010
One of the major challenges in the Information Retrieval field is handling the massive amount of information available to Internet users. Existing ranking techniques and strategies that govern the...
Provided by New Mexico State University
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White Papers
Expanding the Frontiers of Computer Science: Designing a Curriculum to Reflect a Diverse Field
Mar 2010
While the discipline of computing has evolved significantly in the past 30 years, Computer Science curricula have not as readily adapted to these changes. In response, the authors have recently...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
A Course on Probability Theory for Computer Scientists
Mar 2011
During the past 20 years, probability theory has become a critical element in the development of many areas in computer science. Commensurately, in this paper, the authors argue for expanding the...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Scaling Computer Science Education to Education on Scaling in Computer Science
Jan 2011
In the past few years, two interacting trends in industrial computing have helped change the landscape of how software is constructed and delivered. First, the ubiquity of networking has helped to...
Provided by Google
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White Papers
E-Learning for Professional Education of Personnel in a Hospital
Jun 2009
A collaboration among the Hospital S. Giovanni Battista of Turin, the Politecnico of Turin, and the MUST company is described. The content of the collaboration has been and is the use of ICT's,...
Provided by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
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White Papers
Improving the Reusability and Interoperability of E-Learning Material
Jun 2009
A key requirement for e-learning materials is reusability and interoperability, that is the possibility to use at least part of the contents in different courses, and to deliver them trough...
Provided by Politecnico di Torino
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White Papers
Comparing Students' Opinion Between Web Based Learning and Face to Face Learning Processes
Dec 2010
Although web based learning has many advantages, traditional learning environments are still preferred by some students. Especially, if the students come from the traditional learning environment,...
Provided by Ankara University Rectorate
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White Papers
Integrating e-Learning Environments With Computational Intelligence Assessment Agents
Jun 2009
In this contribution an innovative platform is being presented that integrates intelligent agents in legacy e-learning environments. It introduces the design and development of a scalable and...
Provided by University of Patras
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White Papers
Computational Intelligence Techniques and Agents' Technology in E-Learning Environments
Dec 2010
In this contribution a newly developed e-learning environment is presented, which incorporates Intelligent Agents and Computational Intelligence Techniques. The new e-learning environment is...
Provided by University of Patras
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White Papers
Using Visual Technologies to Promote Excellence in Computer Science Education
Jun 2009
The purposes of this paper are to promote excellence in computer science by suggesting a cohesive innovative approach to fill well documented deficiencies in current computer science education,...
Provided by East Carolina University
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Webcasts
The Future of Learning
Apr 2011
In this Webcast, the presenter explains about the future of education. One of the assumptions on which the presenter has built is that the future of education is about learning, not about...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
A Model for Teaching Distributed Computing in a Distance-Based Educational Environment
Dec 2010
Due to the prolific growth in connectivity, the development and implementation of distributed systems receives a lot of attention. Several technologies and languages exist for the development and...
Provided by University of South Africa
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Case Studies
Improving Training Productivity and Implementing Online Learning to Manage Rapid Growth
Mar 2011
HDFC Standard Life (HDFCSL) believes that establishing a strong and ethical foundation is an essential prerequisite for long-term sustainable growth in the insurance industry. The company has...
Provided by SumTotal Systems
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Case Studies
How SumTotal Helped Cegos Become a Leader in E-Learning and Blended Learning Marketplace
Mar 2011
The Cegos Group is Europe's largest learning and development company, business Challenges is to keep pace with the rapid change in e-learning and blended learning, to focus on educational side of...
Provided by SumTotal Systems
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White Papers
Gain the Business Skills Necessary to be an Effective Leader in IT
Oct 2011
With courses such as Strategic Leadership in IT, Managerial Decision-Making Using Quantitative & Qualitative Data, & Business Process Management, Creighton's online Master's in Information...
Provided by Creighton University
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Case Studies
Turkey e-Government Research and Application Center Showcases Connected Virtual Classroom With Cisco and Intel
Aug 2009
Education is a key factor in Turkey's national e-transformation initiative and ascension to the European Union (EU). Turkey's schools face persistent challenges in making Information and...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Accreditation of a CS Program Under Emerging Criteria
Apr 2008
The undergraduate computer science program in the School of Computer Science at UNLV has undergone five cycles of accreditation visits from teams appointed by CSAB or ABET/CAC. The program has...
Provided by University of Nevada
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White Papers
Petri Nets Across Graduate Computer Science Curriculum
May 2008
This paper describes a comprehensive approach to teaching Petri nets across graduate computer science curriculum. Petri nets are used in several courses, both required and electives, as a...
Provided by University of Massachusetts
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White Papers
A Framework for Revitalizing Undergraduate Computer Science
Apr 2008
Despite the great demand for computing, undergraduate computing programs are losing their appeal. Many believe this is a direct consequence of off-shoring and outsourcing of information technology...
Provided by University of Detroit Mercy
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White Papers
Assessment Practice for Mixed Mode Delivery of Web Programming Topics: Increasing Learning and Reducing Cheating
May 2008
This paper examines the delivery of web programming courses in a mixed mode format for both in-class and online students. The paper focuses on the development of real-world assessments which...
Provided by Edith Cowan University
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White Papers
The Synthesis of Mathematical Foundations With Real World Applications in Computer Science Education
Apr 2008
Computer science education for undergraduates is generally limited to coursework. This paper presents an innovative educational program whose objective is to introduce undergraduates to computer...
Provided by University of New York at Buffalo
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White Papers
Computers and Physical Construction: Blending Fabrication Into Computer Science Education
May 2008
In this paper, the authors argue that physical fabrication can be productively interwoven into a computer science curriculum. They present two project-based courses that the authors have taught:...
Provided by University of Colorado
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White Papers
Small Dataset Size Clustering in MASCE
May 2008
MASCE is a Multi-Agent System for Collaborative E-learning. One of the objectives of this system is to build groups for collaborative learning and to provide best potential helpers for peers. The...
Provided by Ain Shams University
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White Papers
Engaging Students in Computer Science Through Interdisciplinary Seminars
May 2008
With the decline in enrollment in computer science courses nationwide, it is important to consider alternative approaches of introducing students to the computer science discipline. In this paper...
Provided by University of Mary Washington
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White Papers
An Interactive and Multimodal Software for Teaching Induction for Computer Science
Apr 2008
Induction is a key concept in the teaching and learning of computer science and yet, students have difficulties understanding it. Educators have tried for decades to present proofs by induction to...
Provided by Florida International University
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White Papers
Predicting Success in the Computer Science Degree Using ROC Analysis
May 2008
ROC Curves (Receiver Operating Characteristic) are remarkably useful in medical decision-making. Given a common measurable characteristic, with a continuous output in all the beings of a group,...
Provided by Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
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White Papers
The Real Value of Software Engineering in a Computer Science Program (the Use of Case Studies and Projects)
May 2008
This paper addresses the important role that software engineering has in the Computer Science program for the graduate to be prepared for the work force or graduate school. The balance between...
Provided by Polytechnic University
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White Papers
Computer Science Students' Online Learning Experience and Workload: Perception Versus Reality
May 2008
In this paper, the authors briefly discuss the motivation behind the acceptance and increased prevalence of online courses. They then present a case study that compares computer science students'...
Provided by California State University
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White Papers
Towards the Balance of Computer Science Curriculum
Apr 2008
As one of the most technology-oriented majors, a computer science curriculum should be able to adjust itself to adopt new emerging technologies to meet the requirements of current and future...
Provided by Hampton University
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White Papers
Designing Pedagogical Learning Environment
May 2009
The use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) to activate distance education courses has made it possible to create new ways of training, certainly more efficiently and potentially...
Provided by ESI
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Webcasts
Conrad Wolfram: Teaching Kids Real Math With Computers
Nov 2010
Rockets to stock markets, many of humanity's most thrilling creations are powered by math. So why do kids lose interest in it? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math the people teach - calculation...
Provided by TED Conferences
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Podcasts
TechEd 2011 Birds-of-a-Feather (Session 15): Embedding IT Certifications Into Degree Programs
May 2011
The parallel worlds of college IT degrees and IT certifications have converged with many programs now integrating certification exams into their curriculum. Listen to this podcast on the new...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Learning 3.0: Why Technology Belongs in Every Classroom
Apr 2011
The Obama Administration's recently unveiled plan for transforming American education through technology does not envision "Plugging kids in and making them smarter," declares the presenter....
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
Mapping Web Personal Learning Environments
Aug 2009
A recent trend in education and in web development is to build learning environment on top of web platforms which are carefully designed to host a plurality of software components (sometimes...
Provided by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
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Whitepapers
IDEL - A Simple Instructional Design Tool for E-Learning
Jun 2009
Today's Information and Knowledge Society has placed new demands on education and a new paradigm of education is required. Learning, facilitated by educational systems and the pedagogic process,...
Provided by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
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White Papers
Overview and Evaluation of Usability Evaluation Methods for E-Learning Systems
May 2008
Evaluation of a method involves complicated approaches which are either subjective, objective, or some combinations of both. Evaluation of different evaluation methods exponentially makes this...
Provided by CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY
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White Papers
Platforms Used by Mexican Universities for Distance-Learning
May 2008
The incorporation of technology in the educational environment leaned toward the utilization of computerized platform since, as it has been demonstrated, they enhanced the process of...
Provided by University of Oviedo
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White Papers
Distance Education-Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Divide of the Caribbean
May 2008
Distance education has undergone a transformation from correspondence courses aided by the print media to e-Learning courses via the Internet. Each of the distance education modes has had...
Provided by University of Technology
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White Papers
E-learning for the Improvement of the Peruvian Education System
May 2008
This paper presents an investigation about the innovative e-learning programs applied in the Peruvian education system. This form of access to education is without a doubt an important vehicle for...
Provided by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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White Papers
A Cyber University Framework for Web-Based Teaching
May 2008
In this paper, the authors present a cyber university framework for Web-based teaching for the Hong Kong CyberU. Flexibility and mobility are the key features of the courses offered by the Hong...
Provided by Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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White Papers
Teaching Foreign Languages Over the Internet
May 2008
In this paper, the authors present a project developed at Western Oregon University that utilizes available software packages and the Internet to teach basic Mandarin Chinese, over a distance, to...
Provided by Western Oregon University
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White Papers
E-Learning: Emerging Tools & Technologies
May 2008
The E-learning industry has grown tremendously since the early days of computers & the internet. The effectiveness of any training depends on the methods and techniques used for conveying the...
Provided by Manav Rachna international university
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White Papers
Ontology-Based Generic Learning Path Recommendations
May 2008
E-learning is one of the most challenging "E-domains". In general it refers to a wide range of applications and processes designed to deliver instruction through computational means. It is seen as...
Provided by Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
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White Papers
Design and Implementation of an In-House e-Learning Application Framework
May 2008
With the emergence of the Internet and its related technologies, many educators assert that there are substantial benefits to online learning (e-learning) and educational technology. The important...
Provided by Hanoi University of Technology
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White Papers
Dynamic Assessment and Customizable E-Learning Content Generator
May 2008
This paper proposes a framework to create customizable on-demand educational contents with automated assessment. This framework can sequence educational contents logically based on content...
Provided by Arizona State University
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White Papers
Adaptive Object Re-Ranking Mechanism for Ubiquitous Learning Environment
Apr 2011
Ubiquitous Learning (U-Learning), as an emerging learning paradigm, makes it possible for learners to carry out the learning activities at any places and at anytime. With the advantages of the...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
Design and Development of an MPH Program for Distance Education Delivery
Jun 2009
The Master's of Public Health (MPH) degree is growing in popularity among a number of higher education institutions throughout the world as a distance education graduate program. This paper offers...
Provided by Utah State University
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White Papers
Use of Semantic Networks as Learning Material and Evaluation of the Approach by Students
Jun 2009
This paper first summarizes reasons why current approaches supporting Open Learning and Distance Education need to be complemented by tools permitting lecturers, researchers and students to...
Provided by Griffith University
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White Papers
Teaching Environmentalism: Mindfulness, Activism, and Student Performance
Apr 2010
Academics that meditate and engage in other contemplative practices increasingly incorporate their practice into courses as a means of increasing students' capacity for focus and attention, social...
Provided by UC Regents
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White Papers
A Social Collaboration Argumentation System for Generating Multi-Faceted Answers in Question & Answer Communities
May 2011
In this paper, the authors propose an innovative approach for the development of social collaboration argumentation systems. These systems enable a community to collaboratively create answers to...
Provided by Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
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White Papers
The Overall Aspects of e-Leaning Issues, Developments, Opportunities and Challenges
Apr 2010
Rapid steps made in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has facilitated the development of teaching and learning methods and prepared them to serve the needs of an assorted...
Provided by Mekelle University
-
White Papers
An Interactive e-Learning Management System (e-LMS): A Solution to Tanzanian Secondary Schools' Education
Aug 2010
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) has been integrated in education in many developing and developed countries alike, but the use of ICT in Tanzanian schools is dismal. Many...
Provided by Blekinge Institute of Technology
-
White Papers
Extending E-Learning Systems Based on Clause-Rule Model
Dec 2010
E-Learning systems are used by many learners and teachers. The developer is developing the e-Learning system. However, the developer cannot do system construction to satisfy all of users' demands....
Provided by Hokkaido University
-
White Papers
Learning Objects Production for Competence Formation by Adaptive Virtual Educational Environments
Sep 2009
The aim of this contribution is to present the work that the Universidad Industrial de Santander is currently carrying out through the institutional project named ProSPETIC, designed to give...
Provided by Universitat de Girona
-
White Papers
Adaptive Integral Assessment Package for the A2UN@ Project
Apr 2009
This paper presents a first approach of Evaluation Engine Architecture (EEA) as proposal to support adaptive integral evaluation, in the context of a virtual learning environment. The goal of the...
Provided by University of Girona
-
White Papers
Research on Standards Supporting A2UN@: Adaptation and Accessibility for ALL in Higher Education
Aug 2007
Currently there are many standards that impinge on accessibility issues regarding users' models, learning scenarios, interaction preferences, devices capabilities, metadata for specifying the...
Provided by Universitat de Girona
-
White Papers
The Potential for Open Learner Models in Adaptive Virtual Learning Environments
Sep 2009
In the context of virtual and blended education, several functionalities have been proposed for Learning Management Systems (LMS): intelligent LMS (iLMS) based on standards in aLFanet ;...
Provided by University of Girona
-
White Papers
Adaption of Courses and Learning Environment to the User Context in DotLRN
Feb 2009
The explosive growth of Internet during the last years has been reflected in the ever-increasing amount of the diversity and heterogeneity of user preferences, types and features of devices and...
Provided by Universitat de Girona
-
White Papers
A Quality Assessment Methodology for EIE Resources Available Through the Internet
Mar 2009
E-learning has become widely available and accepted by learners either as the main or supplemental facility in their learning activities. A wide range of electronic resources and virtual learning...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-
White Papers
Integrated User Model in an Adaptive Virtual Learning Environment
Sep 2009
This paper presents an integrated user model which supports the development of an adaptive virtual learning environment. This integrated user model is made up of three dimensions user...
Provided by Universitat de Girona
-
White Papers
Identifying Suspicious URLs: An Application of Large-Scale Online Learning
Apr 2009
This paper explores online learning approaches for detecting malicious Web sites (those involved in criminal scams) using lexical and host-based features of the associated URLs. The authors show...
Provided by University of California
-
White Papers
Sequential Cost-Sensitive Decision Making With Reinforcement Learning
Jan 2011
Recently, there has been increasing interest in the issues of cost-sensitive learning and decision making in a variety of applications of data mining. A number of approaches have been developed...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
-
White Papers
System-Level Power Management Using Online Learning
May 2009
In this paper, the authors propose a novel online-learning algorithm for system-level power management. They formulate both Dynamic Power Management (DPM) and dynamic voltage frequency scaling...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-
White Papers
Hybrid Machine Learning System for Stock Market Forecasting
Jun 2009
In this paper, the authors propose a hybrid machine learning system based on Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Support Vector Machines (SVM) for stock market prediction. A variety of indicators from the...
Provided by Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
-
White Papers
Online 3D Collaboration System for Engineering Education
Jun 2007
The Internet has provided new communication methods for most people in all walks of life, particularly for education and industry. It is common that people email friends, pay bills online and play...
Provided by American Society for Engineering Education
-
White Papers
Security Exercises for the Online Classroom With DETER
Jul 2010
Creating high-quality homework with an emphasis on creativity and open-ended learning is challenging. This is especially true for online classes, which must be both accessible via the Internet and...
Provided by University of California
-
Case Studies
Online Higher Education Institution Prepares for Growth
Feb 2010
Apollo Group is a leading provider of higher education programs for working adults. Apollo Group's learning and business applications reside on approximately 7500 servers in three data centers in...
Provided by Cisco Systems
-
White Papers
Moodog: Tracking Students' Online Learning Activities
Oct 2009
Many universities are currently using a Course Management System (CMS) to organize course materials and conduct online learning activities. However, most commercial or open source CMS software...
Provided by University of California
-
White Papers
A Prototype for Educational Planning Using Course Constraints to Simulate Student Populations
Mar 2009
Distance learning universities usually afford their students the flexibility to advance their studies at their own pace. This can lead to a considerable fluctuation of student populations within a...
Provided by Hellenic Open University
-
White Papers
Distributed Metadata with the AMGA Metadata Catalog
Jan 2011
Catalog Services play a vital role on Data Grids by allowing users and applications to discover and locate the data needed. On large Data Grids, with hundreds of geographically distributed sites,...
Provided by CERN
-
White Papers
Pattern Recognition System Design With Linear Encoding for Discrete Patterns
Dec 2007
Pattern recognition systems based on compressed patterns and compressed sensor measurements can be designed using low-density matrices. The authors examine truncation encoding where a subset of...
Provided by Washington University in St. Louis
-
White Papers
A Proposed Approach for Learner Evaluation in an Open Distance Environment
Apr 2009
The remote learning evolution and particularly the e-learning permits to more and more people access to education. One of the learning fields which are to be developed is the learner evaluation....
Provided by Association of Colleges of Computing and Information
-
White Papers
An Online Learning Approach to In-Vivo Tracking Using Synergistic Features
Oct 2010
In this paper the authors present an online algorithm for robustly tracking surgical tools in dynamic environments that can assist a surgeon during in-vivo robotic surgery procedures. The next...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-
White Papers
U-Learning Within a Context-Aware Multiagent Environment
Jan 2011
New technological developments have made it possible to interact with computer systems and applications anywhere and anytime. It is vital that these applications are able to adapt to the user, as...
Provided by PG University of Ploiesti
-
Webcasts
The Child-Driven Education
Jul 2010
Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from...
Provided by TED Conferences
-
White Papers
Behavior Analysis in a Learning Environment to Identify the Suitable Learning Style
Apr 2011
Personalized adaptive systems rely heavily on the learning style and the learner's behavior. Due to traditional teaching methods and high learner/teacher ratios, a teacher faces great obstacles in...
Provided by Mansoura University
-
White Papers
A Framework for Defining Graduate Telecommunications Education
Jan 2010
Telecommunication programs in academic institutions across the country combine a diverse set of disciplines to provide a unified learning platform for the students and professionals in the large...
Provided by University of Pittsburgh
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White Papers
Using Role Play for an Upper Level CS Course
Mar 2009
This paper reports on initial experiences with using role play interaction in an upper level Operating Systems (OS) course. Three role play scenarios were implemented related to multi-programming,...
Provided by University of Nevada
-
White Papers
Fragment Grammars: Exploring Computation and Reuse in Language
Mar 2009
Language relies on a division of labor between stored units and structure building operations which combine the stored units into larger structures. This division of labor leads to a tradeoff:...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-
White Papers
Language and Retrieval Accuracy
Aug 2010
One of the major challenges in the Information Retrieval field is handling the massive amount of information available to Internet users. Existing ranking techniques and strategies that govern the...
Provided by New Mexico State University
-
White Papers
Expanding the Frontiers of Computer Science: Designing a Curriculum to Reflect a Diverse Field
Mar 2010
While the discipline of computing has evolved significantly in the past 30 years, Computer Science curricula have not as readily adapted to these changes. In response, the authors have recently...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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A Course on Probability Theory for Computer Scientists
Mar 2011
During the past 20 years, probability theory has become a critical element in the development of many areas in computer science. Commensurately, in this paper, the authors argue for expanding the...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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Scaling Computer Science Education to Education on Scaling in Computer Science
Jan 2011
In the past few years, two interacting trends in industrial computing have helped change the landscape of how software is constructed and delivered. First, the ubiquity of networking has helped to...
Provided by Google
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E-Learning for Professional Education of Personnel in a Hospital
Jun 2009
A collaboration among the Hospital S. Giovanni Battista of Turin, the Politecnico of Turin, and the MUST company is described. The content of the collaboration has been and is the use of ICT's,...
Provided by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
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Improving the Reusability and Interoperability of E-Learning Material
Jun 2009
A key requirement for e-learning materials is reusability and interoperability, that is the possibility to use at least part of the contents in different courses, and to deliver them trough...
Provided by Politecnico di Torino
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Comparing Students' Opinion Between Web Based Learning and Face to Face Learning Processes
Dec 2010
Although web based learning has many advantages, traditional learning environments are still preferred by some students. Especially, if the students come from the traditional learning environment,...
Provided by Ankara University Rectorate
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Integrating e-Learning Environments With Computational Intelligence Assessment Agents
Jun 2009
In this contribution an innovative platform is being presented that integrates intelligent agents in legacy e-learning environments. It introduces the design and development of a scalable and...
Provided by University of Patras
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Computational Intelligence Techniques and Agents' Technology in E-Learning Environments
Dec 2010
In this contribution a newly developed e-learning environment is presented, which incorporates Intelligent Agents and Computational Intelligence Techniques. The new e-learning environment is...
Provided by University of Patras
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Using Visual Technologies to Promote Excellence in Computer Science Education
Jun 2009
The purposes of this paper are to promote excellence in computer science by suggesting a cohesive innovative approach to fill well documented deficiencies in current computer science education,...
Provided by East Carolina University
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Learning Objects: A New Paradigm for ELearning Resource Development for Secondary Schools in Tanzania
Jun 2009
The Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and the Wide World Web (WWW) have fundamentally altered the practice of teaching and learning world wide. Many universities, organizations,...
Provided by University of Dar es Salaam
