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EAI Endorsed Transactions on e-Learning
Issue 12, 2016
Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Giovanni Vincenti
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James Braman
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Exploring the Value of Educational Accessibility and Learning through Virtual Worlds
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Irene Wahba, James Braman, Cody Fountain
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Virtual worlds allow for an immersive 3D experience with rich interactive content and learning potential for students. Through this technology, educators have abundant creative power to design and fac
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ilitate meaningful learning experiences. Even though online games and virtual worlds have been arou…Virtual worlds allow for an immersive 3D experience with rich interactive content and learning potential for students. Through this technology, educators have abundant creative power to design and facilitate meaningful learning experiences. Even though online games and virtual worlds have been around for many years, their use in education has often been experimental or narrowed to a particular course topic. With the rapid changes in technology and advancements with computer interaction, virtual worlds are increasingly being used in numerous ways to improve learning and student-teacher interaction. In this editorial our aim is to briefly discuss virtual worlds in the context of education, with the focus of educational accessibility for students with disabilities. more »
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Make blended learning happen: conditions for a successful change process in higher education institutions
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L. Caporarello, A. Iñesta
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The evolution of technology has influenced and, in some cases pushed, many change projects in any type of industry. Educational institutions have also been influenced by this technological evolution.
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This has generated some important shifts in the educational paradigm that have consequently lead to…The evolution of technology has influenced and, in some cases pushed, many change projects in any type of industry. Educational institutions have also been influenced by this technological evolution. This has generated some important shifts in the educational paradigm that have consequently lead to some changes in the learning processes. Although e-learning represents one of the most important consequences of such educational paradigm evolutions, its relative benefits have still not been fully demonstrated. Thus, a new educational paradigm shift has emerged: blended learning. This phenomenon is not new in the literature, but recently it is increasingly gaining support as the model of the future in higher education, especially in international institutions in constant quest for excellence and innovation in the learning experiences they propose to their learners. How are educational institutions facing the use of technology for educational purposes? How do they have to change in order to be ready for successfully adopting this kind of learning model? In this paper we intend to answer these questions, and to provide some recommendations to educational institutions in order to help them understand how to lead the change processes necessary for blended learning to become a full-fledged reality at their schools. more »
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The antecedents of e-learning adoption within Italian corporate universities: a comparative case study
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M. Iannotta, C. Meret, M. Gatti, F. D’Ascenzo
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The implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in business education appears to be influenced by a number of organizational issues, such as culture and technological sophistica
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tion. However, extant research has had very little to say about the antecedents that shape the adop…The implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in business education appears to be influenced by a number of organizational issues, such as culture and technological sophistication. However, extant research has had very little to say about the antecedents that shape the adoption and diffusion of ICT across companies. In order to shed light on the phenomenon under investigation, this paper presents a comparative case study between five Italian companies that have instituted a corporate university. By distinguishing companies in typical cases and deviant cases with regard to the extensive use of e-learning technologies, our findings provide some useful insights about the antecedents that make companies more or less prone to employ the new frontiers of technology in their CUs. more »
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Blended learning for developing effective virtual teams: a proposed intervention format
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Cristiano Ghiringhelli, Alessandra Lazazzara
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The aim of this exploratory study was to develop a blended learning approach to fostering the skills and competencies required by leaders and members of international virtual teams. Three levels of an
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alysis were brought to bear in designing the proposed intervention format: first, the factors likel…The aim of this exploratory study was to develop a blended learning approach to fostering the skills and competencies required by leaders and members of international virtual teams. Three levels of analysis were brought to bear in designing the proposed intervention format: first, the factors likely to influence the effectiveness of a virtual team; second, the needs and challenges related to the early stages of the virtual team membership; third, the role of the human resource function in promoting – via training and development programmes – the knowledge and skills needed for virtual teams to be successful. The research questions included: What are the perceived benefits and challenges associated with the early stages of virtual collaboration? What factors must be carefully defined and managed when running a virtual team? What training needs are perceived by inexperienced virtual team members? How can training and development initiatives contribute to the effectiveness of virtual teams? A qualitative approach based on the model developed by Bal & Gundry was used to analyse data from five interviews with virtual team members at Nielsen TAM Italy. The outcomes informed the proposed blended training programme. more »
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Is Technology Mediated Learning Really Improving Performance Of Students?
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Leonardo Caporarello, Massimo Magni, Ferdinando Pennarola
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This paper examines the role of information technology in learning environments. In particular, it goes through the analysis of the impact of the use of information technology in high school students’
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performance. It describes and analyzes the initiative carried on by Impara Digitale Study Center: …This paper examines the role of information technology in learning environments. In particular, it goes through the analysis of the impact of the use of information technology in high school students’ performance. It describes and analyzes the initiative carried on by Impara Digitale Study Center: 370 students from different high schools experienced a full school year with a new teaching model, using tablets and computers instead of text books, according to a cooperative model, where each learner adopted his own device. The experience is paramount and it opens a stream of questions for further and more extensive diffusion, i.e. institutionalizing the adoption of personal devices in learning environments. We explored the different theories that can help with answers and we designed our research by using the widely adopted TAM Model, where grades are used as a measure of learning effectiveness. We also measured learning effectiveness in a control sample, using in the same schools same teachers and more traditional learning approaches. Our conclusions show that the new method improves students’ performance only if teachers, who play a pivotal role in their technology acceptance, properly support them. more »
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Personalized Students’ Profile Based On Ontology and Rule-based Reasoning
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Shaimaa Nafea, Leandros A. Maglaras, Francois iewe, Richard Smith, Helge Janicke
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Nowadays, most of the existing e-learning architecture provides the same content to all learners due to ”one size fits for all” concept. E-learning refers to the utilization of electronic innovations t
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o convey and encourage training anytime and anywhere. There is a need to create a personalized envi…Nowadays, most of the existing e-learning architecture provides the same content to all learners due to ”one size fits for all” concept. E-learning refers to the utilization of electronic innovations to convey and encourage training anytime and anywhere. There is a need to create a personalized environment that involves collecting a range of information about each learner. Questionnaires are one way of gathering information on learning style, but there are some problems with their usage, such as reluctance to answer questions as well as guesses the answer being time consuming. Ontology-based semantic retrieval is a hotspot of current research, because ontologies play a paramount part in the development of knowledge. In this paper, a novel way to build an adaptive ontological student profile by analysis of learning patterns through a learning management system, according to the Felder-Silverman learning style model (FSLSM) and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) theory is proposed more »
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Scope
Education is one domain that has accompanied civilization through the centuries, adapting its tools to fulfil the expectations of the students and the needs of the teachers. Such tools can be as obvio
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us and traditional as pencils and a notebook, or as complex and innovative as websites and multi-us…Education is one domain that has accompanied civilization through the centuries, adapting its tools to fulfil the expectations of the students and the needs of the teachers. Such tools can be as obvious and traditional as pencils and a notebook, or as complex and innovative as websites and multi-user virtual environments. Typical in-person learning environments, such as classrooms and meeting rooms, are at times not the best solution to enable and maximize a student's ability to learn. Although they do fulfil their purpose of giving students the possibility of reaching course material and instructors, they also create a barrier that cannot be easily overcome. Web-based instruction and multi-user virtual environments break the time-limited barrier innate to typical lectures and explore, through innovative technologies, a concept as old as humankind: socialization and the feeling of belonging to a community. Many universities, public institutions and private businesses are projecting themselves on the Internet and in virtual worlds to reach the customer at any time, giving them the idea of virtual presence that cannot be delivered through a simple website. This observation sparks the idea that is at the very foundation of this publication. more »
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Topics
Accessibility and usability of online learning Assessment of e-learning strategies and outcomes Augmented reality and associated pedagogies Best Practices of e-Learning around the world Big Data in g
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lobal e-Learning Blended learning Collaborative learning in in various learnin… Accessibility and usability of online learning Assessment of e-learning strategies and outcomes Augmented reality and associated pedagogies Best Practices of e-Learning around the world Big Data in global e-Learning Blended learning Collaborative learning in in various learning environments High-impact practices in e-Learning Immersive learning and mixed reality Innovative solutions for e-Learning Intelligent learning and intelligent learning management systems Learning analytics Massive open online courses Mobile learning and its large-scale implementation Security and privacy in education and e-learning systems Social learning and social networks Social and organizational perspectives Standards and infrastructures Student engagement in various learning settings Educational Models and Frameworks Virtual and Augmented Learning Environments more »
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Special Issues
Call for Papers: Special issue on: Intelligent Application in Special Education (IASE) (Manuscript submission deadline: 2021-06-30; Notification of acceptance: 2021-07-30; Submission of final revised
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paper: 2021-08-30; Publication of special issue (tenta…Call for Papers: Special issue on: Intelligent Application in Special Education (IASE) (Manuscript submission deadline: 2021-06-30; Notification of acceptance: 2021-07-30; Submission of final revised paper: 2021-08-30; Publication of special issue (tentative): 2021-09-17) Lead Guest Editor: Xianwei Jiang (Nanjing Normal University of Special Education, China) more »
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Editorial Board
Alberto Bucciero (Università del Salento, Italy) Amruth Kumar (Ramapo College of New Jersey, USA) Anasol Pena Rios (University of Essex and British Telecom) Andrea Pandurino (Università del Salento, I
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taly) Andrey Lyamin (ITMO University, Russia) Athanassios Jimoyiannis (University of Pe… Alberto Bucciero (Università del Salento, Italy) Amruth Kumar (Ramapo College of New Jersey, USA) Anasol Pena Rios (University of Essex and British Telecom) Andrea Pandurino (Università del Salento, Italy) Andrey Lyamin (ITMO University, Russia) Athanassios Jimoyiannis (University of Peloponnese, Greece) Dagmar Caganova (Slovak University of Technology) Debbie Holley (Bournemouth University, UK) Ed Currie (Middlesex University, UK) Edward Currie (Middlesex University) Eusebio Scornavacca (University of Baltimore, USA) Evgeniy Efimchik (ITMO University, Russia) Francisco Bellido (Universidad de Córdoba, Spain) George Evangelinos (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) Goran Trajkovski (Western Governors University, USA) Gordon Hunter (Kingston University, UK) Jaime Meza (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain) Jamshid Beheshti (McGill University, Canada) Jia Chen (Shanghai International Studies University) John Carfora (Loyola Marymount University, USA) John O'Connor (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland) Jonathon Richter (Director of iLRN) Luca Ferrari (Università di Bologna, Italy) Mark J. W. Lee (School of Education Charles Sturt University, Australia) Markus Helfert (Dublin City University, Ireland) Matthias Glowatz (University College Dublin, Ireland) Melody Buckner (University of Arizona, USA) Michelle Crosby-Nagy (International Business School, Hungary) Nian-Shing Chen (Editor of Educational Technology and Society) Nicoletta Adamo-Villani (Purdue University, USA) Nurul Badrul (Centre for Instructor and Advanced Skill Training, Malaysia) Radhika Pai (Manipal Institute of Technology, India) Regina Kaplan-Rakowski (Southern Illinois University, USA) Richard Boateng (University of Ghana, Ghana) Sabrina Leone (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy) Shuai Liu (Hunan Normal University, China) Stefano Za (LUISS University, Italy) Sujan Shrestha (University of Baltimore, USA) Victor Zamudio (Instituto Tecnologico de Leon, Mexico) Vladimír Bradáč (Ostravská Univerzita, Czech Republic) Vladimir Uskov (Bradley University, USA) Xuesong Zhai (Science and Technology University of China) Xianwei Jiang (Nanjing Normal University of Special Education, China) S. Suman Rajest George (Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, India) Emeritus Editors-in-Chief Marco Zappatore, University of Salento, Italy more »
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Journal Blurb
EAI Endorsed Transactions on e-Learning is an open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal focused on topics belonging to the variegated and engaging e-Learning landscape, ranging from various types o
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f distance learning (e.g., online, mobile, cloud, hybrid) to virtual laboratory environments suppor…EAI Endorsed Transactions on e-Learning is an open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal focused on topics belonging to the variegated and engaging e-Learning landscape, ranging from various types of distance learning (e.g., online, mobile, cloud, hybrid) to virtual laboratory environments supported by sound pedagogies, cutting-edge technologies and much more. The journal publishes research articles, review articles, commentaries, editorials, technical articles, and short communications with a triannual frequency. Authors are not charged for article submission and processing. more »
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Publisher
EAI
ISSN
2032-9253
Volume
3
Published
2016-12-02
