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    • Supporting on-Campus Learning of Mathematics with a Learning Management System 

      Varsavsky, Cristina (University of Zilina, 2005)
      Easy-to-use web-based learning management systems are becoming more readily available to academics at universities around the world, to facilitate the delivery of online courses or to support on-campus courses with online ...
    • Symposium proposal computer-based modeling in science: the case of stagecast creator 

      Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Louca, Loucas; Nicolaou, Christiana Th.; Papaevripidou, Marios; Zacharia, Zacharias C. (University of Zilina, 2005)
      There is a longstanding awareness of the need to help students learn about models and modeling in science, and computer-based programming environments are promising tools for this. A computer program can be a model of a ...
    • Teaching and assessing electronic writing skills 

      Barker, Philip (University of Zilina, 2005)
      Writing is an important aspect of a student’s skill set. Most students now use ‘information technology’ tools, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, data base and a web browser, in order to research and produce written ...
    • Teaching electromagnetics at undergraduate level at massey university - mathcad aided approach 

      Mukhopadhyay, S.C.; Pinder, D.N. (University of Zilina, 2005)
      Mathcad is used in the teaching of Electromagnetics to make mathematical aspects of the subject more interesting, easier to understand and more user friendly. This paper presents examples of the application of Mathcad to ...
    • Teaching with technology – a pilgrim’s journey 

      Varsavsky, Cristina (University of Zilina, 2005)
      This paper reflects on the impact of technology on the academic activity of university teachers over the last decade, as seen from within a department in a faculty of science of an Australian university. The paper provides ...
    • Video-measurements in physics teaching 

      Ješková, Zuzana; Kireš, Marián (University of Zilina, 2005)
      Videomeasurements of different kinds of motion can be a useful tool to help understanding of concepts and laws of motion. In the article there are examples of designed videoclips and videomeasurements of different situations ...
    • Visualization in chemical education 

      Giordan, Marcelo; Góis, Jackson; Arroio, Agnaldo (University of Zilina, 2005)
      In this present study, we investigated the capabilities of computer-based construction tool Construtor that allowed students to build virtual molecular models and view multiple chemical representations using computational ...
    • Volume: a computer microworld For the learning of the concept of volume 

      Kordaki, Maria; Pomonis, Tzanetos (University of Zilina, 2005)
      This paper presents the design and basic features of a computer microworld for learning the concept of volume, for use by both primary and secondary level education students. The design of this microworld is the result of ...
    • Web environment for learning, experimenting and knowledge evaluation in regression 

      Marinoiu, Cristian; Dobre, Iuliana; Pană, Laurenţiu-Nicuşor (University of Zilina, 2005)
      Regression is a powerful instrument of statistics, largely used for solving various problems in economics, agriculture, sociology, psychology, biology, educational sciences etc. Also, in the last years, many modern ...
    • Webquest – activity for internet based learning 

      Gurbiel, Ewa; Hardt-Olejniczak, Grazyna; Kolczyk, Ewa; Krupicka, Helena; Syslo, Maciej M. (University of Zilina, 2005)
      WebQuest is one of the effective methods of using ICT tools in the process of learning. It is an activity dedicated to making significant use of WWW resources. WebQuest idea derives from Bernie Dodgie, of San Diego State ...
    • Where (who, what) are the drivers for the new model of learning? 

      Bauerová, Danuše (University of Zilina, 2005)
      The transition to the new model of learning requires changes in culture of all persons involved because the goals of students, teachers, but also institutions are changing. The goal is not the limited amount of acquired ...
    • Zoowise: web-based design for learning in and about science 

      Avraamidou, Lucy; Duschl, Richard (University of Zilina, 2005)
      Grounded in contemporary perspectives on learning science as inquiry and built upon empirical research evidence pointing to the significant role of technology tools in supporting this kind of learning, we present a framework ...