Browsing CBLIS Conference Proceedings 2005 Integrating New Technologies in Science and Education by Title
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Recycling or academic development
(University of Zilina, 2005)Educators argue about uploading students’ projects to the Internet. Does this support plagiarism or the opposite, preventing copying and enabling the development of student projects? Do students recycle old projects? Or ... -
Research on learning in lon-capa: multiple content representations, test data banks
(University of Zilina, 2005)The LearningOnline Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach (LON-CAPA) is a fully integrated cross-institutional learning content management and assessment system initially developed at Michigan State University. ... -
The role of intelligent agents in online learning environment
(University of Zilina, 2005)The online courses were developed from ordinary courses, simple text converted in an electronic form, to learning environments, capable to guide students in their activities of learning. Also, an acceptable environment for ... -
The role of real and virtual experiments in science learning
(University of Zilina, 2005)Learning science requires understanding of concepts and formal relationships, a process that has often proved difficult for students. Numerous experiments for use in physics instruction are provided using different pedagogical ... -
Science, e-learning interoperability and the discovery laboratory management system
(University of Zilina, 2005)Most universities and colleges within the UK use institutional or enterprise wide virtual learning environments (VLEs). VLEs can allow educators to create 'blended learning solutions' meaning information technology can be ... -
Stagecast creator and webct: an integrated use of computer programming and a virtual learning environment for developing modelling skills
(University of Zilina, 2005)This paper reports on an effort to use Stagecast CreatorTM as a means for developing modelling skills among undergraduate students taking an introductory course in science that took place in a virtual learning environment ... -
Streaming Video For Enhanced Foreign Language Training In Secondary And Tertiary Education
(University of Zilina, 2005)Streaming video is increasingly recognized as a most effective tool within the field of contemporary and future education. The Austrian SMILE project (SMILE = Streaming Media for Interactive Learning Experience) aims at ... -
Supporting data-rich inquiries on the world-wide-web
(University of Zilina, 2005)Data-driven inquiries that resemble authentic scientific tasks are seen as one of the primary ways that could facilitate students’ development of scientific reasoning skills and contribute to their understanding of the ... -
Supporting on-Campus Learning of Mathematics with a Learning Management System
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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?
(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
(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 ...
