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    • Virtual biology: do we need the real thing? 

      Franklin, Sue; Peat, Mary (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      One of the debates within biology teaching is the appropriate use of animals and plants to enhance the learning experience. In particular significant amounts of time are often set aside within curricula for relevant practical ...
    • Building real laboratories on the internet 

      Forinash, Kyle; Wisman, Raymond (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      A majority of the pedagogical uses of computers fall somewhere within the five headings of Drill, Number Crunching, Laboratory applications, Simulations, and Self-paced courses [2]. In this paper we discuss a sixth use for ...
    • Labassistant: a web-based general-purpose software for the delivery and administration of computer based laboratory sessions 

      Kehris, E.; Paschaloudis, D.; David, C.; Fragidis, G. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      The design of a web-based general-purpose software system, named LabAssistant, that supports computer-based laboratory sessions is presented. The aim of LabAssistant is to provide support to the preparation, conduct, ...
    • E-education: implications for knowledge transfer via global co-operative education 

      Lawrence, Elaine; Szewcow, Ury; Navarro, Karla Felix (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      This paper reports on a radical and ongoing learning and teaching experiment in which a private multinational organization (Cisco) and traditional learning institutions (schools, colleges and universities) have combined ...
    • Web-based environment for design, development and learn with performance-centered Educational systems 

      Mileva, Nevena; Stoyanova, Silviya; Yovcheva, Temenujka; Castro Gil, Manuel-Alonso; Mediano, Catalina Martínez; Bastiaens, Theo; Stoyanov, Slavi; Mathieu, Nathalie; Tzanova, Slavka (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      Web-based performance-centred educational system is an integrated environment, which is available via Internet and is structured to provide individualized online access to the full range of information, guidance, advice, ...
    • The learning online network with computer-assisted Personalized approach (lon-capa) 

      Kortemeyer, Gerd; Albertelli, Guy; Bauer, Wolfgang; Berryman, Felicia; Bowers, Jeremy; Hall, Matthew; Kashy, Edwin; Kashy, Deborah; Keefe, Helen; Behrouz, Minaei-Bidgoli; Punch, William F.; Sakharuk, Alexander; Speier, Cheryl (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      LON-CAPA is a distributed open-source Learning Content Management and Assessment System that provides instructors with a common, scalable platform to assist in several aspects of teaching a course, from lecture preparation, ...
    • Teaching logic programming from a distance: an approach 

      Kargidis, Theodoros; Kefalas, Petros; Stamatis, Demosthenes; Tsadiras, Athanasios K. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      In this paper a Networked Learning environment is presented for teaching Logic Programming from a Distance. After a short introduction to the Networked Learning approach to Open and Distance Learning, we present the reasons ...
    • E-learning in military equipment and technologies research agency (metra) - Romania 

      Dumitru, Florin-Marius; Cantaragiu, Stefan (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      The paper shows the METRA's achievements in e-learning area. First part is a brief presentation about main METRA’s activities and major R&D programs. Next part of paper is dedicated to main METRA’s activities regarding ...
    • A model of online teaching and learning 

      Coldwell, J.; Newlands, D.A. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      Deakin University has a long history of supporting distance education with technology. Such presentations have matured from a mix of remote-login/FTP/email in the 1980s through web mediated access in the 1990s to ...
    • Instructional software programs used in the Romanian higher education system 

      Dumitraşcu, Liviu; Dumitrescu, Stelian; Moise, Gabriela; Ioniţă, Liviu; Dumitraşcu, Daniel (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      The social and political framework from Romania and the new technological revolution issued a revolution in the Romanian education system. There were initiated new forms of education and new instruction fields. Software ...
    • A model for combining computer-based distance learning with in-class instruction 

      Hench, Thomas Lee (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      The use of computer-based distance learning has grown rapidly in recent years and, for those students who find their learning style suited for online study, these courses have provided a flexible option for the completion ...
    • Learning orthodoxy through the internet: from virtual communication to a real handshaking with cyprus 

      Aikonen, Risto (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      In the Finnish public schools the Internet and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in general have been utilized for the purposes of Orthodox Religious Education (R.E) since 1998. Promoting the use of this new ...
    • Internet-classroom: e-learning in Russia 

      Avdeeva, Svetlana M.; Shumihina, Tatiana A.; Shumihina, Irena A. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      Advanced computer technologies are used more and more actively by modern pedagogical community. E-learning courses give students wide area for researching and creative work according to their own curriculum. Advantages of ...
    • Distance learning in mathematics education between two primary schools in cyprus 

      Anastasiades, P.S.; Christou, C.; Hambiaouris, C.; Georgiou, S.; Papadopoulou, E.; Papachristou, K. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      During the school year 2001-2002, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus, in cooperation with the Department of Education, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Bank of Cyprus, implemented ...
    • Webcoct – a tool for producing web-based courses 

      Berg, Jolanta; Brekiewicz, Anetta; Jędrzejowicz, Joanna; Neumann, Jakub; Suski, Robert (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      The aim of the paper is to describe the project WeBCoCT (Web Based Courses Creating Tools) intended to become a learning environment to help academic teachers to introduce web-based courses. WeBCoCT has as its main goal ...
    • Solving nonlinear dynamical equations of Fusion systems using rung - kutta 45 and lsode Computer codes 

      Eskandari, M. R. (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      In fusion system dynamics, there are most complicated coupled non-linear equations, which to be able to consider the physical dynamics of these systems, they have to be solved . In this paper the applications of computer ...
    • Learning to program using Part-complete solutions 

      Garner, Stuart (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      Learning to write computer programs is not an easy process for many students with students experiencing high levels of cognitive load. This paper discusses the “completion” method of learning to program that requires ...
    • Sensitive systems Incorporating affect recognition into Computer based learning 

      Newman, Ken (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      Advances in video and audio feature extraction methodology combined with adaptive processing techniques using pattern analysis models have profound implications for incorporating affect recognition into future tutoring ...
    • Virtual optical illusions for creative learning 

      Kazachkov, Alexander; Ignatova, Tetyana; Zholobenko, Andrey (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      An amazing “rotating ring” optical illusion was studied in the frames of the students’ educational computer-based research work. Virtual images of differently shaped moving objects were simulated in QBasic 71, MS Visual ...
    • Digipoe: an open standard and reference implementation for digital portfolios 

      Georgiou, Eleni; Stassopoulou, Athena; Dikaiakos, Marios (Department of Educational Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2003)
      In this paper we present the design and implementation of a software system aiming at helping educators in the process of appraisal for self-improvement and self-evaluation. The system is a "Digital Portfolio Environment" ...