IFIP TC6 Open Digital Library

9. WCCE 2009: Bento Gonçalves, Brazil

Education and Technology for a Better World, 9th IFIP TC 3 World Conference on Computers in Education, WCCE 2009, Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, July 27-31, 2009. Proceedings

Arthur Tatnall, Anthony Jones

Springer, IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 302, ISBN: 978-3-642-03114-4



Contents

Invited Papers from Brazil

Scientific and Technological Education in Brazil: Advancements and Challenges for the 21st Century.

Claudio André, Norma Teresinha Oliveira Reis, Demerval Guillarducci Bruzzi

 3-13

NASA Education and Educational Technologies Exemplified by the Space Weather Action Center Program.

Norma Teresinha Oliveira Reis, Claudio André, Troy D. Cline, Timothy E. Eastman, Margaret J. Maher, Louis A. Mayo, Elaine M. Lewis

 14-25

Evaluation of Distance Course Effectiveness - Exploring the Quality of Interactive Processes.

Francisco Villa Ulhôa Botelho, Rosa Maria Vicari

 26-35

Innovation and Creativity in Schools

The Impact of the Multi-sensory Program Alfabeto on the Development of Literacy Skills of Third Stage Pre-school Children.

Betina von Staa, Loureni Reis, Matilde Conceição Lescano Scandola

 39-47

Personalized e-Learning Environments: Considering Students' Contexts.

Victoria Eyharabide, Isabela Gasparini, Silvia N. Schiaffino, Marcelo Soares Pimenta, Analía Amandi

 48-57

Software Junctus: Joining Sign Language and Alphabetical Writing.

Carla Beatris Valentini, Cláudia A. Bisol, Cristiane Dalla Santa

 58-64

Innovative Teaching/Learning with Geotechnologies in Secondary Education.

Eric Sanchez

 65-74

A New Virtual and Remote Experimental Environment for Teaching and Learning Science.

Zdena Lustigova, Frantisek Lustig

 75-82

Investment in Information and Communication Technologies in the Irish Education Sector.

Claire McInerney, Mike Hinchey, Eamonn McQuade

 83-91

Pyramids in Logo: A School Project in 'Search' of the Fourth Dimension.

Jesús Jiménez-Molotla, Alessio Gutiérrez-Gómez, Ana Isabel Sacristán

 92-101

Towards Transformation: Always On Students and Health Education.

Andrew E. Fluck, Mary Burston

 102-111

Virtual Cities as a Collaborative Educational Environment.

Daniel Nehme Müller, Otto Lopes Braitback de Oliveira, Joelma Adriana Abrão Remião, Paloma Dias Silveira, Márcio André Rodrigues Martins, Margarete Axt

 112-120

ICT Action School Development at Helen Parkhurst Dalton School, Part II.

Pieter Hogenbirk, Peter van de Braak

 121-128

E-Maturity and School Development: When the Tail Wants to Wag the Dog.

Peter Micheuz

 129-137

Toward a Learning/Instruction Process Model for Facilitating the Instructional Design Cycle.

Yusuke Hayashi, Seiji Isotani, Jacqueline Bourdeau, Riichiro Mizoguchi

 138-147

The Making of an Online Masters Program in the North American Context.

Ana-Paula Correia, Connie Hargrave, Patricia Leigh, Clyciane Michelini, Dale S. Niederhauser, Denise Schmidt, Ann Thompson

 148-156

Informatics

CV-Muzar Using a Multiagent System for Group Formation.

Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi, Márcia Cristina Moraes, Cristiane Durigon Testa

 159-168

The Development of Educational Games Supported by a Pedagogical Tutor Agent.

Franciele da Silva Lewandowski, Adriana Soares Pereira

 169-177

Applying Informatics Knowledge to Create 3D Worlds.

Michael Weigend

 178-186

Digital Solidarity

Ensuring Success and Quality through the Use of Standards in Team Projects: Students' Perceptions.

Elsje Scott, Robert Brown, Jeffrey Pearce, Peter Weimann

 189-197

Implementing and Sustaining Educational Change and ICT: A Case Study of a Taiwanese Primary School.

Yih-Shyuan Chen, Ian Selwood

 198-206

The Mexican National Programs on Teaching Mathematics and Science with Technology: The Legacy of a Decade of Experiences of Transformation of School Practices and Interactions.

Ana Isabel Sacristán, Teresa Rojano

 207-215

Trust and Conflicts in Distance Learning Higher Education Courses Tutor Teams.

Aline Pereira Soares, Marina Keiko Nakayama, Ricardo Azambuja Silveira, Andressa Sasaki Vasques Pacheco, Patrícia de Sá Freire, Kelly Benetti

 216-225

Learners and Life Long Learning

Bridging the Digital Divide, Aiming to Become Lifelong Learners.

Annelise Kachelhoffer, Myint Swe Khine

 229-237

Evolution of Information Systems Curriculum in an Australian University over the Last Twenty-Five Years.

Arthur Tatnall, Stephen Burgess

 238-246

Secondary School Students' English Writing Aided by Spelling and Grammar Checkers.

Odette Radi

 247-255

Learning Design for Creating a Lifelong Learning Organization.

Ulla Widmark, Eeva Koroma

 256-262

Open Virtual Worlds as Pedagogical Research Tools: Learning from the Schome Park Programme.

Peter Twining, Anna Peachey

 263-272

Technology Mentoring: Research Results across Seven Campuses.

Rachel A. Boulay, Catherine P. Fulford

 273-281

So I Sat Down with My Mother: Connectedness Orientation and Pupils' Independence.

Anders Eklöf, Lars-Erik Nilsson, Peter Svensson

 282-291

Preparing Graduate Students for Industry and Life Long Learning: A Project Based Approach.

J. Barrie Thompson, Helen M. Edwards

 292-301

Advanced Networks in Dental Rich Online MEDiA (ANDROMEDA).

Bruce Elson, Patricia Reynolds, Ardavan Amini, Ezra Burke, Craig Chapman

 302-309

A Competency-Based Learning Resource Retrieval Process: The LUISA-UHP Case-Study.

Monique Grandbastien

 310-318

Networking and Collaboration

Is There a Role for Social Networking Sites in Education?.

Ieda M. Santos, Michael Hammond, Zenilde Durli, Shiao-Yuh Chou

 321-330

Collective Text Editor: A New Interface Focused on Interaction Design.

Patricia Alejandra Behar, Alexandra Lorandi Macedo, Jaire Ederson Passos, Paula Caroline Schifino Jardim Passos

 331-339

An Open-Source Learning Content Management and Assessment System.

Gerd Kortemeyer, Émerson Cruz

 340-348

Supporting Collaborative Learning Activities with a Digital Library and Annotations.

Tiago Rios da Rocha, Roberto Willrich, Renato Fileto, Saïd Tazi

 349-358

Using Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) to Frame 'SuperclubsPLUS', an Online Social Network for Children.

Jennifer Masters

 359-367

Using Text-Mining to Support the Evaluation of Texts Produced Collaboratively.

Alexandra Lorandi Macedo, Eliseo Berni Reategui, Alexandre Lorenzatti, Patricia Alejandra Behar

 368-377

PLME as a Cognitive Tool for Knowledge Achievement and Informal Learning.

Tobias Nelkner, Johannes Magenheim, Wolfgang Reinhardt

 378-387

Growing a Peer Review Culture among Graduate Students.

Vinícius Medina Kern, Osmar Possamai, Paulo Mauricio Selig, Roberto Carlos dos Santos Pacheco, Gilberto Corrêa de Souza, Sandro Rautenberg, Renata Tavares da Silva Lemos

 388-397

Teaching and the Role of Teachers

Computers in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language: Access to the Diversity of Textual Genres and Language Skills.

Roberto-Márcio dos Santos, Jerônimo Coura Sobrinho

 401-408

A Study on Pedagogical Requirements for Multi-platform Learning Objects.

Patricia Alejandra Behar, Liliana Maria Passerino, Ana Paula Frozi de Castro e Souza, Cristiani de Oliveira Dias, Ketia Kellen Araújo da Silva

 409-416

Podcasts in Higher Education: Students' and Lecturers' Perspectives.

Ana A. Carvalho, Cristina Aguiar, Henrique Santos, Lia Oliveira, Aldina Marques, Romana Maciel

 417-426

Design Patterns for the Use of Technology in Introductory Mathematics Tutorials.

Christine Bescherer, Christian Spannagel

 427-435

Learning by Peers: An Alternative Learning Model for Digital Inclusion of Elderly People.

Márcia Barros de Sales, Ricardo Azambuja Silveira, André Barros de Sales, Rita de Cássia Guarezi

 436-444

Teachers' Perceptions about the Barriers and Catalysts for Effective Practices with ICT in Primary Schools.

Eva Dakich

 445-453

Transformative Personal Development: Helping Teachers to Thrive on Discontinuous Change.

Maureen Haldane

 454-463