| Volume One | | |
| Paper Title | Author(s) | Page No. |
| Preface | | xii |
| Biographies of Conference Chairs, Programme Chair, Keynote Speaker and Mini-track Chairs | | xiii |
| Biographies of Contributing authors | | xv |
| Revisiting the Personal Transferable Skills Debate - an eLearning Pedagogical Perspective | Samuel Adu Gyamfi, Lene Tolstrup Sorenson and Thomas Ryberg | 1 |
| Survey of Teachers’ use of Computer/Internet in Secondary Schools in South West Nigeria | Babatunde Alabi Alege and Stephen Olufemi Afolabi | 8 |
| Issues and Challenges in Implementing eLearning Projects in Higher Education: The Case of Jordan | Hussein Al-Yaseen, Saheer Al-Jaghoub and Nidal Al-Salhi | 16 |
| The use of Open Educational Resources in Intra-Organisational eLearning and Continuing Education | Antonios Andreatos
| 23 |
| Constructing a Survey Instrument for Assessing Characteristics of Effective Online Teachers | Jonathan Barkand | 34 |
| When Agents Make Suggestions About Readings | Orlando Belo | 41 |
| Some Reflections on the Evaluation of Virtual Learning Environments | Nabil Ben Abdallah and Françoise Poyet | 48 |
| Designing A New Curriculum: Finding The Right Blend | Andrea Benn | 56 |
| Critical Success Factors for the Adoption of eLearning in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Educational Institutions | Latefa Bin Fryan and Lampros Stergioulas | 63 |
| Challenges in Developing e-Submission Policy and Practice | Alice Bird | 73 |
| Enhancement of e-Testing Possibilities With the Elements of Interactivity Reflecting the Students’ Attitude to Electronic Testing | Martin Cápay, Martin Magdin and Miroslava Mesárošová | 82 |
| e-Assessment Using Digital Pens – a Pilot Study to Improve Feedback and Assessment Processes | Tim Cappelli | 91 |
| Digital Educational Resources Repositories in Lower and Middle Education in Portugal: Quality Criteria in the International Context | Cornélia Castro, Sérgio André Ferreira and António Andrade | 100 |
| eLearning: Roles in Distance Tertiary Education | Ivana Cechova, Dana Zerzanova and Jana Berankova | 109 |
| Independent Learning in Need or in Crisis? Independent Learning Under the new Four-Year Undergraduate Curriculum in Hong Kong | Yin Ha Vivian Chan, Delian Dawn Gaskell, Mei Ah Tan and Lip Yan Felix Chao | 117 |
| The Development and Application of a web Based Metacognitive Mapping Tool | Serdar Çiftci and Mehmet Akif Ocak | 124 |
| An Exploratory Comparative Study of Distance-Learning Programmes | Marija Cubric, Karen Clark and Mariana Lilley | 134 |
| The Optimal Teaching Style Based on Variability of Study Materials | Blanka Czeczotková, Kateřina Kostolányová and Jana Šarmanová | 145 |
| Changing Academics, Changing Curriculum: How Technology Enhanced Curriculum Design can Deliver Strategic Change | Christine Davies | 152 |
| Web Conferencing for us, by us and About us – the Leeds Met Elluminate User Group | Mark de Groot, Gill Harrison and Rob Shaw | 156 |
| Tools for Evaluating Students’ Work in an Interactive (Open) Virtual Space: Case Study of an eLearning Course in an International Network of Universities | Jana Dlouhá, Martin Zahradník, Jiří Dlouhý and Andrew Barton | 166 |
| Putting Things in Context - Designing Social Media for Education | Jon Dron, Terry Anderson and George Siemens | 177 |
| Experimental Assessment of Virtual Students | Michaela Drozdová, Ondřej Takács and Jana Šarmanová | 186 |
| Priming for Modules: A Case Study Evaluation of ‘Pre-Workshop’ Online Resources for an Executive MBA Course | Glenn Duckworth
| 195 |
| Computer-Mediated Reading and its Impact on Learners’ Reading Comprehension Skills | Francisco Perlas Dumanig, Maya Khemlani David and Rodney Jubilado | 203 |
| Do you see What I see? - Understanding the Challenges of Colour-Blindness in Online Learning | Colin Egan, Amanda Jefferies, Edmund Dipple and David Smith | 210 |
| Researching in the Open: How a Networked Learning Instance can Challenge Ethical Decision-Making | Antonella Esposito | 218 |
| Making Constraints and Decisions Explicit to Support Project-Based Collaborative Learning | Gert Faustmann | 225 |
| A Strategy for the Inductive Generation of Learning Objects in Low-Tech Contexts | Ana Mª Fernández-Pampillón, Elena Domínguez, José Mª Lahoz, Dolores Romero, Isabel de Armas, Susana Palmaz and Jorge Arús | 235 |
| Cognitive Communication 2.0 in the Classroom – Resonance of an Experience in Higher Education | Sérgio André Ferreira, Cornélia Castro and António Andrade | 246 |
| To What Extent Does a Digital Audio Feedback Strategy Support Large Cohorts? | Rachel Fitzgerald | 256 |
| Messages of Support: Using Mobile Technologies to Support the Transition of Students on Articulation Routes From Higher National Level to Degree | Julia Fotheringham and Emily Alder
| 266 |
| Blended Learning at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt | Gabriele Frankl and Sofie Bitter | 274 |
| Evaluating the use of Social Networking Sites as a Tool for Knowledge Sharing for Developing Higher Education in Developing Countries: An Exploratory Study of Egypt and Iraq | Elaine Garcia, Ibrahim Elbeltagi, Sawasn Al-Husseini and Ahmed Abdelkader | 284 |
| The Relationship Between Mindful Learning Processes and Course Outcomes in Web-Based Learning | Danny Glick and Roni Aviram | 295 |
| Researching and Sharing – Business School Students Creating a Wiki Glossary | Andrea Gorra and Ollie Jones | 303 |
| A Qualitative Evaluation of Academic Staff’s Perceptions of Second Life as a Teaching Tool | Rose Heaney and Megan Anne Arroll | 311 |
| Introducing and Using Electronic Voting Systems in a Large Scale Project With Undergraduate Students: Reflecting on the Challenges and Successes | Amanda Jefferies | 319 |
| A Methodology for Incorporating Usability and Accessibility Evaluations in Higher Education | Anne Jelfs and Chetz Colwell | 326 |
| The Virtual Learning Environment - Directions for Development in Secondary Education | John Jessel | 332 |
| Mutlimodal Teaching Through ICT Education: An e-Twinning Program as a Case Study of Intercultural Exchange | Paraskevi Kanari and Georgios Potamias
| 340 |
| Effectiveness and Learners’ Evaluation of Combining Audio and Written Online Formative Feedback for Language Learning | Rosario Kane-Iturrioz | 345 |
| Model of eLearning Project Evaluation | Jana Kapounova, Jana Sarmanova and Marketa Dvorackova | 355 |
| Bridging the Gap – From Teacher to eTeacher | Andrea Kelz | 363 |
| Open Courses: The Next big Thing in eLearning? | Kaido Kikkas, Mart Laanpere and Hans Põldoja | 370 |
| Using a Social Networking Environment to Facilitate Transition Into Higher Education | John Knight and Rebecca Rochon | 377 |
| Evaluation of the Quality of Learning Scenarios and Their Suitability to Particular Learners’ Profiles | Eugenijus Kurilovas, Inga Zilinskiene and Natalija Ignatova | 380 |
| Models of eLearning: The Development of a Learner-Directed Adaptive eLearning System | Stella Lee, Trevor Barker, and Vive Kumar | 390 |
| Can eLearning Enhance Practice-Based Design Courses? | Jake Leith, Joanna Zara and Malcolm McInnes | 399 |
| Sophisticated Usability Evaluation of Digital Libraries | Stephanie Linek and | 408 |
| Social Networks, eLearning and Internet Safety: Analysing the Stories of Students | Birgy Lorenz, Kaido Kikkas and Mart Laanpere | 415 |
| Learning Management Versus Classroom Management in Technology-Supported Blended Learning | Arno Louw | 423 |
| How to Represent a Frog That can be Dissected in a Virtual World | Robert Lucas | 434 |
| Learning by Wandering: Towards a Framework for Transformative eLearning | Marie Martin and Michaela Noakes | 442 |
| Online Student Engagement: Unfulfilled Promises or Promises Unfulfilled? | Linda Martin, Gary Spolander, Imran Ali and Beulah Maas | 449 |
| Personalized e-Feedback and ICT | Maria-Jesus Martinez-Argüelles, Josep-Maria Batalla-Busquets, Patricia Noguera-Guerra and Ernest Pons-Fanals | 456 |
| Evaluation of Multimedia Tools and e-Feedback in Virtual Learning Environments | Maria-Jesús Martínez-Argüelles, Marc Badia-Miro, Carolina Hintzmann and Dolors Plana-Erta | 465 |
| Cyberbullying: A Workplace Virus | David Mathew | 473 |
| Learning in Smart Environments – From Here to There | Peter Mikulecky | 479 |
| Using Courseware for More Than Courses: You May Already Hold the Lease on a Versatile Virtual Meeting Space | Karen Hughes Miller and Linda Leake | 485 |
| An Analysis of Collaborative Learning as a Prevalent Instructional Strategy of South Africa Government eLearning Practices | Peter Mkhize, Magda Huisman and Sam Lubbe | 492 |
| Ideas for Using Critical Incidents in Oral Debriefing From a Business Strategy Simulation Game | Jonathan Moizer and Jonathan Lean | 502 |
| Volume Two | | |
| eNOSHA and Moodle – the Integration of two eLearning Systems | Peter Mozelius, Isuru Balasooriya and Enosha Hettiarachchi | 509 |
| CASE Learning to Structure and Analyze a Legal Decision | Antoinette Muntjewerff | 517 |
| A Framework for Decision Support for Learning Management Systems | Phelim Murnion and Markus Helfert | 526 |
| Learning for Life - Building Blocks to Holistic Education | Shekhar Murthy and Devi Murthy | 535 |
| Student's Characteristics for Note Taking Activity in a Fully Online Course | Minoru Nakayama, Kouichi Mutsuura and Hiroh Yamamoto | 550 |
| Freeing Education Within and Beyond Academic Development | Chrissi Nerantzi | 558 |
| Why Recording Lectures Requires a new Approach | Paul Newbury, Phil Watten, Patrick Holroyd and Clare Hardman | 567 |
| eSubmission – UK Policies, Practice and Support | Barbara Newland, Lindsay Martin and Andy Ramsden | 578 |
| Harnessing the Internet for Authentic Learning: Towards a new Higher Education Paradigm for the 21st Century | Abel Nyamapfene | 586 |
| Motivational Predictors of Academics’ Electronic: Publishing in Nigerian Colleges of Education | Maruff Akinwale Oladejo and Adelua Olajide Olawole | 593 |
| Psycho-Social Predictors of Students With Disabilities’ eLearning: Usage at the Federal College of Education (Special), Nigeria | Adelua Olajide Olawole and Maruff Akinwale Oladejo | 601 |
| An Integrated Environment for Providing Learning Style Information in a Unified Manner | Fatemeh Orooji, Fattaneh Taghiyareh and Zahra Rahimi | 609 |
| Using Lifeworld-led Multimedia to Enhance Learning | Andy Pulman, Kathleen Galvin, Maggie Hutchings, Les Todres, Anne Quinney, Caroline Ellis-Hill and Peter Atkins | 620 |
| The Project Mobile Game Based Learning | Thomas Putz | 628 |
| Using the Common Cartridge Profile to Enhance Learning Content Interoperability | Ricardo Queirós and José Paulo Leal | 637 |
| The Design and Development of an eLearning System Based on Social Networking | Andrik Rampun and Trevor Barker | 646 |
| Kansei Design Model for eLearning: A Preliminary Finding | Fauziah Redzuan, Anitawati Mohd Lokman, Zulaiha Ali Othman and Salha Abdullah | 658 |
| Changing Teacher Beliefs Through ICT: Comparing a Blended and Online Teacher Training Program | Bart Rienties, Simon Lygo-Baker, Natasa Brouwer and Danielle Townsend | 670 |
| Moodle and Affective Computing: Knowing who´s on the Other Side | Manuel Rodrigues, Florentino Fdez-Riverola and Paulo Novais | 678 |
| Using Google Applications to Facilitate an Effective Students’ Collaboration in the Teaching of Informatics to Students of Secondary Education | Eleni Rossiou and Erasmia Papadopoulou | 686 |
| Training Methods and Tools: Could eLearning be a Viable Solution to Solve SMEs Training Problems? | Andrée Roy | 697 |
| Using Blended Learning to Develop Critical Reading Skills | Zuzana Šaffková | 705 |
| A Mobile aid Tool for Crafting Active Learning Experiences | Ahmed Salem | 716 |
| King-Sized eLearning - how Effective can an Online Approach be for Large Module Groups? | Marie Sams, Mary Crossan and Kate Mottram | 724 |
| Designing Effective Online Group Discussions | Rowena Santiago, Amy Leh, and Minoru Nakayama | 731 |
| The Game and the Alternating Roles of Learner/Teacher as Facilitators of the Learning Process in Organizations | Vitor Santos and Luis Amaral | 739 |
| Implementing and Evaluating Problem-Based Virtual Learning Scenarios | Maggi Savin-Baden, Cathy Tombs and Katherine Wimpenny | 746 |
| The Evolution of eLearning Platform TESYS User Preferences During the Training Processes | Adriana Schiopoiu Burlea, Amelia Badica and Carmen Radu | 754 |
| Teachers’ Skills set for Personal Learning Environments | Zaffar Ahmed Shaikh and Shakeel Ahmed Khoja | 762 |
| Bridging the Feedback Divide Utilising Inclusive Technologies | Angela Shapiro and Aidan Johnston | 770 |
| Post-Academic Masters Course in Management of Transfusion Medicine: Why the Difference in Access to the eLearning Between Countries? | Cees Th. Smit SibingaI | 776 |
| Engagement With Students in ‘Middle Ground’: A Flexible Learning Environment Allowing Simultaneous Access to Social Networking Sites and Formal Academic Space | Anne Smith and Sonya Campbell | 780 |
| The Learning Management System as a Social Mediator: A Story With a Happy Ending | Dina Soeiro, António Dias de Figueiredo and Joaquim Armando Gomes Ferreira | 788 |
| Can the Medium Extend the Message? Using Technology to Support and Enhance Feedback Practices | Mekala Soosay | 794 |
| Implementation and Analysis of an Online, Student Centred Learning Environment to Support Personalised Study | Iain Stewart, William McKee and Kevin Porteous | 802 |
| The Danger of the Downward Spiral: Teachers and Digital Literacy | Caroline Stockman and Fred Truyen | 811 |
| PeerWise - The Marmite of Veterinary Student Learning | Amanda Sykes, Paul Denny and Lesley Nicolson | 820 |
| iSELF: An Internet-Tool for Self-Evaluation and Learner Feedback | Nicolet Theunissen and Hester Stubbé | 831 |
| Using a Learning Management System for Executing Role Play Simulations | Tone Vold | 841 |
| The Effects of Self-Directed Learning Readiness on Learning Motivation in Web 2.0 Environments | Chien-hwa Wang and Cheng-ping Chen | 846 |
| Usage Cases: A Useful way to Improve Effectiveness of eLearning web Based Platforms | Cristina Wanzeller and Orlando Belo | 854 |
| The Virtual Path to Academic Transition: Enabling International Students to Begin Their Transition to University Study Before They Arrive | Julie Watson | 862 |
| Identifying and Locating Frames of Reference to Inform the Design of Virtual Worlds in Higher Education | Katherine Wimpenny, Maggi Savin-Baden, Matt Mawer, Nicole Steils and Gemma Tombs | 870 |
| Reaction Lecture: Text Messaging to Increase Student Engagement in Large-Scale Lectures | Koos Winnips, Joost Heutink, and Hans Beldhuis | 878 |
| A Holistic Approach to Instructional Design for Blended Learning Environments | Li Zhong Zhang | 886 |
| PhD Papers | | 895 |
| Evaluating the Impact of an Arabic Version of an Adaptive Learning System Based on the Felder-Silverman’s Learning Style Instrument | Nahla Aljojo, Carl Adams, Huda Saifuddin and Zainab Alsehaimi
| 897 |
| Negotiating Doctoral Practices and Academic Identities Through the Adoption and Use of Social and Participative Media | Andy Coverdale | 909 |
| Enabling Disruptive Technologies for Higher Education Learning and Teaching | Michael Flavin | 917 |
| Exploring the Potential of a Mobile Computer lab in a Developmental Context: The Teacher’s Perspective | Fortunate Gunzo and Lorenzo Dalvit | 925 |
| Collaborative eLearning in a Developing Country: A University Case Study in Uganda | Evelyn Kigozi Kahiigi, Henrik Hansson, Mats Danielson, F.F Tusubira and Mikko Vesisenaho | 932 |
| Applying the Multimedia Learning Theory in the Primary School: An Experimental Study About Learning Settings Using Digital Science Contents | Fabio Serenelli, Enrico Ruggeri, Andrea Mangiatordi and Paolo Ferri | 943 |
| Designing a U-Learning Course Platform for the Identified Teacher Training Needs | Nazime Tuncay and Hüseyin Uzunboylu, | 953 |
| Work In Progress Papers | | 971 |
| Someone to Talk to – Using Automated Characters to Support Simulated Learning Activities | Liz Falconer and Manuel Frutos-Perez | 973 |
| Extreme Scaffolding in the Teaching and Learning of Programming Languages | Dan-Adrian German | 978 |
| Benefits and Barriers: Applying eLearning in the Context of Organisational Change to Improve the Learning Experience for Mature, Part-Time Students | Simon McGinnes
| 982 |
| Posters with Papers | | |
| Investigating Student Engagement With an Electronically Delivered Simulation of Professional Practice | Olivia Billingham | 989 |
| Instrumental Distance Learning in Higher Music Education | Karin Levinsen, Rikke Orngreen, Mie Buhl, Marianne Løkke Jakobsen and Jesper Andersen1 | 993 |
| Reflections on Academic Blogging as a Vehicle for Professional Development | Peps Mccrea
| 997 |
| A Framework for Understanding Online Learning Communities | Sónia Sousa, David Ribeiro Lamas, José Braga de Vasconcelos and Ilya Shmorgun1 | 1000 |
| Trust in Distributed Personal Learning Environments: The Case Study of LePress PLE | Sónia Sousa, David Ribeiro Lamas and Vladimir Tomberg | 1006 |
| Breaking Down Barriers: Development of a Wiki Based Module to Enhance the International Learning Experience | Karen Strickland, Liz Adamson, Carolyn Blight and Wendy McInally | 1012 |
| eLearning in German Higher Education: Technology Implementation as a Challenge for Organizational Change | Novita Yulianti, Michael Lund and Georg Müller-Christ | 1015 |
