4th International Conference on e-Learning ICEL 2009

Final Programme

The final programme for the conference is given below. Download a .pdf copy of the programme.

Please note, this programme may be subject to change.

Section 1 – Thursday 16 July 2009, Streams A-E

Section 2 – Friday 17 July 2009, Streams A-E

Wednesday 15 July 2009
18:30	Holiday Inn Hotel Pre-conference registration and welcome (Until 1930)
Thursday 16 July 2009
9:00	Registration and coffee (MS - Stone Lobby)
10:00	Room: MacLeod Auditorium (MS - 2158) Opening Meeting: Welcome from the Conference Chair Avi Hyman, University of Toronto
10:15	Keynote address: Robbie McClintock, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA Disclosing the Commons: On Breaking the Structural Limits of Education
11:10	Conference splits into streams
	Room: MS - 2158 Stream A - The student experience Chair: Philip Balcaen	Room: MS - 2170 Stream B - Cross-Cultural e-Learning - Case Studies Chair: Patrick Wessa	Room: PB - 2nd Fl. Apotex Res. Ctr Stream C - e-Learning in Secondary Schools Chair: Grace Bradley	Room: PB - B250 Stream D - Online Medical Courses Chair: Bob Hallawell	Room: PB - B150 Stream E - Blended Learning Chair: Linda Price
11:15	Is Generational Digital-Divide a Myth? A Comparison of Student and Faculty Attitudes toward Digital Learning Technologies Salajan Florin, University of Toronto, Canada, Dieter Schönwetter University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada and Blaine Cleghorn, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada	e-Learning 2.0 and 3-D in Developing and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC): The AUT Experience U Alice and and Debbie Corder, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand	GEARS a 3D Virtual Learning Environment Used in Online Secondary Schools Barkand Jonathan, National Network of Digital Schools, East Liverpool and Joseph Kush, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA	Distance Education for Internationally Trained Pharmacists: The Challenges of Constructing an Online Patient-Interviewing Course Mickleborough Tim, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada	e-Modelling – Helping Learners to Develop Sound e-Learning Behaviours Greener Susan, Brighton Business School, University of Brighton, UK
11:45	Weblogs in Higher Education – Why Do Students (Not) Blog? Andergassen Monika, Reinhold Behringer, Janet Finlay, Andrea Gorra and David Moore, Leeds Metropolitan University, Austria (Research-in-Progress)	International e-Learning for Cultural Awareness in Teacher Education Alvarez Isabel Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, George Olson Roosevelt University in Chicago, USA, and Brent Kilbourn University of Toronto, Canada	Efficacy of Three Computer-Assisted Instructional Modes of Students' Academic Performance in Secondary School Practical Geography in Nigeria Egunjobi, Abel Olusegun, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria	Online Learning Environments for Medical Education - A Case Study Lockyer Lori and Maritn Olmos University of Wollongong, Australia	From Clinical Care to Online Communities, Exploring New Models for Survivorship Care in Lymphedema Wiljer David, Sara Urowitz, Aleksandra Chafranskaia, Linda Durkee, Naa Kwarley Quartey, Pamela Catton, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, Emma Apatu Emory University, Georgia, USA
12:15	Building Collaboration, Use of an Online Synchronous “Build a case” Method to Promote Interprofessional Health Education Mac Neill Heather, Elizabeth Hanna, Stephen Hall and Steve Rankin (Presentation only)	Use of Language Beyond the Classroom: The Outcomes, Challenges and Success of an e-Based Cross-Cultural Project in a French Class Iseli Nathalie, Christele Joly and Paul Lan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China	Teachers’ Perception on Knowledge Management: A Case in a Secondary School Chu Kai Wing, CCC Hoh Fuk Tong College, Hong Kong, Minhong Wang, Shihao Zhou, Allan Yuen, The University of Hong Kong, China (Research-in-Progress)	Lessons Learned from an Online Human Physiology Course Kee Nohjin, Stephen Matthews and Christopher Perumalla University of Toronto, Canada	Eating Your Lectures and Having them Too: Is Online Lecture Availability Especially Helpful in “Skills-Based” Courses? Joordens Ada Le, Raymond Grinnell and Sophie Chrysostomou University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada
12:45	*Lunch*	*Lunch*	*Lunch*	*Lunch*	*Lunch*
	Room: MS - 2158 Stream A - The use of Technology Chair: Minoru Nakayama	Room: MS - 2170 Stream B- Collaboration Chair: Avi Hyman	Room: PB - 2nd Fl. Apotex Res. Ctr Stream C - Teacher experience Chair: Lori Lockyer	Room: PB - B250 Stream D - Diffusion of ideas Chair: Alice U	Room: PB - B150 Stream E - Blended Learning Chair: Marie Devlin
14:00	Applying ATI to Support Adaptive e-Learning Lai Hokyin, Huaiqing Wang, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, Minhong Wang, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong	Online Communities of Practice as Agents of Change in Curriculum Development Cappelli Tim Alisdair Smithies University of Manchester, UK	Lessons from e-Learning: Transforming Teaching Harris Stephen, Northern Beaches Christian School, Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning, Australia	Improving Learning Experience: Detection of Team Roles in a Discussion Forum Bermejo Miren and Ana Sanchez University of The Basque Country, Spain	Development of the Novel e-Learning System, “SPES NOVA” (Scalable Personality-Adapted Education System with Networking of Views and Activities), Takeuchi Ken, Manabu Murakami, Hirotaka Honda, Hajime Nozawa, Ki-ichiro Sato, Tokyo University of Science, Atsushi Kato, Nakamichi-cho and Ryuichi Akiyama, Muroran Institute of Technology, Hokkaido, Japan
14:30	Learning from Experience: Can e-Learning Technology be used as a Vehicle? Au Thien Wan, Shazia Sadiq and Xue Li University of Queensland Australia	Exploring Social Networks in Reproducible Computing and Collaborative Assignments Wessa Patrick, K.U.Leuven Association, Lessius Dept. of Business Studies, Belgium	Faculty Perceptions about Attributes Impacting Diffusion of Online Learning in Saudi Arabia: A Qulantative Study Alshangeeti Aysha and Hisham Alsaghier and Anne Nguyen Griffith Univeristy, Australia	Knowledge Portal that Promotes Organizational Learning in the University and the Company Fernandez Nieto Gloria Milena, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Colombia	Blended Learning in the Visual Communications Classroom: Student reflections on a Mulitmedia Course George-Palilonis Jennifer Ball State University, Muncie and Vincent Filak University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, USA
15:00	Open Access: Open Graduate Student Harrison Laurie, University of Toronto, Canada	Investigating a Nigerian XXL-Cohort Wiki-learning Experience: Observation, Feedback and Reflection Aborisade Peter, Federal University of Technology, Ondo State, Nigeria	Faculty Development: Issues in Embedding e-Learning Price Linda, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK	How does Having a Pocket PC Enhance Doctoral Students’ Experience of Learning? A Case-study and its implications for Postgraduate Research Training Gibbons Cathy, University of Nottingham, UK	A Blended Learning Approach to Designing Prosthodontic Appliances; Introducing a Novel Interactive Online Module in the Traditional Curriculum Laing Gibbard Leslie and Florin Salajan University of Toronto, Canada
15:30	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*
16:00	Product demonstration Room: MS - 3172 Development and Evaluation of a Computer-Enabled, Virtual Slide-Based Program for Teaching Oral Pathology Bradley Grace, Deepika Chugh, Joyce Nyhof-Young, University of Toronto, Canada	Product demonstration Room: MS - 3172 DiagnosisX a Medical Virtual Patient Simulation Application Fleiszer David, McGill University, Montreal, Canada	*Poster Contributors will stand by their posters in the Stone Lobby*
	Room: MS - 2158 Stream A - The use of Technology Chair: Michael Morrow	Room: MS - 2170 Stream B - Digital Content Chair: Alisdair Smithie	Room: PB - 2nd Fl. Apotex Res. Ctr Stream C - Teacher education Chair: Mohammad Chizari	Room: PB - B250 Stream D - Experiences Chair: Tony Greener	Room: PB - B150 Stream E - Blended Learning Chair: Sue Greener
16:45	Advancing Type II Thinking: Developing Learning Objects as “Tools for Thought” Balcaen Philip and Robert Campbell, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada	The Future of e-Learning in the Dystopian Speculative Novels of Margaret Atwood Kuntz Blair, Roberts Library, University of Toronto, Canada	Useing Technology to Facilitate Reflective Practice in Teacher Education: Two examples Hyatt Kimberly, Rose Mary Mautino and William Barone, Duquesne University, Pittsburg USA	Chinese Adult e-Learners Experiences: Learner Reflexivity, Relationships and Experiential e-Learning Li Zhen and Martin Dyke, Univerisity of Southampton, UK	Web 2.0, Technology Ownership and e-Learning in Computing Science Devlin Marie, Chris Phillips and Lindsay Marshall, Newcastle University, UK
17:15	Evaluation, Validation and Optimization of Virtual Platforms and Courses to develop the Teaching Skills of English, Guevara Bolaños Juan Carlos, Flor Marina Hernandez and Ginna Eloiza Largo Ordóñez, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Colombia	Graphic Design: A sustainable Solution to Manage the Contents of Teaching Materials García Izaguirre Víctor, María Luisa Pier Castelló, Gabriela Clemente Martínez and Eduardo Arvizu Sánchez Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tampico, México	What can Human Factors tell us About Designing for Technological Affordances in Teacher Education? MacKinnon Kim and Earl Woodruff OISE, University of Toronto, Canada	Making sense of Gender and ICTs in Education: Theactrical Explinations forcomplex findings Brown Cheryl and Laura Czerniewicz, University of Cape Town, South Africa	A Blended Approach to Evidence Learning in Professional Practice Fisher Margaret Alison Thoburn, Trudy Arkinstall and Tracey Proctor-Childs University of Plymouth, UK
17:45	*Close of conference day*	*Close of conference day*	*Close of conference day*	*Close of conference day*	*Close of conference day*
19:00	Conference Dinner at Hart House This is on the University of Toronto Campus

Friday 17 July 2009
9:30	Room: MacLeod Auditorium (MS - 2158) Keynote address: Gage Averill, University of Toronto Mississauga Thinking Outside the Bachs: Music, Materiality, and Mash-ups in the Information Society
10:30	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*
	Room: MS - 2158 Stream A - Development Chair: Mansour Mourad	Room: MS - 2170 Stream B - Collaborative Learning Chair: Douglas Cross	Room: PB - 2nd Fl. Apotex Res. Ctr Stream C - e-Learning in Healthcare Chair: Mari Rocchi Dean	Room: PB - B250 Stream D - Podcasting Chair: Brian Sutherland	Room: PB - B150 Stream E - Blended Learning Chair: Margaret Fisher
11:00	Building Learner Profile in Adaptive e-Learning Systems, Le Duc-Long, University of Pedagogy, HCM City, Vietnam, An-Te Nguyen, Dinh-Thuc Nguyen, University of Science HCM City, Vietnam and Axel Hunger ,University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany	Design Research Outcomes of Collaborative Knowledge Building in a Web-based Continuing Education & Professional Development Program for Family Physicians Lax Leila, Anita Singh, Anoo Tamber and Hyon Kim University of Toronto, Canada	Efficacy of Teaching Clinical Clerks and Residents How to Fill out the Form 1 of the Mental Health Act using an e-Learning Module Garside Sarah, Anthony Levinson, Sophie Kuziora, Michael Bay and Geoffrey Norman, McMaster University/Division of e-Learning Innovation, Ontario, Canada	Acceptance of Podcasting to Support Learning in Higher Education Lin Shin-jeng, and Velma Lee, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, USA	Relationship Between Learners' Characteristics and Learning Behavior of Japanese Students in Blended Learning Environment: A Three Year Study Nakayama Minoru, Hiroh Yamamoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan and Rowena Santiago, California State University, San Bernardino, USA
11:30	The Negative Effects of Computer Experience on E-Learning: A Resource Model Approach to Understanding Learning Outcomes Paulo Kushnir Lena, Office of the Dean, University of Toronto, Canada	Factors Influencing Argumentative Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (ACSCL) In Higher Education Noroozi Omid, Martin Mulder, Harm Biemans, Wageningen University, Netherlands and Mohammad Chizari, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran	Forming a National Consortium of University Continuing Medical Education Providers Kirby Fran, Richard Haywood, Lisa Fleet and Randy Murphy, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, Canada (Practitioner Paper)	Active Learning with Digital Media: The use of Podcasting in Reflective Learning for Elementary Social Studies Instruction Koch Anne, Misook Heo, Joseph Kush and David Carbonara, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA
12:00	Managing and Assessing Projects and Dissertations at a Distance with a Modified e-Learning Infrastructure Price Blaine, Centre for Research in Computing, The Open University, UK	Knowledge Management Leveraging e-Learning in Universities Rawat Madan Singh, University of Delhi, India	e-Teaching, the Other Side of the e-Learning Equation: The 21st Century Medical Educator Posel Nancy and David Fleiszer, McGill University Canada	Podcasting to Support Students using a Business Simulation, Gorra Andrea and Janet Finlay Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
12:30	*Lunch*	*Lunch*	*Lunch*	*Lunch*	*Lunch*
	Room: MS - 2158 Stream A - Web-based tools Chair: Rowena Santiago	Room: MS - 2170 Stream B - Assessment technology Chair: Lena Paulo Kushnir	Room: PB - B150 Stream C - Vodcasting, video-conferencing and Live Chat Chair: Robert Campbell	Room: PB - B250 Stream D - Effectiveness and Evaluation Chair: Laura Czerniewicz
13:30	Web-Based Expert Learning System for Student Industrial Internship Hayashida Yukuo, Ryouichi Tanaka, Saga University, Japan and Nishantha Giguruwa, Ritsumaikan Asia Pacific University, Japan	Pre-entry Characteristics: A Study in the use of an Internet-based Self-Assessment for Predicting Persistence in Adult Online Eduction Cross Douglas, Clackamas Community College, Oregon, USA	Innovative use of Vodcast (video-podcast) to Enrich Learning Experience in Structures Laboratory Mann Phebe, Kenneth Sungho Park, University of Reading, and David Wong, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK	Measuring the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Jenkinson Jodie, University of Toronto at Massissauga, Canada
14:00	How do Demographic Variables Relate to Attitudes on English Reading and Writing when using Web 2.0 tool? Wu Hui-Ying, Chin-Yun University, Hsin-Piao Hsu, Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Su-Chen Teng and Hui-Chuan Wu, The University of Northern Virginia, Virginia, USA	peerScholar: an Evidence-Based Online Peer-Assessment Tool Supporting Critical Thinking and Clear Communication Joordens Steve, Dwayne Paré, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada, and Ky Pruesse, Pearson Education Canada, Toronto, Canada	Moving From Analogue to High Definition e-Tools to Support Empowering Social Learning Approaches Charbonneau-Gowdy Paula, School of Public Service, Canada and Ivana Cechova, University of Defence, Brno, Kounicova, Czech Republic	Evaluating the Effectiveness of an International e-Learning System: The Case of Montpellier Business School Gurau Calin and Dominique Drillon, GSCM - Montpellier Business School, France
14:30		Technologies and Delivery Methods Lowry Pamela, Richard Bush Lawrence Technological University, USA	Developing Inter-Caultural Awareness of Chinese Students in Online Asynchronus Discussions and Blogs within a French Culture Course Joly Christel, Nathalie Iseli and Paul Lam, Chinese University of Hong Kong	Employees Perception and Satisfaction About e-Learning in the Workplace Mansour Mourad, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia
15:00	Summary of Issues Raised During the Conference Avi Hyman and Florin Salajan
15:15	*Close of Conference*	*Close of Conference*	*Close of Conference*	*Close of Conference*	*Close of Conference*

Poster Presentations MS - Stone Lobby
Development of an Accredited Online and Onsite E-Health Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Course: Summary of Needs Assessment Findings Fleet Lisa, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, Canada	International Student Generated e-Learning within Learning/ Intellectual Disabilities Hallawell Bob, University of Nottingham, UK	Design Research Outcomes of the Web-based Communication and Cultural Competence Program for International Medical Graduates Lax Leila, Biomedical Communications, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada and Christos Datsikas, University of Athens, Greece	Experiences in Design and Implementation of a Radiology Education Portal Ng Edmund, University of Toronto, Canada	Creating an Online Undergraduate Teaching Cases Module – What is Involved and is it Effective? Webb Richard, David Howlett, Department of Radiology, Eastbourne District General Hospital and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, James Connelly, Steffi Thust, Eastbourne District General Hospital and Tim Vincent, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK
PGCorEd™ An Innovative Learning and Evaluation Web Based E-Learning Program Glover Takahashi Susan, University of Toronto, Canada	The Design of an Interactive Web-based Atlas of the Human Muscular System Kolomitro Klodiana I, OISE/University of Toronto, Canada	Saying what you Mean & Meaning What you say to your Patients: Developing Communication Skills–using PGCorEd™ Martin Dawn, University of Toronto, Canada	Can Transactional Distance be Breached? Rocchi Marie, University of Toronto, Canada	Real-time, Online Teaching to Enhance Undergraduate Learning Webb Richard, David Howlett, Eastbourne District General Hospital and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, James Connelly and Steffi Thust, Eastbourne District General Hospital, UK
Live Chat Inspires Incremental Change Greener Tony, Brighton Business School, UK	A Conceptual Reference Model for Competencies: Development of an ISO/IEC International Standard for Information Technology for Learning, Education, and Training Laughton Simone, University of Toronto, Canada, Bernard Blandin, CESI,France and Geoffrey Frank, RTI International, USA	Can Interactive Simulations Introduce Basic Laboratory Skills to Undergraduate Students in Large Cell and Molecular Biology Classes? Neumann Melody, University of Toronto, Canada	Persisting Chat for Online Communities of Practice Touzet Joan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Canada	Knowledge Transfer in the On-Line Environment Wilkinson Susan, University of Portsmouth, UK

Updated 11 July 2009