5th International Conference on e-Learning ICEL 2010

Proceedings of
The 4^th International Conference on e-Learning
held at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
16-17 July 2009

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Paper Title	Author(s)	Guide Page	Page No.
Preface
Biographies of Conference Chairs, Programme Chair, Keynote Speaker and Mini-track Chairs
Biographies of contributing authors
Investigating a Nigerian XXL-Cohort Wiki-Learning Experience: Observation, Feedback and Reflection	Peter Aborisade Federal University of Technology, Ondo State, Nigeria	1
Faculty Perceptions of Attributes Affecting the Diffusion of Online Learning in Saudi Arabia: a Quantitative Study *	Aysha Alshangeeti, Hisham Alsaghier and Anne Nguyen Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia	2
International e-Learning for Cultural Awareness in Teacher Education	Isabel Álvarez¹, George Olson², and Brent Kilbourn^{3 1}Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain ²Roosevelt University in Chicago, USA ³University of Toronto, Canada	3
Learning From Experience: Can e-Learning Technology be Used as a Vehicle?	Thien Wan Au, Shazia Sadiq and Xue Li University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia	4
Advancing Type II Design: Developing Learning Objects as “Tools for Thought”	Philip Balcaen and Robert Campbell University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada	5
GEARS a 3D Virtual Learning Environment Used in Online Secondary Schools	Jonathan Barkand^{1, 2} and Joseph Kush^{2 1}National Network of Digital Schools, East Liverpool, USA ²Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA	6
Improving Learning Experience: Detection of Team Roles in a Discussion Forum	Miren Bermejo and Ana Sanchez University of Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain	7
Making Sense of Gender and Icts in Education: Theoretical Explanations for Complex Findings	Cheryl Brown and Laura Czerniewicz University of Cape Town, South Africa	8
Online Communities of Practice as Agents of Change in Curriculum Development	Tim Cappelli and Alisdair Smithies University of Manchester, UK	9
Moving From Analogue to High Definition e-Tools to Support Empowering Social Learning Approaches	Paula Charbonneau-Gowdy¹ and Ivana Cechova²¹The Canada School of Public Service, Government of Canada, Canada ²University of Defence, Brno, Kounicova, Czech Republic	10
Pre-entry Characteristics: A Study in the use of an Internet-Based Self-Assessment Survey for Predicting Persistence in Adult Online Education	*Douglas Cross* Clackamas Community College, Oregon, USA	11
Web 2.0, Technology Ownership and e-Learning in Computing Science	Marie Devlin, Chris Phillips and Lindsay Marshall Newcastle University, UK	12
Efficacy of Three Computer-Assisted Instructional Modes on Students’ Academic Performance in Secondary School Practical Geography in Nigeria	Abel Olusegun Egunjobi Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria	13
Knowledge Portal That Promotes the Organizational Learning in the University and the Company	Gloria Milena Fernández Nieto Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia	14
A Blended Approach to Evidence Learning in Professional Practice	Margaret Fisher, Alison Thoburn, Trudy Arkinstall and Tracey Proctor-Childs University of Plymouth, UK	15
GRAPHIC DESIGN: a Sustainable Solution to Manage the Contents of Teaching Materials	Víctor García Izaguirre, María Luisa Pier Castelló, Gabriela Clemente Martínez and Eduardo Arvizu Sánchez Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tampico, México	16
Efficacy of Teaching Clinical Clerks and Residents how to Fill Out the Form 1 of the Mental Health Act Using an e-Learning Module	Sarah Garside, Anthony Levinson, Sophie Kuziora, Michael Bay and Geoffrey Norman McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	17
Blended Learning in the Visual Communications Classroom: Student Reflections on a Multimedia Course	Jennifer George-Palilonis¹ and Vincent Filak^{2 1}Ball State University, Muncie, USA ²University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, USA	18
How Does Having a Pocket PC Affect Doctoral Students’ Experience of Learning? A Case-Study and its Implications for Postgraduate Research Training	Cathy Gibbons University of Nottingham, UK	19
Podcasting to Support Students Using a Business Simulation	Andrea Gorra and Janet Finlay CETL, ALiC, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK	20
e-Modelling – Helping Learners to Develop Sound e-Learning Behaviours	Susan Greener Brighton Business School, University of Brighton, UK	21
Evaluation, Validation and Optimization of Virtual Platforms and Courses to Develop the Teaching Skills of English	Juan Carlos Guevara, Ginna Largo Ordóñez and Flor Marina Hernández Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia	22
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an International e-Learning System: The Case of Montpellier Business School	Călin Gurău and Dominic Drillon Montpellier Business School, France	23
Lessons From e-Learning: Transforming Teaching	Stephen Harris Northern Beaches Christian School, Sydney, Australia and Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning	24
Open Access / Open Grad Students	Laurie Harrison University of Toronto, Canada	25
Web-Based Expert Learning System for Student Industrial Internship	Yukuo Hayashida¹, Ryouichi Tanaka¹, and Nishantha Giguruwa^{2 1}Saga University, Japan ²Ritsumaikan Asia Pacific University, Japan	26
Using Technology to Facilitate Reflective Practice in a Teacher Education Program: Two Examples	Kim Hyatt, Ed Rose Mary Mautino and William Barone Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA	27
Use of Language Beyond the Classroom: the Outcomes, Challenges and Success of an e-Based Cross-Cultural Project in French Class	Nathalie Iseli, Christèle Joly and Paul Lam The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	28
Measuring the Effectiveness of Educational Technology	Jodie Jenkinson University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada	29
Developing Intercultural Awareness of Chinese Students in Online Asynchronous Discussions and Blogs Within a French Culture Course	Christèle Joly, Nathalie Iseli and Paul Lam The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China	30
Eating Your Lectures and Having Them Too: Is Online Lecture Availability Especially Helpful in “Skills-Based” Courses?	Steve Joordens, Ada Le, Raymond Grinnell and Sophie Chrysostomou University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada	31
PeerScholar: an Evidence-Based Online Peer-Assessment Tool Supporting Critical Thinking and Clear Communication	Steve Joordens¹, Dwayne Paré¹, and Ky Pruesse^{2 1}University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada ²Pearson Education Canada, Toronto, Canada	32
Lessons Learned From an Online Human Physiology Course	Nohjin Kee, Stephen Matthews and Christopher Perumalla University of Toronto, Canada	33
Active Learning with Digital Media: The use of Podcasting in Reflective Learning for Elementary Social Studies Instruction	Anne Koch^{1, 2}, Misook Heo², Joseph Kush²and David Carbonara^{2 1}Seneca Valley School District, Harmony, USA ²Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA	34
The Future of e-Learning in the Dystopian Speculative Novels of Margaret Atwood	Blair Kuntz University of Toronto, Canada	35
Apply ATI to support adaptive e-Learning	Hokyin Lai¹, Minhong Wang², Huaiqing Wang¹ ¹Department of Information Systems, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ²Division of Information and Technology Studies, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	36
A Blended Learning Approach to Designing Prosthodontic Appliances: Introducing a Novel Interactive Online Module in the Traditional Curriculum	Leslie Laing Gibbard and Florin Salajan University of Toronto, Canada	37
Design Research Outcomes of Collaborative Knowledge Building in a Web-based Continuing Education and Professional Development Program for Family Physicians	Leila Lax¹, Anita Singh1.^{1, 2}, Anoo Tamber^{1, 3} and Hyon Kim^{1, 3 1}University of Toronto, Canada ²Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada ³Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada	38
Building Learner Profile in Adaptive e-Learning Systems	Duc-Long Le¹, An-Te Nguyen², Dinh-Thuc Nguyen² and Axel Hunger^{3 1}University of Pedagogy, HCM city, Vietnam ²University of Science, HCM city, Vietnam ³University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany	39
Chinese Adult e-Learners Experiences: Learner Reflexivity, Relationships and Experiential e-Learning	Zhen Li and Martin Dyke University of Southampton, UK	40
Acceptance of Podcasting to Support Learning in Higher Education	Shin-jeng Lin and Velma Lee Le Moyne College, Syracuse, USA	41
Online Learning Environments for Medical Education - A Case Study	Lori Lockyer and Martin Olmos University of Wollongong, Australia	42
Technologies and Delivery Methods	Pam Lowry and Richard Bush Lawrence Technological University, USA	43
What can Human Factors Tell us About Designing for Technological Affordances in Teacher Education?	Kim MacKinnon and Earl Woodruff University of Toronto, Canada	44
Innovative use of Vodcast (Video-Podcast) to Enrich Learning Experience in Structures Laboratory	Phebe Mann¹, David Wong² and Kenneth Sungho Park^{1 1}University of Reading, UK ²The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK	45
Employees Perception and Satisfaction about e-Learning in the Workplace	Mourad Mansour King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia	46
Distance Education for Internationally Trained Pharmacists: The Challenges of Constructing an Online Patient-Interviewing Course	Tim Mickleborough University of Toronto, Canada	47
Relationship Between Learners' Characteristics and Learning Behavior of Japanese Students in Blended Learning Environment: A Three-Year Study	Minoru Nakayama¹, Hiroh Yamamoto¹ and Rowena Santiago^{2 1}Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan ²California State University, San Bernardino, USA	48
Automated Personalized Summary Generation for Text–Based Courses in e-Learning Systems	Fakhroddin Noorbehbahani and Ahmad Kardan Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran	49
Factors Influencing Argumentative Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (ACSCL) in Higher Education	Omid Noroozi¹, Martin Mulder¹, Harm Biemans¹ and Mohammad Chizari^{2 1}Wageningen University, The Netherlands ²Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran	50
The Negative Effects of Computer Experience on e-Learning: A Resource Model Approach to Understanding Learning Outcomes	Lena Paulo Kushnir Office of the Dean, University of Toronto, Canada	51
e-Teaching, the Other Side of the e-Learning Equation: The 21^st Century Medical Educator	Nancy Posel and David Fleiszer McGill University, Montreal, Canada	52
Managing and Assessing Projects and Dissertations at a Distance with a Modified e-Learning Infrastructure	Blaine Price Centre for Research in Computing, The Open University, UK	53
Faculty Development: Issues in Embedding e-Learning	Linda Price Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK	54
Knowledge Management Leveraging e-Learning in Universities	Madan Singh Rawat University of Delhi, India	55
Creating 3D Animations of Laboratory Experiments Using Open Source Tools	Sameer Sahasrabudhe and Sridhar Iye Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India	56
Is Generational Digital-Divide a Myth? A Comparison of Student and Faculty Attitudes Toward Digital Learning Technologies	Florin Salajan¹, Dieter Schönwetter² and Blaine Cleghorn^{3 1}University of Toronto, Canada ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada ³Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada	57
Development of the Novel e-Learning System, “SPES NOVA” (Scalable Personality-Adapted Education System With Networking of Views and Activities)	Ken Takeuchi¹, Manabu Murakami¹, Atsushi Kato², Ryuichi Akiyama³, Hirotaka Honda¹, Hajime Nozawa¹ and Ki-ichiro Sato^{1 1}Tokyo University of Science, Hokkaido, Japan ²PHD, Inc., Nakamichi-cho, Hokkaido, Japan ³Muroran Institute of Technology, Hokkaido, Japan	58
E-Learning 2.0 and 3-D in Developing and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC): The AUT Experience	Alice U and Debbie Corder Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand	59
ELAM: a Model for Acceptance and use of e-Learning by Teachers and Students	Farida Umrani-Khan and Sridhar Iyer Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India	60
Exploring Social Networks in Reproducible Computing and Collaborative Assignments	Patrick Wessa K.U.Leuven Association, Belgium	61
From Clinical Care to Online Communities, Exploring New Models for Survivorship Care in Lymphedema	David Wiljer^{1, 2}, Sara Urowitz¹, Emma Apatu³, Aleksandra Chafranskaia¹, Linda Durkee¹, Naa Kwarley Quartey¹, Pamela Catton^{1, 2 1}University Health Network, Toronto, Canada ²University of Toronto, Canada ³Emory University, Georgia, USA	62
How do Demographic Variables Relate to Attitudes on English Reading and Writing When Using a Web 2.0 Tool?	Hui-Ying Wu¹, Hsin-Piao Hsu², Su-Chen Teng³ and Hui-Chuan Wu^{3 1}Ching-Yun University, Chung-Li, Taiwan ²Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan ³The University of Northern Virginia, Virginia, USA	63
Research in Progress	*Authors*
Weblogs in Higher Education – Why Do Students (Not) Blog?	Monika Andergassen, Reinhold Behringer, Janet Finlay, Andrea Gorra and David Moore Leeds Metropolitan University, UK	64
Teacher Perception of Knowledge Management: A Case Study in a Secondary School	Kai Wing Chu¹, ², Minhong Wang², Shihao Zhou², Allan Yuen^{2 1}CCC Hoh Fuk Tong College, Hong Kong ²Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong	65
Practioner Paper
Forming a National Consortium of University Continuing Medical Education Providers	Fran Kirby, Richard Haywood, Randy Murphy and Lisa Fleet Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada	66
Posters, Demonstrations and Presentation
Development and Evaluation of a Computer-Enabled, Virtual Slide-Based Program for Teaching Oral Pathology	Grace Bradley, Deepika Chugh, Joyce Nyhof-Young and Florin Salajan University of Toronto, Canada	67
Development of an Accredited Online and Onsite e-Health Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Course: Summary of Needs Assessment Findings	Lisa Fleet and Fran Kirby Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, Canada	68
DiagnosisX a Medical Virtual Patient Simulation Application	David Fleiszer, Nancy Posel and Sean Steacy McGill University, Montreal, Canada	69
PGCorEd™ An Innovative Learning and Evaluation Web Based e-Learning Program	Susan Glover Takahashi, Chi-Ming Chow, Tamara Bahr and Jodi McIlroy University of Toronto, Canada	70
Live Chat Inspires Incremental Change	Tony Greener Brighton Business School, UK	71
International Student Generated e-Learning Within Learning/Intellectual Disabilities	Bob Hallawell, Richard Windle, Heather Wharrad and Helen Laverty University of Nottingham, Uk	72
Creating an online undergraduate teaching cases module – what is involved and is it effective?	David Howlett^1,2, James Connelly², Steffi Thust² and Tim Vincent¹ ¹Eastbourne District General Hospital, UK ²Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK	73
Real-time, Online Teaching to Enhance Undergraduate Learning	David Howlett^1,2, James Connelly², Steffi Thust² and Tim Vincent¹ ¹Eastbourne District General Hospital, UK ²Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK	74
The Design of an Interactive Web-Based Atlas of the Human Muscular System	Klodiana Kolomitro OISE/University of Toronto, Canada	75
A Conceptual Reference Model for Competencies; Development of an ISO/IEC International Standard for Information Technology for Learning, Education, and Training	Simone Laughton¹, Geoff Frank² and Bernard Blandin³ ¹University of Toronto Mississauga Library, Canada ²RTI International, USA ³CESI Group, France	76
Design Research Outcomes of the Web-based Communication and Cultural Competence Program for International Medical Graduates	Leila Lax, Lynn Russell, Laura Nelles and Diana Tabak University of Toronto, Canada	77
Building Collaboration: Use of an Online Synchronous “Build-a-Case” Method to Promote Interprofessional Health Education	Heather Mac Neill, Elizabeth Hanna, Steve Rankin and Steve Hall University of Toronto, Bridgepoint Hospital, Canada	78
Saying What you Mean and Meaning What you say to Your Patients; Developing Communication Skills–Using PGCorEd™	Dawn Martin, Alexandra Easson, Susan Glover Takahashi and tamara Bahr University of Toronto, Canada	79
Can Interactive Simulations Introduce Basic Laboratory Skills to Undergraduate Students in Large Cell and Molecular Biology Classes?	Melody Neumann University of Toronto, Canada	80
Experiences in Design and Implementation of a Radiology Education Portal	Edmund Ng and Nasir Jaffer University of Toronto, Canada	81
Can Transactional Distance be breached?	Marie Rocchi University of Toronto, Canada	82
Persisting Chat for Online Communities of Practice	Joan Touzet University of Toronto, Canada	83
Knowledge Transfer in the On-Line Environment	Susan Wilkinson and Amy Barlow University of Portsmouth, UK	84

Updated 20 July 2009