Presents an online collaborative process that facilitates usability evaluation of Web sites. Describes how the system was designed and used by students and staff at two Australian universities and shows that the process provides feedback on Web site usability and the experience of usability evaluation from the perspectives of a user and a…

Discusses a concern with using online discussion for learning. Argues that there is lack of technological support for the development of personalized knowledge representation for most online discussion forums and discusses how internalization of collective knowledge can be facilitated through the notion of knowledge objects, while externalization…

Discussion of the educational use of videoconferencing focuses on a videoconference in South Africa that showed the development of a puppetry production. Topics include scaffolding in the learning process; feedback from learners; assessing the use of videoconferencing, including cost issues; suggestions for using videoconferencing as an…

Describes a study of Masters Degree students at a United Kingdom university that investigated the use of videoconferencing by collecting information on classroom activities and cognitive outcomes which students at local and remote sites experienced. Results indicated that remote students did not experience the same quality of teaching and learning…

Discussion of multimedia chemistry courses in higher education focuses on the educational development of a Web-based organic chemistry tutorial which aims to enable students to learn chemical concepts through the manipulation of structural formulae and the provision of appropriate feedback. Describes the online chemical structure modeling tool and…

Discusses computer-assisted learning (CAL) in medical education and describes the development of an interactive CAL program on CD-ROM, combining video, illustrations, and three-dimensional images, to enhance understanding of vaginal hysterectomy in terms of the anatomy and steps of the surgical procedure. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the use of new educational technologies and the opportunities that can transform teaching techniques and possibilities for learning. Suggests a set of target areas that technology should transform in the socio-cultural learning environment and illustrates their use in an undergraduate phonetics course. (Author/LRW)

Discusses a study that investigated the use of word processing for literacy teaching in primary schools in Great Britain. Considers the use of word processing and the attempts to integrate other information and communication technologies into schools; enhancing the curriculum; and shifting focus away from technology and toward the development of…

Discusses the use of video recordings to demonstrate clinical skills in higher education and describes a study that assessed the impact of real-time monitoring of clinical history taking on medical students. Considered whether the opportunities for personal reflection, peer critique, and tutor feedback outweighed unpleasant feelings of personal…

Develops a set of educational evaluation criteria for online continuing professional development (CPD) courses using Kolb's experiential learning cycle theory. Evaluates five courses provided by online CPD Web sites, concludes that these online courses neglect parts of the learning cycle, and suggests improvements. (Author/LRW)

Discusses reflective practice and suggests that participants in computer-mediated conferencing can be encouraged to engage in reflecting about onscreen experiences with the help of a trained moderator. Provides examples from Open University (United Kingdom) classes and concludes that reflective practice helps participants to learn online and…

Describes a study conducted at the University of Central England that investigated resource-based learning and secondary school students; the availability of information and communication technology (ICT), including access to computers at school, at home, and in the community, including public libraries; and attitudes toward ICT; and suggests…

Identifies the use of ICT (information and communication technology) as a weak aspect of professional practice in Scottish and English primary schools based on school inspection reports. Suggests that the adoption of rational integration methodologies has resulted in a failure to understand the complex cultural, psychological and political…

Argues for a more holistic approach of studying ICT (information and communication technology) in schools by adopting a sociocultural perspective. Proposes a theoretical framework based on activity theory and describes the development of a research agenda for the study of ICT in Singapore schools. (Author/LRW)

Evaluates the effectiveness of Web-based, interactive, multimedia electronic learning materials by comparing students' learning outcomes in the lecture and online versions of an introductory computing course at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Suggests that the use of carefully designed interactive electronic learning modules…