Table of Contents
Preface – J. M. Spector, D. Ifenthaler, P. Isaías, Kinshuk, D. Sampson Part I: Cognitive Approaches to Learning and Instruction (Spector) Chapter 1 – Learning and Instruction in the Digital Age: Introduction (Dirk Ifenthaler) Chapter 2 – Cognition and Student-Centered, Web-Based Learning (Michael J. Hannafin&Kathleen Hannafin) Chapter 3 – Testing as Feedback to Inform Teaching (J. C. Powell) Chapter 4 – Enhancing Learning from Informatics Texts (Alexandra Gasparinatou, Grammatiki Tsaganou&Maria Grigoriadou) Part II: Knowledge Representation and Mental Models (Ifenthaler) Chapter 5 – Model-Based Knowledge Mapping (Andreas Lachner&Pablo Pirnay-Dummer) Chapter 6 – Prototype for the Knowledge Representation Supporting Inter-Institutional Knowledge Flow Analysis (Ieva Zeltmate, Mareite Kirikova&Janis Grundspenkis) Chapter 7 – Progression of Mental Models Throughout a Course of Instruction (A. Aubteen Darabi, David W. Nelson,&Norbert M. Seel) Chapter 8 – The Qualitative Study of Contents Analysis and a Construction Method for e-Learning (Naomi Nagata&Toshio Okamoto) Part III: Technology-Facilitated Tools and Techniques (Isaías) Chapter 9 – VideoclipQuests as a New Setup for Learning (Axel M. Blessing&Ulrich Kortenkamp) Chapter 10 – Research on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Trans-Disciplinary Groups (Edita Butrime, Rita Marciulyniene&Rita Valteryte) Chapter 11 – Improving Teacher Performance Using an Enhanced Digital Video Reflection Technique (Geoffrey A. Wright) Chapter 12 – Experiencing and Learning with 3D Virtual Worlds (Laura Benvenuti, Elbert-Jan Hennipman, Evert-Jan R. G. Oppelaar, Gerrit C. van der Veer, BobCruijsberg&Geeske Bakker) Part IV: Communications and Methods (Kinshuk) Chapter 13 – CARTE: An Observation Station to Regulate Activity in a Learning Context (Christope Courtin) Chapter 14 – Acceptance of Model-Based Instruction Among Students in Spanish and Mathematics (Ulrike Hanke&Elke Huber) Chapter 15 – Communities of Learners: Extending the Boundaries of the Learning Experience Through Cross-Institutional Collaboration (Pat Gannon-Leary&Elsa Fontainha) Chapter 16 – Supporting the Implementation of the Case Activities Using e-Learning Technologies (Maria Boubouka, Ilias Verginis&Maria Grigoriadou) Chapter 17 – Practices in Old Age ICT-Education (Minnamari Naumanen&Markku Tukiainen) Part V: Integrative Methods and Online Learning (Sampson) Chapter 18 – Cultural Features of e-Learning: A Euro-Asian Case Study (Fredric William Swierczek&Clemens Bechter) Chapter 19 – Case Study on Student Blogs in a Blended Learning Course (Michael Derntl&Thomas Mazzurana) Chapter 20 – Self-Assessment: A Crucial Process in e-Training (Paola Nicolini, Tamara Lapucci&Chiara Moroni) Chapter 21 – A Design Framework for an Online English Writing Course (ChanMin Kim, Anne Mendenhall&Tristan E. Johnson) Chapter 22 – Catering for Different Learning styles in e-Learning (Vatcharaporn Esichaikul&Clemens Bechter) Chaper 23 – Learning and Instruction in the Digital Age: Epilogue – J. Michael Spector