Special Issue on "Current Research in Learning Design"

Guest Editor(s): Rob Koper

Advising Online Dissertation Students

Moderator(s) and Summarizer(s): Brent Muirhead and Kimberly D. Blum

Future Developments of IMS Learning Design Tooling

Moderator(s) and Summarizer(s): Fred de Vries, Colin Tattersall and Rob Koper

Guest Editorial: Current Research in Learning Design 

Rob Koper

An Ontology-Based Framework for Bridging Learning Design and Learning Content

Colin Knight, Dragan Gašević, Griff Richards

A Learning Design Ontology based on the IMS Specification

Ricardo R. Amorim, Manuel Lama, Eduardo Sánchez, Adolfo Riera, Xosé A. Vila

COLLAGE: A Collaborative Learning Design Editor based on Patterns

Davinia Hernández-Leo, Eloy D. Villasclaras-Fernández, Juan I. Asensio-Pérez, Yannis Dimitriadis, Iván M. Jorrín-Abellán, Inés Ruiz-Requies, Bartolomé Rubia-Avi

Authoring a Full Life Cycle Model in Standards-based, Adaptive e-Learning

Peter Van Rosmalen, Hubert Vogten, René Van Es, Harrie Passier, Patricia Poelmans, Rob Koper

Managing & Re-using Didactical Expertise: The Didactical Object Model

Jan M. Pawlowski, Markus Bick

Learning Design based on Graphical Knowledge-Modelling

Gilbert Paquette, Michel Léonard, Karin Lundgren-Cayrol, Stefan Mihaila, Denis Gareau

Panning for Gold: Designing Pedagogically-inspired Learning Nuggets

Chris Bailey, Mohd T Zalfan, Hugh C. Davis, Karen Fill, Gráinne Conole

Crosscutting Runtime Adaptations of LD Execution

Telmo Zarraonandia, Juan Manuel Dodero, Camino Fernández

Learning Design, Generic Service Descriptions and Universal Acid

Martin Weller, Alex Little, Patrick McAndrew, Will Woods

Usability of a Runtime Environment for the Use of IMS Learning Design in Mixed Mode Higher Education

Michael Klebl

Knowledge Base for Automatic Generation of Online IMS LD Compliant Course Structures

Ecaterina Giacomini Pacurar, Philippe Trigano, Sorin Alupoaie

Complexity of Integrating Computer Technologies into Education in Turkey

Sadegül Akbaba-Altun

Context Aware Ubiquitous Learning Environments for Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Learning

Stephen J.H. Yang

Providing Cultural Context with Educational Multimedia in the South Pacific

Christopher Robbins

Influence of Web-based Distance Education on the Academic Department Chair Role

Kathy K. Franklin, Jan K. Hart

Testing the Pedagogical Expressiveness of IMS LD

René van Es, Rob Koper

An Analysis of Interaction and Participation Patterns in Online Community

Chai Ching Sing, Myint Swe Khine

Learning Portfolio Analysis and Mining for SCORM Compliant Environment

Jun-Ming Su, Shian-Shyong Tseng, Wei Wang, Jui-Feng Weng, Jin Tan David Yang, Wen-Nung Tsai

Pretoria to Khartoum - How We Taught an Internet-supported Masters’ Programme across National, Religious, Cultural and Linguistic Barriers

Johannes C Cronjé

Undergraduate Students’ Academic Achievement, Field Dependent/Independent Cognitive Styles and Attitude toward Computers

Arif Altun, Mehtap Cakan

Identifying and Measuring Individual Engagement in Critical Thinking in Online Discussions: An Exploratory Case Study

Cheryl Perkins, Elizabeth Murphy

Turkish Prospective Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding the Use of Computer Games with Educational Features

Gulfidan Can, Kursat Cagiltay

Automatic Speech Recognition: Reliability and Pedagogical Implications for Teaching Pronunciation

In-Seok Kim

On the Emergence of New Computer Technologies

Olumuyiwa Sunday Asaolu

Designing Metacognitive Maps for Web-Based Learning

Miyoung Lee, Amy L. Baylor

Content Classification and Context-Based Retrieval System for E-Learning

Ankush Mittal, Pagalthivarthi V. Krishnan, Edward Altman

Integrating Technology into Higher Education

Reviewer: Bao-Yu Hu

Adaptable and Adaptive Hypermedia Systems

Reviewer: Sabine Graf