ICELW 2014 Academic Papers Index

Papers in Alphabetical Order, by Author

Training the 21st Century Workforce of Early Childhood Teachers in STEM Education through an eLearning Environment
Aikaterini Akritidou, Fotini Paraskeva, and Aikaterini Alexiou, University of Piraeus, Athens, Greece

Applying and Promoting Critical Thinking in Online Education
Hisham Al-Mubaid, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, USA

Is e-learning for Me? Experiences of an Intern Program in a Centre for Educational Technology
Cheryl Brown, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Kathy Lewis, Perspic Learning, Cape Town, South Africa

Maturity in Large Scale Corporate e-Learning
Rosario Cacao, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Just-in-time Learning: Can Online Courses Significantly Support Face to Face Teaching?
Dominik Dolezal, Karl Gmeiner, Robert Pucher and Friedrich Schmöllebeck, University of Applied Sciences – Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria

Organizational E-learning Readiness for Technology-Enhanced Competence Initiatives in the Manufacturing Industry
Monika Hattinger, University West, Department of Engineering Science, Trollhättan, Sweden

Evaluating the Impact of Blended Learning on Performance and Engagement of Second Language Learners
Rebecca Jee and Gabriele O’Connor, Voxy, New York, New York, USA

Introducing Learning Innovation in Public Employment Services: What Role Can Facilitation Play?
Barbara Kieslinger, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, Austria; Jenny Bimrose and Alan Brown, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; Teresa Holocher-Ertl, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, Austria; Christine Kunzmann, Pontydysgu Ltd., Königsbach-Stein, Germany; Michael Prilla, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; Andreas P. Schmidt, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe, Germany; and Carmen Wolf, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

Assessing Job Performance of Video e-learning Content Authors and System Providers
Phebe Mann, University of East London, London, UK and David Wong, University College London/University of Reading, Reading, UK

An Exploratory Study into Virtual Learning Environments as a Training Platform in the Workplace
Janice Mc Nelis, Republic of Ireland

A New, Adaptive Model to Improve Learning via Mobile Devices
Massimo Minighin, Kinit, Cittadella, Italy

Assessment of Availability and Utilization of ICT Resources in Teaching in F.C.E. Eha-Amufu Enugu Nigeria
Obiageli Grace Ngwu, Department of Computer Science Education, Federal College of Education (F.C.E), Enugu, Nigeria

The Development of Virtual World Tools to Enhance Learning and Real World Decision Making in the Australian Sugar Farming Industry
Kathryn Mary Reardon-Smith, Helen Farley, Shahbaz Mushtaq and Neil Cliffe, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia

Connecting Industry and Academia e-learning through a Novel Capstone Project and Software Implementation
Michael Richey, Fabian Zender, and Michael Wright, The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA

e-REAL: Enhancing Intelligence by Visual Thinking
Fernando Salvetti and Barbara Bertagni, LKN – Logos Knowledge Network, Bern, Switzerland

Digital Media as Support for Technical Vocational Training: Expectations and Research Results of the Use of Web 2.0
Sven Schulte, Tim Richter and Georg Spoettl, Institute Technology and Education (ITB), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Integrating Project Work into Distance Education Courses
Christian-Andreas Schumann, Claudia Tittmann, and Eike Ickelsheimer, West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany

Co-work between University Teachers from Different Fields: Is it Possible to Build a Common Language?
Luísa Soares and Dulce Pacheco, University of Madeira, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Funchal, Portugal

Enhancing Scientific Cooperation of an Interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence via a Scientific Cooperation Portal
LuísaTobias Vaegs, IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; André Calero Valdez and Anne Kathrin Schaar, Human-Computer Interaction Center, RWTH Aachen University; André Braekling and Susanne Aghassi, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology, RWTH Aachen University; Ulrich Jansen, Chair for Nonlinear Dynamics of Laser Processing, RWTH Aachen University; Thomas Thiele, Florian Welter, Claudia Jooss, and Anja Richert, IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University; Wolfgang Schulz, Chair for Nonlinear Dynamics of Laser Processing, RWTH Aachen University; Guenther Schuh, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen University; Martina Ziefle, Human-Computer Interaction Center, RWTH Aachen University; and Sabina Jeschke, Human-Computer Interaction Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

The Future of Distance Learning: Technology vs. Learning
Mudasser F. Wyne, National University, San Diego, California, USA and Shakil Akhtar, Clayton State University, Morrow, Georgia, USA

How to Use e-Learning Activities to Connect with the Introvert Corporate Language Learner
Lisa B. Zimmermann, University of Applied Sciences FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria