E-Training Practices For Professional Organizations: IFIP TC3/WG3.3 Fifth Working Conference On eTrain Practices For Professional Organizations (eTrain 2003) July 7-11, 2003, Pori, Finland

by Nicholson, Paul; Thompson, J. Barrie; Ruohonen, Mikko; Multisilta, Jari; IFIP TC3; WG3.3 WORKING CONFERENCE ON ETR

• ISBN13: 9781402077562
• ISBN10: 1402077564
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-30
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

"E-Training Practices for Professional Organizations" is an essential reference for anyone interested in the integration of e-business, e-work and e-learning processes. The book collects, for the first time, the proceedings from the 2003 IFIP eTrain Conference held in Pori, Finland. The text serves as a multi-disciplinary resource for information on the research, development and applications of all topics related to e-Learning. The first half of the book discusses theories, paradigms and their applications in academia and industry. The last half of the book examines learning environments, design issues and collaboration among the corporate, governmental and academic sectors. With academic and professional contributors, "E-Training Practices for Professional Organizations" reflects the multi-faceted and exciting nature of e-training studies. This volume presents the balanced view of past developments and current research necessary to truly reach the potential of this burgeoning field.

Table of Contents

Identifying hypermedia browsing strategies	p. 3
Simulations as mental tools for network-based group learning	p. 11
E-training or E-learning?	p. 19
Pedagogical models in network-based education	p. 29
The effects of IT-based training on employees uptake of new technologies in the work-place	p. 37
Focus group report : mobility and education	p. 45
'Anybody out there a real expert?'	p. 51
What students expect from E-moderation	p. 61
A model for planning, implementing and evaluating client-centered IT education	p. 69
Breaking new ground in professional IT-training	p. 77
Taking the E-train in university education	p. 85
Competence development supported by digital means in a knowledge-intensive company	p. 95
Electronic mail competitions	p. 103
Integrating needs assessment within next generation E-learning systems	p. 113
Cognition, culture and effective E-praxis guiding principles	p. 121
The teacher : from a responsible student's point-of-view	p. 129
The virtual office	p. 137
Introducing organizational characteristics in learning environments	p. 145
Digital competence development as strategic learning	p. 155
The impact of the implementation of distance education systems in a telecommunications company	p. 163
The performance of virtual teams	p. 171
Managing distributed university courses	p. 181
Enabling postgraduate learning in the workplace	p. 189
A better E-train	p. 197
Social learning within electronic environments	p. 205
Mobile technologies and education	p. 213
Towards multilateral co-operation of university, ICT-businesses and public organizations in the Rovaniemi region	p. 221
Experimenting with digital television learning environments	p. 231
Printed media, hypertext and chatterbots in learning	p. 239
Developing international leadership in educational technology	p. 247
Distance learning approaches in teacher training	p. 255
Building technology-based training on relevant learning perspectives	p. 263
Interactive 3D virtual hydraulics	p. 273
Accessibility and mobile learning	p. 281
Developing time-sensitive hypertext linking and navigation support	p. 291
Virtual learning modules for trainees	p. 299
A new spider on the Web	p. 307
Logistics for learning objects	p. 315
Implementing the learner-centred design paradigm for Web-based training curricula	p. 325
Implementation and use of a Web-based learning environment	p. 333
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