In: Journal of e-learning and knowledge society, 2006, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 123-130
The University of Lugano (USI) and the University of Applied Sciences of Italian Switzerland (SUPSI) adopted in May 2004 a Moodle LMS as a support for their educational activities. This article describes how the eLearning platform was chosen, installed, integrated into the different existing universities’ systems, customized and enhanced according to both institutions’ needs. It shows also...
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In: Proceedings of AECT 2004 Convention, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2004, vol. 2, p. 70
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In: Proceedings of EDMEDIA 2004, Lugano, Switzerland, 2004, vol. 1, p. 4398
This paper presents a proven and reusable methodology (MiLE) for performing a cost-effective usability evaluation of an e-learning web application. MiLE is a scenario-driven inspection technique which is based on the concepts of user profile, user goal, scenario, and usability attribute. Mitigating the drawbacks and merging the respective benefits of state-of-the-art methods for usability...
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In: Proceedings of EDMEDIA 2005, Montreal, Canada, 2005, vol. 1, p. 1104
The Edukalibre development approach described here offers libre educational tools based on open development model. The paper presents a development-oriented evaluation approach comprising three phases. Phase 1 focused on rapid and distributed usability inspections producing development-oriented feedback for designers, and was built around a usability inspection framework. Phase 2 was conducted...
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In: Proceedings of EDMEDIA 2004, Lugano, Switzerland, 2004, vol. 1, p. 1713
The impact of new technologies in education has brought to the perception that educational Web sites have a more or less standard features in several contexts. Yet, an analysis of the existing literature reveals that the practices of Instructional Design and Hypermedia Design have few if any contact points. We claim that an integration of the two processes – namely learning activities design...
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In: Proceedings of EDMEDIA 2003, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2003, vol. 1, p. 984
The New Media Juke-Box is an experiment carried out at the University of Lugano in collaboration with the RTSI – Radio and Television of Italian-speaking Switzerland. The goal of the project was the integration and exploitation of archive media artefact into a new learning context. After a review of a general model of educational multimedia, a case study is presented, along with lessons learnt,...
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In: Proceedings of EDMEDIA 2003, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2003, vol. 1, p. 304
E2ML is a modeling language spe cifically developed for the design of educational environments. It models the goals, requirement and design of the teaching and learning activity. Its core parts are a verbal statement and visual mapping of goals and a visual UML-like representation of the learning activity. E2ML can be profitably integrated with Instructional Design models in order to enhance the...
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In: 4th International Conference on New Educational Environments (ICNEE) 02, Lugano, Switzerland, 2002, no. 2.1, p. 7
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In: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN), 2002, vol. 1, p. 144
The shift to new paradigms in education pushed by new media has initiated a critical re-thinking of the way we talk of and practice teaching and learning which is still open. Some concepts of the Western educational tradition can be helpful in finding a new way of integra ting IT in learning. This paper propose to consider knowledge as a relationship and shows how this provides helpful insights...
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In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technologies - AJET, 2004, vol. 20, p. 248
This paper introduces the Quail Model, a device for the classification and visualization of learning goals. The model is a communication tool that can smoothen the discussion within a course design team, support shared understanding and improve decision-making. Its theoretical background mingles contributions from Instructional Design (Bloom, Gagné, Merrill) with the insights of an author of...
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