This thesis will develop a model that can be used to guide collaborative design of educational digital libraries that are relevant to the learning objectives and are appropriate to African Higher Education. Factors affecting connections between educational digital library capabilities, learning processes and learners’ needs in higher education will be identified and used to develop the model. T...

During the past two decades, the popularity of computer and video games has prompted games to become a source of study for educational researchers and instructional designers investigating how various aspects of game design might be appropriated, borrowed, and re-purposed for the design of educational materials. The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of how the structure in massive...

Developing an interactive practice based, online version of a post-graduate program already in traditional independent study distance format produces a number of pedagogical and development shifts. Not only will the need for effective online interactivity change the nature of the learning and assessment experiences, the fundamentals of the online environment demand inclusion of new, practice ba...

According to socio-constructivism approach, collective situations are promoted to favor learning in classroom, at a distance or in a blended educational context. So, many Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are provided to teachers but there are no clear studies about the way they are used and perceived. Our research is based on the hypothesis that practices of educational actors (...

E-learning is becoming very important in fields where access to learning materials needs to be brought about effectively and efficiently. Our experience in dealing with e-learning systems of different types has shown that several aspects influence the design and the evaluation of such systems, primarily the educational aspect, since the main purpose of such systems is to achieve educational goa...

Augmented Reality (AR) has been recognized as one of the most promising technologies for the gaming industry. In this study, the designers intend to apply AR technology to developing an educational interactive game. This paper presents an AR featured educational game specifically designed for 4–6 years old pre-school children. The main objective of the game was to teach children knowl‐ edge abo...

This paper presents a model for creating user-centered educational and informational Web sites. Information design is the process of developing effective pieces of written or visual communication. While good information design stresses the importance of communication that clearly communicates an intended meaning, usercentered information design places primary emphasis on addressing the cognitiv...

In our previous studies into web design, we found that pens, paper, walls, and tables were often used for explaining, developing, and communicating ideas during the early phases of design. These wall-scale paper-based design practices inspired The Designers’ Outpost, a tangible user interface that combines the affordances of paper and large physical workspaces with the advantages of electronic ...

In both business training and higher professional education there is a clear shift towards competencybased learning to cope with fast technological and societal changes. Competencies can be construed as abilities that enable learners to recognize and define new problems in their domain of study and future work as well as solve these problems (Kirschner, van Vilsteren, Hummel, & Wigman, 1997). A...