Cooperation and interaction between learners are important aspects especially for mobile E-Learning scenarios. The requirement of mobility raises the need for innovative CSCL applications as it increases the complexity of the architecture of such systems. Current solutions, commonly web-based, do not satisfy all needs of mobile E-Learning. Motivated by practical approaches and focused on intera...

If not designed in consideration to the workings of the human mind, multimedia learning environments can impose too high a demand on working memory. While such high cognitive load presents challenges for learners of all ages, older learners may be particularly affected as research on cognitive aging has shown the efficiency of working memory declines with age. Research has suggested that cognit...

In the United States, the immigrant population explosion has been calling for increasing attention to English instruction for immigrant learners. In comparison with prolific literature on immigrant English language learners (ELLs) in K–12 educational settings, literature on English instruction for adult immigrant learners at non-profit organizations, especially through microanalysis of classroo...

Recently, research has become increasingly interested in developing tools that are able to automatically create test items out of text-based learning contents. Such tools might not only support instructors in creating tests or exams but also learners in self-assessing their learning progress. This paper presents an enhanced automatic question-creation tool (EAQC) that has been recently develope...

Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) and Cloud Learning Environments (CLEs) have recently encountered a rapid growth, as a response to the rising demand of learners for multi-sourced content and environments targeting their needs and preferences. This paper introduces a semantic knowledge base that utilises a multi-layered architecture consisting of learning ontologies customized for certain a...

The knowledge society requires life-long learning and flexible learning environments that allow learners to learn whenever they have time, whereever they are, and according to their own needs and background knowledge. In this article, we investigate how Semantic Wikis – a combination of Wiki and Semantic Web technology – can support learners in such flexible learning environments. We first summ...

With a structure that provides control and choice over time, place, and pace, e-learning has emerged as a viable mode for working adults who wish to upgrade their knowledge. However, such flexibility provides leeway for these adults to procrastinate and for their motivation to dwindle. After all, many adults, especially Malaysian adults, are used to studying in a structured learning environment...

This paper opens up the symposium with a central question that all papers will consider from their different perspectives: how do digital technologies support life transitions? Before this question is tackled, a pre-requisite question needs to be considered: what are life transitions? Across the range of papers presented we will see a number of life transitions – moving from one part of the edu...

This paper outlines the research and guiding research principles of the (I)CALL group at Dublin City University, Ireland. Our research activities include the development of (I)CALL systems targeted at a variety of user groups including advanced Romance language learners, intermediate to advanced German learners, primary and secondary school students as well as students with L1 learning disabili...

This study aims to investigate the current conditions of pronunciation teaching and learning in a local university through a questionnaire. The subjects majoring in English Education agree that accuracy rather than intelligibility should be adopted as the criterion for English teachers. Though the importance of pronunciation is well recognized by the subjects, instruction lags far behind the le...