EJEL Volume 7 Issue 3
December 2009
Special Issue for ICEL 2008
Toronto, Canada
Guest Editors: Florin Salajan and Avi Hyman


EDITORIAL

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Investigating a Nigerian XXL-Cohort Wiki-Learning Experience: Observation, Feedback and Reflection
Peter Aborisade
Federal University of Technology, Nigeria

191

Weblogs in Higher Education – Why Do Students (Not) Blog?
Monika Andergassen, Reinhold Behringer, Janet Finlay, Andrea Gorra and David Moore
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

203

GEARS a 3D Virtual Learning Environment and Virtual Social and Educational World Used in Online Secondary Schools
Jonathan Barkand^{1 2} and Joseph Kush^2
1National Network of Digital Schools, East Liverpool, USA
²Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA

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Moving From Analogue to High Definition e-Tools to Support Empowering Social Learning Approachesc
Paula Charbonneau-Gowdy¹ and Ivana Cechova^2
1The Canada School of Public Service, Government of Canada, Canada
²University of Defence, Brno, Kounicova, Czech Republic

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Efficacy of Teaching Clinical Clerks and Residents how to Fill Out the Form 1 of the Mental Health Act Using an e-Learning Module
Sarah Garside, Anthony Levinson, Sophie Kuziora, Michael Bay and Geoffrey Norman
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

239

Blended Learning in the Visual Communications Classroom: Student Reflections on a Multimedia Course
Jennifer George-Palilonis¹ and Vincent Filak^2
1Ball State University, Muncie, USA
²University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, USA

247

Podcasting to Support Students Using a Business Simulation
Andrea Gorra and Janet Finlay
CETL, ALiC, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

257

e-Modelling – Helping Learners to Develop Sound e-Learning Behaviours
Susan Greener
Brighton Business School, University of Brighton, UK

265

Measuring the Effectiveness of Educational Technology
Jodie Jenkinson
University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada

273

Eating Your Lectures and Having Them Too: Is Online Lecture Availability Especially Helpful in "Skills-Based" Courses?
Steve Joordens, Ada Le, Raymond Grinnell and Sophie Chrysostomou
University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada

281

When Knowing More Means Knowing Less: Understanding the Impact of Computer Experience on e-Learning and e-Learning Outcomes
Lena Paulo Kushnir
University of Toronto, Canada

289

A Blended Learning Approach to Designing Prosthodontic Appliances: Introducing a Novel Interactive Online Module in the Traditional Curriculum
Leslie Laing Gibbard and Florin Salajan
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto; Toronto, Canada

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Development of the Novel e-Learning System, "SPES NOVA" (Scalable Personality-Adapted Education System With Networking of Views and Activities)
Ken Takeuchi¹, Manabu Murakami¹, Atsushi Kato², Ryuichi Akiyama³, Hirotaka Honda¹, Hajime Nozawa¹ and Ki-ichiro Sato^1
1Tokyo University of Science, Hokkaido, Japan
²PHD, Inc., Nakamichi-cho, Hokkaido, Japan
³Muroran Institute of Technology, Hokkaido, Japan

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