Executive summary The Blended Synchronous Learning Project sought to investigate how
rich-media technologies such as web conferencing, desktop video conferencing and virtual …

Based on the premise that providing support for university teachers in designing for their
teaching will ultimately improve the quality of student learning outcomes, recent interest in …

The dissertation identifies and discusses impact of a model-based approach to teaching and
learning introductory object-oriented programming both for practitioners and for computer …

Users' perceptions and beliefs are relevant for the adoption of conceptual modeling
languages in practice. This paper examines the relationship between user perception of the …

Both quantitative and qualitative methods are being increasingly used to investigate the
learning dynamics that take place within CSCL environments. Since such practices are a …

Design patterns offer proven solutions to well-known problems and are an accepted way of
knowledge preservation in various domains. Many design patterns have been documented …

This study investigated learning design in a web-conferencing environment based on three
semesters of lessons conducted as part of an introductory programming subject. As well as …

Abstract Design patterns have received considerable attention for their potential as a means
of capturing and sharing design knowledge. This chapter provides a review of design …

This chapter introduces E²ML, the Educational Environment Modeling Language. E²ML is a
lightweight visual language for instructional design; suitable both for complex instructional …

Competence development programmes are collections of units of learning and learning
activities used to increase the overall effective performance of a learner within a certain task …