"E-Training Practices for Professional Organizations" ed. by Paul Nicholson et al.

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"E-Training Practices for Professional Organizations" ed. by Paul Nicholson, J. Barrie Thompson, Mikko Ruohonen, Jari Multisilta
The International Federation for Information Processing. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Volume 167
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Springer Science + Business Media | 2005 | ISBN: 1402077564 0387235728 9781402077562 9780387235721 | 356 pages | PDF | 8 MB

This book is an essential reference for anyone interested in the integration of e-business, e-work and e-learning processes. The text serves as a multi-disciplinary resource for information on the research, development and applications of all topics related to e-Learning.

The book collects the proceedings from the 2003 IFIP eTrain Conference held in Pori, Finland. This volume presents the balanced view of past developments and current research necessary to truly reach the potential of this burgeoning field.
The first half of the book discusses theories, paradigms and their applications in academia and industry.
The last half of the book examines learning environments, design issues and collaboration among the corporate, governmental and academic sectors.
With academic and professional contributors, this book reflects the multi-faceted and exciting nature of e-training studies.

Contents
Preface
SECTION 1: Theories and Paradigms
IDENTIFYING HYPERMEDIA BROWSING STRATEGIES
SIMULATIONS AS MENTAL TOOLS FOR NETWORK-BASED GROUP LEARNING
E-TRAINING OR E-LEARNING?
PEDAGOGICAL MODELS IN NETWORK-BASED EDUCATION
THE EFFECTS OF IT-BASED TRAINING ON EMPLOYEES UPTAKE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE WORK-PLACE
FOCUS GROUP REPORT: MOBILITY AND EDUCATION
SECTION 2: Programs and Curricula
'ANYBODY OUT THERE A REAL EXPERT?’
WHAT STUDENTS EXPECT FROM E-MODERATION
BREAKING NEW GROUND IN PROFESSIONAL IT-TRAINING
TAKING THE E-TRAIN IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
SECTION 3: Industry Practices
COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTED BY DIGITAL MEANS IN A KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVECOMPANY
ELECTRONIC MAIL COMPETITIONS
INTEGRATING NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITHIN NEXT GENERATION E-LEARNING SYSTEMS
THE TEACHER: FROM A RESPONSIBLE STUDENT'S POINT-OF-VIEW
INTRODUCING ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS IN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
DIGITAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT AS STRATEGIC LEARNING
THE PERFORMANCE OF VIRTUAL TEAMS
SECTION 4: Collaboration
MANAGING DISTRIBUTED UNIVERSITY COURSES
ENABLING POSTGRADUATE LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE
ABETTER E-TRAIN
SOCIAL LEARNING WITHIN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENTS
MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES AND EDUCATION
TOWARDS MULTILATERAL CO-OPERATION OF UNIVERSITY. ICT-BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ROVANIEMI REGION
SECTION 5: Learning Environments
EXPERIMENTING WITH DIGITAL TELEVISION LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Building Technology-Based Training on Relevant Learning Perspectives
INTERACTIVE 3D VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS
ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILE LEARNING
SECTION 6: Design
DEVELOPING TIME-SENSITIVE HYPERTEXT LINKING AND NAVIGATION SUPPORT
A NEW SPIDER ON THE WEB
LOGISTICS FOR LEARNING OBJECTS
IMPLEMENTING THE LEARNER-CENTERED DESIGN PARADIGM FOR WEB-BASED TRAINING CURRICULA
IMPLEMENTATION AND USE OF A WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Index
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