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Kuosa, Kirsi; Distante, Damiano; Tervakari, Anne; Cerulo, Luigi; Fernández, Alejandro; Koro, Juho; Kailanto, Meri – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2016
This paper presents two interactive visualization tools for learning management systems (LMS) in order to improve learning and teaching in online courses. The first tool was developed at the Intelligent Information Systems Laboratory (IISLab) at the Tampere University of Technology (TUT). The tool is used to analyse students' activity from…
Descriptors: Interaction, Visualization, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Huwe, Terence K. – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Given the pace of innovation, not only in the gadget market but in how social media is changing society, the future isn't what it used to be, which is to say, it is not that far off, out of reach, and "gee whiz" tomorrow. The planning horizon has moved closer than ever. And far-off eventualities are here and gone before you know it. In this…
Descriptors: Information Management, Access to Information, Information Retrieval, Usability
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Liang, Hai-Ning; Sedig, Kamran – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
Interactive learning environments (ILEs) are increasingly used to support and enhance instruction and learning experiences. ILEs maintain and display information, allowing learners to interact with this information. One important method of interacting with information is navigation. Often, learners are required to navigate through the information…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Hypermedia, Models, Evaluation Methods
Schultz, Leah – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study investigates the relationships between the use of a zoom tool, the terms they supply to describe the image, and the type of image being viewed. Participants were assigned to two groups, one with access to the tool and one without, and were asked to supply terms to describe forty images, divided into four categories: landscape, portrait,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Visual Aids
Miller, Joe – Technology Connection, 1997
End users think of file names as a way to identify file contents, whereas computer programs often assign special meaning to file extensions. This article discusses different kinds of files on the World Wide Web: text, document, sound, video, and multimedia; file compression; and encoding formats. Includes a chart of file formats and lists Web…
Descriptors: Charts, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Information Retrieval
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Dias, Paulo; Gomes, Maria Joao; Correia, Ana Paula – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1999
Reviews several mechanisms to support navigation in hypertext following a brief discussion of the phenomena of disorientation in hyperspace. Categorizes ways to support navigation in terms of the following: solutions regarding the tools to support navigation; solutions regarding interface and navigation metaphors; and solutions regarding hardware…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
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Rorvig, Mark; Hemmje, Matthias – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Reports on a conference workshop that addressed Visual Information Retrieval Interfaces (VIRIs). Topics include evaluation methods; task dimension for evaluating VIRIs; efforts to fund European development of VIRIs; metrics, including cosine vector; navigation among documents; and interactions with users. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
Denning, Rebecca; Shuttleworth, Marie; Smith, Phil – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Presents six principles for building and evaluating Web-based information retrieval interfaces: help the user develop an understanding of the interface and search process, judge the value of continuing search paths, and refine search queries or search topics; avoid complex navigation; make system actions explicit; and provide verbal labels…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Design Requirements, Information Retrieval
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Large, Andrew; Beheshti, Jamshid; Cole, Charles – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Presents a matrix that can serve as a tool for designing the information architecture of a Web portal in a logical and systematic manner. Highlights include interfaces; metaphors; navigation; interaction; information retrieval; and an example of a children's Web portal to provide access to museum information. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval
Weiner, Michael L.; Rusch, Peter F. – 1996
The DR-LINK (Document Retrieval through Linguist Knowledge) search system was created to help automate the process that research librarians use to convert information needs, as stated by users, into the information retrieval process. DR-LINK resulted from participation in the United States Government initiative called Tipster that was sponsored by…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Systems
Mosley, Barbra; Edwards, Gloria – 1995
To help students learn to navigate the information superhighway, a 2-hour pilot program with 10 hours of guided access time was developed to test a method for teaching the basics of maneuvering the superhighway and extracting information once located. This pilot was designed as a two-part instructional session. The first instructional session…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
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Witbrock, Michael J.; Hauptmann, Alexander G. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Production of the meta-data supporting the Informedia Digital Video Library interface is automated using techniques derived from artificial intelligence research. Speech recognition and natural-language processing, information retrieval, and image analysis are applied to produce an interface that helps users locate information and navigate more…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Audiotape Recordings, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software
Tillman, Michael L. – 1997
This paper examines hypermedia design and draws conclusions about how educational research and theory applies to various aspects of World Wide Web (WWW) homepage design. "Hypermedia" is defined as any collection of information which may be textual, graphical, visual, or auditory in nature and which may be accessed via a nonlinear route.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cognitive Processes, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces
Lobodzinski, Suave, Ed.; Tomek, Ivan, Ed. – 1997
The 1997 WebNet conference addressed research, new developments, and experiences related to the Internet and intranets. The 257 contributions of WebNet 97 contained in this proceedings comprise the full and short papers accepted for presentation at the conference. Included are positions papers by leading experts in the field; descriptions of ideas…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Computer System Design