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Powell, James; Fox, Edward A. – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Describes a scalable system for searching heterogeneous multilingual collections on the World Wide Web. Details Searchable Database Markup Language (SearchDB-ML) for describing the characteristics of a search engine and its interface, and a protocol for requesting word translations between languages. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer System Design, Information Seeking
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Wang, Shiang-Kwei; Yang, Chiachi – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005
This article describes practical issues related to the design and the development of a Web-Based Learning Environment (Web-LE) for high school students. The purpose of the Fossilization Web-LE was to help students understand the process of fossilization, which is a complex phenomenon and is affected by many factors. The instructional design team…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Web Based Instruction, Educational Environment, Instructional Design
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Shoemaker, Robert – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To outline the conceptual and technical difficulties encountered, as well as the opportunities created, when developing an interlinked collection of web-based digitised primary sources on eighteenth century London. Design/methodology/approach: As a pilot study for a larger project, a variety of primary sources, including the "Old…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Foreign Countries, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks
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AL-Bastaki, Yousif; Al-Ajeeli, Abid – Computers and Education, 2005
This paper describes a WAP-based course registration system designed and implemented to facilitating the process of students' registration at Bahrain University. The framework will support many opportunities for applying WAP based technology to many services such as wireless commerce, cashless payment... and location-based services. The paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Registration, College Students, Universities
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Sempere, Andrew – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
In this article, we present CTRL_SPACE: a design for a software environment with companion hardware, developed to introduce preliterate children to basic computational concepts by means of an animatronic face, whose individual features serve as an analogy for a programmable object. In addition to presenting the environment, this article briefly…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Software, Computers, Computer Literacy
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Olsevicova, Kamila – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2006
Topic Maps, ISO/IEC 13250 standard, are designed to facilitate the organization and navigation of large collections of information objects by creating meta-level perspectives of their underlying concepts and relationships. The underlying structure of concepts and relations is expressed by domain ontologies. The Topics Maps technology can become…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Concept Mapping, Computer System Design, Electronic Learning
Foote, Elizabeth – 1995
This article describes the Internet and lists resources available to community college (CC) practitioners through the Internet. The Internet is described as an international computer network which links thousands of smaller networks. The digest suggests the following hardware for Internet access: an IBM-compatible computer capable of running…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Ma, Yan – 1995
The World Wide Web allows users to interact with a graphic interface to search information in a hypermedia and multimedia environment. Graphics serve as reference points on the World Wide Web for searching and retrieving information. This study analyzed the culturally constructed syntax patterns, or codes, embedded in the icons of library…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Cultural Awareness, Hypermedia
Berkley, Jeannette; Cates, Ward Mitchell – 1996
This paper examines the benefits of a metaphorical graphical user interface (GUI) and discusses how metaphorical interfaces can be used to deliver instruction on stress management. A computer-based instructional (CBI) program for college students was developed on the fundamentals of stress and the role of time management as a coping strategy. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Color, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Oblinger, Diana G.; Maruyama, Mark K. – 1996
This paper synthesizes current thought about the role of networking technologies in instruction and addresses the need for higher education to create affordable and flexible student-centered "distributed learning environments" employing networking technologies. First, relevant trends are identified in the areas of information volume, technology…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Smith, Gary R. – 1998
This paper reports on a project started in 1993 to provide preservice teachers with opportunities to engage in an extended conversation with a middle school student using a computer and a modem. The Apple Computer Co. donated the initial equipment to the College of Education at Wayne State University and to the Detroit Open School, Detroit Public…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades
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
Elliott, A. C.; Beacham, N. A.; Alty, J. L. – 2002
An application specific style guide was produced for a large web-based multimedia and hyper-media learning project. It was introduced to 15 different sets of developers at Universities in disparate locations to promote consistency and good HCI practice for the whole project. This paper discusses the reactions to the use and practicality of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Guided Design
Yee, Martha M. – 1999
This paper describes the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) guidelines for librarians charged with customizing OPAC (online public access catalog) software and vendors and producers of this software. The guidelines are intended to apply to all types of catalog, including World Wide Web-based catalogs, GUI…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Guidelines
Baylor, Amy L. – 1999
This experimental study investigated internal (psychological characteristics) and external (World Wide Web site features) factors influencing learning and disorientation in Web navigation. The research design was a two-factors ANOVA (ANalysis Of VAriance) with mode of navigation (linear, nonlinear) and distracters (i.e., the presence of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Interfaces, Design Preferences, Individual Differences
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