The 3rd International Multi-Conference on
 

Society, Cybernetics and Informatics: IMSCI 2009
 
   
 
July 10th - 13th, 2009 – Orlando, Florida, USA
 
 

General Framework and Keynote Speakers

of the Collocated Conferences

WMSCI 2009, IMSCI 2009, IMETI 2009

 

 

Friday, July 10th, 2009

 

9:00 AM – 12:00 and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM                 Registration

 

1:00 PM – 6:00 PM   Workshop:    “Sign and Space”, Professor Louis H. Kauffman,   University of Illinois at Chicago

 

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

 

8:00 AM – 12:00 and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM                 Registration

 

7:30 AM – 10:10 AM    General Joint Plenary Session of all Collocated Conferences 

                                      (with Plated Breakfast)

 

7:55 AM – 8:40 AM      Keynote Speaker: Professor Michael Savoie (The University of Texas at Dallas, 

                                      USA), Training and Educating Millennials Using their  Technology Platforms

8:40 AM – 9:25 AM      Keynote Speaker: Professor Louis H. Kauffman (University of Illinois at Chicago,

                                      USA), Reflexivity

9:25 AM – 10:10 AM    Keynote Speaker: Professor Ranulph Glanville (The Royal College of  Art, UK;

                                      RMIT  University, Australia), Darkening the Black Box

 

10:10 AM – 12:10 PM     IMETI 2009 Plenary Session and Breakout Sessions of WMSCI 2009 and IMSCI 2009

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Susan Nash (Oklahoma University, USA), New Directions in E-Learning in Response to Global Environmental and Energy Issues

Eng. Gustav R. Grob, Dean em, SGS-REDWOOD (International Petroleum Training Institute, Switzerland), Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy

Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Blankenbach and Prof. Alfred Schaetter (Pforzheim University, Germany), Interdisciplinary Overall IT Education Concept and Implementation

12:10 PM – 1:10 PM    Lunch (on your own)

 

1:10 PM – 3:40 PM       Breakout Sessions

 

3:40 PM – 4:00 PM       Coffee Break

 

4:00 PM – 6:30 PM       Breakout Sessions

 

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM       Welcome Reception

 

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

 

8:00 AM – 12:00 and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM                 Registration

 

7:30 AM – 10:10 AM    General Joint Plenary Session of all Collocated Conferences (with Plated Breakfast)

 

7:55 AM – 8:40 AM      Keynote Speakers: Professor Ray Bareiss and Mr. Mel Rosso-Llapart (Carnegie

                                      Mellon, Silicon Valley, USA), Software Engineering Education at Carnegie

                                      Mellon University: One University; Programs Taught in Two Places

8:40 AM – 9:25 AM      Keynote Speaker: Dr. W. Curtiss Priest (Principal Research Associate Emeritus,

                                      MIT, USA), Reusability in Knowledge and Pedagogical Objects: Digital

                                      Resource: Reusability (as Objects) Only Occurs When Libraries are near

                                      Isomorphic to the Structures that Pertain: From Math to Bookkeeping; From

                                       Rigid Organizations to Unbounded Fluidity of Social Organizations

9:25 AM – 10:10 AM    Keynote Speaker: Professor Stuart Umpleby (The George Washington University,

                                      USA), The Financial Crisis:  Cybernetics Can Explain What Happened and

                                      How we Need to Change our Thinking

 

10:10 AM – 12:10 PM   WMSCI 2009 Plenary Session and Breakout Sessions of IMETI 2009 and IMSCI 2009

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Susu Nousala (Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory: SIAL, RMIT, Australia), Tacit Knowledge Networks and their Implementation in Complex Organizations

Dr. Béatrice Hasler (University of Zurich, Switzerland) "The ShanghAI Lectures": A Mixed-reality Approach for Global Teaching and International Student Collaboration.

Dr. Roberta Mugellesi Dow (European Space Agency, Germany), Bringing Knowledge Management to Space Operations: From Theory to Real World

12:10 PM – 1:10 PM     Lunch (on your own)

 

1:10 PM – 3:40 PM       Breakout Sessions

 

3:40 PM – 4:00 PM       Coffee Break

 

4:00 PM – 6:30 PM       Breakout Sessions

 

Monday, July 13th, 2009

 

8:00 AM – 12:00 and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM                 Registration

 

7:30 AM – 10:10 AM    General Joint Plenary Session of all Collocated Conferences (with Plated Breakfast)

 

7:55 AM – 8:40 AM      Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Lissack (Institute for the Study of Coherence and

                                      Emergence: ISCE, USA), Complexity is more than a Label: A Look at

                                      Affordances and Homologies

8:40 AM – 9:25 AM      Keynote Speaker: Professor H. John Caulfield (Alabama A&M University, USA),

                                      Artificial and Biological Consciousness - The ABCs

9:25 AM – 10:10 AM    Keynote Speaker: Dr. Karl H. Müller (University of Vienna, Austria; University of

                                       Ljubljana, Slovenia), The New Science of Cybernetics: Vision and Research

                                       Designs

 

10:10 AM – 12:10 PM   IMSCI 2009 Plenary Session and Breakout Sessions of IMETI 2009 and WMSCI 2009

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Bill Tait (The Open University, UK), A Software Model of Teaching and Learning

Slava Kalyuga (University of New South Wales, Australia), Evidence-based Instructional Design Principles for Multimedia Learning Environments

                                        Dr. Houman A. Sadri and Dr. Madelyn Flammia (University of Central Florida, USA),

                                        Intercultural Communication from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

12:10 PM – 1:10 PM      Lunch (on your own)

 

1:10 PM – 3:40 PM        Breakout Sessions

 

3:40 PM – 4:00 PM        Coffee Break

 

4:00 PM – 6:30 PM        Breakout Sessions

 

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM        Award Ceremony and Toast.

Award Certificates will be only delivered at the Award Ceremony. No exceptions will be made under any circumstances.

 
Conference Program


  FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009  
 

(9:00 AM - 12:00 PM )

(1:00 PM - 5:00 PM )

Registration

Registration

Salon 12

Salon 12

(1:00 PM - 6:00 PM )

Workshop:    “Sign and Space”, Professor Louis H. Kauffman

(Room: Salon 10)

 

  SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009  
 

General Joint Plenary Session 

of all Collocated Conferences (with Plated Breakfast)

7:30 AM - 10:10 AM

(Room: Junior Ballroom)

 Registration                                                                            Registration

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM                                                                 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

 (Room: Salon 12)                                                                   (Room: Salon 12)

( 10:10 AM - 12:10 PM )
( 1:10 PM - 3:40 PM )
( 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM )
Educational Research, Theories, Practice and Methodologies I  (EISTA)
 
 
Education in Society, Cybernetics and Informatics   
 
Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications I (PISTA)
 
 
Society, Cybernetics and Informatics I 
 
Application of Education Technologies   (EISTA)
 
Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics I (EISTA)
 
 
Application of Education Technologies / Education and Training Systems  (EISTA)
 

Welcome Reception

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

(Room: Grand Ballroom A-B-C)

 

  SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009  
 

General Joint Plenary Session 

of all Collocated Conferences (with Plated Breakfast)

7:30 AM - 10:10 AM

(Room: Junior Ballroom)

 Registration                                                                            Registration

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM                                                                 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

 (Room: Salon 12)                                                                   (Room: Salon 12)

( 10:10 AM - 12:10 PM )
( 1:10 PM - 3:40 PM )
( 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM )
Society, Cybernetics and Informatics II  
 
 
Education and Training Systems and Technologies I  (EISTA)
 
Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics II (EISTA)
 
 
Creating Online Communities to Support Distance Learning  (EISTA)
0000003 
Educational Research, Theories, Practice and Methodologies II  (EISTA)
 
Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications II (PISTA)
 
 
Higher Education  (EISTA)
 
 
Educational Research, Theories, Practice and Methodologies III (EISTA)
 
 

  MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009  
 

General Joint Plenary Session 

of all Collocated Conferences (with Plated Breakfast)

7:30 AM - 10:10 AM

(Room: Junior Ballroom)

Registration

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

(Room: Salon 12)

IMSCI 2009 Plenary Session

10:10 AM - 12:10 PM

(Room: Salon 10)

( 10:10 AM - 12:10 PM )
( 1:10 PM - 3:40 PM )
( 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM )
Education and Training Systems and Technologies II (EISTA)
 
 
Applications of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training II (EISTA)
 
Applications of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training I (EISTA)
 
 
Social and Organizational Informatics and Cybernetics  (SOIC)
 
Society, Cybernetics and Informatics III 
 
 
Educational Research, Theories, Practice and Methodologies IV (EISTA)
 

Award Ceremony and Toast
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

(Room: Signature 2 and Foyer)


 

 

WMSCI 2009

Conference Program

 

 

IMETI 2009

Conference Program

 



Papers Presentation Schedule


FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration
(Room: Salon 12)
  
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Workshop:    “Sign and Space”, Professor Louis H. Kauffman,   University of Illinois at Chicago
(Room: Salon 10)
  
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
7:30 AM - 10:10 AM 

General Joint Plenary Session of all Collocated Conferences (with Plated Breakfast)

(Room: Junior Ballroom)

 

7:55 AM – 8:40 AM      Keynote Speaker: Professor Michael Savoie (The University of Texas at Dallas, USA), Training and Educating Millennials Using their Technology Platforms

8:40 AM – 9:25 AM      Keynote Speaker: Professor Louis H. Kauffman (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA), Reflexivity

9:25 AM – 10:10 AM    Keynote Speaker: Professor Ranulph Glanville (The Royal College of  Art, UK; RMIT  University, Australia), Darkening the Black Box

 
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Registration
(Room: Salon 12)

 

 
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
10:10 AM - 12:10 PM 
Educational Research, Theories, Practice and Methodologies I (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 19)

Co-Chair: Maria Traum (Austria); Yasemin Sert (United States)
 
 Anido, Cecilia Isidro (Philippines): ''Online Teaching Performance Evaluation System: A Tool for Quality Education''

 Blackmon, Betty (United States): ''Social Work Students Using Technology to Promote Social Justice: A Case Study''

 Johnsson, Annette (Sweden): ''Taking the Floor in Computer Mediated Discussions; the Impact of Gender Composition in Groups on Female and Male Behaviour''

 Ozdemir, Ahmet S. *; Sert, Yasemin ** (* Turkey, ** United States): ''The Effect of Project Supported Education in Elementary Number Theory Course on Student Achievement''

 Thaler, Anita *; Dahmen, Jennifer ** (* Austria, ** Germany): ''Science Education in Europe – Images, Approaches, Innovations''

 Traum, Maria (Austria): ''Identification of Changes in Language when Using English for Presentations December 2008''

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
10:10 AM - 12:10 PM 
Education in Society, Cybernetics and Informatics 
(Room: Salon 23)

Co-Chair: Mark Broom (United Kingdom); Collette Clay (United Kingdom)
 
 Broom, Mark (United Kingdom): ''Integration of Game Simulation into the Child Health Pre-Registration Nurse Curriculum''

 Cho, Eunsoon (South Korea): ''Development of a Competency Based e-Learning System: Case Analysis of Korean IT Business''

 Clay, Collette (United Kingdom): ''Newborn Infant Physical Examination – Making Learning Mobile with Mobile Technology''

 Haack, Bertil; Koppatz, Peter; Scholl, Margit; Sistenich, Frank; Tippe, Ulrike (Germany): ''E-Learning and Further Education: How do Individual Learning Paths Support Personal Learning Processes''

 Rauch, Allen G.; Schiering, Marjorie S. (United States): ''Linking Cognition to Cognitive Dissonance through Scientific Discrepant Events''

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
10:10 AM - 12:10 PM 
Application of Education Technologies (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 24)

Co-Chair: Anna K. Kutter (Germany); Tova Garcia Duby (United States)
 
 Fetters, Michael L.; Garcia Duby, Tova; Lawler, William; Wellinghoff, Sandra (United States): ''The Evolution of a Blended MBA Program from the Perspectives of Administrators, Curriculum Technologists, Faculty, & Students: A Case Study at Babson College''

 Henninger, Michael; Kutter, Anna K. (Germany): ''Integration of Education and Technology – A Long-Term Study about Possibilities and Adequacy of a Learning Management System for Education''

 Ishikawa, Yasushige; Kondo, Mutsumi; Smith, Craig; Nagai, Katsuzi (Japan): ''An EFL CALL Teaching Aid for Self-Directed Learning Using the AmiVoice® Speech Recognition System: Automatic Scoring of the Fluency of Learners’ Utterances'' (Virtual Presentation)

 Lappi, Linnea; Lappi, Esa (Finland): ''Computer Programming Education in Finnish High Schools''

 Makkonen, Pekka (Finland): ''Student-Created Screen Capture Videos as a Technology for Collaborative Learning''

 Wiepcke, Claudia; Mittelstaedt, Ewald (Germany): ''A Set of Standard Rules for the Gender-Sensitivity of Integrated E- and Classroom-Learning'' (Virtual Presentation)

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
1:10 PM - 3:40 PM 
Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications I (PISTA)
(Room: Salon 23)

Co-Chair: Jurica Šimurina (Croatia); Bernhard Krabina (Austria)
 
 Bogunović, Aleksandar; Šimurina, Jurica (Croatia): ''e-Government and Infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe''

 Díaz, Pablo; Parapar, Jorge; Tourińo, Juan; Santé, Inés; Miranda, David; Crecente, Rafael; Boullón, Marcos (Spain): ''Web-GIS Based System for the Management of Objections to a Comprehensive Municipal Land Use Plan''

 Krabina, Bernhard (Austria): ''A Semantic Wiki on Cooperation in Public Administration in Europe''

 Sadri, Houman; Flammia, Madelyn (United States): ''Using Technology to Prepare Students for the Challenges of Global Citizenship'' (Virtual Presentation)

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
1:10 PM - 3:40 PM 
Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics I (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 24)

Co-Chair: Michael V. Doran (United States); Steve Joordens (Canada)
 
 Olteanu, Constanta; Holmqvist, Mona (Sweden): ''The Concept of Function - Critical Aspects Induced by Teaching and Textbook''

 Paré, Dwayne E.; Joordens, Steve (Canada): ''The Invisible Researcher: Using Online Tools for Laboratory-Like Studies in Naturalistic Environments''

 Sancho-Vinuesa, Teresa; Pérez-Navarro, Antoni (Spain): ''Problems Posed by Mathematical Notation in e-Learning: Transcription and Edition of Formulae'' (Virtual Presentation)

 Sturm, Tanja (Austria): ''Regional Networks as Instruments for Professional Development. Perspectives on Access to Professional Development Networks ''

 Thomas, Jr., Thomas G.; Doran, Michael V. (United States): ''Robotics to Stimulate Learning Opportunities: A Robot Campus Tour Guide''

 Windsor, Sarah; Mckay, David; Russell, David (Australia): ''Connectedness is the Key to Attracting Tertiary Science Students'' (Virtual Presentation)

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

(Room: Salon Alcove)

 
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Society, Cybernetics and Informatics I 
(Room: Salon 23)

Co-Chair: Gary R. Tucker (United States); Katherine Maynard (United States)
 
 Alves, Ângela M.; Carvalho, Marcius F. H.; Cardoso Jr., Jarbas L. (Brazil): ''The Network Dynamics of the Brazilian Public Software''

 Begna, Geremew; Ofodile, Chinenye; Patterson, Wayne; Richardson, Alicia (United States): ''Automating the Assignment of the Library of Congress Number''

 D’Silva, Icy; Hall, J. Christopher; Mine, Yoshinori (Canada): ''Recombinant Technology Encompassing Bioinformatics Benefits Society''

 Maynard, Katherine (United States): ''Management of Forbidden Information''

 Tucker, Gary R.; Powers, Tina; Hamm, Scott E. (United States): ''Using Informatics to Create a New Triangular Array of e-Assessment Tools through an International Synergy between Education and Business''

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Application of Education Technologies / Education and Training Systems (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 24)

Co-Chair: Zenaida Aguirre-Muńoz (United States); Jill O'Sullivan (United States)
 
 Aguirre-Muńoz, Zenaida; Salazar, Dora; Fox, Kelly (United States): ''On-Line Professional Learning Communities: Meeting the Instructional Challenges of a Diverse Educational Environment''

 Deshpande, Sandhya Vasudeo (India): ''Motivational Mechanics for Mathematics''

 Hassan, H. M. (Saudi Arabia): ''On Simulation of e-Learning Convergence Time Using Artificial Neural Networks''

 Kurlyandskaya, Galina *; Svalov, Evgeny ** (* Spain, ** Russian Federation): ''“The Art of Magnetism” – An Interdisciplinary Summer Course'' (Virtual Presentation)

 O'Sullivan, Jill (United States): ''Enterprise Resource Planning Software in the Classroom''

 Speelman, Pamela K.; Kinczkowski, Linda M.; Gore, David K. (United States): ''A Simulation Project Addresses Multiple Intelligence''

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Welcome Reception

(Room: Grand Ballroom A-B-C)

 

 
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
7:30 AM - 10:10 AM 

General Joint Plenary Session of all Collocated Conferences (with Plated Breakfast)

(Room: Junior Ballroom)

 

7:55 AM – 8:40 AM      Keynote Speakers: Professor Ray Bareiss and Mr. Mel Rosso-Llapart (Carngie Mellon, Silicon Valley, USA), Software Engineering Education at Carnegie Mellon University: One University; Programs Taught in Two Places

8:40 AM – 9:25 AM      Keynote Speaker: Dr. W. Curtiss Priest (Principal Research Associate Emeritus, MIT, USA), Reusability in Knowledge and Pedagogical Objects: Digital Resource: Reusability (as Objects) Only Occurs When Libraries are near Isomorphic to the Structures that Pertain: From Math to Bookkeeping; From Rigid Organizations to Unbounded Fluidity of Social Organizations

9:25 AM – 10:10 AM    Keynote Speaker: Professor Stuart Umpleby (The George Washington University, USA), The Financial Crisis:  Cybernetics Can Explain What Happened and How we Need to Change our Thinking

 

 
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Registration
(Room: Salon 12)

 

 
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
10:10 AM - 12:10 PM 
Society, Cybernetics and Informatics II 
(Room: Salon 6)

Co-Chair: Eric J. Reed (United States); Kosjenka Domančić (Croatia)
 
 Berke, József; Magyar, Miklós (Hungary): ''The History of Hungarian Applied Multimedia''

 Horak, Hana; Domančić, Kosjenka (Croatia): ''Regulatory Development of e-Commerce in Croatia''

 Hu, Jason Jixuan (China): ''Organizational Institutions and their Responsible Behavioral-Cultural Gene Codes and a Measurement for Organizational Efficiency''

 Reed, Eric J.; Goldstein, Beth (United States): ''READ KY: A Software Technology Based Adult Basic Literacy Initiative''

 Watson, Paul; Workman, Garry (United Kingdom): ''Aspects of a Learning Organisation''

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
10:10 AM - 12:10 PM 
Education and Training Systems and Technologies I (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 23)

Co-Chair: Charles Potter (South Africa)
 
 De Waal, Paula; Galliani, Luciano (Italy): ''Handling the Effects of Digital Abundance: How to Train Teachers for the Future?''

 Ecker, Manuel; Weiß, Sebastian A.; Müller, Wolfgang; Mann, Markus (Germany): ''A Next-Generation Interactive Whiteboard for Educational Settings'' (Virtual Presentation)

 Laurutis, Vincas; Urniežius, Rytis; Zemblys, Raimondas (Lithuania): ''Effective Instrument for Score Reading Skills Assessment''

 Marlowe, Carol (United States): ''Search Engine Interfaces and Learning Styles''

 Nash, Susan Smith (United States): ''Libraries in Second Life: New Approaches to Education, Information Sharing, Learning Object Implementation, User Interactions and Collaborations''

 Potter, Charles; Naidoo, Gordon (South Africa): ''Use of Low-End ICT’s as a Platform for Teacher Development: An Evaluative Case Study of an Interactive Radio Programme in South African Primary Schools''

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
10:10 AM - 12:10 PM 
Educational Research, Theories, Practice and Methodologies II (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 24)

Co-Chair: Slava Kalyuga (Australia); Anna K. Kutter (Germany)
 
 Bond, David; Holland, Tony; Wells, Peter (Australia): ''The Utilization of Online Course Materials and Relation with Student Performance''

 Desa, Shakinaz *; Joordens, Steve **; Paré, Dwayne E. ** (* Malaysia, ** Canada): ''The Pedagogical Anatomy of Peer-Assessment: Dissecting a PeerScholar Assignment''

 Gaballo, Viviana (Italy): ''OLAR-CoPs: A Model for On-Line Action Research Communities of Practice''

 Henninger, Michael; Kutter, Anna K. (Germany): ''Business Models in Education – Practiced Approaches for Enduring e-Content Development''

 Kalyuga, Slava (Australia): ''Managing Cognitive Load in ICT-Based Learning''

 Penniston, Thomas; Wolff, Michele (United States): ''Service-Learning as a Catalyst for Attitudinal and Behavioral Changes Leading to Student Success: An Exploratory Study''

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
1:10 PM - 3:40 PM 
Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics II (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 23)

Co-Chair: Janet Mannheimer Zydney (United States); Mirna Quintero (Venezuela)
 
 Dávid, Ákos; Kozma, László (Hungary): ''Educational Aspects of Incremental Model Checking''

 Hillwig, Phyllis (United States): ''Global Warming, Obesity Epidemic: What about STEM?''

 Luna-Rodríguez, Juan -J.; Santiago-Chiquero, Isabel -P.; Garrido-Pacha, José -I.; Álvarez-Ruiz, José -A.; Varo-Martínez, Marta; Martínez-Jiménez, Pilar (Spain): ''A Didactic Test System for Thermal Characterization of Electric and Electronic Devices''

 Quintero, Mirna; Sequera, Wilfredo (Venezuela): ''Web-based Extensive Reading in Academic Contexts''

 Zeid, Amir (Kuwait): ''Alice in the Middle East'' (Virtual Presentation)

 Zydney, Janet Mannheimer; Diehl, Lori; Grincewicz, Amy; Jones, Paul (United States): ''Empowering Learners to Choose the Difficulty Level of Problems Based on their Learning Needs''

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
1:10 PM - 3:40 PM 
Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications II (PISTA)
(Room: Salon 24)

Co-Chair: Edward T. Chen (United States)
 
 Aliyev, Elchin; Rzayev, Ramin (Azerbaijan): ''Fuzzy Approach in Implementation of e-Govenment in the Field of Regional Development Regulation'' (Virtual Presentation)

 Boullón, Marcos; Santé, Inés; Cordero, Miguel; Miranda, David; Crecente, Rafael (Spain): ''ESIXE, a Tool for Space Management in Organizations''

 Butkute, Vilma; Targamadze, Vilija (Lithuania): ''Prototype of Emapps.com Environment as Agent for Building the Learning Communities''

 Chen, Edward T. (United States): ''In Search of Critical Success Factors of IT Education for Working Adults''

 Kligienė, Nerutė (Lithuania): ''e-Accessibility Marking a Quality of Digital Repository''

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

(Room: Salon Alcove)

 
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Creating Online Communities to Support Distance Learning - Invited Session (0000003) (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 23)

Organizer: Bill Tait (United Kingdom)
 
 Hancock, Val (United Kingdom): ''An Objective Evaluation of Online Forum Usage amongst Prison Tutors in a Distance Learning Environment''

 Kear, Karen; Woodthorpe, John (United Kingdom): ''Using Wikis for Collaborative Learning of Technology''

 Parsons, Rob (United Kingdom): ''Microwave Teaching''

 Pike, Anne (United Kingdom): ''Developing Online Communities to Support Distance Learning in Secure Environments''

 Shaw, Jill; Woodthorpe, John (United Kingdom): ''fOUndIt? Sharing Online Resources to Support Subject Communities''

 Woodthorpe, John; Shaw, Jill (United Kingdom): ''What’s in it for Me? The Stick and the Carrot as Tools for Developing Academic Communities''

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Higher Education (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 24)

Co-Chair: Greg Williams (United States); Anat Raviv (Israel)
 
 Lukas, Mati; Őunapuu, Tauno (Estonia): ''The First Digital University in Estonia''

 Raviv, Anat (Israel): ''Academic Skills: The Key to Meaningful Learning in the Higher Education System- An Action Research Conducted at Tel-Hai Academic College''

 Stepanova, Tatyana (United States): ''Method of Presentation of the Educational Information for the Distance Learning, Online, Hybrid and Tele-Courses''

 Williams, Greg (United States): ''Making the Transition to Teaching Online in Higher Education''

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Educational Research, Theories, Practice and Methodologies III (EISTA)
(Room: Suite 235)

Co-Chair: Paula Escudeiro (Portugal); Carla Barsotti (Brazil)
 
 Barsotti, Carla; Martins, Claudia (Brazil): ''An Ongoing Research on the Use of ICTs by Brazilian Foreign Language Teachers''

 Bryce, Nadine (United States): ''Collaboration in Asynchronous Online Discussion: Graduate Teacher Education Candidates and the Politics of Online Dialogue Journaling''

 Chan, Kan Kan (Macau): ''Lessons for Teaching ICT Literacy in Macau Primary Education''

 Escudeiro, Paula; Bidarra, José; Escudeiro, Nuno (Portugal): ''Evaluating Educational Software''

 Nail, Allan (United States): ''Online Course Management Systems as an Extension of the Writing Methods Classroom''

 Ritalahti, Jarmo (Finland): ''Porvoo Campus 2010 – Living Lab for Creativity, Learning and Innovations''

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
7:30 AM - 10:10 AM 

General Joint Plenary Session of all Collocated Conferences (with Plated Breakfast)

(Room: Junior Ballroom)

 

7:55 AM – 8:40 AM      Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Lissack (Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence: ISCE, USA), Complexity is more than a Label: A Look at Affordances and Homologies

8:40 AM – 9:25 AM      Keynote Speaker: Professor H. John Caulfield (Alabama A&M University, USA), Artificial and Biological Consciousness - The ABCs

9:25 AM – 10:10 AM    Keynote Speaker: Dr. Karl H. Müller (University of Vienna, Austria; University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), The New Science of Cybernetics: Vision and Research Designs

 

 
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration
(Room: Salon 12)

 

 
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
10:10 AM - 12:10 PM 

IMSCI 2009 Plenary Session

(Room: Salon 10)

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Bill Tait (The Open University, UK), A Software Model of Teaching and Learning

Slava Kalyuga (University of New South Wales, Australia), Evidence-based Instructional Design Principles for Multimedia Learning Environments  

 

Dr. Houman A. Sadri and Dr. Madelyn Flammia ( University of Central Florida , USA ), Intercultural Communication from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

 

 
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
1:10 PM - 3:40 PM 
Education and Training Systems and Technologies II (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 7)

Co-Chair: Boyan Bontchev (Bulgaria); Mark Marino (United States)
 
 Bontchev, Boyan; Vassileva, Dessislava (Bulgaria): ''Rule-Driven Approach for Adaptable e-Learning Content Delivery''

 Havranek, Jasmina; Jurić, Davor (Croatia): ''National Information System for Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the Context of Implementation of Bologna Process – Croatian Case''

 Johnsson, Annette (Sweden): ''Agreement and Supportive Remarks in Group Communication; the Impact of Group Composition''

 Lappi, Merikki (Finland): ''Päivölä School of Mathematics: Cooperation between a School with High Ability Students and a Technology Company''

 Marino, Mark; Sherman, Barbara Ann (United States): ''Engaging Cooperative Learning in Online Classes''

 Rojas, Alexandre; Ritto, Antonio Carlos de Azevedo (Brazil): ''Free Software and Social Technology in Search of Inclusive Development Models and Use of Technology'' (Virtual Presentation)

 Virolainen, Harri (Finland): ''Digital Portfolio as a Learning Tool''

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
1:10 PM - 3:40 PM 
Applications of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training I (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 8)

Co-Chair: Ola Ahlqvist (United States); Mark D. Fullen (United States)
 
 Ahlqvist, Ola (United States): ''Virtual Globe Games for Geographic Learning''

 Al-Busaidi, Kamla Ali (Oman): ''Pros and Cons of Videoconferencing Cyber Course: Learning from a Pilot Project in Omani University''

 Fullen, Mark D.; Shambaugh, Neal; Takacs, Brandon (United States): ''The Development of a Task Based Safety Training Program for Hard-to-Reach Construction Workers Utilizing New Media''

 Pospischil, Andreas; Rütten, Maja; Djamei, Vahid; Mathys, Marianne; Sydler, Titus; Vaughan, Lloyd (Switzerland): ''Swiss Virtual Animal Pathology: www.animalpatho.org''

 Pratt, Dee (South Africa): ''A Systems Approach to the Teaching/Research Nexus as Applied in a Mixed Mode Research Module for BTech Journalism'' (Virtual Presentation)

 Spadavecchia, Elisa (Italy): ''Integrating e-Learning 2.0 and Supplementary Classroom Teaching''

 Stodulka, Petr; Privitzer, Pavol; Kofránek, Jirí (Czech Republic): ''Web-Based Educational Simulators for Teaching Pathological Physiology''

 Sysel, Martin (Czech Republic): ''Remote Control and Monitoring via the Web'' (Virtual Presentation)

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
1:10 PM - 3:40 PM 
Society, Cybernetics and Informatics III 
(Room: Salon 23)

Co-Chair: Frédéric Petit (Canada); David Cremer (Germany)
 
 Doliński, Dariusz; Grzyb, Tomasz (Poland): ''Positive Cognitive State, Compliance and the Internet''

 Flachskampf, Paul; Hauck, Eckart; Cremer, David (Germany): ''Development and Evaluation of Mission Scenarios for a New Telematic Rescue Assistance System''

 Petit, Frédéric; Robert, Benoît (Canada): ''Concepts to Analyze the Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructures - Taking into Account Cybernetics''

 Protogerakis, Michael; Gramatke, Arno; Henning, Klaus (Germany): ''A Telematic Support System for Emergency Medical Services''

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

(Room: Salon Alcove)

 

 
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Applications of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training II (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 7)

Co-Chair: Frances Chetwynd (United Kingdom); John D. Meyer (United States)
 
 Arain, Faisal; Burkle, Martha (Canada): ''Virtual Reality for Enhancing Learning Process: Leveraging on Second Life© for Teaching Construction Project Management Program'' (Virtual Presentation)

 Arndt, Angela E.; Davis, Karen C.; Maltbie, Catherine V. (United States): ''Evaluating Engagement: Computing in a Digital Arts Workshop''

 Chetwynd, Frances; Dobbyn, Chris (United Kingdom): ''Red Ink or Blue? Providing Feedback in an Electronic World''

 Gore, David; Lee, Marie; Casteel, James (United States): ''RFP Case Study: Classroom Application in the Real World''

 Russell, Barbara L.; Meyer, John D.; Mishoe, Shelley C. (United States): ''Faculty Perceptions of a Multimedia Capture Platform Used for Online Learning''

 Sasaki, Hitoshi *; Makita, Yuki *; Viet Ha, Nguyen ** (* Japan, ** Vietnam): ''Development of a Japanese Language Learning Support System Using Mobile Devices''

 Teng, Chia-Chi; Richards, Rickelle; Amy, Ryan; Coplen, Thomas; Niepraschk, Corey; Ohene-Opare, Alma; Smith, Matthew; Ameh, Lori (United States): ''An Interactive Online Education System for the Supplemental Nutrition Program''

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Social and Organizational Informatics and Cybernetics (SOIC)
(Room: Salon 8)

Co-Chair: M. Louise Ripley (Canada); Fabian Hoffmann (Germany)
 
 Artut, Selcuk; Öcalan, Cem (Turkey): ''NewsPaperBox – Online News Space: A Visual Model for Representing the Social Space of a Website''

 Gu, Rui; Chen, Jia (China): ''A Proposal for Unifying the Media Richness and the Social Influence in Media Selection Field''

 Hoffmann, Fabian (Germany): ''Cross-Cultural Complex Project Management – Value Awareness in Virtual Project Teams''

 Kurtuluş, Kemal; Kurtuluş, Sema; Bozbay, Zehra (Turkey): ''Research Methodology in Marketing Publications: Review and Evaluation''

 Ripley, M. Louise (Canada): ''Cybernetics Guides Galvanometric Testing of Advertising Ethics''

 Villagrasa Falip, Sergi; Duran Castells, Jaume; Fonseca Escudero, David (Spain): ''Facial Animation and Motion Capture: Key Role for the Communication''

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Educational Research, Theories, Practice and Methodologies IV (EISTA)
(Room: Salon 23)

Co-Chair: Russell Jay Hendel (United States); Jocasta Collier (Australia)
 
 Collier, Jocasta (Australia): ''Blended Learning for a Multifaceted Pedagogic Epistemology''

 Goulding, Tom (United States): ''Computer Programming: An Activity as Compelling as Game Play''

 Hendel, Russell Jay (United States): ''Remediation for Holistic- vs. Analytic-Learning Styles in Technical Courses''

 Petersen, A. Willi; Wehmeyer, Carsten (Germany): ''Prospective Education and Qualification Strategies in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) - Towards a European (Reference) Framework for Work-Oriented ICT Qualifications and Curricula''

 Solecki, Susan; Cornelius, Frances; Draper, Judy; Fisher, Kathleen (United States): ''Integrating Clicker Technology at Nursing Conferences: An Innovative Approach to Research Data Collection''

 Vodovozov, Valery; Raud, Zoja (Estonia): ''An Object-Oriented Approach to Curriculum Design''

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Award Ceremony and Toast
(Room: Signature 2 and Foyer)

 

(Award Certificates will be only delivered at the Award Ceremony. No exceptions will be made under any circumstances.)