35304-2_aect_cover_nk.qxp 11/21/06 1:23 PM Page 1 29 Annual Conference Proceedings Volume 2 2006 - Dallas Annual Conference Proceedings Volume th thannual Proceedings Volume 2 Selected Papers on the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology Presented at the 2006 Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Sponsored by the Research and Theory Division 29Dallas, TX Co-Editors: Michael Simonson and Margaret Crawford Nova Southeastern University, North Miami Beach, Florida 2006 Annual Proceedings - Dallas: Volume #2 Selected Papers On the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology Presented at The National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Sponsored by the Research and Theory Division Dallas, TX 2006 Editors: Michael Simonson Professor Instructional Technology and Distance Education Nova Southeastern University Fischler School of Education and Human Services North Miami Beach, FL and Margaret Crawford School Media Specialist Collins Elementary School Broward County Schools, FL Previous Proceedings Published in ERIC Year Location ED Number 1979 New Orleans 171329 1980 Denver 194061 1981 Philadelphia 207487 1982 Dallas 223191 – 223326 1983 New Orleans 231337 1984 Dallas 243411 1985 Anaheim 256301 1986 Las Vegas 267753 1987 Atlanta 285518 1988 New Orleans 295621 1989 Dallas 308805 1990 Anaheim 323912 1991 Orlando 334969 1992 Washington, D.C. 347970 – 348041 1993 New Orleans 362144 1994 Nashville 373774 1995 Anaheim 383284 1996 Indianapolis 397772 1997 Albuquerque 409832 1998 St. Louis 423819 1999 Houston 436128 2000 Long Beach 444595 2000 Denver 455756 2001 Atlanta 470066 2002 Dallas Submitted to ERIC 2003 Anaheim Submitted to ERIC 2004 Chicago Submitted to ERIC 2005 Orlando Submitted to ERIC ii Preface For the twenty-ninth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. This is Volume #2 of the 29thAnnual Proceedings of Selected Papers On the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology. This volume includes papers presented at the national convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology held in Dallas, TX. Copies were made available to Convention attendees and AECT members. Volumes 1 and 2 are available through the Educational Resources Clearinghouse (ERIC) system. This volume contains papers primarily dealing with instruction and training issues. Papers dealing with research and development are contained in the companion volume (29th Annual, Volume #1). REFEREEING PROCESS: Papers selected for presentation at the AECT Convention and included in these Proceedings were subjected to a reviewing process. All references to authorship were removed from proposals before they were submitted to referees for review. Approximately sixty percent of the manuscripts submitted for consideration were selected for presentation at the convention and for publication in these Proceedings. The papers contained in this document represent some of the most current thinking in educational communications and technology. M. R. Simonson Editor iii Kathy Cennamo Brock Allen 2006 AECT Conference RTD Glen Holmes Edward Caffarella Reviewers Nancye McCrary Ann De Vaney Chris Miller Philip Doughty Wilhelmina Savenye Hossein Vaez Frank Dwyer Rhonda Robinson Gary Anglin Peg Ertmer Ward Cates Doug Smith Scott Grabinger Susan Land Joan Mazur Janette R. Hill Michele Domisch Andrea Peach Simon Hooper Kathy Wagner Nathan Lowell P.K. Jamison Bob Hannafin David Jonassen Frank Harvey Harriette Spiegel Mike Hannafin Rita Richey Charlie Reigeluth Al Januszewski Barbara Seels Frank Harvey Deborah Lowther Marty Tessmer Rhonda Robinson Greg Sherman Brent WIlson Steve Crooks Mike Simonson Tim Newby Jonathan Brinkerhoff Scott Adams Tom Reeves Shujen Chang Ali Carr Heidi Schnackenberg Walter Dick Gary Morrison Delia Neuman Kathy Schuh Robert Reiser Loyd Rieber Amy Leh Melissa Gibson Xiadong Lin Bernda Bannan-Ritland Stephen Gance William Win Kathryn Wong Carol Koroghlanian Kevin Moore John Burton Marcy Driscoll Richard Howell Barbara Lockee Denis Hlynka iv Table of Contents GAMES FOR LEARNING FRIDGE ..........................................................................................1 Göknur Kaplan Akıllı, Kürşat Çağıltay WEB-BASED TESTS IN SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE SELF-ASSESSMENT ........13 Miguel Fernández Álvarez, Juan García Rico E-MODERATING PERSONAS: EMPLOYING INTERACTION DESIGN USER MODELS TO CONSTRUCT AND INTERPRET ONLINE INSTRUCTION ARCHETYPES ............................................................................................................................22 Maria D. Avgerinou, Carina Andersson VIDEO PODCASTING: WHEN, WHERE AND HOW IT’S CURRENTLY USED FOR INSTRUCTION ...........................................................................................................................32 Abbie Brown, Timothy D. Green USE OF PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS FOR TEACHING 21ST CENTURY INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS......................................................39 Carol Brown DEVELOPING LEARNING CONTENT MARKUP LANGUAGE (LCML) FOR PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION IN THE ADAPTIVE LEARNING SYSTEM..............47 JongPil Cheon, Michael Grant TEACHER CREATED, COMPUTER BASED VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS ..........................51 Kenneth Clark, Martha Schriver SUCCESSFUL MARKETING LESSONS LEARNED FROM ACTION RESEARCH: HOW A UNIVERSITY BLENDED PROGRAM SURVIVED AND THRIVED..................54 Ruth Gannon Cook, Kathryn Ley IP-BASED CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION..............................66 Rene Joseph Corbeil, Cheng-Chang Pan, Michael Sullivan, Mari Elena Valdes-Corbeil THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT PODCAST FORMATS, USAGE PATTERNS AND STYLES OF PODCASTING IN DELIVERY OF CURRICULUM MATERIALS COMPARATIVE SURVEY/TEST SNAPSHOT OF A TREND OR OPPORTUNITY: PODCASTING MOBILE MEDIA DELIVERY TO THE NETGEN ....................................73 Craig Crowe STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND CLIENTS: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOL .............................................................................................84 Mary Jo Davidson v CONVERSATIONAL AGENTS AND THEIR LONGITUDINAL AFFORDANCES ON COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING ..................................................................................93 Aaron Doering, George Veletsianos, Theano Yerasimou ADVENTURE LEARNING: TRANSFORMATIVE HYBRID ONLINE EDUCATION .............................................................................................................................105 Aaron Doering ENHANCING ONLINE STUDENT MOTIVATION AND COGNITIVE STRATEGIES WITH INTERACTIVITY.........................................................................................................118 John R. Duncan, Mary Cook-Wallace LEARNING RESOURCES IN A COMPETENCY-BASED DISTANCE UNIVERSITY ............................................................................................................................131 Dan Eastmond PODCASTING: A NEW MEDIUM FOR DISTANCE LEARNING...................................136 Christopher Essex PREDICTING EDUCATION SYSTEM OUTCOMES: A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH...............................................................................................................................140 Theodore W. Frick, Kenneth R. Thompson, Joyce Koh FROM DESIGN THEORY TO DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE: DEVELOPING A STRONGER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR FIELD .............................................................150 Aaron Fried, Yongjin Lee, Karen Zannini, Tiffany A. Koszalka PAPERLESS ACCREDITATION: NCATE IS READY. ARE WE?..................................161 Jerry P. Galloway A BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AS PERCEIVED AND EXPERIENCED BY COURSE INSTRUCTOR .........................................................................................................170 Nuray Temur Gedik, Ercan Kiraz, M.Yaşar Özden THE PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF PRESERVICE STUDENTS IN A BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT............................................................................176 Nuray Temur Gedik, Ercan Kiraz, M.Yaşar Özden EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ICT RELATED COURSES FOR PRESERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION IN TURKEY......................................................179 Yuksel Goktas, Zahide Yildirim, Soner Yildirim INTEGRATION OF ICT INTO PRESERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION: MAIN BARRIERS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ..........................................................................184 Yuksel Goktas, Zahide Yildirim, Soner Yildirim vi ANCILLARY COMMUNICATION AS AN INTENTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY IN ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.................................................194 Stephen W. Harmon, Marshall G. Jones CREATING A TENURE-WINNING PORTFOLIO .............................................................200 Martha Jane Harris, Bosede O. Aworuwa PODCASTING AS ON DEMAND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT ........................................209 Keith R. Houk A GAME-BASED SUMMER MATH CAMP: CAN LEARNING BE FUN?......................218 Fengfeng Ke ONLINE TEACHING STRATEGIES LIVED AND TOLD: A NARRATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH ................................................................................225 Hee-Young Kim ANIMAL INVESTIGATOR: DESIGNING A WEB-BASED PROBLEM-SOLVING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE GENERATION...................236 Hye