Enhancing learning through human computer interaction

"This book is a manual for the novice-Human Computer Interaction (HCI) designer. It compares and contrasts online business training programs with e-Learning in the higher education sector and provides a range of positive outcomes for linking information management techniques, which exploit the educational benefits of Web-mediated learning in computer supported collaborative learning"--Provided by publisher.

1. Visualizing ICT change in the academy / G. Parchoma -- 2. Human computer interaction for computer-based classroom teaching / W. Hürst and K.A. Mohamed -- 3. Project student rescue : online learning facilitation in higher education to improve retention rates for distance learners / M. Axmann -- 4. Enhancing learning through mobile computing / M. Berry, M. Hamilton, N. Herzog, L. Padgham, and R. Van Schyndel -- 5. Online discourse : encouraging active student participation in large classes / S. Jones -- 6. Facilitating social learning in virtual communities of practice / R. Tarsiero -- 7. Design-personae : matching students' learning profiles in Web-based education / J. Martin, E. McKay, L. Hawkins, and V.K. Murthy -- 8. Enlivening the promise of education : building collaborative learning communities through online discussion / K. Kaur -- 9. APEC Cyber Academy : integration of pedagogical and HCI principles in an international networked learning environment / C-S Lin, C.C. Chou, and C.A. Bagley -- 10. Tangible user interfaces as mediating tools within adaptive educational environments / D. Loi -- 11. Building the virtual into teacher education / G. Latham and J. Faulkner -- 12. …