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- A evolução dos paradigmas educacionais à luz das teorias curricularesPublication . Correia, Ana Paula; Dias, Paulo
- Criteria for evaluating learning web sites: how does this impact the design of e-learning?Publication . Correia, Ana Paula; Dias, PauloWhile universities and colleges are speeding up to launch their courses on the Internet, it is not always true that every e-learning site exhibits pedagogical quality and a learner-centered design. Putting a course online is more than a matter of pasting the content into a web page. Important considerations on what should and should not be included in an online course and what tools work best to produce the content of learning events for elearning should be made. This paper discusses three levels of criteria to evaluate learning web sites: (1) content, (2) instructional design, and (3) interface design. It concludes with some guidelines regarding the impact of these criteria on the design of e-learning.
- Being oriented in the cyberspace, could it be a problem?Publication . Correia, Ana Paula; Dias, Paulo
- Designing navigation tools for the WebPublication . Correia, Ana Paula; Dias, Paulo
- Disorientation in hypermedia environments : mechanisms to support navigationPublication . Dias, Paulo; Gomes, Maria JoĂŁo; Correia, Ana PaulaThe problem of navigation in hypertext is quite often associated with (dis)orientation. We begin this article by making a review of several mechanisms to support navigation after having done a brief presentation of the phenomena âgetting lost in the hyperspace.â To simplify and clarify our explanation we have assembled the various proposals of support to navigation into the following: 1) solutions regarding the tools to support navigation, 2) solutions regarding interface and navigation metaphors, and 3) solutions regarding hardware and other approaches to deal with this problem. The analyses made of each mechanism to support navigation intend to offer different points of view about the pros and cons of their use.
- Educational media in Portugal: the next decade (2011-2020)Publication . Teixeira, AntĂłnio; Correia, Ana Paula; Soeiro, Alfredo; Dias, Paulo; Costa, Fernando Albuquerque; Morgado, LinaA discussion on the future developments on educational media in the context of higher education in Portugal will be the focus of this panel. This panel will represent different lines of research and development as well as a variety of experiences on implementing innovation in higher education. The panelists will share their expectations and visions for a next decade of development and innovation in the area of educational media in Portugal.
- Efficacy of a map on search, orientation and access behaviour in a hypermedia systemPublication . Stanton, Neville; Correia, Ana Paula; Dias, PauloMany researchers have proposed hypertext and hypermedia as superior learning environments over tra-ditional linear-based approaches. At the same time, reports of disorientation amongst students working in these environments has become a topic of major concern. The study reported in this paper sets out to investigate the e cacy of the provision of maps on students' ability to search, orientation and access information in a hypertext-based learning task. The domain used required students to learn about the theory of tectonic plates. The results indicate that the greater use of maps led to less relevant searching behaviour and less e ective search e ort. In conclusion, it is argued that the concept of the spatial meta- phor has not served the designers and students of hypertext and hypermedia environments well. Further, it is proposed that designers of non-linear learning environments would be better served by concentrating on the fundamental usability of their systems rather than attempting to introduce navigational aids, which themselves are a symptom of poor design.