9. WCCE 2009: Bento Gonçalves, Brazil

Invited Papers from Brazil

• Claudio André, Norma Teresinha Oliveira Reis, Demerval Guillarducci Bruzzi:
  Scientific and Technological Education in Brazil: Advancements and Challenges for the 21st Century. 3-13
  
• Norma Teresinha Oliveira Reis, Claudio André, Troy D. Cline, Timothy E. Eastman, Margaret J. Maher, Louis A. Mayo, Elaine M. Lewis:
  NASA Education and Educational Technologies Exemplified by the Space Weather Action Center Program. 14-25
  
• Francisco Villa Ulhôa Botelho, Rosa Maria Vicari:
  Evaluation of Distance Course Effectiveness - Exploring the Quality of Interactive Processes. 26-35
  

Innovation and Creativity in Schools

• Betina von Staa, Loureni Reis, Matilde Conceição Lescano Scandola:
  The Impact of the Multi-sensory Program Alfabeto on the Development of Literacy Skills of Third Stage Pre-school Children. 39-47
  
• Victoria Eyharabide, Isabela Gasparini, Silvia N. Schiaffino, Marcelo Soares Pimenta, Analía Amandi:
  Personalized e-Learning Environments: Considering Students' Contexts. 48-57
  
• Carla Beatris Valentini, Cláudia A. Bisol, Cristiane Dalla Santa:
  Software Junctus: Joining Sign Language and Alphabetical Writing. 58-64
  
• Eric Sanchez:
  Innovative Teaching/Learning with Geotechnologies in Secondary Education. 65-74
  
• Zdena Lustigova, Frantisek Lustig:
  A New Virtual and Remote Experimental Environment for Teaching and Learning Science. 75-82
  
• Claire McInerney, Mike Hinchey, Eamonn McQuade:
  Investment in Information and Communication Technologies in the Irish Education Sector. 83-91
  
• Jesús Jiménez-Molotla, Alessio Gutiérrez-Gómez, Ana Isabel Sacristán:
  Pyramids in Logo: A School Project in 'Search' of the Fourth Dimension. 92-101
  
• Andrew E. Fluck, Mary Burston:
  Towards Transformation: Always On Students and Health Education. 102-111
  
• Daniel Nehme Müller, Otto Lopes Braitback de Oliveira, Joelma Adriana Abrão Remião, Paloma Dias Silveira, Márcio André Rodrigues Martins, Margarete Axt:
  Virtual Cities as a Collaborative Educational Environment. 112-120
  
• Pieter Hogenbirk, Peter van de Braak:
  ICT Action School Development at Helen Parkhurst Dalton School, Part II. 121-128
  
• Peter Micheuz:
  E-Maturity and School Development: When the Tail Wants to Wag the Dog. 129-137
  
• Yusuke Hayashi, Seiji Isotani, Jacqueline Bourdeau, Riichiro Mizoguchi:
  Toward a Learning/Instruction Process Model for Facilitating the Instructional Design Cycle. 138-147
  
• Ana-Paula Correia, Connie Hargrave, Patricia Leigh, Clyciane Michelini, Dale Niederhauser, Denise Schmidt, Ann Thompson:
  The Making of an Online Masters Program in the North American Context. 148-156
  

Informatics

• Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi, Márcia Cristina Moraes, Cristiane Durigon Testa:
  CV-Muzar Using a Multiagent System for Group Formation. 159-168
  
• Franciele da Silva Lewandowski, Adriana Soares Pereira:
  The Development of Educational Games Supported by a Pedagogical Tutor Agent. 169-177
  
• Michael Weigend:
  Applying Informatics Knowledge to Create 3D Worlds. 178-186
  

Digital Solidarity

• Elsje Scott, Robert Brown, Jeffrey Pearce, Peter Weimann:
  Ensuring Success and Quality through the Use of Standards in Team Projects: Students' Perceptions. 189-197
  
• Yih-Shyuan Chen, Ian Selwood:
  Implementing and Sustaining Educational Change and ICT: A Case Study of a Taiwanese Primary School. 198-206
  
• Ana Isabel Sacristán, Teresa Rojano:
  The Mexican National Programs on Teaching Mathematics and Science with Technology: The Legacy of a Decade of Experiences of Transformation of School Practices and Interactions. 207-215
  
• Aline Pereira Soares, Marina Keiko Nakayama, Ricardo Azambuja Silveira, Andressa Sasaki Vasques Pacheco, Patrícia de Sá Freire, Kelly Benetti:
  Trust and Conflicts in Distance Learning Higher Education Courses Tutor Teams. 216-225
  

Learners and Life Long Learning

• Annelise Kachelhoffer, Myint Swe Khine:
  Bridging the Digital Divide, Aiming to Become Lifelong Learners. 229-237
  
• Arthur Tatnall, Stephen Burgess:
  Evolution of Information Systems Curriculum in an Australian University over the Last Twenty-Five Years. 238-246
  
• Odette Radi:
  Secondary School Students' English Writing Aided by Spelling and Grammar Checkers. 247-255
  
• Ulla Widmark, Eeva Koroma:
  Learning Design for Creating a Lifelong Learning Organization. 256-262
  
• Peter Twining, Anna Peachey:
  Open Virtual Worlds as Pedagogical Research Tools: Learning from the Schome Park Programme. 263-272
  
• Rachel A. Boulay, Catherine P. Fulford:
  Technology Mentoring: Research Results across Seven Campuses. 273-281
  
• Anders Eklöf, Lars-Erik Nilsson, Peter Svensson:
  So I Sat Down with My Mother: Connectedness Orientation and Pupils' Independence. 282-291
  
• J. Barrie Thompson, Helen M. Edwards:
  Preparing Graduate Students for Industry and Life Long Learning: A Project Based Approach. 292-301
  
• Bruce Elson, Patricia Reynolds, Ardavan Amini, Ezra Burke, Craig Chapman:
  Advanced Networks in Dental Rich Online MEDiA (ANDROMEDA). 302-309
  
• Monique Grandbastien:
  A Competency-Based Learning Resource Retrieval Process: The LUISA-UHP Case-Study. 310-318
  

Networking and Collaboration

• Ieda M. Santos, Michael Hammond, Zenilde Durli, Shiao-Yuh Chou:
  Is There a Role for Social Networking Sites in Education?. 321-330
  
• Patricia Alejandra Behar, Alexandra Lorandi Macedo, Jaire Ederson Passos, Paula Caroline Schifino Jardim Passos:
  Collective Text Editor: A New Interface Focused on Interaction Design. 331-339
  
• Gerd Kortemeyer, Émerson Cruz:
  An Open-Source Learning Content Management and Assessment System. 340-348
  
• Tiago Rios da Rocha, Roberto Willrich, Renato Fileto, Saïd Tazi:
  Supporting Collaborative Learning Activities with a Digital Library and Annotations. 349-358
  
• Jennifer Masters:
  Using Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) to Frame 'SuperclubsPLUS', an Online Social Network for Children. 359-367
  
• Alexandra Lorandi Macedo, Eliseo Berni Reategui, Alexandre Lorenzatti, Patricia Alejandra Behar:
  Using Text-Mining to Support the Evaluation of Texts Produced Collaboratively. 368-377
  
• Tobias Nelkner, Johannes Magenheim, Wolfgang Reinhardt:
  PLME as a Cognitive Tool for Knowledge Achievement and Informal Learning. 378-387
  
• Vinícius Medina Kern, Osmar Possamai, Paulo Mauricio Selig, Roberto Carlos dos Santos Pacheco, Gilberto Corrêa de Souza, Sandro Rautenberg, Renata Tavares da Silva Lemos:
  Growing a Peer Review Culture among Graduate Students. 388-397
  

Teaching and the Role of Teachers

• Roberto-Márcio dos Santos, Jerônimo Coura Sobrinho:
  Computers in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language: Access to the Diversity of Textual Genres and Language Skills. 401-408
  
• Patricia Alejandra Behar, Liliana Maria Passerino, Ana Paula Frozi de Castro e Souza, Cristiani de Oliveira Dias, Ketia Kellen Araújo da Silva:
  A Study on Pedagogical Requirements for Multi-platform Learning Objects. 409-416
  
• Ana A. Carvalho, Cristina Aguiar, Henrique Santos, Lia Oliveira, Aldina Marques, Romana Maciel:
  Podcasts in Higher Education: Students' and Lecturers' Perspectives. 417-426
  
• Christine Bescherer, Christian Spannagel:
  Design Patterns for the Use of Technology in Introductory Mathematics Tutorials. 427-435
  
• Márcia Barros de Sales, Ricardo Azambuja Silveira, André Barros de Sales, Rita de Cássia Guarezi:
  Learning by Peers: An Alternative Learning Model for Digital Inclusion of Elderly People. 436-444
  
• Eva Dakich:
  Teachers' Perceptions about the Barriers and Catalysts for Effective Practices with ICT in Primary Schools. 445-453
  
• Maureen Haldane:
  Transformative Personal Development: Helping Teachers to Thrive on Discontinuous Change. 454-463