AUSpace: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1541-1560 of 2001
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Investigating Triggers in CMC Text Transcripts
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2003-10) -
Interim Report: A case study of Internet-based distance education program development in Vietnam
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004-04) -
Indicators of Support in Online Interaction
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2003-04)Peer-to-peer interaction using computer-mediated communication (CMC) would appear to be a promising source of timely and cost-effective student support, but little empirical evidence regarding actual participant support ... -
Integrated Collaborative Tools
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-10)Previous reports in this series have featured examples of integrated products that combine into a single software package, techniques offered individually by other products. Increasing acceptance of online collaboration ... -
Chat and Instant Messaging Systems (synchronous): Report 3/ 3
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-10)A further set of four text-based instant messaging (IM) products was evaluated: AT&T Anywhere, Parachat, Sonork, and Yahoo Messenger, all available at no cost. Yahoo Messenger was judged to be the most effective of the ... -
Chat and Instant Messaging Systems (synchronous): Report 2/ 3
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-10)This study extends the earlier review of online chat systems (Report 6), by reviewing a further seven products that provide text-based instant messaging (IM). The functionality of these products in distance education ... -
Evaluating Vendor Supplied Information
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2003-04)Distance educators are not normally equipped by their training or experience for the complex task of evaluating technologies. One of the areas of potential disadvantage is in interpreting information provided by vendors ... -
Addressing some Common Problems in Transcript Analysis
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2001-01) -
Best Practices” and Collaborative Software In Online Teaching
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006-06) -
Video-Conferencing with Audio Software
(The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006)An online conference is illustrated using the format of a TV talk show. The conference combined live audio discussion with visual images spontaneously selected by the moderator in the manner of a TV control-room director. ... -
Book Review - Cohort Programming and Learning
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002-01) -
Patterns of Interaction in a Computer Conference Transcript
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2001-07)An analysis of the interaction patterns in an online conference from a distance education graduate course was conducted, using an approach that focused on the transcript's interactional and structural features. A new tool ... -
Dietary flavonoid intake and risk of cardiovascular disease. American
(American Journal of Epidemiology, 2000) -
Food items consumed by students attending schools in different socio-economic areas in Cape Town, South Africa
(Nutrition, 2006)Objective: We investigated the food consumption patterns of adolescent students at schools. Our findings are intended to reveal the overall nutritional quality of foods eaten by students at school, including foods brought ... -
Diet, nutrition and the prevention of type 2 diabetes
(Public Health Nutrition, 2004)Objectives: The overall objective of this study was to evaluate and provide evidence and recommendations on current published literature about diet and lifestyle in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Design: Epidemiological ... -
Fruit, vegetables, and cancer prevention trials
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1999) -
Development and validation of a knowledge test for health professionals regarding lifestyle modification
(Nutrition, 2003)Objective: We wanted to develop and validate a test that assesses the knowledge and practices of health professionals (HPs) with regard to the role of nutrition, physical activity, and smoking cessation (lifestyle modification) ... -
Fruit, vegetables and the prevention of cancer: research challenges
(Nutrition, 2003)OBJECTIVE: A great deal of epidemiologic evidence has indicated that fruits and vegetables are protective against numerous forms of cancer. However, there are many gaps in our knowledge. METHODS: In this pilot study we ... -
Medical research: a bettor's guide
(American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2002) -
Nutrition and disease: challenges of research design
(Nutrition, 2002)This review discusses research methodology in the relation between diet and disease. Medical research can be divided into two types: complex research (the detailed study of disease mechanisms using such methods as ...