Abstract: Advancements in technology provide new tools for educators and students to be used in the learning process. Today students need to be skilled computer users and able to deal with different types of media in order to study effectively. However, technical expertise alone is not enough - one must know what to study, where to find information, what to do next etc. Therefore special attention is needed to orientate students to use technology so that they learn to study in a modern learning environment.

Here we argue that a meta-learning environment can help students in the learning process. A meta-learning environment is defined as a platform for studying and it should integrate technology and resources so that they empower the learning process.

SPECIAL SESSION: Psychological Aspects of Teaching in Engineering Education
Chair: Philippe Dondon

How Yoga can improve the quality and effectiveness of the relation between students and teachers. Impact on student’s motivation	Ph. Dondon , J.M Duprat	516-124
Improving student’s motivation for sensors and actuators courses: “a multi thematic mini rolling robot design project”	Ph Dondon, J.M Micouleau Enseirb, G. Leroyer	516-125
Neuro linguistic Programming : a personnal development tool applied to pedagogy and to the improvement of teachers/students relations	J. Legall, Ph.Dondon	541-101
Game based learning: a research on Learning Content Management Systems	Julio Garcia-Barcena, Angel Garcia-Crespo	541-592
Designing learning environments for creativity in engineering education	Norio Ishii, Yuri Suzuki, Hironobu Fujiyoshi,Takashi Fujii,Masanori Kozawa	541-192

Sunday, December 17, 2006

SESSION: Evaluation of Student Feedback

Chair: Philippe Dondon, Praxedis Israel Santamaría Mata

Investigating the correlations between Turkish students’ personality characteristics and internet attitudes	Ahmet Arslan; Yavuz Erdogan	541-198
Is there enough impact of interaction of lecturers, students and peers using cd-interactive algebra courseware and collaborative learning - in a polytechnic, malaysia?	Mohd Sazali Khalid, Maizam Alias, Wahid Razally, Zurinah Suradi	541-369
Meaningful Correlations Resulted from the Statistical Analyze of the Answers Obtained From the Students of the Engineering Faculty, Economic Engineering Specialization for the Second Semester - The University Year 2003/2004	Dan D. Dumitrascu, Moise Tuturea, Mihaela Rotaru	541-111
Evaluation Method of the Subjects and the Teaching Staff from “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Engineering Faculty	Dan D. Dumitrascu, Moise Tuturea, Mihaela Rotaru	541-112

SESSION: Didactic Strategies and Knowledge Assessment

Chair: Javier Bilbao, Antonin Slaby

The science contests as a didactic strategy	Santamaría Mata Praxedis Israel, Tejeda Castillo Román	541-187
Physics instruction for undergraduate college courses through the design of an experimental device	Praxedis Israel Santamaría Mata, Laura Elena Rosado Lozano, Roberto Miranda Gómez, Karina Patricia Rosete Viveros	541-188
Using new technologies out of the classroom	Javier Bilbao, Olatz García, Miguel Rodríguez, Concepción Varela, Eugenio Bravo, Purificación González, Verónica Valdenebro	541-496
Process Based Modeling of Virtual University	Antonin Slaby Martina Kadavova	541-202
Virtual activities framework as a methodological proposal in the european higher education area	José Antonio Álvarez, Javier Roca, Ester Martín Garzón, Juan Francisco Sanjuán	541-363
Automated knowledge assessment and knowledge spaces	Sylvia Encheva, Sharil Tumin	541-158

SESSION: Development and Application of Educational Too

Chair: Maya Satratzemi, Javier Bilbao

On seeing during computer-mediated collaborative learning	Wolff-Michael Roth	541-116
An objects-first approach to teaching object orientation based on objectKarel	Stelios Xinogalos, Maya Sartatzemi, Vassilios Dagdilelis	541-442
Introducing CS-major Students to parallel programming using StarLogo	T. Folias, V. Dagdilelis, M. Satratzemi, G. Evangelidis	541-497
Rapid Development of Real-Time Applications Using MATLAB/Simulink on TI C6000-based DSP	Juan Zapata, Ramon Ruiz	541-176
HCD Suite – Technology Supported Human Resources Development	Matija Pipan, Tanja Arh, Borka Jerman Blazic	541-178
PlanetDR: a multi-interoperable content repository	Jordi Pujol Ahulló, Pedro García López	541-208
An effective use of a CAS in an advanced calculus course	Yavuz Erdogan, Tolga Kabaca, Emin Aydin	541-200

SESSION: Latest Trends on E-Learning Systems

Chair: Seppo Sirkemaa, Gloria Sánchez-Torrubia

Information Technology and eLearning: Towards a Digital World	Seppo Sirkemaa	541-237
Exploring Computer Algebraic Systems' Potential in e-Learning: an Interactive Digital Control Course	C. Torres-Blanc, M. G. Sánchez-Torrubia, J. Aguilar, E. Castiñeira-Holgado	541-325
A Concept of Virtual University Implementation	Regina Kulvietiene, Jelena Stankevic, Irma Sileikiene	541-498
Students’ Readiness for Electronic Examinations	Igor Bernik, Eva Jereb	541-605
Building Efficient E-Learning Environment for Supporting the Promotion of Lifelong Learning and Knowledge Acquisition	Tanja Arh, Matija Pipan, Borka Jerman Blazic	541-171
Easy Retrieving Knowledge from Web Databases for Elementary School Students	Chien-I Lee	541-183
E-learning & Note Taking: A Comparative study	Shaista Rashid, Dimitris Rigas	541-484
Extending educational web-based systems to meet new methodologies	J.M. Correas, M.L. Sein-Echaluce, I. Correas, P. López	541-474
Intelligent Data Analysis of E-Learning System Based on Data Warehouse, OLAP and Data Mining Technologies	Jelena Mamcenko, Irma Sileikiene	541-409
Home-Made Electronic Components Characterization System for Electronics Course at Undergraduate Level	Khairurrijal, Mikrajuddin Abdullah, Muhammad M. Munir, Asep Suhendi and Arif Surachman	541-224

Monday, December 18, 2006

SESSION: Theories and Applications on Educational Systems

Chair: M. Gloria Sánchez-Torrubia, Andrei Kolyshkin

Effects of Successive Cutting on Comprehension and Retention of Film	Hitomi Saito and Idobe Yuka	541-218
The Convenience of Remedial and/or Reinforcement Courses in Engineering Curricula	M. Gloria Sánchez-Torrubia, Elena E. Castiñeira-Holgado, Víctor Giménez-Martínez	541-227
Linking System Development Processes Together by Documentation	Wanwu Guo	541-579
Continuing education in a future EU member, analysis and correlations using clustering techniques	Vasile Paul Bresfelean, Mihaela Bresfelean, Nicolae Ghisoiu, Calin-Adrian Comes	541-599
Adaptive Instruction in Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Systems	Spyros Panetsos, Konstantinos Siassiakos, Athina Lazakidou	541-574
Case study: bacterial regrowth in water distribution networks	Kolyshkin Andrei	541-196
Concept lattices for federated learning systems	Sylvia Encheva, Sharil Tumin	541-132
Antecedents of the field's theory: Faraday's cosmovision against Newton's philosophy	Román Tejeda Castillo; Praxedis I. Santamaría Mata	541-173
Learning Control Architectures by Robotics Application	R. Montufar-Chaveznava, V. de la Cueva Hernandez, M. Ali Yousuf	541-360