‘Partly self-made niches’? Student-only spaces in an LMS

‘Partly self-made niches’? Student-only spaces in an LMS

Beauty is only partly in the eye of the beholder

The splendid colours and complex patterns of the plumage, eggs, and beaks, feet and other bare parts of birds have captivated humans for millenia and scientists for more than 150 years. In particular, birds have provided a rich basis for mechanistic studies of feather structure and plumage development, predominant through much of the 20th century, and for evolutionary studies of functional aspe...

Realistic Measurement of Student Attendance in LMS Using Biometrics

In this paper we propose a solution to obtain useful and reliable student session logs in a Learning Management System (LMS) combining current logs with biometrics-based logs that show the student behaviour during the whole learning session. The aims of our solution are to guarantee that the online student is who he/she claims to be, and also to know exactly how much time he/she spends in front...

Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-regulated Learning on LMS User Satisfaction and LMS Effectiveness

Over the past decade, numerous studies examined the critical factors that affect the learning outcomes and student satisfaction in asynchronous online learning courses including learning management systems (LMS). This research focuses on the effects of learner’s psychological variables (e.g., self-efficacy) and psychological learning process (e.g., self-regulated learning management) on student...

Structural Dynamic of a Self-Assembling Peptide d-EAK16 Made of Only D-Amino Acids

We here report systematic study of structural dynamics of a 16-residue self-assembling peptide d-EAK16 made of only D-amino acids. We compare these results with its chiral counterpart L-form, l-EAK16. Circular dichroism was used to follow the structural dynamics under various temperature and pH conditions. At 25 degrees C the d-EAK16 peptide displayed a typical beta-sheet spectrum. Upon increas...