EdMedia 2014: World Conference on Educational Media & Technology (Tampere, Finland, June 23-26, 2014)

The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "EdMedia 2014: World Conference on Educational Multimedia & Technology" took place in Tampere, Finland from June 23-26, 2014. The following award papers were presented at the conference: (1) Designing a Web-Portal Supporting the Social Inclusion of a Specific User Group. A Case Study of the LITERACY-Portal (Dominik Hagelkruys and Renate Motschnig); (2) Using a Game-Based Approach to Design a Rich Media Learning Environment (Min Liu, Jason Rosenblum, Lucas Horton, and Jina Kang); (3) Design and Implementation of Strategies and Artifacts to Support Ubiquitous Computing in and outside the Classroom: A Reflective Case Study (Alan Amory); (4) Using Social Networking to Mentor 9th-grade Girls for Academic Success and Engineering Career Awareness (Patricia Carlson); (5) Case Study of an Online English Language Course That Emphasizes Self-Assessment of Speaking and Writing (Goh Kawai and Akio Ohnishi); (6) Pedagogical Design and Pedagogical Usability of Web-based Learning Environments: Comparative Cultural Implications between Africa and Europe (Adewunmi Ogunbase); (7) Evaluating the Nature Tour Mobile Learning Application (Jenni Rikala); (8) Guiding Students in Collaborative Writing of Wikipedia Articles -- How to Get Beyond the Black Box Practice in Information Literacy Instruction? (Eero Sormunen and Tuulikki Alamettälä); (9) Development of a Gaming Instructional Material and Design Framework for "Exploration Activities" in Science (Hodaka Taguchi and Toshiki Matsuda); (10) Serious Game Gademavo: How to Enhance Students' Ability in Taking Decisions in a Complex World (Anne-Dominique Salamin); and (11) Gaming Motivations and Characteristics of Turkish MMOFPS Players (Muhterem Dindar and Yavuz Akbulut).