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Evaluation of Web-Based Tools for Building Distance Education Systems.
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Milgrom, E.; Jacqmot, Ch.; Blaise, O.; Cohen, A.; D'Hautcourt, F.; Lamme, A.; Uyttebrouck, E. – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1997
This paper describes the GEOTEL system which was designed for self-paced distance education, mostly for continuing education, and provides an interactive, adaptive, tutor-aided, Web-based learning environment for learners grouped in virtual classrooms. Web tools currently available for building distance education systems are also evaluated.…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Distance Education, Educational Development, Educational Environment
FODEM: Developing Digital Learning Environments in Widely Dispersed Learning Communities
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Suhonen, Jarkko; Sutinen, Erkki – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
FODEM (FOrmative DEvelopment Method) is a design method for developing digital learning environments for widely dispersed learning communities. These are communities in which the geographical distribution and density of learners is low when compared to the kind of learning communities in which there is a high distribution and density of learners…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Educational Environment
Designing for Interaction: Six Steps to Designing Computer-Supported Group-Based Learning
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Strijbos, J. W.; Martens, R. L.; Jochems, W. M. G. – Computers and Education, 2004
At present, the design of computer-supported group-based learning (CSGBL) is often based on subjective decisions regarding tasks, pedagogy and technology, or concepts such as "cooperative learning" and "collaborative learning." Critical review reveals these concepts as insufficiently substantial to serve as a basis for CSGBL design. Furthermore,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Interaction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Design
Using a Dual Role Assignment to Improve Group Dynamics and Performance: The Effects of Facilitating Social Capital in Teams
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Aquino, Karl; Serva, Mark A. – Journal of Management Education, 2005
This article describes a project that simulates the interplay between management and development project teams in a business environment. Each student team was assigned a management role supervising one project and a development role implementing another project. Results indicate that teams that communicate regularly and interact socially outside…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Program Effectiveness, Social Capital, Teamwork
An Intelligent Tutoring System on the WWW Supporting Interactive Simulation Environment with a Multimedia Viewer Control Mechanism.
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Nakabayashi, Kiyoshi; Maruyama, Mina; Koike, Yoshimasa; Fukuhara, Yoshimi; Nakamura, Yukihiro – 1996
This paper describes the features of the 1996 version of an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) called CALAT. The architecture of CALAT is an extension of conventional World Wide Web systems, consisting of an ITS kernel on the server side and a multimedia viewer on the client side. The viewer control system is designed to achieve both educationally…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design, Courseware
MEDIT: A Distance Education Prototype for Teaching and Learning.
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Abou Khaled, Omar; Pettenati, Maria Chiara; Vanoirbeek, Christine; Coray, Giovanni – 1998
MEDIT, a World Wide Web-based environment, aims at offering complementary support to traditional educational practices. The MEDIT approach distinguishes a set of virtual working spaces and provides the appropriate services for each of them. In addition to a generic hypermedia authoring system, designers implemented advanced tools for multiple view…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Distance Education