{"title":"Multimedia design framework for courseware","authors":"L. Uden, A. Alderson, J. L. Gilchrist","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890574","url":null,"abstract":"Multimedia technologies have increasingly been incorporated into courseware systems. Independent approaches exist for the use of multimedia and for the development of courseware systems, but at present there is no model or documentation aiding integration. The individual approaches also have known weaknesses. This paper presents a framework for using multimedia in courseware. The framework uses elements of applied cognitive task analysis (ACTA) and a multimodal theory in support of multimodal interface design and a method for multimedia interface design. Learning principles and multimedia guidelines are also incorporated. A prototype courseware development using the developed framework is presented and used in evaluation.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134160052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Web-based services for technology education management and planning","authors":"K. Pocius, V. Reklaitis","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890637","url":null,"abstract":"Higher education institutions of Lithuania are seeking for improvement of academic studies and management structures. The process proceeds intensively through development of university information systems using web-based interfaces for databases, as a strategic tool for information, management and planning services. The paper focuses on the approach taken by Kaunas University of Technology to make an open study administration system implementing principles of flexibility, transparency, study data sharing and distribution across the campus intranet and beyond.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129262404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to make courseware for schools interesting: new metaphors in educational multimedia","authors":"M. Morozov, A. Markov","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890612","url":null,"abstract":"Educational CD-ROMs should be not less interesting and attractive for children than numerous computer games. The approach offered by the authors allows one to reduce the existing gap between educational and game CD-ROMs. This is achieved due to a new spatial metaphor for the user interface and by using an effective multimedia courseware design method. The main idea of this metaphor for an educational multimedia environment is for the computer screen not being a representation of a page of a book, but \"a window on to a new world\". Because of the complexity and richness of the information model, the development of educational CD-ROMs is then based on the application of scripts for the description of educational material and for navigating information. The design method described in this paper allows one to make the development of multimedia both cost- and time-effective. The approach presented can be used for creating a new generation of \"3D\" educational multimedia CD-ROMs.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131959641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dimensions of leadership in higher education distance education","authors":"S. Irlbeck, D. Pucel","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890567","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated the role and meaning of leadership in higher education distance education. It found that distance education within higher education lags behind that of other organizations and businesses. A review of the literature revealed a clear distinction between managing and leading distance education. The review also revealed that higher education distance education leadership foci could be categorized into six elements. The elements are quality of education, planning, implementation, resources and support. Within those elements different leaders focused on a variety of leadership themes that could be categorized into four themes. Those themes were faculty impacts, student impacts, policy impacts, and system changes. The results of this study provide those wishing to further develop higher education distance delivery, with information on how to maximize their efforts.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"160 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114735015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solving programming problems in intelligent programming tutors for teaching the object-oriented programming paradigm","authors":"N. Pillay","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890592","url":null,"abstract":"This paper basically describes the artificial intelligence structures and techniques used to solve programming problems in a generic architecture for the development of intelligent programming tutors to tutor the object-oriented programming paradigm. Each problem is depicted in terms of a program specification describing the task to be performed, and a knowledge base consisting of conceptual graphs representing the problem application domain. Solving a programming problem essentially involves developing an object-oriented design, developing algorithms for the methods of the classes and the overall program, and implementing these algorithms in a particular language. A description of the artificial intelligence techniques used to generate object-oriented designs and induce the necessary algorithms is provided Finally, the paper describes additional extensions that need to be made to the Expert Module of the architecture for the purpose of problem solving.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125427752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DiscoverNet: adaptive learning environment for designing neural networks","authors":"S. Belkada, A. Cristea, Toshio Okamoto","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890595","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the storyboard of a student using our system (DiscoverNet). DiscoverNet provides an adaptive simulation based discovery learning environment to design neural networks. We chose 'neural networks' (NN) as application domain, due to the fact that their study is particularly suitable for an adaptive student level adjusted approach. We embedded in the system also an advice generator module that is responsible for the educational orientation during the design session. The system supports two types of design. student-level design with objects manipulations, and system-level design with predefined architectures that generates a NN model according to the student configuration/parameters specifications.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115939134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adaptation to nonstationary environments - learning and evolution","authors":"P. Cristea","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890628","url":null,"abstract":"The Evolutionary Intelligent Agent (EIA) concept merges the Intelligent Agent and the Evolutionary approaches. EIAs are Intelligent Agents provided with a genotype that controls their structure and functionality and determines their capability to carry out various tasks. EIAs can adapt efficiently to the environment by using synergistically learning and evolution. Thus, EIAs can address problems of adaptation to nonstationary real-life complex and non-predictable environments as worldwide computer networks or learner adaptable teaching systems.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126627623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A virtual training suite to enhance the value of Internet resources","authors":"E. Place, G. Conole, K. Sharp","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890616","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the development of a virtual training suite for the UK's Resource Discovery Network (RDN) which aims to support lecturers and students in finding and using resources on the Web to support learning and teaching. The RDN Virtual Training Suite comprises a series of tutorials delivered over the World Wide Web. Many people know how to make good use of a traditional library but have not yet got to grips with how to make good use of a virtual library. The RDN Virtual Training Suite covers the key information skills for the new Internet environment. The tutorials enable lecturers and students to: TOUR (key Internet resources for their subject), DISCOVER (tools and techniques for Internet searching), REVIEW (the critical thinking required when using information found on the Internet) and REFLECT (on practical ways to use the Internet to support their study or teaching). The tutorials offer \"any time, any place\" training by supporting independent, self-paced learning over the Web. There are quizzes and exercises to lighten the learning experience. This paper describes the rationale behind the development of the Virtual Training Suite and provides examples of how such a suite of resources can be used to support learning and teaching.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128864135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An adaptive distance learning environment for language teaching","authors":"A. Cristea, Toshio Okamoto","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890631","url":null,"abstract":"The paper describes our research on building an adaptive, WWW based, agent based, long distance learning environment for academic English. One influence of the growth of the Internet is that English gradually became the main information exchange language. Therefore, we are building an academic English learning environment, especially aimed at non-native English speaking academics, to help them exchange meaningful information with their peers. Existing teaching environments on the Web have two main defects: they are not free, and/or not automatic, but based on real human teachers at the end of the line. Our aim is to have a system capable of functioning autonomously, without human interference, as a virtual, long-distance classroom, embedding the necessary tutoring functions within a set of collaborating agents that serve the student.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115048810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Imagination through virtuality for in-depth learning","authors":"P. Kommer","doi":"10.1109/IWALT.2000.890548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWALT.2000.890548","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the fast growing technologies to allow students to explore and experience three-dimensional worlds, the question becomes relevant if and how technology offers essentially new dimensions to the learning process. In a number of prototypes this paper demonstrates how learners may undergo immersive experiences that complement the predominantly verbal expositions how complex realities like the many-facetted processes in living creatures work. Based upon the model of a mammal's heart, pre- and postsynaptic processing and finally the apprehension of cultural signs on migration, identity, culture and communication, this paper aims at provoking the discussion in how far we may already rely on visual semiotics that may complement traditional learning material and further stimulate the further evolution into perceptual learning. Based on experiments into the relation between cognitive style (holistic versus serialistic) and various memory capacities, the thesis is brought forward that we need to explore further the various concept-mapping techniques, both for the designer and the user of educational learning environments.","PeriodicalId":208449,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies. IWALT 2000. Advanced Learning Technology: Design and Development Issues","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131906305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}