Blended Learning Systems

2010 ◽  
pp. 339-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owen P. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
The One

Distance learning has come a long way since Sir Isaac Pitman initiated the first correspondence course in the early 1840s. Today the growing role of globalization calls for new and innovative learning systems for management education. To meet these challenges the traditional classroom model for delivering executive business education is giving way to a more holistic learning paradigm in which both the pedagogical and andragogical focus are on knowledge acquisition and management decision-making. The one-size-fits-all educational approach of the past is being supplanted by customized, web-based learning systems. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce a blended learning system that combines the best of both web-based learning and time-honed classroom practices for delivering cost-effective graduate management education.

Adaptive Web-Based Learning Framework

2011 ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
Man-Hua Wu ◽  
Herng-Yow Chen
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Learning Framework ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
The World

With the rapid growth of the Internet and the increasing popularity of the World Wide Web, web-based learning systems have become more and more popular. However, in general Web-based learning systems, learners may often get lost in the enormous educational materials (Eirinaki & Vazirgiannis, 2003; Murray, 2002). This kind of situation refers to a disorientation problem. In addition to the disorientation problem, general Web-based learning systems provide every learner with uniform course content and presentation without considering the different knowledge level of learners. Therefore, the course content may be insufficient or unnecessary for learners with different knowledge level. This kind of situation was referred to as cognitive-overhead problem by Murray (2002).

Enhanced Speech-Enabled Tools for Intelligent and Mobile E-Learning Applications

2010 ◽  
pp. 147-165
Author(s):  
S. A. Selouani ◽  
T. H. Lê ◽  
Y. Benahmed ◽  
D. O’Shaughnessy
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Recognition Performance ◽  
User Profile ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Speech Technology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
C Language ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The One

Web-based learning is rapidly becoming the preferred way to quickly, efficiently, and economically create and deliver training or educational content through various communication media. This chapter presents systems that use speech technology to emulate the one-on-one interaction a student can get from a virtual instructor. A Web-based learning tool, the Learn IN Context (LINC+) system, designed and used in a real mixed-mode learning context for a computer (C++ language) programming course taught at the Université de Moncton (Canada) is described here. It integrates an Internet Voice Searching and Navigating (IVSN) system that helps learners to search and navigate both the web and their desktop environment through voice commands and dictation. LINC+ also incorporates an Automatic User Profile Building and Training (AUPB&T) module that allows users to increase speech recognition performance without having to go through the long and fastidious manual training process. New Automated Service Agents based on the Artificial Intelligence Markup Language (AIML) are used to provide naturalness to the dialogs between users and machines. The portability of the e-learning system across a mobile platform is also investigated. The findings show that when the learning material is delivered in the form of a collaborative and voice-enabled presentation, the majority of learners seem to be satisfied with this new media, and confirm that it does not negatively affect their cognitive load.

Web-Based Learning and Instruction

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie N. Morphew
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
Employee Training ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Web Based Instruction ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Web Based Education

The precipitous rise in Web-based education and employee training speaks volumes of technology’s far-reaching potential. While most agree that Web-based instruction can be cost-effective and convenient, few academicians and practitioners have examined the efficacy of Web-based learning in terms of constructivism, the most widely accepted model of learning in education today. The constructivist approach to learning acknowledges that both teacher and student bring prior knowledge to the learning experience. Over time and through interaction with others in the learning environment, the student co-constructs new meaning as a knowledge-building process—piece by piece, new knowledge is built onto former knowledge. This differs from the former notion of learning that considered children as empty vessels waiting to be filled (tabula rasa). While constructivism is widely accepted by educators in theory, it is not always evident in teaching practices, including Web-based instruction. To help academicians and practitioners provide effective constructivist learning experiences for students and employees, the following issues will be addressed:

Feedback adaptation in web-based learning systems

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Vasilyeva ◽  
Seppo Puuronen ◽  
Mykola Pechenizkiy ◽  
Pekka Rasanen
Keyword(s):  
Learning Systems ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning
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