Scaffolding: A way for supporting learners in e-learning environments

Technology for Supporting Learners in Out-of-School Learning Environments

In this paper, we present an evaluation of the role that software played in promoting collaborative scientific participation in a learning community driven by learners’ interests and goals. In our analysis of an out-of-school learning environment we designed and implemented to promote scientific engagement, we found that the software was not always at the forefront in the learning environment. ...

The Collaborative Learning in the e-Learning Environments

Introduction: The collaborative learning and interactive electronic-learning (e- learning) is one of the key factors in education system success. This study examined the collaborative e-learning in the framework of constructivism theory. Methods: This is a review article. The databases such as Scientific Information Databases, Magiran, Science Direct, and Google Scholar were reviewed. Also,...

Supporting Self-Directed Learners and Learning Communities with Sociotechnical Environments

Making learning part of life is an essential challenge for inventing the future of our societies. Lifelong learning is a necessity rather than a possibility or a luxury to be considered. Self-directed learning (often occurring as learning on demand in response to breakdowns) is the dominant form of lifelong learning. The power of the unaided individual mind is highly overrated. Although society...

Scaffolding and learning: its role in nurturing new learners

Accessing e-Learners' Knowledge for Personalization in e-Learning Environment

e-Learning has become a trend in the world nowadays. However, most researches neglect a fundamental issue – the e-Learner’s prior knowledge on which the useful intelligent systems are based. This research employs the e-Learner’s prior knowledge and mines his/her interior desire on appropriate target courses or materials as a part of a personalization process to construct the overall e-Learning ...

Instructional Design Interventions for Supporting Self-Regulated Learning: Enhancing Academic Outcomes in Postsecondary E-Learning Environments

Theories and models about self-regulated learning are important to educators attempting to understand why some learners succeed and others have difficulty in academic settings. Understanding self-regulation in e-learning environments is critical because there is much agreement in the literature that e-learning requires a higher degree of self-regulation than face-to-face learning. Furthermore, ...