In recent years, the range and complexity of both language learning technology and the environments in which learners utilize it have become more central factors in language education. Given the already stunning—and growing—number of technological options for language learning, teachers working with both established and emerging applications for learning tasks and activities face the problem of...

BACKGROUND Most nurse educators regard students who enter postgraduate studies as adult learners capable of self-direction and independent learner behaviour. Therefore, a mismatch between the nurse educator's expectation of adult learners and actual adult learner conduct may result in disappointment and even frustration for both educator and learner. PURPOSE This article is a report of a seco...

background: every year a number of iran’s faculty members in medical science universities got promoted to a higher scientific rank with respect to their history of administrative and scientific services and research and educational activities. one of the faculty promotion criteria is assessing the quality of their educational activities which encompass four areas (training, professional and soc...

1 We designed and developed a learning support environment that advises a learner about correct apple holding and correct knife handling for improving apple peeling. The learning support environment is designed from an apple peeling expert’s motion data. We verified the learning effect by comparing experimental group with a control group. In the training phase of the evaluation experiment, each...

Indicators help actors to organise, orientate and navigate through complex environments by providing contextual information relevant for the performance of learning tasks. In this article we analyse the requirements, present a model and an initial prototype of a software system that uses smart indicators to support learners to be more engaged in the learning process. We argue that indicators ne...

Nowadays there is an increasing interest in the development of computational systems that provide alternative (to the traditional classroom) forms of education, such as Distance Learning (DL) and Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS). Adaptation in the process of interaction with the student is a key feature of ITS that is particularly critical in web-based DL, where the system should provide real...

In this paper we present a platform (electronic environment) which has been developed to support activities of hybrid learning, as well as of hybrid psychology. The electronic environment supports synchronous and asynchronous activities of teaching and learning via communicative and informative tools and services. These “tools and services”, are constructed in a powerful modular environment whi...