This chapter presents results from a meta-analysis that compares the effectiveness of Web-based instruction (WBI) to classroom instruction (CI). The results suggest that when the same instructional methods are used, WBI and CI are equally effective for teaching declarative knowledge. However, the instructional methods and course design features incorporated in WBI are critical factors in determ...

A multitude of adaptive computer-based training systems have been implemented in the last years. Whereas several aspects of these systems necessarily are dependent on the application domain, including the learning style and the system type, some other parts of the systems are very similar: usually they require an execution component, which steers and controls the interaction between the learner...

In this paper, we present an adaptive assessment framework as part of the diagnostic module in the Adaptive Educational Hypermedia System INSPIRE-INtelligent System for Personalized Instruction in a Remote Environment. The main goal of the assessment procedure is to provide assessment of learner’s knowledge level and to give the learner a chance to keep track of his/her learning progress. Adapt...

Focusing on applications for analyzing learner language which evaluate semantic appropriateness and accuracy, we collect data from a task which models some aspects of interaction, namely a picture description task (PDT). We parse responses to the PDT into dependency graphs with an an off-the-shelf parser, then use a decision tree to classify sentences into syntactic types and extract the logica...

Coactive learning describes the interaction between an online structured learner and a human user who corrects the learner by responding with weak feedback, that is, with an improved, but not necessarily optimal, structure. We apply this framework to discriminative learning in interactive machine translation. We present a generalization to latent variable models and give regret and generalizati...

Allowing the student to have some control over the diagnosis inspecting and changing the model the system has made of him is a feasible approach in student modelling which tracks the dynamics of student behaviour and provides for reflective learning. We present an approach for maintaining the student model in interactive diagnosis where a computer and a student discuss about the student's knowl...

The research presented in this dissertation proposal aims at designing, developing, evaluating and studying a web-based modeling platform to support the learning of conceptual modeling and of studying the corresponding learning processes. More specifically, this research project is situated in a distance learning and teaching context and pursues the primary objective of creating a learning and ...

Students in civil engineering and mechanical engineering fields may find the concepts of fluid mechanics abstract and have difficulty in grasping the real phenomena. Innovative learning methodologies are necessary to help arouse their interest. Yet, many web-based learning sites have common weaknesses including information being laid out basically in a textbook format and the lack of interactio...

In the Digital Lecture Halls project, venues on campus are augmented with novel computer based tools. Learners with mobile devices are particularly supported. The project emphasizes improved learner experience by carefully evaluating benefits and drawbacks of the technology introduced. This paper discusses a multifunctional software tool called TVremote, intended to support interaction in large...

In recent years, providers of massage therapy education have, in growing numbers, started to use online technologies to support the learning processes of their students. Using a narrative review of the existing online learning literature, this paper aims to provide a solid pedagogical foundation for these early explorations. It identifies five key factors-instructional pedagogy, quality of inst...