The development of Web 2.0 and social software applications was not initially aimed for education, but its influence in this field, especially in e-learning, is recently recognized as positive. New approach to e-learning inspired by these technologies is called e-learning 2.0. It emphasizes social learning using different tools available on the web rather then integrated systems like LMSs. This...

This paper analyses the requirements of a third-generation technology integrated learning environment. The architecture proposed is analysed in terms of the generic constraints of a general distributed system, such as performance, scalability and security issues. We have also considered the pedagogical issues and the modes of use in which a student is likely to access the educational material. ...

We propose a Web tutoring system in which Artificial Intelligence techniques and Semantic Web approaches are integrated in order to provide an automatic tool able both to completely customize learning on the student’s needs and to exchange learning material with other Web systems. IWT (Intelligent Web Teacher) is based on an ad hoc knowledge representation which describes the didactic domain by...

Although students could effectively search for web data with proper keywords and select web pages related to the studied core issue, however summarizing or organizing the retrieved information remains a difficult task for them. Concept mapping is known to be an effective knowledge construction tool for helping learners organize important concepts related to a core issue. To address the problem,...

This paper presents a tool to visualize open learner models. The tool is domain independent and is freely available as a web service. It can be easily integrated with any existing web-based learning environment.

introduction: the increasing development of software in e-learning has opened a new horizon in education. the current research was conducted to assess the effect of web-based teaching of anatomy course on medical students’ attitude, perceived ease of use, perceived benefit and satisfaction with teaching method at kermanshah university of medical sciences. methods: the present study was an inter...

This paper outlines possible evolution trends of e-learning, supported by most recent advancements in the World Wide Web. Specifically, we consider a situation in which the Semantic Web technology and tools are widely adopted, and fully integrated within a context of applications exploiting the Internet of Things paradigm. Such a scenario will dramatically impact on learning activities, as well...

utilizing the resources of the web in educational practices has made instructional processes more efficient and interesting and has made the learning process on the other hand much easier and attractive. with the web, english language teachers now have the option of engaging learners in online (web-based) instructions in addition to the use of conventional classroom instructions or alternativel...