In educational discourse on human learning (i.e., the result of experience) and development (i.e., the result of maturation), there are three fundamental theoretical frameworks, -behaviourism, cognitivism, and constructivism, each of which have been applied, with varying degrees of success, in online environments. An ecological framework of human learning and development in interactive learning...

Many of the affordances associated with computer-based learning environments are due to their interactive nature. Such interactive learning environments do not merely present information like a book or an instructional video; instead, they permit learners to actively engage in order to learn. Although at first glance it would seem clear what the terms “interaction” and “interactive” mean in the...

This paper discusses the requirements for Virtual Learning Environments from a didactical and implementational point of view, and also identifies structure and typical elements. Following modern educational theories one of the most important aspects is to provide interactive elements in order to "grasp" the learning matter. In this context different interaction types are elaborated. Besides thi...

Highly interactive learning environments, such as 3D Educational Virtual Environments can help people in learning through direct experience by visualizing concepts and performing tasks in a reproduction of the real world or in completely fictional worlds that are suited to the learning task. For these applications, adaptivity can play an important role in increasing the effectiveness of the lea...

Our long-term goal is to develop autonomous robotic systems that have the cognitive abilities of humans, including communication, coordination, adapting to novel situations, and learning through experience. Our approach rests on the integration of the Soar cognitive architecture with both virtual and physical robotic systems. Soar has been used to develop a wide variety of knowledge-rich agents...

Technological innovations provide new possibilities to transform the teaching and learning process. It is important that teacher education programs not only add courses that teach about integrating technology, there must also be a movement for comprehensive programmatic change. The change should reflect a transformation in teaching methodology to influence teaching pedagogy. In this paper, a ra...