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Ebanshu: An Interactivity-aware Blended Virtual Learning Environment

Authors:
Jingjing Chen
You Li
Xiaowen Chu
Shaohuai Shi
Tang Tao
Lin Cui
Zhiling Xu
Jianliang Xu

Keywords: e-Learning; interactivity; blended learning; MOOC

Abstract:
Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), as a type of e- Learning platform, is widely used to serve teaching and learning for education in many countries. However, most of the existing systems fail to seamlessly support and monitor the real-time interactivity and collaboration among the learners and instructors in the virtual learning environment. Moreover, instructors are unable to know the real-time learning statuses of learners at distance, which is critical to effective teaching and learning achievement. This paper presents a novel interactivity- aware blended VLE system for synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning. By using popularity dashboard, instructors can monitor real-time learning statuses of learners. Furthermore, all the teaching activities in the virtual classroom will be automatically recorded as lecture videos for self-directed learning.

Pages: 1 to 6

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: July 20, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3972

ISBN: 978-1-61208-361-2

Location: Paris, France

Dates: from July 20, 2014 to July 24, 2014