An intelligent distributed environment for active learning
Journal on Educational Resources in ComputingPublished 1 August 2001
Yi Shang, Hongchi Shi, Su‐Shing Chen
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An intelligent agent-assisted environment for active learning is presented to better support the student-centered, selfpaced, and highly interactive learning approach.
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Active learning is an effective learning approach. In this article we present an intelligent agent-assisted environment for active learning to better support the student-centered, selfpaced, and highly interactive learning approach. The environment uses the students learningrelated profile such as learning style and background knowledge in selecting, organizing, and presenting learning material, and it adopts a new approach to course content organization and delivery based on smart instructional components that can be integrated into a wide range of courses. The environment is being implemented using the prevalent Internet, Web, digital library, and multiagent technologies.
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