Author(s): Shih, WC (Shih, Wen-Chung); Tseng, SS (Tseng, Shian-Shyong); Yang, CT (Yang, Chao-Tung)
Title: Wiki-based rapid prototyping for teaching-material design in e-Learning grids Source: COMPUTERS & EDUCATION, 51 (3): 1037-1057 NOV 2008
Language: English Document Type: Article
Author Keywords: teaching material design; Wiki-based authoring; rapid prototyping; e- Learning grid
KeyWords Plus: SYSTEM; INFRASTRUCTURE; METHODOLOGY
Abstract: Grid computing environments with abundant resources can support innovative e- Learning applications, and are promising platforms for e-Learning. To support individualized and adaptive learning, teachers are encouraged to develop various teaching materials according to different requirements. However, traditional methodologies for designing teaching materials are time-consuming. To speed up the development process of teaching materials, our idea is to use a rapid prototyping approach which is based on automatic draft generation and Wiki-based revision. This paper presents the approach named WARP (Wiki-based Authoring by Rapid Prototyping), which is composed of five phases: (1) requirement verification, (2) query expansion, (3) teaching-material retrieval, (4) draft generation and (5) Wiki-based revision. A prototype system was implemented in grid environments. The evaluation was conducted using a two-group t-test design. Experimental results indicate that teaching materials can be rapidly generated with the proposed approach. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Addresses: [Shih, Wen-Chung; Tseng, Shian-Shyong] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Comp Sci, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan; [Tseng, Shian-Shyong] Asia Univ, Dept Informat Sci & Applicat, Taichung 41354, Taiwan; [Yang, Chao-Tung] Tunghai Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Informat Engn, High Performance Comp Lab, Taichung 40704, Taiwan
Reprint Address: Tseng, SS, Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Comp Sci, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
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Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publisher Address: THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND
ISSN: 0360-1315
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.10.007 29-char Source Abbrev.: COMPUT EDUC ISO Source Abbrev.: Comput. Educ.
Source Item Page Count: 21
Subject Category: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Education & Educational
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