Advances in Technology-Based Education: Towards a Knowledge Based Society
ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY-BASED EDUCATION: TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE BASED SOCIETY
Proceedings of the II International Conference on Multimedia and Information & Communication Technologies in Education
m-ICTE2003 www.formatex.org/micte2003/micte2003.htm Badajoz, Spain, December 3-6th 2003
Edited by A.Méndez-Vilas J.A.Mesa González J.Mesa González
ISBN Volume I, (Pages 1-658): 84-96212-10-6 ISBN Volume II, (Pages 659-1335): 84-96212-11-4 ISBN Volume III, (Pages 1336-2026): 84-96212-12-2
Published by: JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA, Consejería de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología (Badajoz, Spain), 2003 Printed in Spain
A NOVEL APPROACH TO E-LEARNING CONTENT CREATION
TONGBO CHEN, MINGCHAO MA, CHRISTOPH MEINEL AND VOLKER SCHILLINGS Dept. of Theoretical Computer Science and New Applications [1] FB IV - Conputer Science, University of Trier, 54296 Trier, Germany. E-mail: {chen,ma,meinel,schillings}@ti.uni-trier.de
Modern information technologies are transforming the way people learn. E-learning provides new possibilities for personalized learning at home or in the workplace, reduces the need for costly classroom training, and enables an optimal balance between traditional and innovative forms of knowledge transfer.But facts have proven that content creation for online courses are timeconsuming and costly. Also most of them are not easy to call up. A simple and efficient solution of content creation for online courses is strongly required. Our new system, tele-TASK [2] - Teleteaching Anywhere Solution Kit, paves the way for these requirements. It opens up a new world of learning opportunities to learners, trainers, course authors, companies and educational institutions. With the help of the new developed system tele-TASK a new, drastically simplified entrance technology for on-line lectures has been reached. From his apartment or office each PC user with a suitable Internet connection can follow online lessons comfortably. Not only contents of teaching, which are
Proceedings of the II International Conference on Multimedia and Information & Communication Technologies in Education
m-ICTE2003 www.formatex.org/micte2003/micte2003.htm Badajoz, Spain, December 3-6th 2003
Edited by A.Méndez-Vilas J.A.Mesa González J.Mesa González
ISBN Volume I, (Pages 1-658): 84-96212-10-6 ISBN Volume II, (Pages 659-1335): 84-96212-11-4 ISBN Volume III, (Pages 1336-2026): 84-96212-12-2
Published by: JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA, Consejería de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología (Badajoz, Spain), 2003 Printed in Spain
A NOVEL APPROACH TO E-LEARNING CONTENT CREATION
TONGBO CHEN, MINGCHAO MA, CHRISTOPH MEINEL AND VOLKER SCHILLINGS Dept. of Theoretical Computer Science and New Applications [1] FB IV - Conputer Science, University of Trier, 54296 Trier, Germany. E-mail: {chen,ma,meinel,schillings}@ti.uni-trier.de
Modern information technologies are transforming the way people learn. E-learning provides new possibilities for personalized learning at home or in the workplace, reduces the need for costly classroom training, and enables an optimal balance between traditional and innovative forms of knowledge transfer.But facts have proven that content creation for online courses are timeconsuming and costly. Also most of them are not easy to call up. A simple and efficient solution of content creation for online courses is strongly required. Our new system, tele-TASK [2] - Teleteaching Anywhere Solution Kit, paves the way for these requirements. It opens up a new world of learning opportunities to learners, trainers, course authors, companies and educational institutions. With the help of the new developed system tele-TASK a new, drastically simplified entrance technology for on-line lectures has been reached. From his apartment or office each PC user with a suitable Internet connection can follow online lessons comfortably. Not only contents of teaching, which are