TY - GEN
T1 - Real/virtual classmates in an asynchronous distant learning environment
AU - Matsuura, K.
AU - Hesse, F. W.
AU - Ochi, Y.
AU - Ogata, H.
AU - Yano, Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2002 IEEE.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Online real/virtual classrooms/schools will play a more important role in the society of the future. Especially, an anytime/anywhere learning environment, which allows learners to participate in a classroom via networks, is one of the most focused theme of this research field. In such a trend of these networked learning environments, the authors have already proposed a new concept for the asynchronous virtual classroom that combines online learning materials with both asynchronous communication tools and software agents. The software agents, which are simulated classmates in a classroom situation, act for real learners by means of utilizing past activities of past learners. In addition to such agents' behavior as semi-real classmates, they could be configured as purely virtual classmates by a lecturer, too. Now that they reconsidered and reconfigured a flexible architecture for software agents, this paper reports its basic design and an application for agent-based classmates in asynchronous learning scenario.
AB - Online real/virtual classrooms/schools will play a more important role in the society of the future. Especially, an anytime/anywhere learning environment, which allows learners to participate in a classroom via networks, is one of the most focused theme of this research field. In such a trend of these networked learning environments, the authors have already proposed a new concept for the asynchronous virtual classroom that combines online learning materials with both asynchronous communication tools and software agents. The software agents, which are simulated classmates in a classroom situation, act for real learners by means of utilizing past activities of past learners. In addition to such agents' behavior as semi-real classmates, they could be configured as purely virtual classmates by a lecturer, too. Now that they reconsidered and reconfigured a flexible architecture for software agents, this paper reports its basic design and an application for agent-based classmates in asynchronous learning scenario.
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U2 - 10.1109/CIE.2002.1186076
DO - 10.1109/CIE.2002.1186076
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84964553165
T3 - Proceedings - International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2002
SP - 792
EP - 796
BT - Proceedings - International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2002
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2002
Y2 - 3 December 2002 through 6 December 2002
ER -