Virtual Apparatus Framework Approach to Constructing Adaptive Tutorials

- We present the Adaptive eLearning Platform (AeLP) – a platform solution for creating rich, interactive, and highly visual, adaptive eLearning activities designed using Virtual Apparatus Framework (VAF). We piloted the AeLP during 2006 at the School of Physics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), where four adaptive tutorials were embedded into the first year physics syllabus and were completed by over 300 students. The fundamental design decisions we employed in developing the AeLP had to meet the following requirements: (1) to promote reusability of learning objects by adhering to strict separation of content and presentation; (2) to allow for rapid prototyping and deployment of eLearning activities across many domains; (3) to deliver adaptive feedback and adaptive sequencing of activities based on the student’s model. We chose VAF as the design and development methodology to meet those requirements in developing eLearning modules for first year physics laboratories. Thi...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: CSREAEEE
• Authors: Dror Ben-Naim, Nadine Marcus, Michael Bain
• Keywords: Adaptive, Adaptive Elearning, Business, CSREAEEE 2007, ELearning