Personalized e-Learning Implementation - The GIS Case

Authors

  • Athanasios D. Styliadis The ATEI of Thessaloniki, Greece EPEAEK II, The Arximedes 2-2-17 Project
  • Ioannis D. Karamitsos The ATEI of Thessaloniki, Greece EPEAEK II, The Arximedes 2-2-17 Project
  • Dimitrios I. Zachariou The ATEI of Thessaloniki, Greece EPEAEK II, The Arximedes 2-2-17 Project

Keywords:

e-Learning, Distance Learning, GIS, LIS, AM/FM, Spatial Sciences

Abstract

Personalized e-learning implementation is recognized as among one of the most interesting research areas in the distance learning Web-based education. In particular, the GIS e-learning initiatives that incorporate –by default– a number of sequencing spatial techniques (i.e. spatial objects selection and sequencing), will well benefit from a welldefined personalized e-learning implementation with embedded spatial functionality. This is the case addressed in this paper.
The GIS e-learning implementation introduced in the current paper is based on a set of teaching (lecturing) rules according to the cognitive style of learning preferences of both the learners and the lecturers as well. It is important to note that, in spite of the fact that most of these teaching rules are generic (i.e. domain, view and user independent), there are no so far well-defined and commonly accepted rules on how the learning spatial GIS objects and techniques should be selected and how they should be sequenced to make “instructional sense" in a Web-based GIS course.

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Published

2006-01-01

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