Adaptive E-Learning Environments

In our knowledge-oriented society, the necessity for novelteaching and learning paradigms has been leading to trends likedistance learning or e-learning. But very soon problems emerged inconnection with such technology-driven educational approaches.Adaptive e-learning tackles these problems through implementingdidactical competencies within information technology in order toimprove learning. This book examines aspects of adaptive e-learningand evaluates a technological prototype driven by two ideas:enhanced learner observation based on eye-tracking technology andretrieval-based instruction for adapting the learning process. Assuch, adaptive e-learning is being approached from differentangles, ranging from theory to practical implementation issues,accentuated with different concepts and evaluated through casestudies.

Autorentext
Felix Mödritscher received a M.Sc. in Computer Technics and aPh.D. in Computer Science from Graz University of Technology. Since2000 he has been participating in many projects being both asoftware developer and scientist and dealing with issues ofinformation systems, workflow management, e-learning, and theWeb.

Klappentext
In our knowledge-oriented society, the necessity for novel teaching and learning paradigms has been leading to trends like distance learning or e-learning. But very soon problems emerged in connection with such technology-driven educational approaches. Adaptive e-learning tackles these problems through implementing didactical competencies within information technology in order to improve learning. This book examines aspects of adaptive e-learning and evaluates a technological prototype driven by two ideas: enhanced learner observation based on eye-tracking technology and retrieval-based instruction for adapting the learning process. As such, adaptive e-learning is being approached from different angles, ranging from theory to practical implementation issues, accentuated with different concepts and evaluated through case studies.