Transforming a linear module into an adaptive one: tackling the challenge

  • Authors:
  • Jonathan G K. Foss;Alexandra I. Cristea

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom;Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • ITS'10 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems - Volume Part II
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Every learner is fundamentally different However, few courses are delivered in a way that is tailored to the specific needs of each student Delivery systems for adaptive educational hypermedia have been extensively researched and found promising Still, authoring of adaptive courses remains a challenge In prior research, we have built an adaptive hypermedia authoring system, MOT3.0 The main focus was on enhancing the type of functionality that allows the non-technical author, to efficiently and effectively use such a tool Here we show how teachers can start from existing course material and transform it into an adaptive course, catering for various learners We also show how this apparent simplicity still allows for building of flexible and complex adaptation, and describe an evaluation with course authors.