Design of Virtual co-Learner for Asynchronous Collaborative e-Learning

Collaborative agents can achieve an almost natural human-computer interaction. Agents are life-like computer characters that can interact with learners. They do so by picking up phrases from a database, according to predefined set of rules so as to achieve effective communication. We introduce the design of a software agent capable of collaborating with a learner in asynchronous e-learning environment. It offers new opportunities in e-learning as it integrates collaborative learning in a manner that challenges traditional methods of pedagogy and benefits the learning process