Distributed virtual learning environment: a Web-based approach

Author

Bouras, Christos ; Philopoulos, Alexandros

Author_Institution

Comput. Technol. Inst., Patras Univ., Greece

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

50

Abstract

In this paper, we present a Web-based distributed virtual learning environment (DVLE) that could be used as a sophisticated tool for distance education and collaboration between teachers and students. We design and develop this application and the corresponding graphical user interface (GUI) as a proposal that aims at providing an integrated communication environment which supplies the communicative needs of an educational community, using the latest telecommunication and multimedia information processing technology. The environment that we propose can be used for virtual lectures, virtual conferences, and exchange of useful material and experiences among teachers and students. It is a Web-based application that is being developed as client/server architecture using standard protocols and technologies such as HTTP, HTML, Java and VRML

Keywords

Internet; client-server systems; computer aided instruction; distance learning; graphical user interfaces; information resources; multimedia systems; virtual reality; HTML; HTTP; Java; VRML; Web-based distributed virtual learning environment; client/server architecture; distance education; graphical user interface; integrated communication environment; multimedia information processing technology; teacher/student collaboration; telecommunication technology; virtual conferences; virtual lectures; Collaborative tools; Distance learning; Educational technology; Graphical user interfaces; HTML; Information processing; Proposals; Protocols; Standards development; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Euromicro Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the 26th

Conference_Location

Maastricht

ISSN

1089-6503

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0780-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EURMIC.2000.874399

Filename

874399