Designing a Web-Based Synchronous Distance Learning System

• Main Authors: wang k'ai shêng, 王凱聲
• Other Authors: lu ke ming
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18049426507185230569

碩士 === 亞洲大學 === 資訊工程學系碩士班 === 95 === With increasing numbers of installed broadband internet household, distance learning is no longer being confined within campuses. Students are able to receive lectures even when they are at remote location. But most of the distance learnings lacked feedback in interactions. Students receive distance learning lectures passively, which fails to train students to be actively learning in a classroom environment. Traditionally schools get student’s feedback report cards only at the end of a semester or before next one starts. Teachers have no way of monitoring students’ learning behaviors throughout the semester. Even if the feedback reports show that students learned the presented material, the learning is at best one-dimensional since they miss out on invaluable classroom interactions. In this thesis research, we will set up a real-time webcam instructor platform that has a web-based interface. A number of mechanisms will be designed to all ow for teachers to interact with students and vice versa. This real -time webcam will help teachers to adjust teaching methods by observing students’ body language or facial expressions, and encourage students to get inv olved by prompt discussions. Students will become more focused since they can receive instant feedbacks from the teacher, and if there is any confusion in lecture, students will be able to ask questions immediately and get an answer.