Exploiting the learning object paradigm for supporting web-based learning communities

Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Web-Based Education, WBE 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 165-170

  Chatzinotas, Symeon ^a,b   Sampson, Demetrios ^a,b  

^a INFORMATICS AND TELEMATICS INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Application profile; Collaborative annotation; Educational metadata; Learning object; Web based learning community

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATING ONLINE; COLLABORATIVE ANNOTATION; DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES; EDUCATIONAL METADATA; INSTRUCTIONAL CONTEXT; LEARNING MATERIALS; LEARNING OBJECTS; WEB-BASED LEARNING COMMUNITIES;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; TOOLS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 33749056643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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