Title :
E-Class - a multimedia and Web based distance learning system
Author :
Patel, Gaurang ; Tabrizi, Mohammad H N
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we present the development of a multimedia system for the real-time delivery of online courses. The system provides the instructor with a real-life environment to teach in a manner similar to a classroom. The instructor´s video, audio, hand-writing, drawing and slide presentations are synchronized and streamed, and at the same time the students can view the lectures online in a simulated classroom environment. One of the main strengths of this system is that the instructor´s lectures can be archived for future usage by the students. The students can interrupt the teacher and are also given the opportunity to ask questions.
Keywords :
Internet; distance learning; educational technology; information resources; multimedia systems; online operation; real-time systems; synchronisation; teaching; E-Class; World Wide Web-based multimedia distance learning system; archiving; audio presentations; drawing; instructor handwriting; online courses; online lectures; real-time instructional delivery; simulated classroom environment; slide presentations; student interruptions; student questions; synchronized streamed presentation; teaching environment; video presentations; Auditory system; Broadcasting; Computer aided instruction; Computer science; Distance learning; Information technology; Multimedia systems; Real time systems; Video on demand; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: Coding and Computing, 2002. Proceedings. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1506-1
DOI :
10.1109/ITCC.2002.1000442
