Title :
Virtual Instructor and Pedagogical Issues
Author :
Tsinakos, Avgoustos A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Informatics, TEI of Kavala
Abstract :
The scope of implementing a virtual instructor is to achieve enhanced learning outcomes during an autonomous training (education) sessions of a human learner. Based on the evidence of traditional education, the desired outcomes are also depending on the effectiveness of the instructor (trainer). A good and effective instructor often implies improved learning outcomes. But what makes a traditional instructor effective? How virtual instructor technology can benefit from traditional instructors? Will distance education become potential affected of the findings? Those are some of the issues discussed in the current paper
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; distance learning; teaching; user modelling; autonomous education; autonomous training; distance education; human learner; learning; pedagogy; virtual instructor; Collaboration; Distance learning; Education; Employment; Feedback; Humans; Industrial training; Informatics; Intelligent systems; Peer to peer computing;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2006. Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kerkrade
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2632-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2006.1652654