DocumentCode
2248759
Title
Virtual Instructor and Pedagogical Issues
Author
Tsinakos, Avgoustos A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ind. Informatics, TEI of Kavala
fYear
2006
fDate
5-7 July 2006
Firstpage
1123
Lastpage
1124
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2006. Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kerkrade
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2632-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICALT.2006.1652654
Filename
1652654
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