Representation of a Course Structure Focused on Activities Using Information Visualization Techniques

Cognitive overload, confusion and disorientation are common drawbacks in e-learning. To cope with these difficulties, this work suggests a course structure focused on the activity. This proposal also tries to help learners by improving guidance and interaction with the structure by means of information visualization techniques, which have proven to be useful in other domains. Students would carry out their learning process through a set of activities, which can be accessed from four information spaces (i.e. competences and objectives, scheduling, table of contents and assessment). Hence, this proposal should help students in their daily work.