WIZ-dynamic web-based course presentation system
Author(s)
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Davenport, DavidDate
1997Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
The educational potential of the World-Wide-Web is clear. It provides not
only a means of communication, but, just as importantly, a means for storing
and conveniently accessing a massive amount of information. Such characteristics
make it an ideal platform for distance education. One limitation however
is the fi.xed nature of the web itself, making guidance and individualized presentation
difficult. This thesis presents a project, the WIZ s3'stem, aimed at
overcoming this problem. The WIZ system is a dynamic hypermedia system
that presents interactive courses over the Internet. It monitors the progress of
each student in order to provide a presentation that best matches the individual.
Students have the freedom to browse the course material but can return
back to the guided presentation by simply clicking on a button. In addition,
the WIZ s\'stem exploits the communication (newsgroup and email) facilities
of the Internet in order to provide a collaborative discussion environment for
courses.
WIZ employs sound educational design and software engineering principles
to generate affordable, individualized, interactive distance education, independent
of time and location.