Courseware Design Research Articles

Based on Authorware Courseware Design

the multimedia technology in teaching in the classroom, it can help students to break through the difficulty, quickly and accurately model, improve the efficiency of the whole teaching and promote the teaching reform, is the basic concepts and the current as a preliminary discussion on some problems in practical application.

The Design of Flash Network Courseware

Flash has become the major technique in developing network courseware. This paper analyzes the advantages of flash network courseware: compactable size, outstanding animation effect, effective interaction and network spread convenience. In addition, it introduces the design process and main content for developing a flash courseware. Finally, it analyzes the major methods for adopting Flash in developing network courseware.

An Autonomous Learning Multimedia Courseware Design

Aimed at project Instructional Courseware Design Using Geometrical Painting Method which is an sample of multimedia courseware, an suggestion was made that design should be directed by appropriate teaching and learning theory, bring forth all materials to learner through appropriate technology, making the learner to be able to join into the whole process of learning, to practice all the related technique in time, so that the learner could to be learned soon. Through this process, the learner not only could learn the knowledge it self, but also the method to solve problems in the real world.

Analysis of the cultural factors affecting the proper design of website and electronic courseware for e-Learning in ASEAN

This study is to understand perspectives of administrators and instructors in higher educational institutes on cultural factors which affect website and electronic courseware for e-Learning in ASEAN. It used an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to find underlying cultural factors affecting the design of website and electronic courseware for e-Learning in ASEAN. Based on the factors identified, the proposed model of website and electronic courseware for e-Learning in ASEAN along with the prototype were presented at the end. The research procedures included two major steps. Step 1 is based on the review of related literature and the data collection from the survey concerning cultural factors affecting website and electronic courseware. In step 2, experts' interviews were conducted to obtain their opinions concerning the proposed factors, along with discussion about readiness of Thai e-Leaning in higher education so as to become part of the ASEAN Community in 2015, and the model of website and electronic courseware for e-Learning in ASEAN were presented. The results of this study were the report of the cultural factors affecting the proper design of website and electronic courseware for e-Learning in ASEAN, the proposed model, and the prototype of website and electronic courseware for e-Learning in ASEAN assimilating all the related cultural factors exquisitely.

Curve Analysis on Learning Potential and Multimedia Music Courseware Design Based on Web Technology

With the continuous development of Internet, Internet technology has laid a solid foundation for the implementation of multimedia teaching courseware design. Based on computer Internet resource, multimedia courseware design is paid more and more attention, and Internet multimedia courseware design network frame construction has become one of the urgent problems in the field of education. This paper analyses the access path and method of computer Internet multimedia English courseware resources, on this basis, Web multimedia music courseware students end is constructed based on OMAP590 audio design idea, and build the analysis model of music learning potential curve under the multimedia interactive music courseware interface, to a certain extent to provide theoretical basis and technical support for the multimedia courseware design and music teaching machine assessment.

Research on the Design and Implementation of Basketball Teaching Platform Based on Internet Technology

With the development of computer science and technology, Internet technology has been widely used which changes the mode of transmission of information. Basketball is the favorite sport of boys. Due to the lack of school basketball sports teaching resources and sports technology, many students cannot select their favorite sports programs. Basketball sports training belong to the action exemplary teaching. The requirements of teaching process on the action skill are relatively high. The students cannot fully grasp essential basketball action only rely on the classes. Based on this, the paper designs and develops the basketball Internet teaching platform and selects coaxial cable as the network transfer tool according to video data transmission characteristics. This paper studies the method of design of video and CAI courseware using advanced video production and conversion software Minicapture. It also programs and controls basketball virtual interactive environment using VRML technology and finally it gets the design and implementation of the platform of the basketball Internet teaching program.

Research on the Multimedia Music Courseware Design Based on Internet Resource

With the advance of computer information science and technology, multimedia courseware has been widely used in the application and development of teaching practice. The multimedia music courseware has good auditory dynamic guide and vividness. It can produce very good teaching effect in the teaching process. Music lessons belong to audio-visual vocal class teaching, the abstract of course makes music teaching need to develop multimedia dynamic courseware. Music lessons belong to audio-visual vocal class teaching, the abstract of course makes music teaching need to develop multimedia dynamic courseware. According to this, the paper studies the design and development of multimedia music courseware which treats the internet resources as a platform. According to the signal theory of digital audio and spectrum and smart composer of musical notation system software, this paper converts the audio to MIDI format. Then, it processes the audio signal of the data through Fourier audio signal processing model and gets the format which is suitable to the play of multimedia music courseware. Finally, this paper establishes the interaction of multimedia music courseware and Internet resources using Dreamweaver Web development software and achieves Internet access of multimedia music courseware which provides a theoretical reference for the design and development of multimedia music courseware.

The Application of Movie Technology and Virtual Technology in Web-Based Courseware

At present, the design of web-based courseware in distance education is too conservative and lack of innovation, which is mainly due to two reasons: One is the thinking set of courseware designers who are still possessing the mindset of education changes itself, which limits their thought into the field of education; The other one is the designer technical limitations that they are lack of technical skills of other related areas. Through introducing the thought and technologies of movie and virtual reality into education, we try to explore new designs for network courseware.

Natural User Interfaces as a powerful tool for courseware design in Physical Education

This article aims to describe a possible scenario for the applications of e-learning solutions to the field of Physical Education. Knowledge related to Physical Education is here defined as enactive knowledge, codified in the form of motor responses and acquired in the action, not mediated by the iconic and symbolic plan. The iconic and symbolic dimension, typical of Graphical User Interfaces, has been a barrier to the creation of e-learning strategies in Physical Education. The new paradigms of Human Computer Interaction such as Natural Interfaces, the spread of “everyday’’ technologies that retrieve to HCI the physical dimension, and the diffusion of exergames in education, now make it possible to imagine large-scale creative and collaborative elearning-based physical education. The article describes coarse-grained theoretical and methodological approaches underlying learning of motor skills and indicates the possible technological scenario, according to the type of interaction determined by the Natural Interfaces.

Application of Microsoft Agent in Humanized Courseware

Traditional courseware is lack of humanity. Proposes to use Agent technology achieve the humanized design in courseware. Microsoft Agent with its lively and clear human features has had a significant influence upon traditional human-computer interaction. This paper introduces the related technologies of Microsoft Agent, and discussed the realization of the principles and the design process of the Microsoft Agent in authorware . The paper gives the Agent script design structure, the human feedback of humanized courseware and the notes in the process. Microsoft Agent enhanced the expression and presentation effect of courseware by lively images of anthropomorphic expression, speech and action.

Computer-Assisted Error Analysis and Courseware Design

The paper describes the use of a database in an analysis of writing errors of Swedish university students, discussing and analyzing the major grammatical and vocabulary errors discovered. The paper compares this study with similar work: one, a study of Swedish-speaking teacher trainees' written work; the other, a study of the writing errors of students from a variety of first-language backgrounds. Applications of the results of the error analysis for computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and directions for further research are suggested.

Conceptual Design Of An Intelligent Hypermedia Language Learning Environment

A major concern in the area of foreign language instruction has been the enhancement of effective teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches. There has been an increasing attempt in recent years to apply the new technology as part of this endeavor. This paper will describe a current research effort to determine the nature of effective instructional methodology and multimedia courseware design in the area of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) through a reconstruction and reanalysis of an existing Korean interactive video courseware. By studying its design decisions and underlying pedagogical principles documented through the Instructional Design Environment or IDE, empirical research will be conducted on how learners respond to and make use of various HELP options in acquiring their language skills. The project's ultimate objective is to apply these research results to the design and development of intelligent authoring tools for language learning.

Courseware design of project research based on interactive game design

AbstractInteractive game design stretches over two domain knowledge: games and interactive technologies. The two so different domains are too difficult for students to learn at same time. In this research, the course design of interactive game design is based on motion‐sensing technology and presents a multiple input interface development platform. Finally, three case studies are presented to verify that the proposed framework is useful for educating of project research. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 20: 510–517, 2012

E-AV Biology Courseware: A Model of Learning about Renewable Energy

Teaching and learning process was often faced with abstract subjects and it is out of the daily experience such as the process of biofuel production or renewable energy on industrial biotechnology field, which is one of subject unit in Biology. Therefore, this subject was difficult to be taught by teacher and difficult to be understood by student. In this research, biology especially renewable energy (the process of biofuel production) one of industrial biotechnology field was chosen because of many factors such as the production of biofuel needs long time, the process to produce biofuel is very complex and industrial biotechnology subject was difficult to be taught by teachers in the classroom. So they need the aids to explain biofuel in the classroom. The teachers’ ability and competency are necessary to teach the Biology course to be more attractive and efficient. Visualization is one of the ways that can be done to concretize an abstract idea. e-Audio Visual Biology courseware (e-AV BIOLOGY) is one of the alternative aids to explain this course, so biology learning will be more interesting for the students. This paper considers the design and development of a web-based courseware for education of biology in Indonesia Senior High Schools. The new teaching media, namely e-AV BIOLOGY, had been developed as a teaching approach in science education. e-AV BIOLOGY had been developed with integrated and comprehensive Assignment, Quizzes, and Discussion Board for supporting the students' learning process. This research had examined the impact of e-Audio Visual Biology towards students’ attitude, students’ interest and learning outcomes in Indonesia Senior High Schools. The later part of this paper presents the evaluation data from a main research conducted with students at Senior High Schools in Semarang, Indonesia. The findings from the main research are also discussed.

Courseware development model (CDM): The effects of CDM on primary school pre-service teachers' achievements and attitudes

The main purpose of this study is to design a ''Courseware Development Model'' (CDM) and investigate its effects on pre-service teachers' academic achievements in the field of geography and attitudes toward computer-based education (ATCBE). The CDM consisted of three components: content (C), learning theory, namely, meaningful learning (ML), and multimedia (M). The CDM is designed to show the synthesis of the C and M components under ML. In this study, an experimental design including pre-test and post-test groups is used to define the efficiency of the CDM. There are 31 pre-service teachers in the control group, 28 pre-service teachers in the meaningful learning theory group-ML, and 30 pre-service teachers in GTC group that uses geography teaching courseware-GTC based on the CDM. The results of the analysis indicate that the courseware is quite effective, improving pre-service teachers' academic achievements as well as their ATCBE scores. The results also suggest that the new model has an appropriate structure for courseware design.

Application and significance of multimedia courseware design in pharmacy teaching

Application and significance of multimedia courseware design in pharmacy teaching

An Innovative Change in Technology Integration: Training Pre-Service Kindergarten Teachers to Be Courseware Designers

This study focuses on exploring whether pre-service kindergarten teachers can be trained to be designers of digital courseware through learning a series of technology training courses in a limited period of time during their teacher training program. The results show that preschool pre-service teachers can become courseware designers and have the capacity to integrate and produce multimedia courseware in their classroom teaching. This study also demonstrates an adequate training course and pattern for training teachers to be courseware producers, which can be referenced by other teacher training institutions.

Application of Microsoft Agent in Humanized Courseware

Abstract Traditional courseware is lack of humanity. Proposes to use Agent technology achieve the humanized design in courseware. Microsoft Agent with its lively and clear human features has had a significant influence upon traditional human-computer interaction. This paper introduces the related technologies of Microsoft Agent, and discussed the realization of the principles and the design process of the Microsoft Agent in authorware. The paper gives the Agent script design structure, the human feedback of humanized courseware and the notes in the process. Microsoft Agent enhanced the expression and presentation effect of courseware by lively images of anthropomorphic expression, speech and action.

Multiple Intelligence Multimedia Courseware (MIMCO)Based on the Constructivist-Contextual Model for the Learning of Some Chemistry Concepts

Research findings have shown that learners encountered many learning difficulties. However, for effective learning one has to know oneself and having knowledge about one's strengths and weaknesses. The process of teaching and learning will be more effective and meaningful when teachers and learners know their potential, their unique styles, strengths and weaknesses in learning. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences (MI) is a psychological and educational theory espousing that ten types of exist in humans, each relating to a different sphere of human life and activity. Nowadays, how learners interpret knowledge differs greatly from what used to be perceived by the teachers. The manner in which teachers deliver the knowledge may not match the expectations of the learners, thus results in teachers' instructional methods became inefficient and learners failed to learn. This mismatch calls for new and innovative instructional design of delivery methods that are student- centered which cater to their needs. This paper discusses the design and development of a multiple intelligence multimedia courseware (MIMCO) for the teaching and learning of some chemistry concepts. The courseware was designed in a systematic manner embedding principles of constructivist and contextual learning using the ADDIE model of instructional design. Learners are able to learn in their specific intelligence as the courseware caters to eight modes of intelligences as the learning environment. A preliminary evaluation of the courseware showed positive impact on the learners.

The design, development and evaluation of an adaptive multimedia learning environment courseware among history teachers

This article will present a study on the use of adaptive multimedia technology. It was carried out to test the viability of an adaptive multimedia courseware for the teaching of History, a core subject in Malaysian public examinations which is generally regarded as an uninteresting subject by students. Hence, to address this problem, a multimedia courseware was designed and developed to enable History teachers to prepare multimedia-based materials for instructional purposes. This courseware was designed and developed under a Visual Studio platform that provides an alternative to the existing “Ready to use” courseware. Teachers are allowed total control over the content of the courseware in terms of data input, audio-video, graphic, images, quiz etc compared to the “Ready to use ;courseware which does not allow room for the amendment or modification of the prescript content. Analysis of data based on gender, age, computing ability, teaching experience and graduate and non-graduate teachers’ perceptions, mean values for aspects such as i) technical aspects; ii) interface design; iii) multimedia features; and iv) instructional design. Although it is still at the prototype stage, the overall mean computed for this courseware stands at a high value. The data suggests the high viability of the courseware and its robustness can be further improved from a design perspective. Teachers can exploit their creativity in preparing multimedia-based teaching material using this courseware.