How to Create Flexible Runtime Delivery of Distance Learning Courses

Colin Tattersall; Hubert Vogten; Francis Brouns; Rob Koper; Peter van Rosmalen; Peter Sloep; Jan van Bruggen

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 8, No. 3 (2005) pp. 226–236

Distance Learning Providers serve large populations of learners, frequently offering the same course to different groups of learners over lengthy periods of time. This article argues that (re-) running e-learning courses with different combinations...

CopperCore Service Integration

Hubert Vogten; Harrie Martens; Rob Nadolski; Colin Tattersall; Peter van Rosmalen; Rob Koper

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 171–180

In an e-learning environment there is a need to integrate various e-learning services like assessment services, collaboration services, learning design services and communication services. In this article we present the design and implementation of...

A Design Model for Lifelong Learning Networks

Rob Koper; Bas Giesbers; Peter van Rosmalen; Peter Sloep; Jan van Bruggen; Colin Tattersall; Hubert Vogten; Francis Brouns

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 13, No. 1 (2005) pp. 71–92

The provision of lifelong learning facilities is considered to be a major new direction for higher and distance teaching educational institutes catering for the demands of industry and society. ICT networks will in future support seamless,...

Designing a Learning Design Engine as a Collection of Finite State Machines

Hubert Vogten; Colin Tattersall; Rob Koper; Peter van Rosmalen; Francis Brouns; Peter Sloep; Jan van Bruggen; Harrie Martens

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 5, No. 4 (October 2006) pp. 641–661

Specifications and standards for e-learning are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex as they deal with the core of the learning process. Simple transformations are no longer adequate to successfully implement these latest specifications...

Topics: Technology integration, online learning, web-based learning, Instructional Design, Integration, design, information technology, Educational Technology, eLearning, Programming, Inclusive Education, Information Sciences

Innovating Education with an Educational Modeling Language: Two Case Studies

Peter B. Sloep; Jan van Bruggen; Colin Tattersall; Hubert Vogten; Rob Koper; Francis Brouns; Peter van Rosmalen

Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 43, No. 3 (August 2006) pp. 291–301

The intent of this study was to investigate how to maximize the chances of success of an educational innovation--specifically one based on the implementation of the educational modeling language called EML. This language is both technically and...