This can become a visual presence that advises the students as they progress through a lesson, giving tips on language, or culture or even on how to study. Some students may prefer to not have such a character, especially if it is personified as too 'cute' or in some other way contrary to their personal tastes. Consistency of Environment One final note, for student records to mean anything, they must be in the context of a consistent courseware environment. This principle has supported all of our development work and is one of our basic foundations. All of our courseware permits valid evaluation in a similar manner.
Inconsistent evaluation lacks validity.
The creation of wide variety of materials within a consistent, internally valid environment is quite a challenge, you will agree. Networking that environment is very dependent upon the local hardware, whether it is properly installed and strung together, and whether the networking software is reliable and robust. As always, it is the needs of the student and teacher that will determine the shape and contents of that environment and courseware.