An important goal in any education is to encourage the students to actively search for knowledge through self studies.
Self studies provide many advantages in comparison to traditional forms of teaching.
In particular, the students become more actively involved in their studies, which means that they gain a deeper understanding of the subject. Furthermore, self studies make it possible for the students to choose the time and location for their studies. In spite of these advantages of self studies, almost all of the education at Swedish Universities is still given in the traditional form with students spending much of their time attending lectures in large groups. One reason for this state of affairs is that self studies put a heavy burden on the individual student, who has to work with limited contact and support from teachers and other students. Goal The goal of the proposed project is to investigate how modern IT, in particular hypermedia and electronic communication, can be used to support active learning and self studies.