Abstract-Students usually do not study individually; instead, they tend to study collaboratively. The "power of known peers" can be embraced to provide implicit navigation support for collaborative social e-Iearning environments. In this paper, we present a novel approach to collaborative e-Iearning through open social student modeling with Progressive Zoom navigation support. Progressive Zoom is a Google-Maps paradigm which seeks to address information overload issues. It enables students to zoom in or out in a multi-layer fashion, so students can reflect on their individual and peer progress based on the knowledge and pedagogical context. In our initial survey, all students were satisfied with the navigation interface and would recommend the interface to their classmates.
ProgressiveZoom REF is built upon the Google-Maps paradigm, seeking to address information overload issues, by enabling learners to zoom in or out in a multilayer fashion.
Collaborative e-learning through open social student modeling and Progressive Zoom navigation
8th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing (CollaborateCom)
8th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing (CollaborateCom)
Computer Science