[ifets] ITS in education

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John Eklund (j.eklund@uts.edu.au)
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 10:15:57 +1000 (EST) 

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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 10:15:57 +1000 (EST)
From: j.eklund@uts.edu.au (John Eklund)
Subject: [ifets] ITS in education

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hello all,
I think Vilnis made some excellent points from a pragmatic instructional
design perspective about the value of ITS in the classroom, and perhaps
about the direction for this discussion. I have been studying
knowledge-based systems for quite a while now and from the perspective of
real tools to enhance learning I mostly see technologically-driven research
artefacts in well-structured and/or toy domains. However I personally think
that there is a role for user-model based educational software in
instruction, as I think student knowledge is an important component of
effective teaching and learning. However, ITS are far from being ready to
take a new leap into classrooms, particularly I believe for young learners.

I suppose by 'laughter' we are meaning engagement & interactivity and the
role of computer games in learning is being considered, right? For young
students, I do not make the distinction between play and learning. When a
child plays they *are* learning.

Regards,
John

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