Interactive Multimedia Learning: Shared Reusable Visualization-Based Modules

by El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb; Saddik, Abdulmotaleb El

• ISBN13: 9783540419303
• ISBN10: 3540419306
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

In this book several concepts with respect to the development and reusability of multimedia content in web-based learning systems are introduced. More specifically, the development of a component-based framework that enables developers to employ reusable software components enhanced with metadata, creating complete instructional visualizations for a given subject and integrating these visualizations in an appropriate learning context, is discussed. Two activities for making stand-alone visualizations group-aware are addressed: transparent sharing of the same instructional visualization with diverse views in a moderated session, and organization of interactions in the shared workspace. No other work has addressed the issue of transparent collaboration based on instructional visualizations enhanced with metadata in such a way. The CD-ROM contains all the interactive learning modules as well as the content of the book in HTML format.

Table of Contents

Abstract	v
Acknowledgments	vi
Table of Contents	vii
List of Figures	xi
List of Tables	xiii
Introduction	1	(6)
Motivation	1	(2)
Requirements	3	(1)
Research Approach	4	(1)
Contributions	5	(1)
Outline	6	(1)
Visualization and Animation in Education	7	(20)
Computer-based Visualization: Definitions and Goals	7	(2)
Instructional Use of Visualizations	9	(3)
Scientific and Engineering Visualization	9	(1)
Mathematical Visualization	10	(1)
Information Visualization	10	(1)
Computation Visualization	10	(2)
Spectrum of Instructional Visualization Systems	12	(5)
Degree of Abstraction	13	(1)
Degree of Interactivity	14	(3)
Case Studies	17	(8)
Sorting Out Sorting	17	(1)
BALSA	18	(1)
Zeus	18	(1)
TANGO	19	(2)
Movie and Stills	21	(1)
The Exploratory Project	21	(1)
Hal Vis	21	(2)
Other Visualization Systems	23	(1)
Lessons Learned	23	(2)
Summary	25	(2)
Reusable Instructional Visualization Modules	27	(34)
Software Reuse in Learning Systems	28	(11)
Object-Oriented Programming	29	(2)
Ad-hoc or Non-Systematic Reuse	31	(1)
Design Patterns	31	(1)
Software Architectures	32	(2)
Object Oriented Frameworks	34	(3)
Component Software	37	(2)
Component-Based Development Methodology	39	(9)
Granularity of Instructional Visualization	40	(3)
Component Characteristics	43	(2)
Component Assembly	45	(1)
Components for Instructional Visualizations	46	(1)
Component Repositories	47	(1)
Metadata in Learning Systems	48	(6)
Definition and Goals	48	(444)
Application of Metadata	492
Metadata Standard	50	(4)
Lessons Learned	54	(1)
Metadata and Interactive Visualizations	54	(5)
Metadata Classification	55	(1)
Meta-metadata	56	(1)
Metadata Specification for Interactive Learning Objects	56	(2)
Extension of IEEE's LOM	58	(1)
Flexible Visualization	58	(1)
Summary	59	(2)
Multibook: The Personal Multimedia Book	61	(40)
The Multibook System	61	(6)
Overview	62	(2)
ConceptSpace	64	(2)
MediaBrickSpace	66	(1)
Metadata	66	(1)
Dynamic Metadata	67	(11)
Adaptation of Visualization to User Preferences	69	(4)
Enhanced Tagging Engine	73	(3)
Enhanced Customizing Engine	76	(2)
ITBeanKit: Interactive Teaching Bean Kit	78	(9)
Design Issues	79	(1)
General-Purpose Classes	80	(1)
Graphical User Interface	81	(2)
User Interaction	83	(1)
Internationalization Support	84	(1)
Construction Kit	85	(2)
Putting it All Together: Visualization of Ethernet	87	(12)
Decomposition	87	(3)
Reusability Measurement	90	(2)
Parade Lesson	92	(2)
User Evaluation	94	(5)
Summary	99	(2)
Collaborative Use of Instructional Visualizations	101	(32)
Web-based Learning	101	(5)
Fundamentals of Real-Time Sharing	102	(1)
Synchronous Collaboration Approaches	103	(1)
Distributed System Architectures	104	(2)
Related Work	106	(4)
SharedX	106	(1)
JVTOS	107	(1)
NetMeeting	107	(1)
JCE	108	(1)
Habanero	108	(1)
JAMM	108	(1)
JETS	109	(1)
DyCE	109	(1)
Java Remote Control Tool	109	(1)
Lessons Learned	110	(1)
JASMINE's System Architecture	110	(8)
Aims and Features	111	(1)
Main Idea	111	(1)
Server Architecture	112	(2)
Client Architecture	114	(3)
Data Flow	117	(1)
JASMINE's Features	118	(3)
Configuration File	119	(1)
Floor Control	119	(1)
Moderation	120	(1)
Sharing Different Views of the Same Visualization	121	(3)
Shared Browsing	123	(1)
Performance Evaluation	124	(7)
Parameters of Interest	124	(2)
Testing and Results	126	(2)
Subjective evaluation	128	(1)
Analysis	129	(2)
Summary	131	(2)
Conclusions and Outlook	133	(2)
Abbreviations	135	(4)
References	139	(16)
Author's Publications	155	(4)
Appendix A Case Study: Visualization of JPEG	159	(7)
A.1 Fundamentals	159	(2)
A.2 Implementation	161	(5)
Appendix B LOM	166	(9)
B.1 Basic Structure	166	(3)
B.2 LOM Categories	169	(6)
Appendix C. On-line-Questionnaire	175	(3)
C.1 Questions	175	(3)
Appendix D. List of Developed Visualizations	178	(3)
D.1 Complete Lessons	178	(1)
D.2 Stand-alone Applets	178	(3)
Index	181