As an increasingly powerful, interactive, and dynamic medium for sharing information,
the World Wide Web (Web) has found many educational applications. Because of educational
benefits for both learners and educators, Web-based courses and programs have increasingly
been developed and implemented by many academic institutions, organizations, and companies
worldwide (Aggarwal & Brento, 2000). This study, however, asserts that many of the
developmental approaches lack three important considerations to be used for implementing
learning applications based on the Web: (1) integration of the human-computer interface design
with instructional design, (2) development of the evaluation framework to improve the overall
quality of Web-based learning support environments, and (3) development of an individualistic
approach to the Web hosting of courses.
This study explored the three Web-based learning environment weaknesses while
developing a user-centered, Web-based learning support environment for Global Positioning
System (GPS) education: Web-based distance and distributed learning (WD2L) environment.
Research goals of the study were all concerned with the improvement of the design process and
usability of the WD2L environment based on a theory-based Integrated Design Process (IDP)
proposed in the study. Results indicated that the proposed IDP was effective in that the study
showed (1) the WD2L environment’s equivalence to traditional supplemental learning, especially
as a Web-based supplemental learning program and (2) users’ positive perceptions of WD2L
environment resources. The study also confirmed that for an e-learning environment to be
successful, various aspects of the learning environment as a Web-based supplemental learning
program should be considered such as application domain knowledge (i.e., target subject field),
conceptual learning theory, instructional design, human-computer interface design, and
evaluation about the overall quality of the learning environment
As an increasingly powerful, interactive, and dynamic medium for sharing information,
the World Wide Web (Web) has found many educational applications. Because of educational
benefits for both learners and educators, Web-based courses and programs have increasingly
been developed and implemented by many academic institutions, organizations, and companies
worldwide (Aggarwal & Brento, 2000). This study, however, asserts that many of the
developmental approaches lack three important considerations to be used for implementing
learning applications based on the Web: (1) integration of the human-computer interface design
with instructional design, (2) development of the evaluation framework to improve the overall
quality of Web-based learning support environments, and (3) development of an individualistic
approach to the Web hosting of courses.
This study explored the three Web-based learning environment weaknesses while
developing a user-centered, Web-based learning support environment for Global Positioning
System (GPS) education: Web-based distance and distributed learning (WD2L) environment.
Research goals of the study were all concerned with the improvement of the design process and
usability of the WD2L environment based on a theory-based Integrated Design Process (IDP)
proposed in the study. Results indicated that the proposed IDP was effective in that the study
showed (1) the WD2L environment’s equivalence to traditional supplemental learning, especially
as a Web-based supplemental learning program and (2) users’ positive perceptions of WD2L
environment resources. The study also confirmed that for an e-learning environment to be
successful, various aspects of the learning environment as a Web-based supplemental learning
program should be considered such as application domain knowledge (i.e., target subject field),
conceptual learning theory, instructional design, human-computer interface design, and
evaluation about the overall quality of the learning environment
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