DESIGN OF THE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING PLATFORM SUPPORTING A FLIPPED CLASSROOM
Design Principles
To support flipped classroom learning better, this study looks at the traditional platform and uses three principles to improve the design of the platform. It should have clean and tidy user interface. In this article, the collaborative learning platform is there to support the flipped classroom learning process, and contrary to other learning platforms, it should be small and concise. The user interface should be clean, and the navigations should be clear and well-organised.
It should support both instruction and study. The role of teachers’ assisted instructions remains unchanged in the improved flipped classroom and the collaborative learning platform should also provide related functions to assist teachers' instruction.
The architecture should be easy to extend. The platform should reserve the external system access interface to make it convenient to extend. When the platform is extended with new features, it should not affect the original functions and try to reuse the existing functional modules as far as possible.
Functional Requirements
In order to support the improved flipped classroom learning model, the learning platform should include at least the following basic functions: