Implementing Learning Design Specification using Extensible Learner-adaptive Environment

Abstract

Application of an extensible learner-adaptive environment to implement the Learning Design specification is proposed. The design goal of the extensible learner-adaptive architecture is to provide a flexible learning environment that ensures both function extensibility as well as content reusability. The concept of a “courseware object,” which is a program module used to incrementally implement various educational functionalities, has been introduced to achieve this goal. On the basis of this concept, implementation of an execution environment for the Learning Design specification has been investigated. The results of this investigation indicate that a selflearning environment based on the learner-adaptive capability, such as SCORM 2004, could be seamlessly integrated with a collaborative learning environment based on the Learning Design specification.