Abstract
This paper presents a distance learning application currently under development at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. The basic idea of the application is to join learning materials on various topics and written by many teachers in a digital library of courseware. Such a digital library provides a basis for creating courses on specific topics. Our application is based on the WWW and the Java programming language and can be readily used over a high bandwidth network connection. The problem is, however, that most students usually do not have high bandwidth network connections to their homes. A possible solution to this problem arose from University of Ljubljana’s co-operation in the ACTS AC-018 SMASH (Storage for Multimedia Applications Systems in the Home) project. The goal of this project is to develop a mass storage device for home usage, that can hold 13 GB (or even more) of data. It uses a linear tape drive coupled with a hard disk used for caching data from tape. If the digital library were stored on such a tape, tapes could be distributed to students, and students could use the application at their homes without the need for a network connection. We are developing an interface to the mass storage device to make this possible.
Chapter PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
References
ACTS AC-018 SMASH project Deliverable #5, a0018/tud/it/ds/p/ 005/b1, 1996.
Buzan, T. (1974) Use your Head. BBC Publications, London.
Harger, R.O. (1996) Teaching in a Computer Classroom with a Hyperlinked Interactive Book. IEEE Transanctions on Education., 39–1, 327–335.
Mengel, S.A. (1996) The Need for a Hypertext Instructional Design Methodology. IEEE Transactions on Education, 39–1, 375–380.
Russel, P. (1979) The Brain Book. RKP, London.
Sun, C.T. and Chou, C. (1996) Experiencing CORAL: Design and Implementation of Distant Cooperative Learning. IEEE Transactions on Education, 39–1, 357366.
Wentland Forte, M., McMurray E. and Simillon, F. (1996) Teaching Informatics with ARIANE: An Experimental Internet-Based Pedagogical Environment. Proceedings of Computer Aided Learning and Instruction in Science and Engineering, CALISCE’96, San Sebastian, Spain.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1998 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Marolt, M., Privošnik, M. (1998). A distance learning application based on a digital library of courseware. In: Verdejo, F., Davies, G. (eds) The Virtual Campus. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35352-4_25
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35352-4_25
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4757-6813-8
Online ISBN: 978-0-387-35352-4
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive