TY - GEN
T1 - Building software agents to assist teaching in distance learning environments
AU - Choy, Sheung On
AU - Ng, Sin Chun
AU - Tsang, Yiu Chung
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This paper reports on the implementation and realization of software agents as teaching assistants in the distance learning environment. The software agent we built is able to extract run-time information about students' learning progress and their behavior when interacting with the course Web, to aggregate the information, and then to send emails to report its duties to the academic staff. Whenever necessary and appropriate, the software agent can also send emails to tutors and students for timely alerts and advice. With the software agent working as a teaching assistant, the academic staff can delegate many information processing jobs, increase the efficiency of course coordination, and keep close communication with students.
AB - This paper reports on the implementation and realization of software agents as teaching assistants in the distance learning environment. The software agent we built is able to extract run-time information about students' learning progress and their behavior when interacting with the course Web, to aggregate the information, and then to send emails to report its duties to the academic staff. Whenever necessary and appropriate, the software agent can also send emails to tutors and students for timely alerts and advice. With the software agent working as a teaching assistant, the academic staff can delegate many information processing jobs, increase the efficiency of course coordination, and keep close communication with students.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33749052322&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICALT.2005.78
DO - 10.1109/ICALT.2005.78
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33749052322
SN - 0769523382
SN - 9780769523385
T3 - Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005
SP - 230
EP - 232
BT - Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005
T2 - 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005
Y2 - 5 July 2005 through 8 July 2005
ER -