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Construction of a digital learning environment based on cloud computing
Author(s) -
Ding Jihong,
Xiong Caiping,
Liu Huazhong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/bjet.12208
Subject(s) - cloud computing , computer science , learning environment , scalability , incentive , digital learning , asynchronous communication , educational technology , architecture , synchronous learning , asynchronous learning , reliability (semiconductor) , knowledge management , multimedia , cooperative learning , teaching method , telecommunications , database , mathematics education , microeconomics , operating system , art , power (physics) , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , economics , visual arts
Constructing the digital learning environment for ubiquitous learning and asynchronous distributed learning has opened up immense amounts of concrete research. However, current digital learning environments do not fully fulfill the expectations on supporting interactive group learning, shared understanding and social construction of knowledge. This paper introduces cloud computing to the construction of the digital learning environment for its on‐demand services with high reliability, scalability and availability in the distributed environment. Then a digital learning environment based on cloud computing ( DLECC ) is proposed, including the architecture, co‐construction and sharing model, and incentive mechanism of DLECC . Finally, an Educational Technology Space ( ETS ) platform under the concept of DLECC is constructed and applied to the educational technology training for 110 teachers from primary and secondary schools. The experimental results demonstrate that the co‐construction and sharing model and incentive mechanism of DLECC may provide meaningful learning support and interactive communities and promote the co‐construction of befitting educational resources.