Open AccessThe dynamics of interactivity modeling for e-learning
Author(s) -
Chima Adiele,
Ezeamaka D. Nwanze
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
knowledge management and e-learning: an international journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.526
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2309-5008
pISSN - 2073-7904
DOI - 10.34105/j.kmel.2010.02.027
Subject(s) - interactivity , computer science , context (archaeology) , the internet , multimedia , vocabulary , e learning , experiential learning , knowledge management , mathematics education , world wide web , psychology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Advances in information and communication technologies have given impetus to e-learning as choice educational environment for million of learners. E-learning involves the use of Internet technology to provide education where the instructor and students operate without geographical boundaries. Despite positive strides made in e-learning, the drop out rate of students remains high. Most educators argue that interactivity of learners is central to the success of e-learning initiatives. Accordingly, we present an interactivity model to dynamically measure interactivity in the context of e-learning. The model leverages a common term vocabulary and Chebyshev's inequalities to objectively measure the contributions of participants in a group work. We evaluate the performance of our model using extensive simulation studies.