Computer-based tutoring research is still alive

By Tony Bates, on February 26th, 2010

The Journal of Educational Technology & Society, Vol. 13, No. 1 has a new edition out on the topic of Intelligent Tutoring Systems.

From the editorial:

Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) are meant to provide useful tutoring services for assisting the student. These services include coaching, assisting, guiding, helping, and tracking the student [...]

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Journal of Educational Technology and Society: Vol. 12, No.4

By Tony Bates, on January 5th, 2010

The latest issue of “Journal of Educational Technology & Society” is now available on the ETS Journal Web Site.

This issue contains 12 selected papers from the International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, in the areas of personalized educational systems, computer supported collaborative and social learning and the new generation of educational technologies. In [...]

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Special journal edition on self-directed learning

By Tony Bates, on November 13th, 2009

Over the summer, the Journal of Educational Technology & Society published a special edition (Vol. 12, No. 3) on self-directed learning, guest edited by Marco Kalz, Rob Koper and Veronika Hornung-Prähauser. The articles are all from European-based authors.

From the guest editorial:

‘Instead of providing learners with completely pre-defined learning environments a [...]

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