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ABSTRACT
The initial investigation aimed to
examine the paths learners followed when offered the course in a custom
virtual learning environment (VLE) which is structured by tasks, course
materials and learning resources. However, it quickly became clear that
students were spending little time with the course materials online and
the time spent with each page was usually less than 20 seconds.
Consequently a better understanding of how learners accessed the
electronic course materials was needed to evaluate the effectiveness of
developing and delivering courses in this way.
By combining data on the activity with content with user
profiles it was possible to examine alternate information perspectives and
reveal patterns in large volume data sets. Mining data in this way
provides ways to learn about learners in order to make effective decisions
regarding teaching methods, delivery models and infrastructure investment. |
