Teaching Support Units

Abstract

This paper describes some features of the telematics platform named Teaching Support Units (TSU), developed by PLAN-G using WWW technology. PLAN-G was supported by the CICYT TEL98-0408-C02-01 project: Design and Implementation of a New Generation Telematics Platform to Support Open and Distance Learning The TSU platform provides a set of tools that enable teachers to create and edit didactic materials, generate and manage different types of interactive exercises and create and manage teaching units. The main goal of these tools is to alleviate the problem of teachers having to understand various applications and languages in order to make dynamic and interactive didactic material. The system was set up with structures and transversal navigation which make learning easier and guide the student during its use. The student”s activities are collected in a personalized database, which enables teachers to follow his/her navigation and performance. This information may provide criteria for improving the didactic contents. We place special emphasis on the personalization of the system so that it can be adapted to the student”s preferences (presentation, languages, etc.), to his/her way of working and to his/her ability to understand the contents provided.