Contributions to Using IT in Education: An Educational Video Player

Following the trends of IT use in education we propose four main principles of educational application development: anytime-anywhere access (including access for mobile devices); user-generated content; assigning users an active role inside the platform; creating a correlation between natural activi...

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Published in:Informatica economica 2010-04, Vol.14 (2), p.108-119
Main Authors: Cucu, Ciprian, Cristescu, Marian-Pompiliu, Cristescu, Corina-Ioana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cellular telephones
Collaboration
Distance learning
E-learning
Education
Educational Technologies
Educational technology
Information technology
Learning activities
Motion pictures
Motivation
Multimedia
Multimedia Applications
Multimedia computer applications
Online instruction
Retention
Software
Students
Studies
Trends
Usability
User generated content
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Summary:Following the trends of IT use in education we propose four main principles of educational application development: anytime-anywhere access (including access for mobile devices); user-generated content; assigning users an active role inside the platform; creating a correlation between natural activities and educational activities - adding fun into the equation. With these principles in mind we developed a small Educational Player - a movie player that connects to a database to show information relevant to the events in the movie, more specific to the exact key-frame (in the movie time-line) at the moment of the request. Though the application is still in a conceptual form, its possibilities make us confident in its future success either as an informal way of learning, or by using it in a formal educational context either as an e-learning tool, either as interactivity tool in a traditional classroom setting. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1453-1305
1842-8088