INCORPORATING PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN DEVELOPING AN ADAPTIVE HYPERMEDIA EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

George Zardas, Isabella Kotini and Athanasios Manitsaris, Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Greece

An essential factor for usable and expedient operation of web-based educational systems is incorporation of pedagogical principles. However, the extent of incorporating pedagogical principles in recently developed e-learning systems is not broad enough. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the present development and future capabilities of a new, pedagogically based, AHES (Adaptive Hypermedia Educational System). The developed system is called AS.A.L.E.S. (Asynchronous Adaptive Learning and Evaluation System) and provides new opportunities to the transfer of knowledge between educators and learners by widely incorporating pedagogical principles in order to enhance the effectiveness of the learning procedure. The AS.A.L.E.S. system introduces new capabilities in the way the presented educational material is adapted to learners’ needs and supports collaboration and sharing among learners.