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Gold Peach Web Community 2000:. A Research on Developing Web-Based Interactive Learning Environment Wu, Tung-Xiung; Yui-Liang Chen Dept. of Information Management, Shih Hsin University Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. ‘Wu’ in Chinese. Objective and Significance. Series research from 1996 to 2000
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Gold Peach Web Community 2000: A Research on Developing Web-BasedInteractive Learning Environment Wu, Tung-Xiung; Yui-Liang Chen Dept. of Information Management, Shih Hsin University Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Objective and Significance • Series research from 1996 to 2000 • A Web Community service for children • Cultural and Cultivation • A quasi experiment including 3 schools • Four user interfaces developed
Web Community • Organization of community • Learning activity • Learning material • Moderation and moderator • NEW: integrated interaction model
Culture • Internet brings the world into a village • Pluralistic colors are also vanishing? • Grow similar faces, wear same uniforms • Interactions are in consistent pattern • Young generation is losing their heritage • Ignored or forgot cultural imagination
Cultivation • Media sociology • The medium is the message • Recognition, attitudes, and behavior • ‘TV cultivation theories’ in 70s ~80s • ‘Media reality’ v.s. ‘Real reality’ • ‘TV children syndrome’ • Positive angle: inspire one’s mental potential • WWW is the most powerful media next to TV • Web design is a community more than mechanism • Cultivation found by a two-way feedback system
Methodology • Literature reviews • Depth interviewing with focus group • Web systems analysis and design • Field study on focus group • Quasi experiment
Results: Community Environment • Gold peach is a magic fruit to navigate • The story of the venture tour to west • Role playing: magic monkey, pig monk,etc. • Gold peach garden: www navigation • Monsters’ forbidden area: CAI • Flower island: chat rooms with moderators • Community moderators system • Teacher or expert users to be in charge • South heaven palace: verification
Discussion • Web Community: A progressive idea • Improve traditional one-way teaching • Realize total peripheral participation • Learn and solve problems • Share knowledge
Discussion • Culture: an introspective trace • Deficiency • Excess • Integration
Discussion • Cultivation: a ferment attempt • Feedback systems • Users learning behaviors and achievement • Suitable and interesting materials • Time series effect than a sudden change • Future: • A large scaled and longitudinal experiment