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What is User-Centered and Learner-Centered Design

Chapter 11
Handbook of Research on Hybrid Learning Models: Advanced Tools, Technologies, and Applications
User-centered design is a philosophy and development process in which the needs and limitations of end users of an application or device are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process. Learner-centered design builds upon this concept to address the need to support user skills evolution and diversity.
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Just-in-Time Knowledge and User Interface Design for Effective Hybrid Learning
Michel C. Desmarais (Polytechnique Montreal, Canada)
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-380-7.ch011
Abstract
The means for hybrid learning take on many forms. In this chapter, the author looks at learning facilitators that can be embedded within the user interface. He argues that these learning means can be even more effective than formal training. The author describe different features of the user interface that can provide just-in-time knowledge and fosters learning: immersing the student into a rich environment where he can readily have access to the information for the task at hand.
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