Fujitsu and MIT announce breakthrough platform technology for improving effectiveness of online learning | Catch Asia! Media Network

"Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced the joint development of a personalized learning platform that enhances the effectiveness of online learning.In recent years, a wide range of learning materials has become available online. However, traditional online learning systems have not sufficiently utilized learning environments that fully leverage the advantages of ICT, such as the ability to easily organize appropriate learning materials for users from among an infinite amount of disparate content, nor have there been systems to provide personalized learning materials and learning pathways based on users’ level of understanding and interests. Using navigation technology that can organize a massive volume of online learning materials into multi-layer topics, the platform makes it possible to navigate 100,000s of learning materials, which has been a challenge for students. In addition, by developing learning behaviour simulation technology based on an advanced probabilistic learner model, it is possible to predict learning outcomes through simulations without having to rely on actual students, a major problem faced by learning system providers. Fujitsu Laboratories of America and MIT will move forward on deploying the new platform technology, applying it to the large-scale online learning systems used by colleges and enterprises. Details of the new technology will be introduced at the Sixth Conference of MIT’s Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC), to be held from June 17-19, 2013 in Massachusetts ..."