CONSTRUCTING A COOPERATIVE DISTANCE LEARNING-SYSTEM - THE CORAL EXPERIENCE

This article focuses on the Cooperative Remotely Accessible Learning ( CORAL) system to promote cooperative constructive distance learning cu rrently under development at National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. The CORAL system is a collective and collaborative project intended t o integrate four major components in concept and construction: an inte ractive learning environment, educational foundations and implications , domain knowledge, and research efforts. The CORAL system provides th e first comprehensive and networked courseware written in Chinese, The development process of CORAL including analysis, design, development, and evaluation is reported. Research issues are also addressed.