Distributed Learning Environment Using Advanced Services over the Internet

Multimedia and hypermedia had and still have a tremendous impact on the evolution of educational software. In this paper we propose an Integrated Distributed Learning Environment (IDLE) for the implementation of the services of an educational network over TCP/IP networks such as the Internet. Our proposal aims at providing an integrated communicational environment, which supplies the communicative needs of an educational community, using the latest telecommunication and multimedia information processing technology. The environment that we implemented can be used for virtual lectures, virtual conferences, collaborative work on projects, which are shared among institutions, exchange of useful material and experiences among teachers, and creation of educational material.