Towards a Framework to Effective Web-based Distributed Learning

Developing web-based learning materials gives rise to a number of pedagogic problems. Learners are highly diverse in respect to their pedagogical requirements, and the implementation of an effective web-based learning strategy must avoid placing a heavy technological burden on IT-naïve academics. A solution to both of these issues may be provided by software systems know as Integrated Learning Environments (ILE). WHURLE (Web-based Hierarchical Universal Reactive Learning Environment) is an XML-based ILE that is designed to adapt to individual learner profiles, thus redressing some of these major problems with most web-based learning.