特里·安德森(Terry Anderson)博士是位国际知名远程教育专家。目前任职加拿大阿萨巴斯卡大学教授,同时任职设在该校的加拿大全国远程教育研究会的主席。安德森教授在远程教育和教育技术领域涉猎广泛,发表了大量的研究论文,并于近...特里·安德森(Terry Anderson)博士是位国际知名远程教育专家。目前任职加拿大阿萨巴斯卡大学教授,同时任职设在该校的加拿大全国远程教育研究会的主席。安德森教授在远程教育和教育技术领域涉猎广泛,发表了大量的研究论文,并于近期与他人合著出版了两本新书:《电子研究:方法、问题和战略》(E-Research:Methods,Issues and Strategies),《21世纪的电子学习:研究与实践的框架》(E-Learning in the 21stCentury:A framework for research and practice)。 安德森博士是当地阿尔伯特省、加拿大乃至国际远程教育组织的积极参与者。他主要承担着远程教育硕士教学计划的教育技术课程,并具体负责主持着若干教育技术应用方面的研究课题。 安德森博士同时兼任《加拿大远程教育杂志》(Canadian Journal of Distance Education)、《教育中的互动媒介杂志》(Journal of Interactive Media in Education)、《国际远程教育研究评论》(International Review of Research in DistanceEducation)、《高等教育中的国际互联网》(Internet in Higher Education)、《加拿大学习与技术杂志》(The Canadian Jour-nal of Learning and Technology)等采用同行评审制度的多种学术杂志的编辑评审委员会成员。展开更多
尤金·鲁宾(Eugene Rubin)博士,现任美国马里兰大学大学学院(University of Maryland University College,UMUC)管理和技术研究生院远程教育硕士教学计划主任。此前,他曾经在加拿大阿萨巴斯卡大学(Athabasca University)担任研究生...尤金·鲁宾(Eugene Rubin)博士,现任美国马里兰大学大学学院(University of Maryland University College,UMUC)管理和技术研究生院远程教育硕士教学计划主任。此前,他曾经在加拿大阿萨巴斯卡大学(Athabasca University)担任研究生导师长达十二年之久。鲁宾博士在远程教育和培训、教育技术、教学设计和课程开发与实施等方面拥有宽厚的知识和经验。他负责主持的在线远程教育硕士学位教学计划已经赢得了多项荣誉奖励,其中包括2003年度远程教育实践界优秀教学计划UCEA奖(UCEA Award for Program of Excellencewithin the Distance Education Community of Practice)和2003年度斯隆-C(Sloan-C)最优异的在线教学项目奖(Sloan-C MostOutstanding Online Teaching ＆Learning Program)。马里兰大学大学学院也因此在2004年2月召开的国际开放与远程教育协会(ICDE)第21届世界大会上获得了成就突出机构奖(ICDE Prize of Excellence for Institutions)。展开更多
A novel method was designed to solve reinforcement learning problems with artificial potential field.Firstly a reinforcement learning problem was transferred to a path planning problem by using artificial potential fi...A novel method was designed to solve reinforcement learning problems with artificial potential field.Firstly a reinforcement learning problem was transferred to a path planning problem by using artificial potential field(APF),which was a very appropriate method to model a reinforcement learning problem.Secondly,a new APF algorithm was proposed to overcome the local minimum problem in the potential field methods with a virtual water-flow concept.The performance of this new method was tested by a gridworld problem named as key and door maze.The experimental results show that within 45 trials,good and deterministic policies are found in almost all simulations.In comparison with WIERING's HQ-learning system which needs 20 000 trials for stable solution,the proposed new method can obtain optimal and stable policy far more quickly than HQ-learning.Therefore,the new method is simple and effective to give an optimal solution to the reinforcement learning problem.展开更多
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities defines the term universal design as the design of products, environments, programs and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, w...The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities defines the term universal design as the design of products, environments, programs and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. This paper attempts to highlight the importance of universal design as a core element in the training of architects and engineers. It emphasizes the need for students to take an interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and analytic approach to universal design through degree courses in these fields. An interdisciplinary teaching program for universal design as part of an introductory course for first-year students at Bergen University College in Norway, illustrates one possible strategy for raising awareness of universal design and for improving interaction across disciplines. In this context, the paper discusses the relevance of the seven principles of universal design as guidelines for the built environment. It also emphasizes why universal design should be an integral part of established subjects rather than be classified as a separate subject in a bachelor＇s or master＇s degree program.展开更多
Following the author＇s own experiencing in supervising Ph.D. theses in literature, languages, linguistics, and teacher education, the author will focus on new trends of advanced research projects that have been contr...Following the author＇s own experiencing in supervising Ph.D. theses in literature, languages, linguistics, and teacher education, the author will focus on new trends of advanced research projects that have been contributing to reinforce the importance of research in these areas in a time of crisis in the humanities. The organization and funding of science and scholarship in Europe has been promoting anything else but social sciences research, including educational areas. The author will follow the recent call from the Board of Trustees da Academia Europaea to redirect policies toward the organization of multidisciplinary research projects. Among these so-called ＂small subjects＂, we will find original, inspired, and valuable research projects in the humanities, It is worth mentioning that the crisis that has been diminishing this type of scholarship strangely cohabits with several policies promoted by the European Commission and the Council of Europe to develop programs for plurilingual education and linguistic diversity, new framework strategies for multilingualism, and the use of new technologies for language teaching and learning. A strong emphasis on research projects leading to interdisciplinary studies involving literature and pure sciences, plus the development of outreach research projects will be proposed.展开更多
文摘特里·安德森(Terry Anderson)博士是位国际知名远程教育专家。目前任职加拿大阿萨巴斯卡大学教授,同时任职设在该校的加拿大全国远程教育研究会的主席。安德森教授在远程教育和教育技术领域涉猎广泛,发表了大量的研究论文,并于近期与他人合著出版了两本新书:《电子研究:方法、问题和战略》(E-Research:Methods,Issues and Strategies),《21世纪的电子学习:研究与实践的框架》(E-Learning in the 21stCentury:A framework for research and practice)。 安德森博士是当地阿尔伯特省、加拿大乃至国际远程教育组织的积极参与者。他主要承担着远程教育硕士教学计划的教育技术课程,并具体负责主持着若干教育技术应用方面的研究课题。 安德森博士同时兼任《加拿大远程教育杂志》(Canadian Journal of Distance Education)、《教育中的互动媒介杂志》(Journal of Interactive Media in Education)、《国际远程教育研究评论》(International Review of Research in DistanceEducation)、《高等教育中的国际互联网》(Internet in Higher Education)、《加拿大学习与技术杂志》(The Canadian Jour-nal of Learning and Technology)等采用同行评审制度的多种学术杂志的编辑评审委员会成员。
文摘尤金·鲁宾(Eugene Rubin)博士,现任美国马里兰大学大学学院(University of Maryland University College,UMUC)管理和技术研究生院远程教育硕士教学计划主任。此前,他曾经在加拿大阿萨巴斯卡大学(Athabasca University)担任研究生导师长达十二年之久。鲁宾博士在远程教育和培训、教育技术、教学设计和课程开发与实施等方面拥有宽厚的知识和经验。他负责主持的在线远程教育硕士学位教学计划已经赢得了多项荣誉奖励,其中包括2003年度远程教育实践界优秀教学计划UCEA奖(UCEA Award for Program of Excellencewithin the Distance Education Community of Practice)和2003年度斯隆-C(Sloan-C)最优异的在线教学项目奖(Sloan-C MostOutstanding Online Teaching ＆Learning Program)。马里兰大学大学学院也因此在2004年2月召开的国际开放与远程教育协会(ICDE)第21届世界大会上获得了成就突出机构奖(ICDE Prize of Excellence for Institutions)。
基金Projects(30270496,60075019,60575012)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘A novel method was designed to solve reinforcement learning problems with artificial potential field.Firstly a reinforcement learning problem was transferred to a path planning problem by using artificial potential field(APF),which was a very appropriate method to model a reinforcement learning problem.Secondly,a new APF algorithm was proposed to overcome the local minimum problem in the potential field methods with a virtual water-flow concept.The performance of this new method was tested by a gridworld problem named as key and door maze.The experimental results show that within 45 trials,good and deterministic policies are found in almost all simulations.In comparison with WIERING's HQ-learning system which needs 20 000 trials for stable solution,the proposed new method can obtain optimal and stable policy far more quickly than HQ-learning.Therefore,the new method is simple and effective to give an optimal solution to the reinforcement learning problem.
文摘The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities defines the term universal design as the design of products, environments, programs and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. This paper attempts to highlight the importance of universal design as a core element in the training of architects and engineers. It emphasizes the need for students to take an interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and analytic approach to universal design through degree courses in these fields. An interdisciplinary teaching program for universal design as part of an introductory course for first-year students at Bergen University College in Norway, illustrates one possible strategy for raising awareness of universal design and for improving interaction across disciplines. In this context, the paper discusses the relevance of the seven principles of universal design as guidelines for the built environment. It also emphasizes why universal design should be an integral part of established subjects rather than be classified as a separate subject in a bachelor＇s or master＇s degree program.
文摘Following the author＇s own experiencing in supervising Ph.D. theses in literature, languages, linguistics, and teacher education, the author will focus on new trends of advanced research projects that have been contributing to reinforce the importance of research in these areas in a time of crisis in the humanities. The organization and funding of science and scholarship in Europe has been promoting anything else but social sciences research, including educational areas. The author will follow the recent call from the Board of Trustees da Academia Europaea to redirect policies toward the organization of multidisciplinary research projects. Among these so-called ＂small subjects＂, we will find original, inspired, and valuable research projects in the humanities, It is worth mentioning that the crisis that has been diminishing this type of scholarship strangely cohabits with several policies promoted by the European Commission and the Council of Europe to develop programs for plurilingual education and linguistic diversity, new framework strategies for multilingualism, and the use of new technologies for language teaching and learning. A strong emphasis on research projects leading to interdisciplinary studies involving literature and pure sciences, plus the development of outreach research projects will be proposed.
