Less is More! Preliminary Evaluation of Multi-Functional Document-Based Online Learning Environment

Abstract

This work-in-progress paper in innovative practicecategory presents and evaluates a multi-functional document-based learning management system, TIM (The Interactive Material). This system is developed with the goal of integrating a richset of features seamlessly into teachers’ every-day pedagogicaland disciplinary needs. The aim is that a single system (“Less”)would provide all technological solutions necessary for onlineteaching and learning (“More”), hence the punchline “Lessis More!” We illustrate the system and evaluate it based onfeedback from teachers. This preliminary evaluation focuseson how teachers reacted to the multi-functional system and isdiscussed in the context of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).