| Qing Li, Associate Professor Department of Computer Science City University of Hong Kong 83 Tat Chee Ave., Kowloon Hong Kong itqli@cityu.edu.hk www.cs.cityu.edu.hk/~csqli/ |
| Timothy K. Shih Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering Tamkang University, Taiwan |
Distance Learning is an important application of multimedia technology. This special session focuses on how the technology is currently used in distance learning systems, including multimedia authoring and presentation, Web-based learning, virtual environments, interactive video, and systems on mobile devices. Meanwhile, pedagogic theory should also be incorporated into the design of distance learning systems to add learning efficiency. This special session calls for papers which offer suggestions to the designers of future distance learning systems. Possible topics of interests include: