Demands on Digital Media in an Informatics Learning Lab- Medial Aspects of an interactive Learning Environment for Software Engineering

The focus of this paper is on the integration of digital media into an interactive learning environment for software engineering. It describes technical and educational demands on media to meet the requirements of appropriate tools in software engineering related learning processes in an Informatics Learning Lab (ILL). First, some basics about the theoretical and practical framework of an ILL are given. The article discusses the main components of an ILL and the types of media that will be used. Focal points of the paper are the integration of media into learning processes in the ILL and its concept of content management with learning objects. The use of different media like learning objects, tools and virtual educational advisors are presented. The importance of groupware in an ILL is discussed. Finally, some remarks on research activities concerning learning processes in the ILL conclude the paper