SimTutor: A multimedia, intelligent tutoring system for simulation modeling

SimTutor is a multimedia intelligent tutoring system (ITS) for simulation modeling. Multimedia systems are now de facto standard on personal computers and increasing number of intelligent tutoring systems incorporate multimedia systems to enhance interaction with students. SimTutor provides a graphical environment in which the student can practice conceptual model development and interact direct with different simulation modeling software. We used multimedia systems to enhance the pedagogy and for incorporating different strategy into the courseware design. ITS components are accessed through the graphical user interface, allowing them to be developed independently. The modular architecture allows for interoperability of applications with the same event changing protocol. An object-oriented approach is adapted to allow the system to evolve and to flexibly change the data.