Developing Web Based Learning Environment Using Web Instructional Design Model

Due to the technological advancement and phenomenal development in all the fields of education, research, inventions, innovations there is a rapid growth in web based information society. Software products developed using software process models have become successful as they adopt standard software engineering methodology. But today’s Information technology product development is undergoing a rapid shift that prevents applying traditional software engineering methodology to web engineering methodology since most of the applications are web based. Through internet is becoming the world wide class room, the accessibility to information becomes reality at any point of time. Web-Based Learning Environment (WBLE) becomes a crucial resource for learners and educational institutions. Web-based learning environment must take into consideration that education has triggered a shift from the teacher-centered paradigm to the learner-centered paradigm. The primary causes of web system failure are a flawed design and development process, and poor management of development efforts. All these have been recognized to be one of the main reasons for the low acceptance of disciplined development in the Web. For developing the software products we have solid endorsed process model, but we still struggle to build and maintain large complex web sites and applications because web developers don’t have a disciplined development process and sound methodology. The process model used for developing software cannot be adopted for developing Web-Based application because the requirements of software development and web development are not same, and the existing software process model themselves have pitfalls. Any instructional design model may be considered as equivalent to software process model. Since the phases involved in these models are similar. A fusion of these models is considered for evolving a comprehensive model for developing WBLE. As a result, a conceptual model that exploits the potential of Instructional design model and software engineering process model has been evolved for developing WBLE. This paper aims at evolving a comprehensive model for developing Web-Based Learning Environment by taking into account the above stated pitfall.