Visualization of atmosphere information for distance education system based on fuzzy inference using customized knowledge

A distance education system is designed based on fuzzy inference, where visualized atmosphere information is shared by all learners in a virtual classroom. It provides high aspirations, low isolated feeling, low stress, and high affinity to learners, and offers learner’s psychological information, individual difference information, and hints of system improvement to the system manager. The effect of visualized atmosphere information in the learner’s psychological states is confirmed by T score of POMS test for 15 graduate students using CAI contents, and comparison experiment with traditional distance education. The proposal of atmosphere information presentation of virtual classroom provides a first step in establishing Education Academy beyond Space Time (EAST).