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- Aroyo, Lora, et al.
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Interoperability in personalized adaptive learning
- 2006
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Ingår i: Educational Technology & Society. - 1176-3647 .- 1436-4522. ; 9:2, s. 4-18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Personalized adaptive learning requires semantic-based and context-aware systems to manage the Web knowledge efficiently as well as to achieve semantic interoperability between heterogeneous information resources and services. The technological and conceptual differences can be bridged either by means of standards or via approaches based on the Semantic Web. This article deals with the issue of semantic interoperability of educational contents on the Web by considering the integration of learning standards, Semantic Web, and adaptive technologies to meet the requirements of learners. Discussion is made on the state of the art and the main challenges in this field, including metadata access and design issues relating to adaptive learning. Additionally, a way how to integrate several original approaches is proposed.
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Best Practices for the Knowledge Society. Knowledge, Learning, Development and Technology for All : Second World Summit on the Knowledge Society, WSKS 2009, Chania, Crete, Greece, September 2009. Proceedings
- 2009
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Proceedings (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- This book, in conjunction with the volume LNAI 5736, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second World Summit, WSKS 2009, held in Chania, Crete, Greece, in September 2009. The 61 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers deal with information technologies - knowledge management systems - e-business and business, organizational and inter-organizational information systems for the Knowledge Society, knowledge, learning, education, learning technologies and e-learning for the Knowledge Society, social and humanistic computing for the Knowledge Society – emerging technologies for the society and the humanity, culture and cultural heritage - technology for culture management - management of tourism and entertainment - tourism networks in the Knowledge Society, e-government and e-democracy in the Knowledge Society, innovation, sustainable development and strategic management for the Knowledge Society, service science, management, engineering, and technology, intellectual and human capital development in the Knowledge Society, advanced applications for environmental protection and green economy management, future prospects for the Knowledge Society: from foresight studies to projects and public policies, technologies and business models for the creative industries.
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- Blomqvist, Ulf, et al.
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New Methods for focusing on Students’ Learning Process and Reflection in Higher Education
- 2003
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 28th IUT (Improving University Teaching) Conference.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Among many studies about students’ use of portfolios much focus is on assessment and the need to document learning processes in distance education, both from a teacher perspective. This paper focuses more on students’ attitudes towards learning and learning process, why it is important, and it also introduces some methodology to support the students to bridge the responsibility gap that is experienced among new students at which students tend to neglect. Really shifting focus towards the learner, aside from proper methods and tools, is essential. We have implemented dialogue sheets as a method and tool for freshmen students, with the aim to create a positive atmosphere for peer learning where the focus is on the learning process. We encourage students to reflect upon why, what and how they learn to help them manage as life-long learners. The study has been performed at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) with the students at the Media technology program. The effect of the dialogue sheets is visible in students showing greater and better performance and participation in classes and in teamwork. Also an increased awareness and willingness to reflect is noted. The study made is important when understanding the fundamental mechanisms of the learner in relation to motivation and reflection. It can be useful when developing and implementing technological tools as support for reflection and learning process focus.
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- Chatti, M. A., et al.
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Techology enhanced professional learning : Process, challenges and requirements
- 2006
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Ingår i: WEBIST - Int. Conf. Web Inf. Syst. Technol., Proc.. - : INSTICC Press. - 9789728865474 ; , s. 268-274
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Since we cannot transfer knowledge from one person to another person, learning, also known as knowledge creation, is the social process of acquiring and applying knowledge. Our claim is that the oscillating process of knowledge acquisition and application for workplace learning can be best described by the SECI model introduced by Nonaka in 1994. In this paper, we analysis the learning process in terms of the SECI model, identify the challenges for technology enhanced professional learning and define the requirements for future applications such as personalized adaptive learning. We report the results of a roadmap survey done in the framework of PROLEARN to disclose the desired state of the art in technology enhanced professional learning in the year 2015 and show ways how to proceed on the way to the desired state.
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- Chatti, Mohamed Amine, et al.
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The web 2.0 driven SECI model based learning process
- 2007
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Ingår i: 7th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Proceedings. - Los Alamitos, CA, USA : IEEE Communications Society. - 9780769529165 ; , s. 780-782
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Nonaka and his knowledge transformation model SECI revolutionized the thinking about organizations as social learning systems. He introduced technical concepts like hypertext into organizational theory. Now, after 15 years Web 2.0 concepts seem to be an ideal fit with Nonaka's SECI approach opening new doors for more personal, dynamic, and social learning on a global scale. In this paper, we present an extended view, of blended learning which includes the combination of formal and informal learning, knowledge management, and Web 2.0 concepts into one integrated solution, by discussing what we call the Web 2.0 driven SECI model based learning process.
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- Ebner, Hannes, 1981-, et al.
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Collaborative Construction of Artifacts
- 2007
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper describes an approach for collaborative construction of artifacts, such as e.g. graphical maps and annotatable text documents, without requiring write-access to a common single file. Our approach is applicable to any kind of artifacts that can be divided into separate contributions, where each one is authored and stored independently, and, on request, merged into the artifact. The goal is to move collaboration issues from the files where artifacts are expressed, to an information directory. This information directory manages information around artifacts and keeps track of existing contributions to artifacts. Our prototype of such an information directory, named Collaborilla, is designed to be a flexible service, which can be updated by anyone in a wiki-style manner. With this approach, viewing a collaboratively constructed artifact gives each viewer the control of including or excluding various contributions. Moreover, each viewer can easily choose to participate and provide a new contribution to the artifact without the other authors being aware of this. If information about this new contribution is published in the Collaborilla directory, the contribution will also be seen by others.
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- Ebner, Hannes, 1981-, et al.
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Learning Object Annotation for Agricultural Learning Repositories
- 2009
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Ingår i: ICALT. - New York, USA : IEEE. ; , s. 438-442
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper introduces a Web-based tool that has been developed to facilitate learning object annotation in agricultural learning repositories with IEEE LOM-compliant metadata. More specifically, it presents how an application profile of the IEEE LOM standard has been developed for the description of learning objects on organic agriculture and agroecology. Then, it describes the design and prototype development of the Organic.Edunet repository tool: a Web-based for annotating learning objects on organic agriculture and agroecology, organizing them in using a portfolio-like user interface in a learning repository, and then federating this repository with a network of agricultural learning repositories.
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- Ebner, Hannes, 1981-
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Supporting loose forms of collaboration : Using Linked Data to realize an architecture for collective knowledge construction
- 2014
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This thesis is driven by the motivation to explore a way of working collaboratively that closely reflects the World Wide Web (WWW), more specifically the potential of the Web architecture built on Semantic Web technologies and Linked Data. The goal is to describe a generic approach and architecture that satisfies the needs for loose collaboration and collective knowledge construction as exemplified by the applications described in this thesis. This thesis focuses on a contribution-centric architecture which allows for flexible applications that support loose forms of collaboration.The first research question deals with how Web-based collective knowledge construction can be supported. The second research question explores the characteristics of collective knowledge construction with respect to the Open World Assumption (OWA). The OWA implies that complete knowledge about a subject cannot be assumed at any time, which is one of the most fundamental properties of the WWW. The third research question investigates how Semantic Web technologies be used in order to support such a contribution-centric architecture.The thesis and its underlying publications are of a technical character and are always grounded in theoretical models and considerations that have led to functional implementations. The research has evolved in iterative development processes and was explicitly directed at building applications that can be used in collaborative settings and that are based on standardized Web technologies. One of the main outcomes, an information model, was developed together with such an application and provides a number of novel approaches in the context in which it was designed.The validity of the presented research is supported by evaluations from different perspectives: a list of implemented applications and showcases, results from structured interviews that have investigated the suitability for various resource annotation processes, as well as scalability aspects.The thesis concludes that it is ultimately up to the application how "loose" the collaboration should be and to which extent the OWA is incorporated. The presented architecture provides a toolkit to support the development of loosely collaborative applications. The showcased applications allow the construction of collaborative conceptual models and to collaboratively annotate educational resources. They show the potential of the used technology stack and the introduced contribution-centric architecture that sits on top if it.
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- Enoksson, Fredrik, 1977-
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Adaptable metadata creation for the Web of Data
- 2014
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- One approach to manage collections is to create data about the things in it. This descriptive data is called metadata, and this term is in this thesis used as a collective noun, i.e no plural form exists. A library is a typical example of an organization that uses metadata, to manage a collection of books. The metadata about a book describes certain attributes of it, for example who the author is. Metadata also provides possibilities for a person to judge if a book is interesting without having to deal with the book itself. The metadata of the things in a collection is a representation of the collection that is easier to deal with than the collection itself. Nowadays metadata is often managed in computer-based systems that enable search possibilities and sorting of search results according to different principles. Metadata can be created both by computers and humans. This thesis will deal with certain aspects of the human activity of creating metadata and includes an explorative study of this activity. The increased amount of public information that is produced is also required to be easily accessible and therefore the situation when metadata is a part of the Semantic Web has been considered an important part of this thesis. This situation is also referred to as the Web of Data or Linked Data.With the Web of Data, metadata records living in isolation from each other can now be linked together over the web. This will probably change what kind of metadata that is being created, but also how it is being created. This thesis describes the construction and use of a framework called Annotation Profiles, a set of artifacts developed to enable an adaptable metadata creation environment with respect to what metadata that can be created. The main artifact is the Annotation Profile Model (APM), a model that holds enough information for a software application to generate a customized metadata editor from it. An instance of this model is called an annotation profile, that can be seen as a configuration for metadata editors. Changes to what metadata can be edited in a metadata editor can be done without modifying the code of the application. Two code libraries that implement the APM have been developed and have been evaluated both internally within the research group where they were developed, but also externally via interviews with software developers that have used one of the code-libraries. Another artifact presented is a protocol for how RDF metadata can be remotely updated when metadata is edited through a metadata editor. It is also described how the APM opens up possibilities for end user development and this is one of the avenues of pursuit in future research related to the APM.
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