| |  | Sanchez-Alonso, Salvador | Ontologies and Contracts in the Automation of Learning Object Management System read moreAbstract: Current standardized e-learning systems are centred on the concept of learning object. Unfortunately, specifications and standards in the field do not provide details about the use of well-known knowledge representations for the sake of automating some processes, like selection and composition of learning objects, or adaptation to the user or platform. Precise usage specifications for ontologies in e-learning would foster automation in learning systems, but this requires concrete, machine-oriented interpretations for metadata elements. This chapter focuses on ontologies as shared knowledge representations that can be used to obtain enhanced learning object metadata records in order to enable automated or semi-automated consistent processes inside Learning Management Systems. In particular, two efforts towards enhancing automation are presented: a contractual approach based on pre- and post-conditions, and the so-called process conformance profiles.  This article is not yet tagged | 2006 |
| | | Sanchez-Alonso, Salvador | An ontological representation of learning objects and learning designs as codified knowledge read moreAbstract: Purpose - The aim of this paper is discussing about the similarities between the life cycle of knowledge management and the processes in which learning objects are created, evaluated and used. Design/methodology/approach - The paper describes LO and learning designs and depicts their integration into the knowledge life cycle (KLC) of the KMCI, showing the main ontological definitions required to represent the proposed integration, putting them into relation with previous research in the topic. Findings - The main points in that the "learning object" concept can be connected to existing KLC models in order to provide a more comprehensive framework for reuse-oriented e-learning and knowledge management. Originality/value - The paper describes how to integrate learning-oriented artefacts as part of the organizational context, in particular, as part of the knowledge life cycle (KLC). It also depicts the integration of a reuse-oriented e-learning framework into the KLC of the KMCI in the form of ontological definitions. This article is not yet tagged | 1 |
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