Elearning

Tecnologıas libres para mejora en la educacion , E-learninngenhancement using free technologies

Manuel Palomo Duarte,Juan Manuel Dodero Beardo,

Ivan Ruız Rube,Ignacio Traverso Ribon

Department of Computer Languagesand Systems. University of Cadiz

Open Source World ConferenceJanuary 2012

Table of contents

� Research lines & applications

� R&D Projects

� Publications

� Open research questions

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Research lines & applications

� Web Engineering� Domain-Specific Languages (DSL)� Semantic web services integration� Learning process representation & execution

� Web Science� Forge & wiki analytics� Learning analytics

� Metadata & semantics� Open linked data� RDFa, HTML5 microdata & microformats� Assessment metadata

Applications

Technology-Enhanced Learning

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R&D Projects

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Example:

� Accesibilidad a Servicios semanticos para la formacion a traves deContenidos Educativos y Tecnologıas del Aprendizaje

� Proyecto Motriz de Excelencia, ref. P09-TIC-5230

� Funding:

� Partners:

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Learning Management Systems

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Learning Management Systems

� Diversity of systems

� Interoperability of resources, activities and tools

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Interoperability

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What’s the reality

� External resources/apps

� Open access

� Tracking & analysis

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Research example: web service integration

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Research example: prospect

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Research example: semantic technologies

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Project implementation

� Junta de Andalucıa’s Excellence R&D project� Project partners

� UCA (coord)� FIDESOL� OpenXimdex

� 36-month motriz project� Collaborative R&D� Software development� Technology transfer� Grant-holders� Subcontracting > 15%

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Current status

� Research outcomes� ReST-based web access to LD Services, IEEE TLT journal, 1(3), 2008� Engineering the Life-Cycle of Semantic Services-Enhanced Learning

Systems, Journal of SEKE, 20(4), 2010� Open Linked Data Model Revelation and Access. . . , MTSR conf,

CCIS 240, 2011

� Development of services� CMIS repositories: Ximdex CMIS API extension� MediaWiki: ReST-based API wrapper + Moodle adaptor� Wordpress: ReST-based API wrapper + Moodle adaptor� Mendeley: Moodle module (Moodley)� Redmine: RDF-based access enabled by EasyData

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Example:

� Desarrollo de Aprendizaje Adaptativo y Accesible en Sistemas deCodigo Abierto

� Plan Avanza I+D, ref. TSI-020301-2008-19

� Funding:

� Partners:

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Research example: scenario

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Research example: DSL

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Example: Tools4Wikis

� Several software projects

� No specific funding for the moment

� Aim: wiki analysis

� Quantitative approach:

� Qualitative approach: EvalMediaWiki

� Semantic tagging:

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User-readable wiki content

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Quantitative analysis (1/3)

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Quantitative analysis (2/3)

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Quantitative analysis (3/3)

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Qualitative analysis

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Semantic-tagged wiki content

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Publications

http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1643831/spi-fm/papers/

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Open research questions

� Can open data and service APIs be automatically generated fromOSS web applications? —e.g. EasyData

� Can we find evidences in forges in favour/against a softwareengineering method/technique/practice/tool (e.g. Agile, OOP,TDD, Tracking, etc.) ?

� Can we find usage patterns in a wiki for a learning purpose —e.g.competence-based assessment

� Can we assist e-assessment procedures on web contents? —e.g.EvalMediaWiki, EvalComix

� Can we use videogames for learning purposes?

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We are hiring!

Choose your interest forthese fields and join us now:� Open data

� Linked data

� Semantic Web

� Technology-enhancedlearning

� Web frameworks

� Web services

� Edutainment

People willing to work arewelcome

Open PhD research positions

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Questions?

http://www.uca.es/softwarelibre

Thanks for your attention

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