Title:
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A Grid Approach to Efficiently Embed Information and Knowledge into Collaborative Learning Applications
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Author:
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Caballé Llobet, Santi; Xhafa, Fatos; Daradoumis Haralabus, Atanasi; Paniagua Macià, Claudi; Esteve, Joan
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Other authors:
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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Distributed, Parallel and Collaborative Systems (DPCS) |
Abstract:
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Constantly embedding information and knowledge about group activity
into on-line collaborative learning is a challenging yet one of the latest and most
attractive issues to influence learning experience in a positive manner. The
possibility to enhance learning groupâ¿¿s participation by means of providing
appropriate knowledge is rapidly gaining popularity due to its great impact on
group performance and outcomes. Indeed, by storing parameters of interaction
such as participation behaviour and giving constant awareness and feedback of
these parameters to the group may influence groupâ¿¿s motivation and emotional
state as well as enhance the learnersâ¿¿ and groupsâ¿¿ problem solving abilities. This
implies a need to capture and structure the information generated by group activity
and then to extract the relevant knowledge in order to provide learners and tutors
with efficient awareness and feedback as regards group performance and
collaboration. To that end, we first identify and define the main types of
information generated in on-line group activity and then we propose a process for
efficiently embedding this information and the knowledge extracted into
collaborative learning applications. However, in order to provide learners with
effective knowledge, it is necessary to process large and complex event log files
from group activity in a constant manner, and thus it may require computational
capacity beyond that of a single computer. To that end, in this chapter we show
how a Grid approach can considerably decrease the time of processing group
activity log files and thus allow group learners to receive selected knowledge even
in real time. |
Subject(s):
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-Distance education -- Software -Internet in higher education -Group work in education -Virtual work teams -Educational technology -Knowledge management -Ensenyament a distància -- Programari -Internet en l'ensenyament universitari -Ensenyament -- Treball en equip -Treball en equip virtual -Tecnologia educativa -Gestió del coneixement -Enseñanza a distancia -- Software -Internet en la enseñanza universitaria -Trabajo en grupos (Educación) -Trabajo en grupos virtual -Tecnología educativa -Gestión del conocimiento |
Rights:
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/es/ |
Document type:
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Book Part |
Published by:
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IOS Press
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