scholarly journals The use of accessibility metadata in e-learning environments: a systematic literature review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Ingavélez-Guerra ◽  
Salvador Otón-Tortosa ◽  
José Hilera-González ◽  
Mary Sánchez-Gordón
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Use Of Models

AbstractE-learning environments constitute an essential element in education, as they help students to ensure their pass their courses and graduate on time. Although guidelines, techniques, and methods have been presented in some literature in recent years to contribute to the development of accessible e-learning environments that promote digital inclusion, their implementation is challenging. In this context, the use of accessibility metadata not only provides a way to enhance the description of adapted educational resources but also facilitates their search according to the needs and preferences of students, in particular those with disabilities. In this paper, a systematic review was conducted in order to provide the state of the art regarding the use of accessibility metadata in e-learning environments. A total of 746 documents were found during the period from 2012 to 2019, of which 31 were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria relevant to our review. The findings revealed an intensive use of models and standards of accessibility in e-learning environments, however, using accessibility metadata remains underused. In fact, the evaluation of accessibility and adaptability through the use of its metadata was not found. The findings obtained also helped to establish challenges and opportunities in this research field as well as to provide an overview that could support those who generate educational resources to keep their interest in making them accessible.

scholarly journals Recent Contributions to a Generic Architecture Design that Supports Learning Objects Interoperability

2011 ◽  
pp. 64-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sotirios Botsios ◽  
Dimitrios A. Georgiou
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Generic Architecture ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Active Research ◽  
The One

Adaptation and personalization services in e-learning environments are considered the turning point of recent research efforts, as the “one-size-fits-all” approach has some important drawbacks, from the educational point of view. Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Systems in World Wide Web became a very active research field and the need of standardization arose, as the continually augmenting research efforts lacked interoperability capabilities. This article concentrates and classifies recent research work and notices important points that can lead to an open, modular and generic architecture of a Learning Management System based on widely accepted standards.

scholarly journals Developing Smart Learning Environments in Line with the Future Requirements of Artificial Intelligence: Saudi Universities

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Salim Alanazy
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Smart Learning ◽  
Smart Learning Environments ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Future ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
E Learning

The current study aims to develop smart learning environments in Saudi universities in line with the future requirements of artificial intelligence. To achieve this goal, a systematic review was conducted on studies published on Scopus and Google Scholar databases from 1990 until 2021 on the development of e-learning in the light of artificial intelligence (in addition to the relevant Arab studies). First, a list of challenges and opportunities for developing smart learning environments according to the future requirements of artificial intelligence was composed. Then, a questionnaire was prepared and reviewed by several academic experts in educational technology in Saudi universities. The study results include many challenges expected to be encountered in the smart learning environments in Saudi universities concerning the future preconditions for artificial intelligence. It also presented a number of opportunities and procedures for facing such challenges and exploiting the opportunities. Finally, some recommendations and suggestions were presented.

scholarly journals Open Educational Practices in Learning and Teaching of Computer Science

2021 ◽  
pp. 203-212
Author(s):  
Jose Luis ◽  
Covadonga Rodrigo
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Virtual Machines ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Gender Inclusion ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Basic Characteristics ◽  
Set Up

This paper shows several actions that address the use and development of open educational resources (OERs) and the utilisation of open source machine virtualization tools for Moodle course instantiation in a Computer Science-based Teacher Training course. The training is dedicated to show the basic characteristics and tools present in e-learning environments and to transmit the knowledge to develop educational resources and personalize different learning environments. The learning activities have been designed following the constructive approach, in the form of practical tasks that ensure the training of students in the self-implementation and personalisation of e-learning courses embedded into virtual machines. Students learn how to do the pedagogical design, to set up a delivery, and perform to develop their own resources and re-use from others. Finally, students have to assess the quality of the OERs following the UNE71362 standard. As a transversal pedagogical objective of the Master’s course, the learning aims to help the dissemination and awareness of the UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) which ensures inclusive and equitable quality education and fosters lifelong learning opportunities for all. In this sense, specific OER development for gender inclusion and accessibility for all learners has been promoted.

scholarly journals Recent Contributions to a Generic Architecture Design that Supports Learning Objects Interoperability

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-37
Author(s):  
Sotirios Botsios ◽  
Dimitrios A. Georgiou
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Generic Architecture ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Active Research ◽  
The One

Adaptation and personalization services in e-learning environments are considered the turning point of recent research efforts, as the “one-size-fits-all” approach has some important drawbacks, from the educational point of view. Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Systems in World Wide Web became a very active research field and the need of standardization arose, as the continually augmenting research efforts lacked interoperability capabilities. This article concentrates and classifies recent research work and notices important points that can lead to an open, modular and generic architecture of a Learning Management System based on widely accepted standards.

Standardization in User Modeling and Learning Objects Retrieval

2010 ◽  
pp. 22-40
Author(s):  
Sotirios Botsios ◽  
Dimitrios Georgiou
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Generic Architecture ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Active Research ◽  
The One ◽  
User Assessment

Adaptation and personalization of the information and instruction offered to the users -individuals or groups- in on-line e-learning environments are considered to be the turning point of recent research efforts. The “one-size-fits-all” approach has some important drawbacks, from the educational point of view. Adaptive educational hypermedia systems (AEHSs) in World Wide Web became a very active research field and the need of standardization of user assessment, instruction material and e-learning environments arose, as the continually augmenting research efforts lacked the interoperability dimension. The main objective of this chapter is to provide a classification of some basic assessment aspects (adaptivity parameters) of an AEHS user, extracted from research work that refers to commonly accepted e-learning standards, such as SCORM. Also, the authors provide a starting point for the development of a generic architecture for the retrieval of standardized learning objects (LOs) from disperse learning objects repositories (LORs) to an e-learning environment, which can support collaboration activities. The retrieved LOs will comply with user assessment stored in the user model.

Considering Students' Emotions in Computer-Mediated Learning Environments

2006 ◽  
pp. 122-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia A. Jaques ◽  
Rosa M. Viccari
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
New Work ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Current State ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
E Learning

This text aims to present the current state of the art of the e-learning systems that consider the student’s affect. It presents the perspectives adopted by researchers for the solution of problems (for example, which kind of tools we might use to recognize users’ emotions) and also some better-known works in order to exemplify. It also describes the necessary background to understand these studies, including some concepts in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Computers in Education, and Human-Computer Interaction, and a brief introduction on the main theories about emotion. The authors conclude the chapter by presenting challenges and the main difficulties of research in affectivity in e-learning systems and ideas on some new work on the matter.

Recommender systems in e-learning environments: a survey of the state-of-the-art and possible extensions

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Klašnja-Milićević ◽  
Mirjana Ivanović ◽  
Alexandros Nanopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Recommender Systems ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
E Learning

scholarly journals E-learning for sustainable development - rationale, strategies, choices and actions. Experiences from the study programme MSc in Development Management

Seminar.net ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Åke Bjørke
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Supported Education

The concept of e-learning is vague. ICT-supported education, online education, distance education, e-teaching and e-learning – what is the difference? This article describes the differences and practical pedagogical consequences depending on the choices made and is based on a concrete example and experiences. Modern ICT-supported educational methods demand awareness of various classifications of knowledge when developing curricula and appropriate learning activities.In the quest for a more sustainable development, there are now opportunities to leapfrog several stages. The education sector may jump directly to state of the art in e-pedagogy for building blended or purely online learning environments. To achieve this, investments in the training of teachers might be even more crucial than investing in the technology.

Culturally-Sensitive E-Learning Practices for Library Education

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
E Learning

With globalization, library educators should address culturally-sensitive instruction design and curriculum, particularly in online learning environments. Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and Bigg’s educational model provide frameworks for addressing cultural impact on library education. Specific techniques are suggested for handling language and online learning issues.Avec la mondialisation, les professeurs de bibliothéconomie devraient incorporer les différences culturelles dans leurs cours ainsi que dans le cursus, notamment en milieu d'apprentissage en ligne. Les dimensions culturelles de Hofstede et le modèle éducatif de Bigg offrent un cadre permettant de traiter de l'impact culturel sur l'éducation. Seront présentées différentes techniques pour aborder les questions de langue et d'apprentissage en ligne.

Toward a Hybrid Recommender System for E-learning Personnalization Based on Data Mining Techniques

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Outmane Bourkoukou ◽  
Essaid El Bachari
Keyword(s):  
Learning Style ◽  
Recommender System ◽  
Adaptive Learning ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Learning System ◽  
K Nearest Neighbors ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Hybrid Recommender System ◽  
Hybrid Recommender

Personalized courseware authoring based on recommender system, which is the process of automatic learning objects selecting and sequencing, is recognized as one of the most interesting research field in intelligent web-based education. Since the learner’s profile of each learner is different from one to another, we must fit learning to the different needs of learners. In fact from the knowledge of the learner’s profile, it is easier to recommend a suitable set of learning objects to enhance the learning process. In this paper we describe a new adaptive learning system-LearnFitII, which can automatically adapt to the dynamic preferences of learners. This system recognizes different patterns of learning style and learners’ habits through testing the psychological model of learners and mining their server logs. Firstly, the device proposed a personalized learning scenario to deal with the cold start problem by using the Felder and Silverman’s model. Next, it analyzes the habits and the preferences of the learners through mining the information about learners’ actions and interactions. Finally, the learning scenario is revisited and updated using hybrid recommender system based on K-Nearest Neighbors and association rule mining algorithms. The results of the system tested in real environments show that considering the learner’s preferences increases learning quality and satisfies the learner.

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