A Web Service Architecture for Tracking and Analyzing Data from Distributed E-Learning Environments

Data Mining and Data Warehousing are two most important techniques for pattern discovery and centralized data management in today’s technology. ELearning is one of the most significant applications of data mining. The main objective is to provide a proposal for a functional model and service architecture. The standards and system architecture are analyzed here. This paper gives importance to the integration of Web Services on the e-Learning application domain, because Web Service is the most advanced choice for distance education now. The process of e-Learning can be possible more effectively with the help of Web usage mining. More advanced tools are developed for online customer’s behaviour to increase sales, and profit, but no such tools are developed to understand learner’s behaviour in e-Learning. In this paper, some data mining techniques are discussed that could be used to enhance web-based learning environments.

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E-Learning and Solidarity

Handbook of Research on Social Dimensions of Semantic Technologies and Web Services ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-650-1.ch023 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 448-467

Author(s):

Rui Alberto Ferreira Jesus ◽

Fernando Joaquim Lopes Moreira

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Online Learning ◽

Web Service ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Social Dimension ◽

Online Forums ◽

Knowing That ◽

E Learning ◽

Group Members ◽

Portuguese Higher Education

This chapter explores solidarity as a social dimension in the context of e-learning and the Semantic Web. Its aim is to explore where the students show more solidarity with each other—in online learning environments or in offline settings? In the context of this chapter, the term “solidarity between students” means the sharing of useful resources between group members. Online forums are the major Web service that we shall use to support solidarity online. In online forums, we can ask complex semantic questions knowing that someone will understand the meaning of the question and hopefully will give us a good answer to it. Add to forums the possibility of annotation with metadata and we can also depend on them to retrieve meaning rich historical information. The research is based on case studies with focus groups conducted with Portuguese higher education health students.

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Web-service architecture for tools supporting lifelong e-learning platforms

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning ◽

10.1504/ijceell.2009.028830 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (4/5/6) ◽

pp. 329

Author(s):

Aleksandar Dimov ◽

Krassen Stefanov

Keyword(s):

Web Service ◽

Service Architecture ◽

E Learning ◽

Learning Platforms

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Culturally-Sensitive E-Learning Practices for Library Education

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS / Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI ◽

10.29173/cais361 ◽

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.

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