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Scientific Results
The ALFANET project has provided significant Knowledge
in different fields, that in turn have benefit from their interactions
generating new knowledge relevant for the eLearning in Europe. In the
following lines the main knowledge generated by the project is outlined:
- Pedagogical methods and guidelines. ALFANET focus
on adaptation has been managed from a conceptual and methodological
perspective that describes a baseline pedagogical model (conceptual
template) to define courses together with other templates supporting
the definition of adaptation, that in run-time will be supported by
different ALFANET components.
- The ALFANET project has an important experience in usage
of eLearning standards (IMS-CP, IMS-LD, IMS-QTI, IEEE-LOM,
IMS-LIP) and interoperability of these standards for
the purpose of adaptation along the eLearning life-cycle.
Based on these standards and on its innovative architecture components,
the ALFANET platform supports multiple adaptive scenarios, among others:
- it provides different eLearning paths for different user profiles
(IMS-LD, IMS-LIP, IMS-MD/LOM, IMS-QTI),
- it offers the learner the possibility to reinforce the knowledge
when the system detects low performance (IMS-LD, IMS-QTI, IMS-MD/LOM),
- it provides the learner with adaptive assessments (IMS-QTI, IMS-MD/LOM),
- it provides the learner with a particular view of eLearning
objects as they fit with learner’s interest, etc (IMS-LIP,
IMS-MD/LOM),
- it provides the learner with tutoring support (IMS-LD, Interaction
module, Adaptation Module),
- it offers the learner diverse recommendations (IMS-LIP, IMS-MD/LOM,
IMS-QTI, Interaction components and agent based components) about
what material should be further studied, what activities should
be performed, what additional tests could be made, what fora should
be consulted, etc.
- In addition, the ALFANET Consortium has produced an important number
of contributions to different scientific fora, making ALFANET research
results available to the general public, in particular to the scientific
communities. Scientific contributions are related to eLearning standards
and eLearning standards interoperability, the User Model supporting
adaptation, etc.
- The User Documentation provides users with a baseline reference
to use the ALFANET system at the different stages of the eLearning
life-cycle, and as such it incorporates User Manuals for the different
eLearning actors: the Designer, the Administrator, Learners and Tutors,
etc.
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