Title: Metadata and knowledge management driven web-based learning information system

Authors: Hugo Rego, Tiago Moreira, Francisco Garcia, Erla Morales

Addresses: Department of Computer Sciences, University of Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced s/n, Salamanca, 37008, Spain. ' Department of Computer Sciences, University of Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced s/n, Salamanca, 37008, Spain. ' Department of Computer Sciences, University of Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced s/n, Salamanca, 37008, Spain. ' Department of Theory and History of Education, University of Salamanca, Paseo de Canalejas, 169, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

Abstract: AHKME e-learning system|s main aim is to provide a modular and extensible system with adaptive and knowledge management abilities for students and teachers. This system is based on the IMS specifications representing information through metadata, granting semantics to all contents in it and giving them meaning. Metadata is used to satisfy requirements like reusability, interoperability and multipurpose. The system provides authoring tools to define learning methods with adaptive characteristics and tools to create courses allowing users with different roles, promoting several types of collaborative and group learning. It is also endowed with tools to retrieve, import and evaluate learning objects based on metadata, where students can use quality educational contents fitting their characteristics and teachers have the possibility of using quality educational contents to structure their courses. The metadata management and evaluation play an important role in order to get the best results in the teaching/learning process.

Keywords: metadata management; e-learning; knowledge management; IMS specifications; learning management systems; content quality; web-based learning; information systems; electronic learning; online learning; semantics; reusability; interoperability; authoring tools; learning objects; collaborative learning; group learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2009.024868

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2009 Vol.1 No.3, pp.215 - 228

Published online: 01 May 2009 *

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