The goal of the project described in this paper was to explore the possibility of developing an automatic system for treating contents based on user analysis and mobile scenarios, using HCI [4] methodologies to design the output, with the objective to increase students' satisfaction. Consequently, the contents' edition would need to be independent of their output format. Empirical HCI methods were then used to design the user scenarios which correspond these formats.
Palabras clave: Movilidad de información, Libro electrónico, Multiplataforma, Dispositivos de tinta electrónicaTitle: Design of e-books to be used in e-ink devices
Abstract:The multi-channel and multi-platform technologies allow the mobility of information, which has a direct impact on the evolution of the electronic book. The change is dictated by the emergence of a new generation of electronic paper devices, as well as their own models of information management. In the present paper we review the electronic book concept and present the basic characteristics of the devices that can be found on the market; then we describe the elements needed to carry out projects that produce works designed for electronic ink devices.
The specifications of automated learning scenarios can lead to advantages for virtual learning environments and important benefits for organizations, although research in this e-learning area has not addressed this issue. To achieve this goal, one requirement is to have an infrastructure able to support the execution of specifications of learning scenarios. This paper presents an open service-oriented architecture based on the Open Services Interface Definition (OSID) specifications proposed by the Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) and other normative specifications. The architecture is used as a technological infrastructure in a virtual learning environment with more than 40,000 students enrolled and has been tested as the infrastructure of a tool to automate specifications of learning scenarios. A case study has been used to test the suitability of the architecture and describe such a tool for the future.
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