We analyze the development of educational (EDU) web portals from the perspective of meta-design. Here, we focus on the technical issues of meta-design only and consider design-for-change. Our contribution is a variability model based on the variability analysis, generic portal development processes, sub-processes and their relationships. We analyze the interface design problem in the context of the EDU Portal development and consider the implementation of the proposed model using meta-programming.
The aim of the paper is to discuss the potential of social software to enhance self-learning. The paper suggests the use of both individual and group e-portfolios in order to extend the usage of shared resources in learning. The concept and implementation of the shared space and group portfolio using Free Open Source Software (FOSS) are described. A case study of the knowledge sharing community portal implementation and usage statistic is provided.
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