Generic Model of a Multi-Agent System to Assist Ubiquitous Learning

Abstract

Ubiquitous learning (u-learning) is a new educational paradigm that takes place in a ubiquitous computing environment and allows proper content for learning at convenient place and time, thus matching the student features and needs. The development of u-learning applications requires considering the user characteristics and necessities and the complex set with multiple ways of mobility, diverse mobile technology, diversity of carriers, and also the diversity of learning situations that might happen. The agent technology and the Semantic Web with ontologies offer efficient tools to manage this problem. On the other hand, the complexity inherent in this kind of application requires adequate strategies to manage the multiple components and interrelations. In this chapter, a model-based development approach is proposed to obtain a generic model of the system, and the architecture of it as a set of software agents.

The use of Ontologies in the Development of a Mobile E-Learning Application in the Process of Staff Adaptation

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Instanciación del modelo de servicios para una aplicación de apoyo al aprendizaje ubicuo en un curso de redes de computadoras

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