An-Te NGUYEN, Bich-Thuy DONG THI, Duc-Long LE

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Barcelona (Spain), 28 September-1 October 2010

A Tool for Instructional Recommendation in e-Learning

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Workshop (WS1) - Future Learning LandscapesTowards the Convergence of Pervasive Computing, Social Media and Semantic Web

in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments2nd Edition

This research is granted by Vietnam National University-Hochiminh city Research Fund under Project no. B2009-18-01TD for two years (2009-2011), project link: www.umel.edu.vn.

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MOODLE BLACKCT

Online learning (e-Learning)

e-Learning courses

face-to-face learning

Traditional courses

Traditional learning & e-Learning

Online learning is more effective than face-to-face learning; Online learning combined with some face-to-face learning

(blended/hybrid learning) is the most effective; Face-to-face learning alone is the least effective method

among the three types studied. (Means et al. 2009)

Technology-enhanced LearningTechnology-enhanced Learning: supporting learning in 21st century. All in terms of “Web is things”, or “Internet is things”…

Technology is not enough to make successful e-Learning!Technology is not enough to make successful e-Learning!

Fifth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2010)Sustaining TEL: From Innovation to Learning and Practice

Literature on use of Instructional Design (ID) for e-Learning Referred to the systematic approach, and using ISD model End result: efficient and effective instruction (pedagogical

strategy), regardless of who are teaching. (Kanuka, 2006)• Almost in form “one size fits all”

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Pedagogical strategy is effective – but it is not sure of engaging Need of existing a learning environment that is effective and engaging (Broderich, 2001)

Situation of Instructional Design : past and present

Instructional design for e-Learning is necessary !Instructional design for e-Learning is necessary !

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How is e-Learning design ?

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HOW DO WE HAVE A PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGY THAT IS EFFECTIVE AND HOW DO WE HAVE A PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGY THAT IS EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING WITH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT?ENGAGING WITH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT?

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Need to combine Technology and Pedagogy in design

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Technology “Science” of design Approach: Ambient Intelligence paradigm Environment: Web + on-line services Context-aware: using profile to recognize learner and community Personalized: recommending learner to meet her demands based on learning communities Adaptive: implicit and explicit feedback to updating profile Learning content: completeness and logicality Learning Activities: almost the same as in traditional form

Pedagogy “Art” of design Engaging learner with learning contents: appropriateness Engaging learner with instructor: attraction and ergonomics Engaging learner with group learning: suitability

required

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Main Principle: LEARNER is able to study in collaborative environment – but learning supports satisfy her own demands and individual characteristics

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UMeL: User Modeling for e-Learning

E-Learning Recommender SystemSoftware

DevelopmentVietnam Higher- Education

Context

B1 B2 B3 B4Solid Foundations

M1

Learning Recommendation

M2

Teaching Recommendation

M3

Managing Recommendation

Learning Group

Learner

USER PROFILE

Learning Materials

Technique: e-Learning 2.0 + Personalized System

Way of our approach …

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We intend how to do …

M1

Learning Recommendation

M2

Teaching Recommendation

M3

Managing Recommendation

Learner X

Learning Materials

P1. Updating Profile

P3. Locating

Communities

P2. Forming

Communities

P4. Analysing

Communities

P5. Chosing

Communities

USER PROFILEof X

COMMUNITIESof X

Group A

Group B

Group Y

Maps of Community

Learning Style

Learner X Instructor

Good LecturesLearning GroupStatistic table

Learning Process Table

E-Learning Logfile

Administrator

UMeL

GROUP PROFILE

Regulation

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Conclusions

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To sum up, the outstanding features of our work are mainly: Building user profile for e-Learning and applying in distance training program of Vietnam Higher Education context with the useful information, and especially basing on analysis of learning process to update user profile, and Focusing on two levels of adaptation in e-Learning system: (1) private adaptation (interaction between learner and system), and (2) community adaptation (collaborative activities between learners in a group learning or a community).

We are continuing to complete the proposed model of user profile and group profile, and then using both of them in UMeL tool with real-life datum from distance training program of HCMC University of Science.

This research is granted by Vietnam National University-Hochiminh city Research Fund under Project no. B2009-18-01TD for two years (2009-2011), project link: www.umel.edu.vn. The tool will be integrated to demonstrate with the portal (APS 2.5) for distance training program of HCMc University of Natural Science, Vietnam, available at http://www.e-learning.vn/KHTN/Pages/Home.aspx.

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That’s all. Thank you for listening ! That’s all. Thank you for listening !