Craig D. Stewart

Personally tailored teaching in WHURLE using conditional transclusion

The emergence of Technology Based Learning has generated a number of pedagogic problems related to learner diversity.. In this paper we present an interim snapshot of a prototype XSLT / XML hypermedia learning environment able to respond adaptively to individual learner profiles using conditional transclusion.

Goal oriented personalisation with SCORM

This paper presents an innovative approach to personalize on-line content to the needs of individual learners. We use a regular educational environment, the blackboard learning management system, with a new approach: we add adaptivity and personalization to it by means of authoring the goal-oriented material in an adaptive hypermedia authoring system, MOT, and delivering it in blackboard via a conversion to the SCORM specification. This represents the first attempt to connect adaptive hypermedia and learning management systems.

Pluggable user models for adaptive hypermedia in education

Most adaptive hypermedia systems used in education implement a single user model - inevitably originally designed for a specific set of circumstances. In this paper we describe an architecture that makes use of XML pipelines to facilitate the implementation of different user models.

The Hybrid Model for Adaptive Educational Hypermedia

Web-based distance learning is becoming increasingly prevalent as the Internet permeates every aspect of our culture, and many educational content management systems are now in use on the web. However, learners experiences of these systems are almost invariably static, with information being delivered regardless of their background or knowledge. Due to variation between learners, it is suggested that these web-based distance-learning systems would benefit from the capability of adapting their content to meet individual needs. To effectively implement this adaptation of educational material, we require a user model that supplies the system with information about the learners using the system, such as their backgrounds, knowledge, interests and learning styles. This paper focuses on presenting a user model that combines the advantages of two techniques (overlay and stereotyping) in a way that provides the system with the ability to deliver information that is fully informed by the requirements of individual users.

Evaluation of adaptive hypermedia systems' conversion

Conversion between different adaptive hypermedia systems has barely been proposed, yet alone tested in realistic settings. This paper presents the evaluation of the interoperability of two adaptive (educational) hypermedia systems, MOT and WHURLE. The evaluation is performed with the help of a class of thirty-one students enrolled in the fourth year of the Politehnica University of Bucharest, who were taking a one-week intensive course on Adaptive Hypermedia. This paper describes and interprets our first experiments of the write once, deliver many paradigm of adaptive hypermedia creation.

The CAE-L Cultural Framework: Definition, Instances and Web Service

With the expanding horizons of distributed eLearning, classrooms are increasingly consisting of a mix of different cultures. This paper addresses this factor in adaptive educational systems by presenting a new facet of the standard user model, the CAE-L cultural ontology framework. The definition and creation of the framework is introduced along with the first instances of its use and application as a subset of an AEH user model. This is further illustrated through the use of a CAE-L web service.