Jean-Pierre David

Modeling Collaborative Learning Activities on e-Learning Platforms

The scenarization of educational activities, especially those that are going to take place within e-learning platforms, has for a number of years represented a major challenge for groups working to favor the emergence of educational standards. In this paper we describe a meta-model, LDL (Learning Design Language), to formalize scenarized activities. We particularly highlight the correct adaptation of this meta-model for modeling various collaborative situations

Expressing Learning Scenarios with Computer Independent Models

Our research focuses on methodologies and models for helping teachers to become designers of their own educational scenarios in e-learning contexts. In this article, we propose a Computer Independent Model based on three formalisms for describing a scenario initially expressed as an informal text. The aim of this contribution is to provide teachers with appropriate tools that will later facilitate the translation of a learning scenario into a complete specification in view of its implementation on a learning platform.

LDL: An Alternative EML

This paper describes the foundations of LDL and the associated infrastructure LDI. It explains why we have chosen to define this new EML instead of using an existing one like IMS-LD..

Setting up On-Line Learning Experiments: The LearningLab Platform

To carry out experiments into classrooms, in order to test hypothesis or new learning tools needs to perform recurrent complex and time-consuming tasks. We propose means for setting up Web based experiments by distinguishing the experimentation perspective and the learning perspective.This paper presents the experimentation platform we have developed for the kaleidoscope network of excellence (NoE) ldquoshared virtual laboratoryrdquo action. This platform, called ldquoLearningLabrdquo, gives a concrete expression of our proposal, and provides researchers with useful tools for each phase of an experiment. The usability of this platform has been put to the test with two experimentations about electricity learning.

Expressing Workshop Scenario with Computer Independent Model

This contribution for the workshop aims to establish a link between the initial expression of the planet game scenario, viewed by a teacher, and its computable expression.