Maurizio De Rose

An Intelligent Agent and an Adaptive Search Engine to support tutoring activities on-line

Concentrating our attention on the interaction tools in a web learning environment, an open source software system, called TutorBot which can be implemented in any e-learning platform supporting the tutoring activities on line, is described in the present work. This software is included among the category of intelligent agents and can be used as an interface between student and knowledge base to allow fl exible and effective forms of tutoring on line. The essential aspect is moreover the integration of an Adaptive Search Engine (ASE) with TutorBot, that allows to provide for possible lack of information that may be found in the knowledge base, but above all thanks to the used adaptivity techniques, guarantees high levels of personalisation taking into account the user’s profi le during the interaction phases

Methodologies and Technologies to support Didactics for Competences. Realization of an Active and Participatory teaching activity in a University Context.

Learners in order to acquire the competences deemed essential to meet the problems of daily life, must play a leading role that put them in a position to participate in the dialectic exchange for significant contributions to reason critically, to constantly check the practices implemented through approaches that use the methodology of educational research and new information and communication technologies (ICT). This paper describes the design and implementation of a teaching practice competences oriented , with the aim of encouraging an active and participatory learning by learners to acquire competences and expertise for problem solving. The study involved the construction collaboratively and cooperatively of a digital product. After describing the main methodologies and technologies used, it describes the phases of the research and the main results achieved.

Digital Technologies for a Quality School: A Didactical Experience Supported by Web Forum

The work focuses on the use of digital technologies for a quality school, through the description of a significant educational experience carried out in a school context and supported by web forums. The aim of the present work is to verify whether through digital technologies, both in school and extra-school moments, it is possible to foster meaningful learning experiences. The reference model is based on the integration among the formal, non-formal and informal learning contexts and on the participation of all actors involved in the educational process: students, teachers and parents. At the end of the experience the authors, referring to the methodology of sentiment analysis, have analysed the process of communication in web forums, and we present the results.