Computer Based Training
eLearning
Semantic Web
Time/place/content predeterminated learning
Just-in-time/at-work-place/ customized/on-demand process of learning
Ontology-based annotation of learning materials, common-shared-meaning, machine-processable metadata
“Through the Internet, education will become learner- and goal-oriented rather than faculty-centered”
Lesser, Klein, MIT
CBT & eLearning
Confirmations
eSArchitecture – Research fund 2004 eLPortal – Research fund 2005 CBRFramework – Research fund 2005 BULCHINO – Research fund 2005 DeLC – Fund “Stimulation of research activities in the Bulgarian
universities” COMMERCE - Fund “Stimulation of research activities in the
Bulgarian universities” eLSE - Fund “Stimulation of research activities in the Bulgarian
universities” TestPortal - Fund “Information Society”
Projects‘ relationships
Infrastructure
Architecture
Content
eLSE
eLPortal
CBRFramework
BULCHINO
TestPortal
COMMERCE
eSArchitectureDeLC
Establishment of eLearning Center (DeLC)
Main objectives: Transformation of the ECL to Distributed eLearning Center
(DeLC) Creation of organizational and technological infrastructure of
the center Activities
Upgrade and extension of the actual hardware configuration Development of the first object-component client/server
version of the infrastructure (COMMERCE) Re-engineering of the object-component oriented version to
agent-based version (eSArchitecture)
5 Models
Infrastructural model eServices model eLearning node model Cluster model Extended eLearning node model (University of
Limerick) – 3-layered architecture: InfoStationCenter InfoStations Mobile Devices
Customer-oriented model and architecture for mobile eLearning services (COMMERCE)
Main objectives: Improving student access to on-line educational
resources through advanced wireless systems “anytime, anyplace, anyhow” access to the desirable
eLearning content independently of time, place and pace
Base for m-Learning – EU FP5 ANWIRE Project Activities
Development of a model and system architecture for the provision of mobile services within a University campus
Access virtually from any device (both stationary or mobile) currently in user’s possession
E-Services based architectures
Main objectives: Multi-layered e-services based architectures Agent/e-service communication DAML-S (OWL-S) protocol Semantic Web
Activities Prototype applications:
eLearning BULCHINO
CBR Platform for Management of Knowledge Based on Ontologies
Main objective: Development of a flexible and extendible CBR-based
platform for knowledge management and knowledge processing
Activities UML modeling of an architectural framework Implementation of the framework Development of an intelligent e-service Prototype applications:
eLearning tourism
Intelligent Web-based Catalogue for the Bulgarian Cultural Heritage (BULCHINO)
Main objectives: E-services oriented infrastructure Modeling of the e-content, compliant with the arising
standard for electronic presentation of cultural objects (CCO)
Activities Prototype applications:
eLearning eCommerce
Intuitive and user-friendly interface
CCO Record
Example [for a monastery complex in Bulgaria] Rila Monastery
Cloisters Church of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin
Dome Façade
Tower of Hrelio ……
Intelligent eLearning Portal fir the Secondary School in Bulgaria (eLPortal)
Main objectives: 9-layered portal architecture SCORM-compliant eLearning content and services Education clusters (DeLC)
Activities Prototype applications:
3 eLearning Nodes 1 eLearning Cluster
eLearning packages
eLearning Infrastructure and e-content for Software Engineering Education (eLSE)
Main objectives: A system infrastructure for eLearning and distance
learning in software engineering Methodology for creation of e-content in SE – best
practices SCORM-compliant e-content Integration of eLSE in DeLC infrastructure
Intelligent Portal for Education
Main objectives - specialization of the eLPortal for the Bulgarian language education. The following modules will be integrated: Automatic spelling checking module Thesaurus (synonym suggestion) module Text categorization module Automated question answering module Test collection for Bulgarian grammar
Expected outcomes
Publications (with contract citation) Important for the annual reports in the Ministry of
education Models, tools, … Prototypes