Adam Moore, Tim Brailsford, Craig Stewart
University of Nottingham
http://whurle.sourceforge.net
Personally tailored teaching in WHURLE using conditional
transclusion
Weaknesses of current Technology Based Learning
• Proprietary format / clients
• Weak pedagogic models
• Require technical expertise
• Static experience
Requirements for an idealised ILE
• Pedagogically informed
• Adaptive to learner needs
• Repurposing of information
• Open standards
• Usable by IT naïfs - learners and teachers
Web-based Hierarchical Universal Reactive Learning Environment
Designing for adaptability
• Hierarchies– Domain information naturally organized into
hierarchies by humans
• Discrete ‘chunks’ of information– Information storage requires discretization– Passing of atomistic elements of information– Melange
• System awareness of users– Profiles
Conditional transclusion - an approach
• Virtual document– Users’ illusion
• View over system components– Content (chunks)– Environment (interface, navigation and links)
• Default Narrative– Lesson plan– External linkbase(s)
Delivering dynamic, adaptive teaching material
• Adaptation– Content– Presentation
• Building a profile:– Infer
• Learning styles• Ability
– Inform• Preferences
DN
Melange
DN DN DN DN DN DN DN
UP UP UP UP UP
VirtualDoc.
User
VirtualDoc.
User
VirtualDoc.
User
UP=User Profile
DN=Default Narrative =Lesson Plan + LinkBase
Assemblage
WHURLE SystemModel
Current status
• Chunk ML working draft
• Linkbases
• Transclusion - XInclude
• Preliminary work on adaptation and lesson plans
• Join us: http://whurle.sourceforge.net
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