• DocumentCode
    240422
  • Title

    mSchool: A Learner and Community Centered Open Knowledge Discovery and Management System

  • Author

    I-Han Hsiao ; Malhotra, Manav ; Ching-Fu Lan ; Hui Soo Chae ; Natriello, Gary

  • Author_Institution
    EdLab, Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    7-10 July 2014
  • Firstpage
    25
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    With the explosion of online learning technologies and increasing demands to make learning more accessible and effective for all, personalized and social learning has been a suggested method of addressing these challenges. We present mSchool, an open, scalable educational learning platform which addresses the challenges of learner & community centered open learning space. We study mSchool´s effectiveness on knowledge discovery and management. The preliminary results suggest the straightforward design resulted in effective navigational support for learners.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; data mining; educational learning platform; learner-community centered open knowledge discovery and management system; learner-community centered open learning space; mSchool; online learning technologies; personalized learning; social learning; Adaptation models; Cities and towns; Communities; Educational institutions; Knowledge discovery; Navigation; knowledge discovery; knowledge management; learning at scale; mSchool; online learning; open learning; social learning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Athens
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2014.18
  • Filename
    6901388