Title :
Learning objects on the semantic Web
Author :
Mohan, Permanand ; Brooks, Christopher
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract :
An important issue in reusing learning objects on the semantic Web is the development of appropriate technology to facilitate the discovery and reuse of learning objects stored in global and local repositories. Another issue is the development of ontologies for marking up the structure of learning objects and ascribing pedagogical meaning to them so that they can be understandable by machines. A third issue is making learning objects smarter so that they can perform a more meaningful role on the semantic Web. We discuss these and other issues as they affect the exploitation of learning objects on the semantic Web.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; content management; data warehouses; distance learning; knowledge acquisition; meta data; semantic Web; global repository; learning objects discovery; learning objects reuse; local repository; machine understanding; ontology development; pedagogical meaning; semantic Web; Appropriate technology; Computer science; Electronic learning; Laboratories; Mathematics; Ontologies; Packaging; Resource description framework; Semantic Web; XML;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2003. Proceedings. The 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1967-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2003.1215055
