• DocumentCode
    567385
  • Title

    Development of an agent-based mlearning and mAssessment delivery platform

  • Author

    Meere, Damien ; Ganchev, Ivan ; O´Dróma, Máirtín

  • Author_Institution
    Telecommun. Res. Centre, Univ. of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    25-28 June 2012
  • Firstpage
    519
  • Lastpage
    524
  • Abstract
    Within this paper, an InfoStation-based multi-agent architecture is presented, which provides the infrastructure to support the delivery of contextualised assessment in the form of mTests. These mTests can be utilised to enhance more traditional localised educational practices, or indeed to provide additional tools to support distance learning. The utilisation of a multi-agent system architecture, incorporating the personal mobile devices of learners, is presented, building on the work presented in [1-3]. The main architectural components within the system are discussed, detailing the functionality required in delivering effective assessments and feedback to learners. Finally, the system functionality required for effective service management by educators is detailed.
  • Keywords
    distance learning; mobile computing; multi-agent systems; agent-based mAssessment delivery platform; agent-based mLearning; distance learning; educators; infostation-based multiagent architecture; localised educational practices; mTests; personal mobile devices; service management; Containers; Databases; Irrigation; Monitoring; InfoStations; JADE; Multi-Agent System (MAS); blended learning; mAssessment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Society (i-Society), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0838-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6285038