Enabling Situation-Aware Behavior in Web-Based Learning Systems

• Published in: 2011 30th International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society pp. 153 - 160
• Main Authors: Pernas, A. M., Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira, Jose
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.11.2011
• Subjects: Adaptation models; component; Web-based Learning; Context; e-Learning Events; Electronic learning; Monitoring; Navigation; Ontologies; Situation-aware Adaptation; Situations; Surface acoustic waves
• ISBN: 9781467313643; 1467313645
• ISSN: 1522-4902
• DOI: 10.1109/SCCC.2011.21

Adaptive systems need to be aware about the user context and the occurrence of specific events to properly react to. In particular, web-based educational systems have to be improved in order to consider the learner in his/her current situation. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to present a system able to recognize the situations configured in an e-learning environment, aiming at suggesting better actions to be followed by students each time are necessary, for example, when the learner encounters a difficulty to solve an exercise or spend a lot of time to finish a course. In this work, our solution is developed as an extension of an already functional learning environment, called AdaptWeb®, and enables situation-aware behavior customized to its audience. The main challenge is monitoring events and detecting situations.