Development of a knowledge base as a tool for contextualized learning

France Henri (1) , Pierre Gagné (2) , Marcelo Maina (1) , Yassine Gargouri (2) , Jacqueline Bourdeau (1) , Gilbert Paquette (1)

1 Centre LICEF - TÉLUQ - Laboratoire d'Informatique Cognitive et d'Environnements de Formation - Téluq, l'université à distance de l'UQAM
2 CIRTA - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en TéléApprentissage

This project was undertaken to develop a telelearning knowledge base aimed at making specialized telelearning knowledge accessible to non-specialized practitioners in the field. The challenge stems from a rationale related to a user-centered approach for the software design process, which is focused on learning in the context of professional practice, the bridge to be built between expert and practitioner knowledge, as well as the knowledge valorization of the latter. In order to take into account users and their situated actions, a usage study was integrated in the analysis phase. This study allows the creation of procedural and contextual telelearning models, and also lists of needs. These results serve as a basis for formulating guidelines for the development of ontologies, for the design of the telelearning knowledge base user interface and telelearning knowledge base environmental description. This paper presents the guidelines and orientations derived from these models. (http://www.springerlink.com/content/3rw8278x35358695/fulltext.pdf)

Keywords: e-learning; telelearning knowledge bases; telelearning usage studies; software engineering methodologies

Domains: Computer Science [cs]; Technology for Human Learning

France Henri, Pierre Gagné, Marcelo Maina, Yassine Gargouri, Jacqueline Bourdeau, et al.. Development of a knowledge base as a tool for contextualized learning. AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication, 2006, 20 (3) / June 2006, pp.271-287. ⟨10.1007/s00146-005-0021-6⟩. ⟨hal-00190789⟩