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ECL Projects. S . Stojanov ECL, University of Plovdiv. Computer Based Training. eLearning. Semantic Web. CBT & eLearning. Just-in-time/at-work-place/ customized/on-demand process of learning. Time/place/content predeterminated learning.
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ECL Projects S. Stojanov ECL, University of Plovdiv
Computer Based Training eLearning Semantic Web CBT & eLearning Just-in-time/at-work-place/ customized/on-demand process of learning Time/place/content predeterminated learning Ontology-based annotation of learning materials, common-shared-meaning, machine-processable metadata “Through the Internet, education will become learner- and goal-oriented rather than faculty-centered” Lesser, Klein, MIT
Projects‘ overview DeLC BULCHINO eLPortal eLSE TestPortal eSArchitecture CBRFramework COMMERCE
Confirmations • eSArchitecture – Research fund 2004 • eLPortal – Research fund 2005 • CBRFramework – Research fund 2005 • BULCHINO – Research fund 2005 • DeLC – Fund “Stimulation of research activities in the Bulgarian universities” • COMMERCE - Fund “Stimulation of research activities in the Bulgarian universities” • eLSE - Fund “Stimulation of research activities in the Bulgarian universities” • TestPortal - Fund “Information Society”
eLSE eLPortal COMMERCE CBRFramework BULCHINO eSArchitecture TestPortal Projects‘ relationships DeLC
Projects‘ relationships Infrastructure eLSE CBRFramework Architecture COMMERCE DeLC BULCHINO eSArchitecture TestPortal eLPortal Content
Establishment of eLearning Center (DeLC) • Main objectives: • Transformation of the ECL to Distributed eLearning Center (DeLC) • Creation of organizational and technological infrastructure of the center • Activities • Upgrade and extension of the actual hardware configuration • Development of the first object-component client/server version of the infrastructure (COMMERCE) • Re-engineering of the object-component oriented version to agent-based version (eSArchitecture)
5 Models • Infrastructural model • eServices model • eLearning node model • Cluster model • Extended eLearning node model (University of Limerick) – 3-layered architecture: • InfoStationCenter • InfoStations • Mobile Devices
Customer-oriented model and architecture for mobile eLearning services (COMMERCE) • Main objectives: • Improving student access to on-line educational resources through advanced wireless systems • “anytime, anyplace, anyhow” access to the desirable eLearning content independently of time, place and pace • Base for m-Learning – EU FP5 ANWIRE Project • Activities • Development of a model and system architecture for the provision of mobile services within a University campus • Access virtually from any device (both stationary or mobile) currently in user’s possession
E-Services based architectures • Main objectives: • Multi-layered e-services based architectures • Agent/e-service communication • DAML-S (OWL-S) protocol • Semantic Web • Activities • Prototype applications: • eLearning • BULCHINO
CBR Platform for Management of Knowledge Based on Ontologies • Main objective: • Development of a flexible and extendible CBR-based platform for knowledge management and knowledge processing • Activities • UML modeling of an architectural framework • Implementation of the framework • Development of an intelligent e-service • Prototype applications: • eLearning • tourism
Intelligent Web-based Catalogue for the Bulgarian Cultural Heritage (BULCHINO) • Main objectives: • E-services oriented infrastructure • Modeling of the e-content, compliant with the arising standard for electronic presentation of cultural objects (CCO) • Activities • Prototype applications: • eLearning • eCommerce • Intuitive and user-friendly interface
CCO Record • Example • [for a monastery complex in Bulgaria] • Rila Monastery • Cloisters • Church of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin • Dome • Façade • Tower of Hrelio • ……
Intelligent eLearning Portal fir the Secondary School in Bulgaria (eLPortal) • Main objectives: • 9-layered portal architecture • SCORM-compliant eLearning content and services • Education clusters (DeLC) • Activities • Prototype applications: • 3 eLearning Nodes • 1 eLearning Cluster • eLearning packages
eLearning Infrastructure and e-content for Software Engineering Education (eLSE) • Main objectives: • A system infrastructure for eLearning and distance learning in software engineering • Methodology for creation of e-content in SE – best practices • SCORM-compliant e-content • Integration of eLSE in DeLC infrastructure
Intelligent Portal for Education • Main objectives - specialization of the eLPortal for the Bulgarian language education. The following modules will be integrated: • Automatic spelling checking module • Thesaurus (synonym suggestion) module • Text categorization module • Automated question answering module • Test collection for Bulgarian grammar
Expected outcomes • Publications (with contract citation) • Important for the annual reports in the Ministry of education • Models, tools, … • Prototypes
HR • Staff • PhD Students • Undergraduate Students (final year projects) • External consultants
Finance breakdown (first year) • 50 % - HW • 30 % - Publications, Conferences, Workshops • 10 % - SW, Literature, … • 10 % - University of Plovdiv