Towards Reusability and Tailorability in Collaborative Learning Systems using IMS-LD and Grid Services
- Bote-Lorenzo, M.L. 1
- Hernández-Leo, D. 1
- Dimitriadis, Y.A. 1
- Asensio-Pérez, J.I. 1
- Gómez-Sánchez, E. 1
- Vega-Gorgojo, G. 1
- Vaquero-González, L.M. 1
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Universidad de Valladolid
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ISSN: 1710-2251
Año de publicación: 2004
Volumen: 1
Número: 3
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Advanced Technology for Learning
Resumen
CSCL applications are complex distributed systems that pose/nspecial requirements towards achieving success in educational/nsettings. Flexible and efficient design of collaborative activities/nby educators is a key precondition in order to provide CSCL tailorable systems, capable of adapting to the needs of each/nparticular learning environment. Furthermore, some parts of/nthose CSCL systems should be reused as often as possible in/norder to reduce development costs. In addition, it may be necessary to employ special hardware devices, computational resources that reside in other organizations, or even exceed the/npossibilities of one specific organization. Therefore, the/nproposal of this paper is twofold: collecting collaborative/nlearning designs (scripting) provided by educators, based on/nwell-known best practices (collaborative learning flow patterns) in a standard way (IMS-LD) in order to guide the tailoring of CSCL systems by selecting and integrating reusable CSCL software units; and, implementing those units in the form of grid services offered by third party providers. More specifically, this paper outlines a grid-based CSCL system having these features and illustrates its potential scope and applicability by means of a sample collaborative learning scenario.
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