Abstract In this paper an intelligent platform of virtual learning is presented. The platform supports autonomous learning of students and allows administrators to develop virtual academic programs. Platform has tools for classes and quizzes and generates a map of contents based on the relationship between content units allowing students to navigate the topic in an autonomous way. Platform can represent the... In this paper an intelligent platform of virtual learning is presented. The platform supports autonomous learning of students and allows administrators to develop virtual academic programs. Platform has tools for classes and quizzes and generates a map of contents based on the relationship between content units allowing students to navigate the topic in an autonomous way. Platform can represent the relationship between courses in a career, in this case Systems Engineering at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. A course of basic programming and a tool developed to learn functional programming called f ρ –L earning are also presented. Read More Read Less

Abstract During The last few decades, remote laboratories have been integrated into education and research in all fields of engineering. Remote access gives users hands on experience with direct control over instruments and devices, and allows them to be accessed 24 hours a day from anywhere. It appears to offer a simple solution to problems of distance, expensive equipment, and limited... During The last few decades, remote laboratories have been integrated into education and research in all fields of engineering. Remote access gives users hands on experience with direct control over instruments and devices, and allows them to be accessed 24 hours a day from anywhere. It appears to offer a simple solution to problems of distance, expensive equipment, and limited availability. The concept of remote lab is to make instruments available and ready to use for any kind of situations and experiments over internet. Currently, one of the challenges is how to find the appropriate instrument which responds to user’s requirements and constraints in order to conduct a given experiment. The most significant reason of this problem is the lack of information about online instruments that provides potentially interested parties the ability to achieve such a mission. Moreover and till now, it is impossible to use simultaneously, and for the same experiment, instruments that belong to different providers. Thanks to the semantic web technology, a significant step forward can be made in terms of general description model in order to make possible the utilization and cooperation of instruments belonging to different providers. Consequently, we propose in this paper a semantic web technology based model which attempts to solve the mentioned problems. Read More Read Less

Abstract In this paper, we present an approach to adapt and reuse learning annotations and contexts by describing the process to capitalization and reuse of learning annotations and associated learning contexts. This is to provide to the actor, an appropriate learning which is reviewed or validated previously by others, with similar learning contexts. The modeling and the formalization of learning annotations... In this paper, we present an approach to adapt and reuse learning annotations and contexts by describing the process to capitalization and reuse of learning annotations and associated learning contexts. This is to provide to the actor, an appropriate learning which is reviewed or validated previously by others, with similar learning contexts. The modeling and the formalization of learning annotations and learning contexts will allow to define functions for their comparison and their evaluations, in order to reuse them. We propose our method for of measuring similarities allowing to provide learning annotations dedicated to a given and well-defined pedagogical goal. An alignment between the two types of ontology, respectively that of the annotation and that of the context will provide us with a learning based on annotations according to the current context which requires a pertinent criterion of similarity between the learning contexts and the learning annotations. Read More Read Less

Abstract Libraries all over the world suffer from common problems like flexibility associated with the digital data, lower levels of efficiency, and huge cost involved in managing the entire IT infrastructure themselves. Few options are available when it comes to collaborating with other libraries as well which is the prime reason for subordinate levels of efficiency. Cloud computing would help us... Libraries all over the world suffer from common problems like flexibility associated with the digital data, lower levels of efficiency, and huge cost involved in managing the entire IT infrastructure themselves. Few options are available when it comes to collaborating with other libraries as well which is the prime reason for subordinate levels of efficiency. Cloud computing would help us in bridging the gap between digital libraries and IT. Sharing of data among the libraries will in principle reduce the overall cost and increase the efficiency. Capital expenditure done on infrastructure will chiefly be converted into operational expenditure. It will also enhance the users’ experience and will help in making the libraries a lot more scalable. Read More Read Less

Abstract The main focus of this paper is to investigate the use of Technology Acceptance Model to understand the factors that affect people’s acceptance of E-Learning Systems and Websites, including cultural factors. E-Learning Technologies are in general considered to be useful and important to the learning process. Despite this perceived usefulness, some people are still not adopting the use of E-Learning... The main focus of this paper is to investigate the use of Technology Acceptance Model to understand the factors that affect people’s acceptance of E-Learning Systems and Websites, including cultural factors. E-Learning Technologies are in general considered to be useful and important to the learning process. Despite this perceived usefulness, some people are still not adopting the use of E-Learning and considering it to be still not one of the best options for Learning. Read More Read Less