This paper presents a theoretical discussion of semantically enabled technologies that adopt narr... more This paper presents a theoretical discussion of semantically enabled technologies that adopt narrative theories to aid knowledge transfer. The paper aims to present the applicability of existing narrative theories as methods of transferring and retrieving knowledge, underlying the importance of semantic mark-up.
Abstract Sonification is the technique of generating sounds from complex data in order to represe... more Abstract Sonification is the technique of generating sounds from complex data in order to represent that data to a human being. With 3d audio it is possible to place these sounds in a 3d soundscape around a listener. In this paper we investigate the possibility of using 3d sonification in physical hypermedia environments. We present our early experiences of developing a 3d sonification simulator based on Open Hypermedia technology.
This paper describes our attempts to write GRID clients for Mobile Devices, such as a PDA, which ... more This paper describes our attempts to write GRID clients for Mobile Devices, such as a PDA, which have restrictive computational and storage facilities. Our experiences are based on an implementation of a mobile GRID client for Finesse, an existing web-based e-learning system. At this stage of our work we are not looking to novel applications of mobile learning, but rather are exploring the feasibility of mobile devices as GRID platforms, with novel learning applications as our future aim.
Abstract Many approaches to learning and teaching rely upon students working in groups. Formation... more Abstract Many approaches to learning and teaching rely upon students working in groups. Formation of optimal groups can be a time consuming and complex task, particularly when the list of participants is unknown in advance. In this paper we propose an approach to learner group formation, based upon satisfying the constraints of the person forming the groups by reasoning over possibly incomplete semantic data about the potential participants.
Abstract The rise of ubiquitous computing (UbiComp), where pervasive, wireless and disappearing t... more Abstract The rise of ubiquitous computing (UbiComp), where pervasive, wireless and disappearing technologies offer hitherto unavailable means of supporting activity, increasingly opens up'opportunity spaces'. These are spaces where there is no urgent problem to be solved, but much potential to augment and enhance practice in new ways. Based on our experience of co-designing novel user experiences for visitors to an English country estate, we discuss challenges for PD in such an opportunity space.
In the last few years Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) have become popular as a good way of b... more In the last few years Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) have become popular as a good way of building loosely coupled systems, with Grid, Web, and REST Services all emerging as potential implementations. SOAs are useful for community development projects, as they enable independent developers to build solutions that will work with each other (Curbera et al, 2002).
Abstract Fieldtrips, traditionally associated with science, history and geography teaching, have ... more Abstract Fieldtrips, traditionally associated with science, history and geography teaching, have long been used to support children's learning by allowing them to engage with environments first-hand. Recently, ubiquitous computing (UbiComp) has been used to enhance fieldtrips in these educational areas by augmenting environments with a range of instruments, devices and sensors.
mPLAT Mobile Placement Learning and Assessment toolkit for Healthcare Students
Students of the health care professions generally undertake a number of clinical placements durin... more Students of the health care professions generally undertake a number of clinical placements during their training. Whilst they are in practice a clinical practitioner will assess the student's competence against a set of learning outcomes and give ongoing feedback to the student. Due to the workload of the supervising practitioner, the assessment processes can be fragile, which in turn can impinge on the students' learning.
A large amount of digital information available is written as text documents in the form of web p... more A large amount of digital information available is written as text documents in the form of web pages, reports, papers, emails, etc. Extracting the knowledge of interest from such documents from multiple sources in a timely fashion is therefore crucial. This paper provides an update on the Artequakt system which uses natural language tools to automatically extract knowledge about artists from multiple documents based on a predefined ontology. The ontology represents the type and form of knowledge to extract.
Abstract Web 2.0 is the popular name of a new generation of Web applications, sites and companies... more Abstract Web 2.0 is the popular name of a new generation of Web applications, sites and companies that emphasis openness, community and interaction. Examples include technologies such as Blogs and Wikis, and sites such as Flickr. In this paper we compare these next generation tools to the aspirations of the early Hypertext pioneers to see if their aims have finally been realized.
Guest Editorial: Special Section on Semantic Technologies for Learning and Teaching Support in Higher Education
Semantic technologies are promising to significantly enhance learning and teaching in Higher Educ... more Semantic technologies are promising to significantly enhance learning and teaching in Higher Education (HE). This promise is based on the potential of semantic technologies to express meaning for learning resources, teaching resources, individuals, and learning objectives with the help of ontologies and annotation. Given semantic annotations, more efficient discovery and matching among learners, teachers, and learning resources can be achieved.
The Web is probably the largest and richest information repository available today. Search engine... more The Web is probably the largest and richest information repository available today. Search engines are the common access routes to this valuable source. However, the role of these search engines is often limited to the retrieval of lists of potentially relevant documents. The burden of analysing the returned documents and identifying the knowledge of interest is therefore left to the user.
Abstract Hypertext can be seen as a logic representation, where semantics are encoded in both the... more Abstract Hypertext can be seen as a logic representation, where semantics are encoded in both the textual nodes and the graph of links. Systems that have a very formal representation of these semantics are able to manipulate the hypertexts in a sophisticated way; for example by adapting them or sculpting them at run-time.
PeerPigeon: A web application to support generalised peer review
Abstract Peer Review (or Peer Assessment) is an important technique in learning, but can be diffi... more Abstract Peer Review (or Peer Assessment) is an important technique in learning, but can be difficult to support through e-learning systems due to the complexity and variety of peer review processes. In this paper we present PeerPigeon, a Web 2.0 style application that supports generalised Peer Review by using a canonical model of Peer Review based on a Peer Review Pattern consisting of Peer Review Cycles, each defined in terms of Peer Review Transforms.
This article reports on the e‐Framework Reference Model for Assessment (FREMA) project that aimed... more This article reports on the e‐Framework Reference Model for Assessment (FREMA) project that aimed at creating a reference model for the assessment domain: a guide to what resources (standards, projects, people, organisations, software, services and use cases) exist for the domain, aimed at helping strategists understand the state of e‐learning assessment, and helping developers to place their work in context and thus the community to build coherent systems.
In this paper, we examine the semantic aspects of e-learning from both pedagogical and technologi... more In this paper, we examine the semantic aspects of e-learning from both pedagogical and technological points of view. We suggest that if semantics are to fulfil their potential in the learning domain then a paradigm shift in perspective is necessary, from information-based content delivery to knowledge-based collaborative learning services.
Supplementing virtual documents with just-in-time hypermedia functionality
Abstract Digital library systems and other analytic or computational applications create document... more Abstract Digital library systems and other analytic or computational applications create documents and display screens in response to user queries “dynamically” or in “real time.” These “virtual documents” do not exist in advance, and thus hypermedia features (links, comments, and bookmark anchors) must be generated “just in time”—automatically and dynamically. In addition, accessing the hypermedia features may cause target documents to be generated or re-generated.
Proceedings of the International Workshop on Open Hypermedia Systems at HT'02 3 Organizers David ... more Proceedings of the International Workshop on Open Hypermedia Systems at HT'02 3 Organizers David Millard Department of Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK, dem@ ecs. soton. ac. uk Jörg M. Haake FernUniversität Hagen Computer Science VI, Informatikzentrum, Universitätsstrasse 1, 58084 Hagen, Germany, joerg. haake@ fernuni-hagen. de Sigi Reich Salzburg Research (SunTREC), Jakob Haringer Str. 5/III, 5020 Salzburg, Austria, sreich@ salzburgresearch.
The Open Hypermedia Protocol (OHP) developed by the Open Hypermedia Systems Working Group (OHSWG)... more The Open Hypermedia Protocol (OHP) developed by the Open Hypermedia Systems Working Group (OHSWG) allows components of a system to discuss Navigational Hypermedia, but it does not yet address the needs of other hypertext domains. The focus of Structural Computing has been to recognise the need for structure at all levels of computing, if OHP could express the structure of multiple domains then it could be used to facilitate this goal.
Abstract In this paper we describe an investigation into the requirements for and the use of in-s... more Abstract In this paper we describe an investigation into the requirements for and the use of in-situ authoring in the creation of location based pervasive and UbiComp experiences. We will focus on the co-design process with users that resulted in a novel visitor experience to a historic country estate. This has informed the design of new, in-situ, authoring tools supplemented with tools for retrospective revisiting and reorganization of content.
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