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University of Alcalá | UAH · Department of Computer Sciences

Virtual learning in engineering education uses e-learning resources in many different ways. These resources are normally stored in learning object repositories (LOR) where they are catalogued with metadata facilitating retrieval by end users. As ranking e-learning resources according to quality criteria is considered helpful for end users, quality...

This work analyzes the challenges that quality decisions represent to software project managers. Projects’ goals are normally determined by the paradigm of the Iron Triangle of project management. Managers need to know which are the effects of a quality assurance (QA) decision on the three axis: which effects in quality they can get but at what cos...

Quality applied to e-learning should be achieved thanks to the implementation of a quality standard in the structural organization which provides an on-line education system. A generic quality standard could be adopted, but specific quality standards focused on e-learning have been developed. The internal similarities and differences that can be fo...

In e-learning initiatives, sequencing problem concerns arranging a particular set of learning units in a suitable succession for a particular learner. Sequencing is usually performed by instructors, who create general and ordered series rather than learner personalized sequences. This paper proposes an innovative intelligent technique for learning...

Since the ubiquitous computation is born and different mobile devices begin to be able to execute applications, it is necessary deciding on if it is optimal the load and execution of the application on the mobile device or on the contrary, if it would be better the implementation of an application server that the different mobile devices realize to...

The m-learning (mobile learning) is propounding as an alternative and as a support method for both traditional and electronic learning (e-learning). Even though, in this new scenario there is a lack consensus regarding norms, rules, policies and techniques to be applied (from both technological and educational points of view). This fact is being ag...

A learning object can be considered as a unit of instructional content for which a metadata record describing its characteristics and intended educational usage is provided. Metadata records can be used to develop effective search and location of learning objects, and also to develop automated or semi-automated selection and composition tools. In c...

RESUMEN En los últimos años el aprendizaje se enfrenta a un cambio de concepción y de método, sobre todo con la entrada en escena de las nuevas tecnologías que permiten creación y divulgación de material didáctico interactivo y metodologías de trabajo fuera de las aulas tradicionales. Como conclusión a los estudios realizados de los sistemas actual...

Current learning technology standards and recommendations have defined common languages for describing and sequencing learning resources. But further work is needed to provide common and consistent means for many processes internal to learning management systems, which are essential to achieve a high level of automation. This paper describes the co...

In the last years two approximations have been tried to the increasing need of new methods for e-learning. On the one hand, the Learning Management System (LMS) and for other one, the Inteligent Tutoring System - (ITS). This work proposes a new system, SITA (Advanced Intelligent Tutoring System), which combines the robustness and the friendliness o...

En estos últimos años se han intentado dos aproximaciones a la creciente necesidad de nuevos métodos de e-learning. Por un lado, los Sistemas de Gestión del Aprendizaje (Learning Management System – LMS) y por otro, los Sistemas Tutoriales Inteligentes (Inteligent Tutoring System – ITS). En este trabajo se propone un nuevo sistema, SITA (Sistema In...