An adaptive learning system using plug and play ontologies

Sudath R. Heiyanthuduwage, Rolf Schwitter, Mehmet A. Orgun

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Abstract

The terminology used by a particular educational institution is usually specific to that institution. Therefore, it is not possible to directly deploy a learning system that has been developed for one institution at another institution. Semantic interoperability among learning systems has been proposed as a solution to overcome terminological and structural differences. However, semantic interoperability is difficult to achieve in an educational environment since it requires a common ontology that is based on a shared understanding of the learning domain. To circumvent this problem, we introduce an adaptive learning system that relies on a domain-specific ontology that can be plugged into the learning system. In order to demonstrate the plug and play architecture of our system and its reasoning services, we compare two instances of the learning system we have created: one for Macquarie University and one for Charles Sturt University. We show how user queries can be answered over the domain-specific ontology at each institution using a description logic reasoner.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2013 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2013
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages429-434
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781467363556
ISBN (Print)9781467363532
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event2013 2nd IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2013 - Kuta, Indonesia
Duration: 26 Aug 201329 Aug 2013

Other

Other2013 2nd IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2013
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityKuta
Period26/08/1329/08/13

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