Designing Distributed Learning Environments with Intelligent Software Agents

Designing Distributed Learning Environments with Intelligent Software Agents

Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 330

ISBN13: 9781591405009|ISBN10: 1591405009|EISBN13: 9781591405023|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781591405016

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-500-9

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Designing Distributed Learning Environments with Intelligent Software Agents reports on the most recent advances in agent technologies for distributed learning. Chapters are devoted to the various aspects of intelligent software agents in distributed learning, including the methodological and technical issues on where and how intelligent agents can contribute to meeting distributed learning needs today and tomorrow. This book benefits the AI (artificial intelligence) and educational communities in their research and development, offering new and interesting research issues surrounding the development of distributed learning environments in the Semantic Web age. In addition, the ideas presented in the book are applicable to other domains such as Agent-Supported Web Services, distributed business process and resource integration, computer-supported collaborative work (CSCW) and e-Commerce.

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Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapters

Chapter 1

A Human Collaborative Online Learning Environment Using Intelligent Agents (pages 1-32)

Hilton José Silva de Azevedo, Edson Emílio Scalabrin

This chapter introduces the design and implementation of a multiagent system based on a collaborative online learning environment (COLE). The purpose of developing such an environment is to improve social competences along with...

Chapter 2

Intelligent Agents Supporting Distributed Collaborative Learning (pages 33-66)

Weiqin Chen, Barbara Wasson

In the context of distributed collaborative learning, it is usually difficult for students to be aware of others’ activities and for instructors to overview the process and regulate the collaboration. In order to facilitate...

Chapter 3

Privacy and Trust in Agent-Supported Distributed Learning (pages 67-114)

Larry Korba, George Yee, Yuefei Xu, Song Ronggong, Andrew S Patrick, Khalil El-Khatib

The objective of this chapter is to explore the challenges, issues, and solutions associated with satisfying requirements for privacy and trust in agent-supported distributed learning (ADL). Accordingly, the first section will...

Chapter 4

Intelligence in MAS-Based Distributed Learning Environments (pages 115-145)

Chunsheng Yang

This chapter first addresses the issue of the importance of intelligence in MAS-based DLEs. Then, it stresses that there are three main intelligent competencies in MAS-based DLEs: intelligent decision-making support, coordination and...

Chapter 5

Knowledge Management for Agent-Based Tutoring Systems (pages 146-161)

Ping Chen, Wei Ding

As the education field is becoming increasingly technology heavy, more educational systems involve line or interactive training and tutoring techniques, and lots of educational information becomes available via the intranet and World...

Chapter 6

Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Distributed Learning (pages 162-183)

Mohamed Ally

This chapter provides information on how to design intelligent tutoring systems for distributed learning to cater to individual learner needs and styles. It argues that intelligent tutoring systems must use the expertise that tutors...

Chapter 7

Integrating Tutoring Systems for Distributed Learning Environments (pages 184-217)

Fuhua Lin, Larbi Esmahi, Lawrence Poon

This chapter discusses an integrated approach to designing and developing adaptive distributed learning environments. It presents a distributed learning environment based on agent technology and Web services technology. Agents are...

Chapter 8

A Multiagent Framework for an Adaptive E-Learning Systems (pages 218-241)

Larbi Esmahi, Fuhua Lin

This chapter describes a multiagent system for delivering adaptive e-learning. This chapter also provides a discussion of three issues related to personalization in e-learning: technology advancement and the shift in perception of...

Chapter 9

A Language for Specifying Agent Systems in E-Learning Environments (pages 242-272)

Hong Lin

In this chapter, we use the Chemical Reaction Metaphor (Banatre & Le Metayer, 1990, 1993, 1996) to model the interactions among program units, including the agents, clients, servers, and databases, in a multiagent-based e-learning...

Chapter 10

A VR-Based Virtual Agent System (pages 273-298)

Timothy K. Shih, Ying-Hong Wang, Yung-Hui Chen

Agent technology can be used to represent individuals participating in a virtual university. Avatars are virtual actors on behalf of students and instructors navigating in a three-dimensional (3D) virtual campus. This chapter...

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