Adam Moore, Tim Brailsford, Craig Stewart

University of Nottingham

http://whurle.sourceforge.net

Personally tailored teaching in WHURLE using conditional

transclusion

Weaknesses of current Technology Based Learning

• Proprietary format / clients

• Weak pedagogic models

• Require technical expertise

• Static experience

Requirements for an idealised ILE

• Pedagogically informed

• Adaptive to learner needs

• Repurposing of information

• Open standards

• Usable by IT naïfs - learners and teachers

Web-based Hierarchical Universal Reactive Learning Environment

Designing for adaptability

• Hierarchies– Domain information naturally organized into

hierarchies by humans

• Discrete ‘chunks’ of information– Information storage requires discretization– Passing of atomistic elements of information– Melange

• System awareness of users– Profiles

Conditional transclusion - an approach

• Virtual document– Users’ illusion

• View over system components– Content (chunks)– Environment (interface, navigation and links)

• Default Narrative– Lesson plan– External linkbase(s)

Delivering dynamic, adaptive teaching material

• Adaptation– Content– Presentation

• Building a profile:– Infer

• Learning styles• Ability

– Inform• Preferences

DN

Melange

DN DN DN DN DN DN DN

UP UP UP UP UP

VirtualDoc.

User

VirtualDoc.

User

VirtualDoc.

User

UP=User Profile

DN=Default Narrative =Lesson Plan + LinkBase

Assemblage

WHURLE SystemModel

Current status

• Chunk ML working draft

• Linkbases

• Transclusion - XInclude

• Preliminary work on adaptation and lesson plans

• Join us: http://whurle.sourceforge.net

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