Semantic Modeling for Group Formation
Semantic Modeling for Group Formation
Group formation has always been a subject of interest in collaborative learning research. As it is concerned with assigning learners to the groups that maximize their benefits, computer-supported group formation can be viewed in this context as an active personalization for the individual as an entity within the group. While applying this personalization to all students in the class can cause conflicts due to the differences of needs and interests between the individuals, negotiating the allocations to groups to reach consensus can be a very challenging task. The automated process of grouping students while preserving the individual’s personalization needs to be supported by an appropriate learner model. In this paper, we propose a semantic learner model based on the Friend of Friend (FOAF) ontology, a vocabulary for mapping social networks. We discuss the model as we analyse the different types of groups and the learners’ features that need to be modeled for each of these types.
Learner modeling, personalization, semantics, ontology, social networks, communities of practice, teams, group formation, FOAF.
Ounnas, Asma
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Davis, Hugh C
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Millard, David E
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June 2007
Ounnas, Asma
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Davis, Hugh C
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Millard, David E
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Ounnas, Asma, Davis, Hugh C and Millard, David E
(2007)
Semantic Modeling for Group Formation.
Workshop on Personalisation in E-Learning Environments at Individual and Group Level (PING) at the 11th International Conference on User Modeling UM2007, Corfu, Greece.
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Group formation has always been a subject of interest in collaborative learning research. As it is concerned with assigning learners to the groups that maximize their benefits, computer-supported group formation can be viewed in this context as an active personalization for the individual as an entity within the group. While applying this personalization to all students in the class can cause conflicts due to the differences of needs and interests between the individuals, negotiating the allocations to groups to reach consensus can be a very challenging task. The automated process of grouping students while preserving the individual’s personalization needs to be supported by an appropriate learner model. In this paper, we propose a semantic learner model based on the Friend of Friend (FOAF) ontology, a vocabulary for mapping social networks. We discuss the model as we analyse the different types of groups and the learners’ features that need to be modeled for each of these types.
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Published date: June 2007
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Workshop on Personalisation in E-Learning Environments at Individual and Group Level (PING) at the 11th International Conference on User Modeling UM2007, Corfu, Greece, 2007-06-01
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Learner modeling, personalization, semantics, ontology, social networks, communities of practice, teams, group formation, FOAF.
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Web & Internet Science
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Local EPrints ID: 263699
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/263699
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Asma Ounnas
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Hugh C Davis
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David E Millard
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