Support of Acquisition and Organization of Knowledge Artifacts in Informal Learning Contexts
Key: Sch07-1
Author: Philipp Scholl, Doreen Mann, Christoph Rensing, Ralf Steinmetz
Date: June 2007
Kind: In proceedings
Book title: EDEN - Book of Abstracts
Abstract: Learning takes place in formal and informal contexts. In e-learning, formal contents are provided by institutions, whereas informal contents are searched by learners on the web. Especially novel Web 2.0 applications are a major resource for informal learning content and knowledge artifacts. After Web 2.0 applications have become more and more common even people with few technical skills are able to consume and produce content. But due to the enormous pool of freely accessible data relevant content is difficult to find and manage. Conventional learning applications and Learning Object Repositories are not able to handle these types of artifacts. That is why researchers are developing Semantic Desktops supporting personal knowledge management. Aside from this, flexible Personal Learning Environments are designed to support individual lifelong learning tasks. Web 2.0 provides additional value enabling a wide range of opportunities for collaboration and communication among learners in similar situations with the same learning goals. Our vision is to integrate Personal Learning Environments with knowledge management techniques towards an open framework that utilizes the power of community.

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