1. Ontology Based Content
Management in a Mobilized
Learning E i
L i Environment
Gábor Kismihók
Dr. Réka Vas
www.corvinno.com
www corvinno com
http://informatika.uni-corvinus.hu
mLearn 2009
Orlando

2. Running e- and mLearning projects
Ontology Based Personnel Selection and Recruitment
Tba (start: 01/11/09)
Mobile Technologies in Lifelong Learning
http://motill.eu
E-Learning Manager
http://deis.ie/elm/
mPSS – mobile P f
PSS bil Performance S
Support S t
t System (t k based mobile L
(task b d bil Learning)
i )
http://mpss.ath.cx
Using wireless technologies for context sensitive education and training
www.ericsson.com/contsens
Corvinno Studio – Ontology Based Content Management and Delivery
www.corvinno.com

3. What is an Ontology?
„ …ontologies aim to capture consensual knowledge
in a generic and formal way so that they may be
way,
reused and shared across applications (software) and
by groups of people Ontologies are usually built
people.
cooperatively by a group of people in different
locations.
locations ”
(Corcho et al., 2003. p. 44.).

4. Complex, Ontology based eLearning
Learning HRM
Technology selection and
selection recruitment
Adaptive Ontology Competency
mapping
testing
modell
Context
Curricula
based
development
Learning

5. The Ontology Model
Learning HRM
Technology selection and
selection recruitment
Adaptive Ontology Competency
mapping
testing
modell
Context
Curricula
based
development
Learning

6. Group of
specifies
tasks Educational
serves is part of
specifies is part of
ontology
is part of Scope of Task
Activities
A ti iti serves
requires
requires
element of Competence
prerequisite Competence
Module
requires ensures p
prerequisite
q
element of
Knowledge belongs to Curriculum
is part of requires
Area knowledge of
Module
is
i part of
t f prerequisite
is part of is part of
premise refers to
refers to Basic
Theorem Example
E l
concept
conclusion refers to
R. Vas, 2007
, refers to
Test questions

7. Curricula Development
Learning HRM
Technology selection and
selection recruitment
Adaptive Ontology Competency
mapping
testing
modell
Context
Curricula
based
development
Learning

8. Curricula Development
Curriculum
belongs to element of
part of
Knowledge
requires
Area knowledge of
part of part of part of
premise
refers to
refers to Basic
Theorem Example
concept
conclusion refers to
refers to
• C
Conceptual f
t l framework f courses
k for
• Clearly structures the required knowledge, nodes are
y q g ,
connected to Learning Objects

9. Curricula Development
• Different types of connections between the
nodes
• Learning Content is developed in Semantic
MediaWiki
• Example: Studio MediaWiki

10. Adaptive testing
Learning HRM
Technology selection and
selection recruitment
Adaptive Ontology Competency
mapping
testing
modell
Context
Curricula
based
development
Learning

11. Adaptive Testing
• Questions are connected to the Ontology nodes
• Test engine is adaptive: continuously monitors students’
g p y
performance
• A Built-in reasoning engine identifies the missing knowledge
g g g g
areas
• Knowledge areas are only accepted if questions about
underlying concepts are correct
• Based on this information content is offered automatically
• Demo Video
• I t
Interactive Web Demonstration
ti W b D t ti

12. Learning Technology Selection
Learning HRM
Technology selection and
selection recruitment
Adaptive Ontology Competency
mapping
testing
modell
Context
Curricula
based
development
Learning

13. Learning Technology Selection
• For investments
seamless set of
technological
criteria is now
available
• This approach
has been tested
on institutional
synchronous
virtual learning
software
selection

14. HRM Selection and Recruitment
Learning HRM
Technology selection and
selection recruitment
Adaptive Ontology Competency
mapping
testing
modell
Context
Curricula
based
development
Learning

15. HRM Selection and Recruitment
Higher education– Master level
Ontology based learning
environment
Higher education– Bachelor level STUDIO
Ontology
based Workplace
Ontology based learning g
learning
environment environm
ent
Higher vocational
training
Secondary Secondary vocational
education training
Basic vocational
training

16. HRM Selection and Recruitment

17. Competency Mapping
Learning HRM
Technology selection and
selection recruitment
Adaptive Ontology Competency
mapping
testing
modell
Context
Curricula
based
development
Learning

18. Competency mapping

19. Context Based Learning
Learning HRM
Technology selection and
selection recruitment
Adaptive Ontology Competency
mapping
testing
modell
Context
Curricula
based
development
Learning

20. Contsens Project

21. Mobilised Learning Environment
Learning HRM
Technology selection and
selection recruitment
Adaptive Ontology Competency
mapping
testing
modell
Context
Curricula
based
development
Learning

22. More information
kismihok@informatika.uni-corvinus.hu