Title :
Towards an agent approach in a federating search of learning objects
Author :
Moreno, Edgar A Calvillo ; Arteaga, Jaime Muñoz ; Ochoa, Z. Carlos Alberto ; Santaolaya, René ; Rodríguez, Francisco Javier Álvarez
Author_Institution :
Univ. Autonoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Abstract :
A traditional search applied in a federation of learning objects repositories consumes a lot of resources in time, large numbers of queries and registers. The main improvement proposed in this work is the insertion of intelligent agents in order to have pertinent results with less consuming resources and covering the expectations of user communities. Additional advantages using agent approach in a federated search is possible to get the information in a semantic way the searches of learning objects.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; query formulation; software agents; agent approach; federated search; intelligent agents; learning objects repository; Displays; Educational technology; Intelligent agent; Least squares approximation; Metasearch; Proposals; Search engines; Statistics; Visualization; Web services;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Communications and Computer (CONIELECOMP), 2010 20th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cholula
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5352-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5353-5
DOI :
10.1109/CONIELECOMP.2010.5440771