Title :
mSchool: A Learner and Community Centered Open Knowledge Discovery and Management System
Author :
I-Han Hsiao ; Malhotra, Manav ; Ching-Fu Lan ; Hui Soo Chae ; Natriello, Gary
Author_Institution :
EdLab, Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
With the explosion of online learning technologies and increasing demands to make learning more accessible and effective for all, personalized and social learning has been a suggested method of addressing these challenges. We present mSchool, an open, scalable educational learning platform which addresses the challenges of learner & community centered open learning space. We study mSchool´s effectiveness on knowledge discovery and management. The preliminary results suggest the straightforward design resulted in effective navigational support for learners.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; data mining; educational learning platform; learner-community centered open knowledge discovery and management system; learner-community centered open learning space; mSchool; online learning technologies; personalized learning; social learning; Adaptation models; Cities and towns; Communities; Educational institutions; Knowledge discovery; Navigation; knowledge discovery; knowledge management; learning at scale; mSchool; online learning; open learning; social learning;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2014.18