In this chapter we present one of the pioneer approaches in supporting users in navigating
the complex information spaces, social navigation support. Social navigation support is …

Open and distance learning (ODL) gives learners freedom of time, place and pace of study,
putting learner self-direction centre-stage. However, increased responsibility should not …

In this paper, we describe the navigational behavior of the students of an e-learning virtual
environment, in order to determine whether such navigational patterns are related to the …

Personalization is an important issue in e-learning as it might help to improve both student
performance and experience of use. In this chapter we describe a framework for studying the …

In the TenCompetence project, we aim to address the growing need for lifelong
development with an open source framework for competence development programmes …

This chapter provides an overview of the use of swarm-intelligence techniques in the field of
e-learning. Swarm intelligence is an artificial intelligence technique inspired by the behavior …

This chapter is concerned with the use of collectives, in which multiple agents interact
leading to emergent behaviors, to support learning in virtual environments. Through social …

It is little short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not already completely
strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.... I believe that one could even deprive a healthy beast …

The University offers official degrees and some courses in the same virtual environment for
students or professionals who want to improve their knowledge and competences. The …