1. ALEF: A Framework for Adaptive
Web-based Learning 2.0
Marián Šimko, Michal Barla, Mária Bieliková
Institute of Informatics and Software Engineering
Slovak University of Technology

2. State-of-the-art
• collaborative learning environments
– „one size fits all“
– lack personalization
• adaptive learning environments
– do not leverage emerging Web 2.0 concepts
– limited support for collaboration
=> Adaptive Web-based Learning 2.0

5. ?

6. Adaptive Web-based Learning 2.0
• principles:
– simplified domain modeling
– extensible personalization and course adaptation
– student active participation in a learning process
• addressed by:
ALEF: Adaptive LEarning Framework

7. ALEF domain model core
User
Content Annotation

8. ALEF domain model core
User
Content Annotation
Learning Concept Tag
object
Blog Comment

9. Two activity flows
• Learning
• Creating/Collaborating

10. Learning and Collaborating
user model semantic logger
inferencer
user model
presenter
personalizer
domain model
collaborative adaptive
content creator

11. Learning and Collaborating
user model semantic logger
inferencer
user model
presenter
personalizer
domain model
collaborative adaptive
content creator

12. Learning and Collaborating
user model semantic logger
inferencer
user model
presenter
personalizer
domain model
collaborative adaptive
content creator

14. Conclusions
• ALEF = Adaptive LEarning Framework
• merging adaptive learning with Web 2.0
concepts
• lightweight domain modeling
• extensible personalization/adaptation
• student active participations support