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AdaptLearn research project

Full title: Standards-based Adaptive e-Learning Services.

During the last years there has been a proliferation of e-learning tools and resources. This fact is beneficial, but it, makes it necessary to further elaborate aspects such as authoring, the location of suitable learning objects and services, the brokerage framework and the adaptation of services and resources to the learner and to the learning context. There is a great international activity in the field of Learning Technology standardization and interoperability. It should be noted, however, that adaptive learning has not been yet adequately addressed in any e-learning specification or standard and requires a further research effort. It is expected that this project will represent a contribution to this task.

The main objective of this project is to contribute to the Learning Technology standardization process taking into account adaptability issues regarding both the learning context and the learners themselves. These aspects are addressed using the complementary approaches of the involved groups. On the one hand, Universidad Complutense of Madrid will work in the definition and implementation of supporting services for adaptive e-learning (e.g. authoring, integration). On the other hand, the University of Vigo will work on the provision of a framework with adaptive e-learning advanced services (e.g. location of resources) and its integration with the Digital Administration.

It is important to note that there is an important presence of leading e-learning international experts in this project. Their contribution will be focused on the standardization aspects (e.g. early access to new proposals). International experts will also contribute to improve the significance of the outcomes and their applicability to real systems (e.g. .LRN, Moodle).