ALOE - A Socially Aware Learning Resource and Metadata Hub

The changing nature of e-Learning, the Web, and its users that can be observed in the last years results in a need for new approaches and technologies to fully exploit the existing potential for learning with digital resources. Platforms that allow to share learning resources and metadata are intended to support the success of self-steered learning with potentially any kind of information that is available on the Web. The ALOE system, currently developed at DFKI, is an example for the realization of an according framework meeting the needs of open and flexible e-Learning solutions. 1 Motivation With the evolution of the Web 2.0, collaborative systems such as flickr, YouTube and del.ici.ous that allow to share resources and information about them have been widely adopted. For the success of these applications two key factors can be identified: First, users of the systems do not require special skills in order to use them. Second, these systems offer their users direct benefit, e.g....

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ECTEL
• Authors: Martin Memmel, Rafael Schirru
• Keywords: ALOE System, ECTEL 2007, Web 2.0, flexible E-Learning Solutions