Tracking and Annotation in Skills-Based Learning Environments

This paper outlines a series of experiments looking at the annotation and subsequent analysis of skills-based learning and teaching in the domain of Nursing. The experiments used Semantic Web technologies to create and store annotations of the student’s activities. A number of techniques were used to create these annotations ranging from manual textual annotations by observers through to automatic spatial annotations from a location tracking system. Combining these annotations sets points towards new methods for analysis of both student learning and educational viewpoints on such skills-based labs. Initial observations from these proof of concept studies will be presented along with future directions the work may take.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: PERCOM
• Authors: Mark J. Weal, Danius T. Michaelides, Kevin R. Page, David De Roure, Mary Gobbi, Eloise Monger, Fernando Martinez
• Keywords: Annotations, Automatic Spatial Annotations, Manual Textual Annotations, PERCOM 2009, Wireless Networks