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Interoperability for cloud-based applications for education settings based on JSON-LD and Hydra: ontology and a generic vocabulary for mind map tools

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Rocael Hernández Rizzardini,

Christian Gütl,

Héctor R. Amado-SalvatierraAuthors Info & Claims

i-KNOW '14: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Knowledge Technologies and Data-driven Business

Article No.: 20, Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/2637748.2638419

Published: 16 September 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Innovation in technology-enhanced learning (TEL) is constantly evolving, and this includes virtual learning environments (VLE). A cloud education environment (CEE) is a VLE that uses external cloud-based (Web 2.0) tools for learning activities; those tools are loosely coupled to the VLE. To achieve a real CEE, interoperability between systems is needed to enable interaction with external tools, thus providing an enhanced learning experience. This paper will explore a semantic interoperability solution for cloud-based tools in an educational setting. It will focus on the use case of mind maps for learning activities and present a proposed generic ontology for interoperability of mind map tools. Based on the ontology, its application with the recently presented W3C approaches to JSON-LD and Hydra is introduced. It will describe a Web API for integration and interoperability. The focus of this paper is a description of the common characteristics of mind map tools, such as their resources, operations, and properties, which will create a definition of the generic vocabulary when using Hydra. Initial findings have shown that this approach will provide simple abstraction means to achieve interoperability and provides straightforward support for continuous adaptation of new features provided by cloud-based tools.

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Dudyrev FMaksimenkova ONeznanov ALuenberger DYe Y(2019)Providing Cognitive Scaffolding Within Computer-Supported Adaptive Learning Environment for Material Science EducationLinear and Nonlinear Programming10.1007/978-3-030-11935-5_80(844-853)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2019
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Hernández RGütl CAmado-Salvatierra H(2014)Using JSON-LD and Hydra for Cloud-Based Tool InteroperabilityProceedings of the 9th European Conference on Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities - Volume 871910.1007/978-3-319-11200-8_37(428-433)Online publication date: 16-Sep-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-319-11200-8_37

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Interoperability for cloud-based applications for education settings based on JSON-LD and Hydra: ontology and a generic vocabulary for mind map tools
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Dudyrev FMaksimenkova ONeznanov ALuenberger DYe Y(2019)Providing Cognitive Scaffolding Within Computer-Supported Adaptive Learning Environment for Material Science EducationLinear and Nonlinear Programming10.1007/978-3-030-11935-5_80(844-853)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2019
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Hernández RGütl CAmado-Salvatierra H(2014)Using JSON-LD and Hydra for Cloud-Based Tool InteroperabilityProceedings of the 9th European Conference on Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities - Volume 871910.1007/978-3-319-11200-8_37(428-433)Online publication date: 16-Sep-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-319-11200-8_37

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