Attention Metadata Management: Tracking the use of Learning Objects through Attention.XML

Jehad Najjar; Michael Meire; Erik Duval

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1157–1161

In this paper, we introduce a framework for automatic collection and management of attention metadata. This framework enables keeping track of the learning objects that people use, how they use them, the time they spend with them, etc. By sharing...

Topics: Computer Sciences, Learning Objects

User Behavior in Learning Object Repositories: An Empirical Analysis

Jehad Najjar; Stefaan Ternier; Erik Duval

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4373–4379

This paper investigates the ways in which users interact with Learning Objects Repositories (LORs) such as ARIADNE, MERLOT and SMETE when searching for relevant learning objects. More specifically, we focus on the ways users search the ARIADNE...

Topics: Learning Objects, Behavior

Tracking Actual Usage: The Attention Metadata Approach

Martin Wolpers; Jehad Najjar; Katrien Verbert; Erik Duval

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 10, No. 3 (2007) pp. 106–121

The information overload in learning and teaching scenarios is a main hindering factor for efficient and effective learning. New methods are needed to help teachers and students in dealing with the vast amount of available information and learning...