Much research and development work is being undertaken on educational agents. Each
project, it seems, starts out from its own educational needs and theoretical bases. In this …

KERMIT is an intelligent tutoring system that teaches conceptual database design using the
Entity-Relationship data model. Database design is an open-ended task: although there is …

This chapter addresses the notion of complexity in collaborative learning, especially
computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). Collaborative learning may simply be …

The paper proposes the M-OBLIGE model for building multitutor ontology-based learning
environments. The model is based on local ontologies, describing the domain of each …

A classification of analysis methods for CSCL systems is presented which uses as one
dimension the distinction into summary analysis and structural analysis and as another …

During the last years, an increased interest has been observed on tools analyzing
collaborative interactions that could be useful for researchers, teachers, or even students …

This dissertation investigates two specific research questions related to the effects of culture
on appropriation of affordances and on technological intersubjectivity. Sociotechnical …

Nous décrivons dans cet article les principes de conception ainsi que l'état actuel de la plate-
forme Baghera qui est un environnement informatique d'enseignement et d'apprentissage à …

We evaluated a pedagogical agent that coaches collaborative problem solving by tracking
student participation and comparing students' individual and group solutions. The software …

In the last few years, there is an increasing interest in the development of educational
applications that seek to improve the teaching and learning process in distance education …