History-Enriched Digital Objects as a Factor of Improvement of Adaptive Educational Web Site Navigation

Abstract

Abstract:Modern educational websites offer a wealth of information and content intended for both students and teachers.Such facilities often are not grouped in a single location. While students are in need of fast and effi cient access to certain content, teachers are in need for an insight into the learning process of students. By using capabilities of Ajax, it is possible to implement a system for mutual support, where teachers and students who have knowledge of the desired resource would share it with students who are in need of such information in real time. History-enriched digital objects can be used to store information about knowledge sharing. In combination with the records of user's behavior from the log fi les, this shared knowledge can make a signifi cant contribution to the successful design and navigation of adaptive web sites. Adaptive web sites can change their content and presentation based on the previously recorded user's behavior.

WaypostEye – a Software Tool for Navigation Improvement Support of Adaptive Websites

“…That possibility is the combination of adaptive web site and Ajax. Historyenriched digital objects in combination with Ajax and database could be used for storing information about the knowledge sharing among users in real time, as described in [4]. Those objects in combination with log files could be great help for designing the efficient navigation of adaptive web site.…”

“…Those objects in combination with log files could be great help for designing the efficient navigation of adaptive web site. Article [4] gives a conceptual and physical model, for the database required for recording knowledge in real time.…”

Web page characteristics of educational adaptive web sites

“…[7] Th is paper is built on the results of previous researches. Diff erent strategies to improve the navigation in the adaptive web sites are discussed in papers such as [10], [1], [2] and [4]. In the high percentage of cases, useful information about the users' previous behaviors are is taken from the log fi les, as described in [9].…”

“…On the other hand, there are alternative sources of information such as Page Tagging or cooperation of users described in [6]. In situations where it is necessary to gather more information about the behaviors of users it is possible to use the History Enriched Digital Objects described in [8] and [2].…”