Language engineering techniques for the development of e-learning applications

Martínez‐Ortiz, Iván; Sierra, José-Luis; Fernández‐Manjón, Baltasar; Fernández‐Valmayor, Alfredo

doi:10.1016/j.jnca.2009.02.005

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“…MDE paradigms have been extensively applied in many domains, but the number of relevant works is very limited in the elearning field. The idea of applying language-driven development to build elearning applications was described in [7] and [8]. These works outline how the use of DSLs differs from the conventional approach based on manual coding.…”

Section: ) Model-driven Approaches To Develop Learning Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These works outline how the use of DSLs differs from the conventional approach based on manual coding. Martínez-Ortiz et al [7] illustrate the approach presented by introducing a sequencing language that includes a rule mechanism that allows the expression of an adaptive learning process. The abstract syntax of this language is expressed as an information model in the form of a UML class diagram, and three kinds of concrete syntax are briefly presented: textual, graphical and XML-based notation.…”

Section: ) Model-driven Approaches To Develop Learning Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Translation and interpretation are commonly used to build DSL execution engines in MDE paradigms [6]. The approach described in [7] is also presented in [8], where it is applied to create Socratic tutors. The work is again focused on the operational semantics of a DSL example.…”

Section: ) Model-driven Approaches To Develop Learning Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the use of XML notations was a serious inconvenience for the acceptance of these languages. An MDE-based approach was proposed in [7] and [8], but it was not based on the MDE common practices and also failed to clearly show the benefits of representing courses as models. In this paper, we show how current MDE techniques can be used to automate the development of learning applications, in particular an authoring tool.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A very limited number of works has explored how to apply MDE techniques in elearning. To the best of our knowledge, the most relevant proposals are [7] and [8], both of which focus on the definition of an operational semantic for a DSL whose objective is to automate a particular aspect of an elearning application. Instead, here we provide a detailed description of all the aspects involved in the creation of a solution based on the current practice in MDE.…”

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This paper presents the INDIeAuthor authoring tool, which has been developed at the Digital Content Production Center, Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT). INDIeAuthor has been developed in order for the university to have its own tool that supports all the desired features, in addition to a platform with which to investigate innovative features. When building INDIeAuthor, we have overcome some limitations identified for existing authoring tools: 1) Lack of two essential content reuse mechanisms: defined-user templates and course-independent units; 2) No support to sequence the units on a course; 3) Gamification feature is either very limited or does not exist. Two new aspects of the proposal are: providing a family of four textual domain-specific languages rather than a graphical user interface and applying model-based software engineering techniques during the implementation of the languages. Four essential aspects in the course definition can be specified to the language family: content, assessment, gamification, and sequencing. We discuss the benefits of representing courses as models and present two utilities developed as a proof of concept. This paper also contributes with the definition of a feature model that establishes a conceptual framework in which to compare authoring tools. An evaluation of INDIeAuthor is also presented: a case study was carried to evaluate the language characteristics, and the tool is contrasted with eight widely-used authoring tools. This paper presented here is the baseline of INDIe Erasmus+ European project that is currently ongoing.INDEX TERMS Authoring tool, DSL, model-driven development, educational modeling.

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confidence: 99%

Section: ) Model-driven Approaches To Develop Learning Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%