Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network Tools for Innovative ODL

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Socrates Minerva Monitoring MeetingBrussels, 9
October 2002
Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network Tools
for Innovative ODL
Coordinator Politehnica University of
Bucharest Prof. Paul Dan Cristea
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Partners

• Vrije Universiteit Brussels, BE
• Prof. Jan Cornelis, Head of Electronics
  Digital Signal Processing Department
• Prof. Edgard Nyssen, Prof. Rudi Deklerck
• Universitat Erlangen - Nürnberg, DE
• Prof. Manfred Kessler, Director of
  Institute fur Physiologie und Kardiologie
• University of La Rochelle, FR
• Prof. Patrice Bourcier, Assistant Director
  of Information and Industrial Imaging Lab.
• Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PT
• Prof. Adolfo Steiger Garcao, President of
  UNINOVA
• Prof. Jose Manuel Fonseca
• University of Edinburgh, UK
• Dr. Judy Hardy, Applications Consultant
  at EPCC
• Patras University, GR
• Prof. Nicolas Pallikarakis, Coordinator of
  BioMedical Engineering Scool
• Global One Communications Romania, RO

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Objectives
Main goal develop and use a set of innovative
ODL tools for on-line and Internet-based
learning, using the methods and techniques of
artificial intelligence and neural networks.
O1. Provide a model of the collaborative learning
process involving human and artificial
intelligent agents O2. Provide a set of tools
based on AINN techniques to develop innovative
ODL systems O3. Carry out pilot implementations
of ODL systems O4. Develop a methodology for
intelligent ODL production and performance
evaluation O5. Evaluate and disseminate the
outcomes of the project for future developments.
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DURATION(eligibility period)
1 October 2000 1 September 2003
BUDGET
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Contractual Time Table
Start of eligibility period 1 October 2000
Submission of 1st Interim Report 1 June 2001
Submission of 2nd Interim Report 1 June 2002
End of Eligibility Period 1 September 2003
Submission of Final Report 1 November 2003
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Cooperative Distance Learning System

• Basic paradigms
• Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction
• Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
• Learning in the system Cooperative learning by
  interaction between student and tutor/expert or
  inside the group of learners
• Organization Group of learners assisted by
  artificial agents with active role in the
  learning process.
• Tutor Human or artificial agent
• Structural features
• Set of tools to assist the learner at several
  levels of the knowledge acquisition process.
• Personalised model of the trainee

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Learning Modalities

• Combine the traditional style of teaching
• with the problem-centered style
• learning by being told,
• problem solving demonstration,
• problem solution analysis,
• problem solving,
• creative learning

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System Architecture
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Agent specification
Learner Profile Eliciting Tool
Learners Profile Eliciting Tool
Control Module
Communication Module
Student input Registration form Questionnaires
Learning Modalities
Student Tracking Tool
Learning Objectives
Knowledge Watch
Content Management
Self Testing

• Curricular study for a diploma
• Complementary study
• Executive up-dating
• Specialist up-dating
• Problem centered
• Test oriented

• Preferredly /
• Predominantly
• Descriptive
• Demo
• Analytical details
• Practical aspects
• Examples
• Multimedia / Text

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Tutor input On-line students monitoring Validatio
n of students proposals
Mandatory Testing
Contribution to Collaborative Learning
Standard Path
Recommended Path
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Workpackages and Responsabilities
WP0 Project Management, Monitoring and Reporting
(PMMR)
PUB
PMG WP1 Collaborative Learning Model (CLM)
ULR PUB UP WP2 Learners Profile Eliciting
Tool (LPET) EPCC PUB GOC WP3 Automatic
Tutoring Tool (ATT) UNL ULR
PUB VUB WP4 Learners Personal Assistant (LPA)
PUB UNL UEN GOC WP5 ODL courses on
Bio-Medical Data Processing and
Visualisation (BMDPV) using the new AINN tools
BMDPV M1 Medical visualisation UEN
PUB VUB BMDPV M2 Cortical brain anatomy
VUB PUB UP UEN WP6 Elaboration of
Instructions, Guidelines, and Examples of
integrating the AINN tools with existent ODL
materials (IGE)
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UPB EPCC all WP7 Testing, evaluation,
assessment and dissemination (TEAD) of
AINN tools for innovative ODL PUB all
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WP0 Project Management, Monitoring and Reporting
( PMMR) T0.1 Organisation of the Project
Management Group (PMG) T0.2 Organisation of
planning meetings and project activities and
outcome evaluation
meetings T0.3 Project monitoring and check
accomplishment of milestones

T0.4 Organisation of workshops and summer
schools T0.5 Coordination among
partners T0.6 Elaboration of reports on project
activities and of financial reports T0.7 Ensure
links with the European Commission D01 - Work
Plan (March 2001) D02 - First Interim Report (1
June 2001) D03 - Reports of the partners to
coordinator Financial Reports (before
delivery of interim Reports)
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T0.4 Consortium Meetings First Meeting
Workshop - Bucharest, 29 June - 1 July 2001
Second Meeting Workshop - Edinburgh, 8
December 2001 T0.5 Short Visits PUB -
EPCC, 5-8 March 2001, Edinburgh PUB -
DCT, 9-11 March 2001, Darlington PUB -
UNL, 23 April 2001, Lisbon PUB - URL,
21-22 May 2001, La Rochelle PUB - UEN,
29-31 August 2001, Erlangen PUB - VUB,
17 - 18 November 2001, Brussels T0.6 Project
Documents Agreement letters from all
partners Money transfers
Interim Report 1 June 2001 T0.7 Link to the
European Commission Up-dating of the
Financial Agreement, Feb - March 2001
Socrates Coordinators Meeting, 18-19 June 2001,
Brussels Change of consortium
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Internal Reporting Mutual Information Activity
Report - for each activity, when
completed Progress Report - for each work
package, when reaching a milestone Institutio
nal Report - for each partner, yearly to
prepare the
Interim Reports Final Report
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SOCRATES MINERVA PROGRAMME Open and Distance
Learning Information and Communication
Technology MINERVA - Transnational Cooperation
Project Project ID 87574-CP-1-2000-1-RO-MINERVA-O
DL Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network
Tools for Innovative ODL
ACTIVITY REPORT

• Partner
• Date
• Contact person
• Please provide a brief description of each
  activity implemented in the framework of the
  project, covering the points below
• Workpackage (e.g., WP1 - Collaborative Learning
  Model
• Task (e.g., T1.4 - Evaluate and validate the
  model)
• start and end dates, stage of development
• type of activity
• aims
• location(s)
• expected benefits
• products and results description of
  deliverable(s)
• partner(s) responsible
• other organisations/contacts involved
• costs of the activity
• claims from the project budget, own contribution
• Please explain any divergence from the work plan
  provided under the agreement.

 
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SOCRATES MINERVA PROGRAMME Open and Distance
Learning Information and Communication
Technology MINERVA - Transnational Cooperation
Project Project ID 87574-CP-1-2000-1-RO-MINERVA-O
DL Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network
Tools for Innovative ODL
PROGRESS REPORT

• Workpackage
• Interval
• Coordinator
• Date
• Please provide a brief description of each
  activity implemented in the framework of the
  project, covering the points below
•        start and end dates, stage of development
•        type of activity (activities)
•        aims
•        location(s)
•        expected benefits
•        products and results
•        description of the deliverables
•        partner(s) involved in carrying out the
  work
•        other organisations/contacts involved
•        costs of the activities
•        claims from the project budget, own
  contribution
• Please explain any divergence from the work plan
  provided under the agreement.

 
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SOCRATES MINERVA PROGRAMME Open and Distance
Learning Information and Communication
Technology MINERVA - Transnational Cooperation
Project Project ID 87574-CP-1-2000-1-RO-MINERVA-O
DL Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network
Tools for Innovative ODL
INSTITUTIONAL REPORT

• Interval
• Contact person
• Date
• Please provide a brief description of each
  activity implemented in the framework of the
  project, covering the points below
•        start and end dates, stage of development
•        type of activity (activities)
•        aims
•        location(s)
•        expected benefits
•        products and results
•        description of the deliverables
•        partner(s) involved in carrying out the
  work
•        other organisations/contacts involved
•        costs of the activities
•        claims from the project budget, own
  contribution Interval
• Please explain any divergence from the work plan
  provided under the agreement.

 
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WP1 Collaborative Learning Model
(CLM) T1.1 Model cooperative problem solving and
cooperation relationships T1.2 Specify features
of learner behaviour and learner
profile T1.3 Identify components of the
cooperative learning process that
may be supported by intelligent
tools T1.4 Evaluate and validate the model in the
framework of different educational
environments D1.1 Report on the Collaborative
Learning Model D1.2 Report on learners behaviour
and learner profile D1.3 Report on the
evaluation of the model D1.4 Pedagogic
methodology to guide ODL production
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WP2 Learners Profile Eliciting Tool
(LPET) T2.1 Implement student tracking tool and
collect statistics T2.2 Build the database with
collected statistics on student behaviour
T2.3 Install and tailor the learners profile
eliciting tool T2.4 Build the database with
learners profiles T2.5 Evaluation and validation
of the approach and of its effectiveness in
learning. D2.1 Database with student behaviour
features and learner profiles D2.2 Software tool
to elicit the learning profile D2.3 Manual of
LPET D2.4 Report on testing and evaluation of
LPET D2.5 Papers to present the results to
project workshops and to other
scientific events connected to ODL and ICT based
learning
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• The LPET tools records information about the
  following entities
• student (name, gender, login name, password,
  e-mail address),
• course (name, description, folder on server,
  teacher/supervisor, chapters/subchapters,
  abstracts, HTML files building the course),
• teacher ((name, login name, password, e-mail
  address),
• entries (enrolments of students for courses),
• tests (related course, number of questions, set
  of questions, maximum time allowed,
  final/non-final test),
• test results (student ID, answer for each
  question in test, resulted score),
• path (marks the path of one student through the
  course material),
• self tests (same info as for imposed tests, but
  with no recording of the obtained scores),
• course extensions (Web links added by students
  and approved by the supervisor as valid
  references that are extending the course
  material).

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User Tracking Mechanism
Database
Initialize Student ID
Login
Course ID
Level 0
Session object
Chapter ID
Level 1
Questions Time
Subchapter ID
Level 2
Testing Module
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WP3 Automatic Tutoring Tool (ATT) T3.1 Specify
the interface and standard form of data for links
with other modules T3.2 Install
and tailor the ATT T3.3 Adapt ATT to work
according to the student profile T3.4 Evaluation
and validation of ATT and of its effectiveness in
learning D3.1 Software tool for
automatic tutoring D3.2 Manual of ATT D3.3 Report
on testing and evaluation of ATT D3.4 Papers to
present the results to project workshops and to
other scientific events connected
to ODL and ICT based learning
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Tutor Agent architecture and functionality
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WP4 Learners Personal Assistant
(LPA) T4.1 Specify the interface and standard
form of data for links with other
modules T4.2 Install and tailor the
LPA T4.3 Evaluation and validation of ATT and of
its effectiveness in learning D4.1 Software
tool for personal assistant D4.2 Manual of
LPA D4.3 Report on testing and evaluation of
LPA D4.4 Papers to present the results to project
workshops and to other scientific
events connected to ODL and ICT based learning
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Learner Personal Agent architecture and
functionality
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Personalized navigation through learning material

• Functional Requirements
• Full accessibility from within the Web
• Full database support for all entities in the
  system
• Multi-level informational structure
• Monitoring/registration of user variables
• Asynchronous communication services
• Multi-language dictionary and thesaurus
• Testing module

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Student Module
Registration
Database Server
Login
Testing Evaluation
Course Navigation
User monitoring
System Features
Forum area
Dictionary
Search engine
Course extension
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Level Structure of the Course
Level 1
Content Course summary
Course description Chapter List
Subchapter ID
Chapter ID
Level 2
Database Server
Main course body
Chapter description Subchapter List
Subchapter description Subchapter File
Level 3
Detailed information, References, Links,
Questions
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Level 1 Course summary Title and description of chapters Final test module
Level 2 Chapter Subchapter abstract Title and description of chapters Intermediary tests Self evaluation tests Course extension feature
Level 3 Detailed information,References, Links,Questions, Tests Links to other level 3 files Link to test module
Shared resources Forum, Dictionary, Search Engine, Personal reporting module Shared resources Forum, Dictionary, Search Engine, Personal reporting module
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Information Retrieval Facilities

• Functional Requirements
• Possibility to search for one/multiple word(s)
• Links of the fields And/Or/Phrase
• Choice of targets for the search engine
  courses, chapters, subchapters, links
• Links to Web Search Engines

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WP5 ODL courses on Bio-Medical Data Processing
and Visualisation using the new AINN tools
(BMDPV) T5.1 Produce on-line form of learning
material for M1 T5.2 Link on-line material of M1
with the AINN too T5.3 Experiment M1 with target
students and evaluate learning
performances and pedagogical merits T5.4 Produce
on-line form of learning material for
M2 T5.5 Link on-line material of M2 with the
AINN tools T5.6 Experiment M2 with target
students and evaluate learning
performances and pedagogical merits D5.1 ODL
module M1, D5.2 CD with M1 D5.3 Manual of M1
(printed and on-line) D5.4 Report on experiments
and evaluation for M1 D5.5 ODL module M2,
D5.6 CD with M2 D5.7 Manual of M2 (printed and
on-line) D5.8 Report on experiments and
evaluation for M2 D5.9 Papers to present the
results to project workshops and to other
scientific events connected to ODL and ICT
based learning
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WP6 Elaboration of Instructions, Guidelines, and
Examples of integrating the AINN tools with
existent ODL materials (IGE) T6.1 Elaborate
instructions and guidelines on how to integrate
the AINN tools with existing ODL
material T6.2 Development of the current
experimental exercises to produce a set of
simple parallel programming exercises designed to
collect and store information in a format
suitable for input to the AINN
tools T6.3 Integrate AINN tools with the HPC
course T6.4 Develop a new course exercise,
based on collaborative work. T6.5 Evaluate
overall effectiveness of system and provide input
to guidelines on methodology for development
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D6.1 Report on methodology for development and
integration D6.2 AINN enhanced ODL module to
teach HPC D6.3 CD with the module D6.4 Manual of
module (printed and on-line) D6.5 Report on
experiments and evaluation D6.6 Papers to present
the results to project workshops and to other
scientific events connected to ODL and ICT based
learning
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WP7 Testing, evaluation, assessment and
dissemination of AINN tools for innovative ODL
(TEAD) T7.1 Perform testing T7.2 Perform
evaluation T7.3 Elaborate questionnaires, perform
survey and synthesis of the results T7.4 Develop
the website of the project T7.5 Produce leaflet
and CD for project presentation T7.6 Contact
other institutions to participate in the
evaluation and further dissemination of
results T7.7 Produce regular inputs for the
dissemination of project results and
deliverables by the European Commission
T7.8 Produce an executive summary of the key
deliverables and translate it into the
partners languages French, German,
Portuguese, and Romanian
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D7.1 General report evaluation and
assessment D7.2 General report on
methodolgy D7.3 Proceedings of workshops and
summer schools D7.4 Website of the project (see
components above) D7.5 Leaflet of the
project D7.6 CD of presentation of the
project D7.7 Regular inputs for the dissemination
of project results and deliverables by the
European Commission and for the participation in
the electronic fora organised by the
EC D7.8 Executive summary of the key deliverables
of the workpackages into each of the partners
languages
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Testing module
Components

• Self-Evaluation Tests
• Final Tests

• Possible use of test results

• user profiling
• student reports for the use of teachers
• student classification
• customizing future tests
• adapting the course content

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Additional resources

• asynchronous tool for communication
• compensates the lack of direct communication
• communication between students teacher
• posting of messages
• reading of messages posted by other people
• replying to other people's messages

Forum
Dictionary

• bilingual dictionary
• more than 80000 entries
• exact search of a word
• expression search based on a given word

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