On the Software and Knowledge Engineering Aspects of the Educational Process

TL;DR

This paper presents a model for enhancing distance learning through a framework that supports content creation, distribution, and evaluation, focusing on technological, educational, and organizational aspects.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive educational process model that integrates software and knowledge engineering principles for large-scale distance learning.

Findings

The model is practically feasible for large-scale educational content management.

It supports evaluation of technological, educational, and organizational knowledge.

The framework facilitates content production, distribution, and assessment.

Abstract

The Hellenic Open University has embarked on a large-scale effort to enhance its textbook-based material with content that demonstrably supports the basic tenets of distance learning. The challenge is to set up a framework that allows for the production-level creation, distribution and consumption of content, and at the same time, evaluate the effort in terms of technological, educational and organizational knowledge gained. This paper presents a model of the educational process that is used as a development backbone and argues about its conceptual and technical practicality at large.