Applying ontologies to educational resources retrieval driven by cultural aspects

Authors

  • Regina Motz Instituto de Computación, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay,
  • Jacqueline Guzmán Instituto de Computación, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Claudia Deco Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
  • Cristina Bender Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Keywords:

E-learning, Educational Resources Retrieval, Cultural aspects

Abstract

This work presents the architecture used in the ongoing e-learning EduCa Project. The approach is based in a strong use of ontologies for the retrieval, management and clustered of electronic educational resources according to user's cultural aspects. Cultural aspects are preferences and ways of behavior determined by the person's culture. In this project, the cultural aspects are just the features that distinguish between the preferences of users from different regions.

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Published

2005-12-01

How to Cite

Motz, R., Guzmán, J., Deco, C., & Bender, C. (2005). Applying ontologies to educational resources retrieval driven by cultural aspects. Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 5(04), p. 279–284. Retrieved from https://journal.info.unlp.edu.ar/JCST/article/view/848

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