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This paper outlines a framework for the design and evaluation of information and communication technology in learning environments. This framework is intended to support multidisciplinary cooperation during the entire project lifecycle. In contrast...

We present and discuss the evolution of a metadata-based course portal, the Open Learning Repository. Different instructional models and learning principles are integrated in order to meet different learning and teaching strategies: different...

This paper presents a scenario which draws a vision of Learning Services on the Semantic Web. In this context we ask the question of 'What are Learning Objects?' and draft appropriate answers. We describe a datastructure which allows explicitly...

This paper focusses on consulting services, which address the process of (re-) designing an educational setting. The educational setting is supported by technology. Consulting makes explicit requirements and needs, and also has to take into account...

This paper provides theoretical foundations, an instructional model and a best practice case on strategies for learner empowerment and ownership in higher education. It focuses on both the learners' competences and the organizational context to...

As universities are knowledge-based organizations, knowledge management in universities may not be a very new thing. Nevertheless, while universities offer study programs and consulting services concerning knowledge management they rarely implement...

Traditionally, higher education has focussed on the acquisition of knowledge and emphasized the reproductive side of learning while generative and transformative aspects have attracted less attention. Against this background the EU funded project KP-...

This paper presents the Knowledge Practices Environment (KP-Environment), a virtual space aimed to foster collaborative knowledge creation and sustained work around shared artefacts. The environment provides a coherent set of tools in order to...