University Chouaib Doukkali
Telecommunication & Networks Laboratory
El jadida - Morocco
Design of a Collaborative Learning
Management System Based on a Workspace
Metaphor and Multi–Agents vision
Najib ELKAMOUN, Mohammed BOUSMAH, Abdelhak AQQAL, Abdelghafour BERRAISSOUL
Exposed by :
MOHAMMED BOUSMAH
[email protected]
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Plan
1. Introduction
2. Presentation of the Platform
3. Reporting system description (observer of use)
4. Implementation
5. Experimental validation & analysis of results
6. Conclusion
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1. Introduction:
 Online learning is now a reality thanks to the
development of Internet and to the virtual campus.
So:
 The challenge (both conceptually and technically) is
how to develop a virtual campus where technology can
play an important role in structuring and supporting
effective learning?
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1. Introduction:
 We think that :
the construction of a virtual campus based
on a (work) space metaphor associated with
a Multi-Agent System (MAS) can be an
answer.
Why space metaphor and
a Multi-Agent System ?
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1. Introduction:
Space metaphor allows the projection of a familiar concept, more concrete,
(here the real campus), on another concept which is it less concrete (here
the virtual campus).
Multi-Agent System vision can provide a sight synthetic on actors
interaction information.
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2.Presentation of the Platform
M@roc TéléFormation (MTF) is a virtual environment based on a space
metaphor developed by the Telecommunications & Network laboratory LTR
in the Chouaib Doukkali University El Jadida (2002).
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2. Presentation of the Platform: Welcome page
New events window
Enter :
Login
Password
Profil of connection
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2. Presentation of the Platform: Public space
Tools of collaboration
Different modules
List of the Virtual
presentdesk
Space home
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2.Presentation of the Platform: Module space
course exercises activities
of talk
List of present only inHistoric
this
space
Room of meeting of this
module
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2. Presentation of the Platform: Course space
Pedagogical scenario
table of contents
List of present in this course
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3. Reporting system description
(observer of use)
an observer system of use for all
spaces
We can model our virtual environment MTF by the next spaces:
group space
public space
individual space
team space
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3. Reporting system description
(observer of use)
In each space, we can find : Actors, tools, resources and activities.
supervisor
spaces
agent
The agent hierarchy of our reporting
system is made
around
several
supervisor agents :
supervisor
resources agent
supervisor tools
agent
supervisor actors
agent
supervisor
activities agent
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4. Implementation
 We have chosen the MaSE methodology (Multiagent
System Engineering) for the development of our
software agents.
 and we have chosen JADE (Java Agent Development
Framework) for the construction of the multi-agents
systems.
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5. Experimental validation
Connections and meeting statistics chat in a team space
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5. Experimental validation
Use statistics of the mail tool by the team members
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5. Experimental validation
Rate of communication in the meetings of team (named equipe431) during
3rd/4th phases
The team named “equipe431” is
homogeneous gathering members
implied in an equitable way in the
activity
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5. Experimental validation
Rate of communication in the meetings of team (named equipe433) during
3rd/4th phases
An example of a not very
communicating element within a team
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5. Experimental validation
Use statistics of the forum tool for the collective activity(1st phase)
The use of the forum was not
respected according to the scenario of
the first activity (stage 2 and 3)
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5. Experimental validation
User traces during the group activity
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5. Experimental validation
The supervisory agent of the activity evaluates the behaviour of the
team during this activity
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6. Conclusion
Our experimentation shows the importance of an observer system
in eLearning platform. Its principal vocation is to provide the
various actors responsible for this formation (tutors, designer,
administrator, etc.) very useful information to control and
evaluate a training session.
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Questions
Thank you
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