A number of recent studies have contributed to Knowledge Management (KM) and E-learning integration. They are mainly based on organizational learning analysis. In this paper, KM is discussed from the viewpoint of adaptation in e-learning systems. The main components of adaptive e-learning system are discussed with respect to the KM processes. We analyze users and developers of adaptive e-learning systems and the knowledge, with which they operate. We present our view of knowledge and meta-knowledge concepts in the context of adaptive elearning systems. The role of meta-knowledge as a contextual knowledge is emphasized for adaptation in e-learning. The paper discusses the challenges of KM in adaptive e-learning systems and analyses the main KM processes that should be introduced in adaptive e-learning systems.
Authors: Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Mykola Pechenizkiy, Seppo PuuronenDownload: Link
Categories: H.1.2, H.3.5, H.5.1, H.5.2, H.5.3, H.5.4, i-KNOW 2005
Tags: Adaptive e-learning systems, contextual knowledge, knowledge management, personalization, User Interfaces