• The KIPS Transactions:PartA
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• v.12A no.6 s.96
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• pp.547-556
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• 2005

Online collaborative teaming, which has emerged as a new type of education in knowledge-based society, is being discussed actively in the areas of action learning at companies and project-based learning and inquiry-based learning at schools. It regards as an effective method for improving learners practical and highly advanced problem solving abilities, and for stimulating their absorption into learning through pursuing common goals of learning together. Different from individual learning, however, collaborative learning involves complicated processes such as organizing teams, setting common goals, performing tasks and evaluating the outcome of team activities .Thus, it is difficult for a teacher to promote and evaluate the whole process of collaborative learning, and it is necessary to develop systems to support collaborative learning. Therefore, in order to monitor and promote interaction among learners in the process of collaborative learning, the present study developed an extensible collaborative teaming supporting agent (ECOLA) in online learning environments.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea CI
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.36-45
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• 2011

An agent in collaborative e-learning has independent function for learners in any circumstance, status and task by the reasonable and general means for social learning. In order to perform it well, communication among agents requires standardized and regular information technology method. This study suggests data model as a communication tool for various agents. Therefore this study shows various agents types for collaborative learning, designation of rule for data model that enable to communicate among agents and data element of agent communication data model. A multi-agent e-learning system using like this standardized data model should able to exchange the message that is needed for communication among agents who can take charge of their independent tasks. This study should contribute to perform collaborative e-learning successfully by the application of communication data model among agents for social learning.