Towards an E-Learning Platform Multi-Agent Based On the E-Tutoring for Collaborative Work

Authors: Badr Hssina, Belaid Bouikhalene, Abdelkrim Merbouha

Abstract:

This article presents our prototype MASET (Multi Agents System for E-Tutoring Learners engaged in online collaborative work). MASET that we propose is a system which basically aims to help tutors in monitoring the collaborative work of students and their various interactions. The evaluation of such interactions by the tutor is based on the results provided by the automatic analysis of the interaction indicators. This system is predicated upon the middleware JADE (Java Agent Development Framework) and e-learning Moodle platform. The MASET environment is modeled by AUML which allows structuring the different interactions between agents for the fulfillment and performance of online collaborative work. This multi-agent system has been the subject of a practical experimentation based on the interactions data between Master Computer Engineering and System students.

Keywords: AUML, Collaborative work, E-learning, E-tutoring, JADE, Moodle, SMA, Web Agent.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1107089

References:

[1] Blanchard, E., Razaki, R., Frasson, C. (2005). Cross-cultural adaptation of e-Learning: a methodology. International Conference on e-Learning (ELEARN2005), Vancouver, Canada.
[2] Wooldridge, M. (2002). An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons.
[3] P. Brusilovski, “Distributed Intelligent Tutoring on the Web”. 8th World Conference of Artificial Intelligence in Education. IOS Press. pp. 482- 489, 1997.
[4] Aleven, V., McLaren, B., Roll, I., Koedinger, K. (2004). Toward tutoring help seeking: applying cognitive modeling to meta-cognitive skills. Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2004), Springer-Verlag LNCS 3220, Maceïo, Alagoas, Brésil, pp. 227-239.
[5] G. Caire and D. Cabanillas, “JADE tutorial: creating and using application specific ontologies”, 2004.
[6] Jade. (2009). Java Agent Development Framework, http://jade.tilab.com.
[7] FIPA00037. (2002). FIPA ACL communicative act library specification. Techenical report, FIPA..
[8] FIPA ACL Message Structure Specification. Accessible en ligne à :ttp://www.fipa.org/specs/fipa00061/SC00061G.html.
[9] Bailin and Truszkowski, 2002 Sidney C. Bailin and Walt Truszkowski. Ontology
[10] http://jade.tilab.com/ Website JADE (Java Agent DEvelopment Framework).
[11] Guéraud, V., Michelet, S., Adam, J "Suivi de classe à distance: propositions génériques et expérimentation en électricité", Environnements Informatiques pour l’Apprentissage Humain, Lausanne 2007.
[12] Dimitracopoulou, A., Bruillard, E. (2007). Enrichir les interfaces de forums par la visualisation d’analyses automatiques des interactions et du contenu, Revue STICEF, Volume 13, 2006, ISSN : 1764-7223, mis en ligne le 21/02/2007.
[13] Charlier, Daele, Docq, Lebrun, Lusalusa, Peeters, Deschryver (1999). Tuteurs en ligne : quels rôles, quelle formation? Deuxièmes Entretiens internationaux sur l'enseignement à distance, CNED, Poitiers, France, p. 337-345.
[14] Bratitsis, T., Dimitracopoulou, A. (2006). Indicators for measuring quality in asynchronous discussion forums, International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Era (CELDA2006), IADIS (International Association for Development of the Information Society) 8-10 December, 2006, Barcelona, Spain.
[15] Russell, S., Norwig, P. (2003). Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
[16] Maes, P. (1995). Artificial life meets entertainment: life like autonomous agents. Communications of the ACM, vol. 38 (11), pp. 108-114.
[17] Gilbert, D., Aparicio, M., Atkinson, B., Brady, S., Ciccarino, J., Grosof, B., O'Connor, P.,Osisek, D., Pritko, S., Spagna, R., Wilson L. (1995). The role of intelligent agents in the information infrastructure. IBM Report.
[18] Angélique Dimitracopoulou, Éric Bruillard « Enrichir les interfaces de forums par la visualisation d’analyses automatiques des interactions et du contenu » Volume 13, 2006
[19] Wooldridge, M., Jennings, N. R. (1995). Intelligent agents: theory and practice. The knowledge engineering review, vol. 10(2), pp. 115-152
[20] Abdelhamid Zouhair, El Mokhtar En-Naimi, Patrick Person, Cyrille Bertelle «Our System IDCBR-MAS: from the Modelisation by AUML to the Implementation under JADE Platform» LIST Lab, The University of Abdelmalek Essaâdi, FST of Tangier, Morocco LITIS Lab, The University of Le Havre, France.