Transcript Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network Tools for Innovative ODL “Politehnica” University of Bucharest

SOCRATES - MINERVA PROJECT
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Socrates Minerva Monitoring Meeting
Brussels, 9 October 2002
Artificial Intelligence and
Neural Network Tools for
Innovative ODL
Coordinator : “Politehnica” University of Bucharest
Prof. Paul Dan Cristea
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Partners
• Vrije Universiteit Brussels, BE
Prof. Jan Cornelis, Head of Electronics & Digital Signal Processing Department
Prof. Edgard Nyssen, Prof. Rudi Deklerck
• Universitat Erlangen - Nürnberg, DE
Prof. Manfred Kessler, Director of Institute fur Physiologie und Kardiologie
• University of La Rochelle, FR
Prof. Patrice Bourcier, Assistant Director of Information and Industrial Imaging Lab.
• Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PT
Prof. Adolfo Steiger Garcao, President of UNINOVA
Prof. Jose Manuel Fonseca
• University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Judy Hardy, Applications Consultant at EPCC
• Patras University, GR
Prof. Nicolas Pallikarakis, Coordinator of BioMedical Engineering Scool
• Global One Communications Romania, RO
Dr. Pavel Budiu, Strategy Manager
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Objectives
Main goal : develop and use a set of innovative ODL tools
for on-line and Internet-based learning, using the methods
and techniques of artificial intelligence and neural networks.
O1. Provide a model of the collaborative learning process
involving human and artificial intelligent agents;
O2. Provide a set of tools based on AI&NN techniques
to develop innovative ODL systems;
O3. Carry out pilot implementations of ODL systems;
O4. Develop a methodology for intelligent ODL production
and performance evaluation;
O5. Evaluate and disseminate the outcomes of the project
for future developments.
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DURATION
(eligibility period)
1 October 2000 – 1 September 2003
BUDGET
SOCRATES
Total
373,140 EURO
TOTAL
609,540 EURO
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Contractual Time Table
Start of eligibility period
1 October 2000
Submission of 1st
Interim Report
1 June 2001
Submission of 2nd
Interim Report
1 June 2002
End of Eligibility Period
1 September 2003
Submission of
Final Report
1 November 2003
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Basic paradigms:
• Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction
• Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
Learning in the system: Cooperative learning by interaction between
student and tutor/expert or inside the group of learners
Organization: Group of learners assisted by artificial agents with
active role in the learning process.
Tutor: Human or artificial agent
Structural features:
• Set of tools to assist the learner at several levels of the knowledge
acquisition process.
• Personalised model of the trainee
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Combine the traditional style of teaching
with the problem-centered style:
• learning by being told,
• problem solving demonstration,
• problem solution analysis,
• problem solving,
• creative learning
Knowledge transfer
Learning
by being
t old
Problem
solving
demo
Skill development
Solut ion
analysis
Problem
solving
Level of learner’s active participation
Creat ive
learning
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Learner’s Profile Eliciting Tool
Control Module
Student
input
Registration
form
Learning
Objectives
Communication Module
Learning
Modalities
Student
Tracking
Tool
Knowledge
Watch
Questionnaires
Content
Management
Tutor
input
On-line
students
monitoring
Validation of
students
proposals
• Curricular study
for a diploma
• Complementary
study
• Executive
up-dating
• Specialist
up-dating
• Problem centered
• Test oriented
Preferredly /
Predominantly:
• Descriptive
• Demo
• Analytical details
• Practical aspects
• Examples
• Multimedia / Text
Material
to study
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Standard
Path
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Studied
material
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Recommended
Path
Self
Testing
Mandatory
Testing
Contribution to
Collaborative
Learning
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Workpackages and Responsabilities
WP0: Project Management, Monitoring and Reporting (PMMR)
PUB + PMG
WP1: Collaborative Learning Model (CLM)
ULR + PUB + UP
WP2: Learner’s Profile Eliciting Tool (LPET) EPCC + PUB + GOC
WP3: Automatic Tutoring Tool (ATT)
UNL + ULR + PUB + VUB
WP4: Learner’s Personal Assistant (LPA)
PUB + UNL + UEN + GOC
WP5: ODL courses on Bio-Medical Data Processing and
Visualisation (BMDPV) using the new AI&NN tools
BMDPV – M1: Medical visualisation
UEN + PUB + VUB
BMDPV – M2: Cortical brain anatomy VUB + PUB + UP + UEN
WP6: Elaboration of Instructions, Guidelines, and Examples of
integrating the AI&NN tools with existent ODL materials (IGE)
UP + UPB + EPCC + all
WP7: Testing, evaluation, assessment and dissemination (TEAD)
of AI&NN tools for innovative ODL
PUB + all
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WP0: Project Management, Monitoring and Reporting ( PMMR)
T0.1
T0.2
T0.3
T0.4
T0.5
T0.6
T0.7
Organisation of the Project Management Group (PMG)
Organisation of planning meetings and project activities and
outcome evaluation meetings
Project monitoring and check accomplishment of milestones
Organisation of workshops and summer schools
Coordination among partners
Elaboration of reports on project activities and of
financial reports
Ensure links with the European Commission
D01 - Work Plan (March 2001)
D02 - First Interim Report (1 June 2001)
D03 - Reports of the partners to coordinator
Financial Reports (before delivery of interim Reports)
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T0.4 Consortium Meetings
First Meeting & Workshop - Bucharest, 29 June - 1 July 2001
Second Meeting & Workshop - Edinburgh, 8 December 2001
T0.5 Short Visits
PUB - EPCC, 5-8 March 2001, Edinburgh
PUB - DCT, 9-11 March 2001, Darlington
PUB - UNL, 23 April 2001, Lisbon
PUB - URL, 21-22 May 2001, La Rochelle
PUB - UEN, 29-31 August 2001, Erlangen
PUB - VUB, 17 - 18 November 2001, Brussels
T0.6 Project Documents
Agreement letters from all partners
Money transfers
Interim Report 1 June 2001
T0.7 Link to the European Commission
Up-dating of the Financial Agreement, Feb - March 2001
Socrates Coordinator’s Meeting, 18-19 June 2001, Brussels
Change of consortium
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Internal Reporting & Mutual Information
Activity Report -
for each activity,
when completed
Progress Report for each work package,
when reaching a milestone
Institutional Report - for each partner,
yearly to prepare the
Interim Reports & Final Report
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SOCRATES MINERVA PROGRAMME
Open and Distance Learning – Information and Communication Technology
MINERVA - Transnational Cooperation Project
Project ID: 87574-CP-1-2000-1-RO-MINERVA-ODL
Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network Tools for Innovative ODL
ACTIVITY REPORT
Partner:
Date:
Contact person:
Please provide a brief description of each activity implemented in the framework of the project, covering the points below:
• Workpackage (e.g., WP1 - Collaborative Learning Model
• Task: (e.g., T1.4 - Evaluate and validate the model)
• start and end dates, stage of development
• type of activity
• aims
• location(s)
• expected benefits
• products and results – description of deliverable(s)
• partner(s) responsible
• other organisations/contacts involved
• costs of the activity
• claims from the project budget, own contribution
Please explain any divergence from the work plan provided under the agreement.
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MINERVA - Transnational Cooperation Project
Project ID: 87574-CP-1-2000-1-RO-MINERVA-ODL
Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network Tools for Innovative ODL
PROGRESS REPORT
Workpackage:
Interval:
Coordinator:
Date:
Please provide a brief description of each activity implemented in the framework of the project, covering the points below:
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start and end dates, stage of development
type of activity (activities)
aims
location(s)
expected benefits
products and results
description of the deliverables
partner(s) involved in carrying out the work
other organisations/contacts involved
costs of the activities
claims from the project budget, own contribution
Please explain any divergence from the work plan provided under the agreement.
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SOCRATES MINERVA PROGRAMME
Open and Distance Learning – Information and Communication Technology
MINERVA - Transnational Cooperation Project
Project ID: 87574-CP-1-2000-1-RO-MINERVA-ODL
Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network Tools for Innovative ODL
INSTITUTIONAL REPORT
Interval:
Contact person:
Date:
Please provide a brief description of each activity implemented in the framework of the project, covering the points below:
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start and end dates, stage of development
type of activity (activities)
aims
location(s)
expected benefits
products and results
description of the deliverables
partner(s) involved in carrying out the work
other organisations/contacts involved
costs of the activities
claims from the project budget, own contribution Interval:
Please explain any divergence from the work plan provided under the agreement.
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WP1: Collaborative Learning Model (CLM)
T1.1
T1.2
T1.3
T1.4
D1.1
D1.2
D1.3
D1.4
Model cooperative problem solving and
cooperation relationships
Specify features of learner behaviour
and learner profile
Identify components of the cooperative learning process that
may be supported by intelligent tools
Evaluate and validate the model in the framework
of different educational environments
Report on the Collaborative Learning Model
Report on learner’s behaviour and learner profile
Report on the evaluation of the model
Pedagogic methodology to guide ODL production
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WP2: Learner’s Profile Eliciting Tool (LPET)
T2.1
T2.2
T2.3
T2.4
T2.5
Implement student tracking tool and collect statistics
Build the database with collected statistics on student behaviour
Install and tailor the learner’s profile eliciting tool
Build the database with learner’s profiles
Evaluation and validation of the approach and
of its effectiveness in learning.
D2.1
D2.2
D2.3
D2.4
D2.5
Database with student behaviour features and learner profiles
Software tool to elicit the learning profile
Manual of LPET
Report on testing and evaluation of LPET
Papers to present the results to project workshops and to other
scientific events connected to ODL and ICT based learning
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The LPET tools records information about the following entities:
• student (name, gender, login name, password, e-mail address),
• course (name, description, folder on server, teacher/supervisor,
chapters/subchapters, abstracts, HTML files building the course),
• teacher ((name, login name, password, e-mail address),
• entries (enrolments of students for courses),
• tests (related course, number of questions, set of questions, maximum time
allowed, final/non-final test),
• test results (student ID, answer for each question in test, resulted
score),
• path (marks the path of one student through the course material),
• self tests (same info as for imposed tests, but with no recording of the
obtained scores),
• course extensions (Web links added by students and approved by the
supervisor as valid references that are extending the course material).
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User Tracking Mechanism
Login
Level 0
Initialize
Student ID
Course ID
Chapter ID
Level 1
Level 2
Database
Subchapter ID
Session
object
Questions
Time
Testing
Module
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WP3: Automatic Tutoring Tool (ATT)
T3.1
T3.2
T3.3
T3.4
D3.1
D3.2
D3.3
D3.4
Specify the interface and standard form of data for links with
other modules
Install and tailor the ATT
Adapt ATT to work according to the student profile
Evaluation and validation of ATT and of its effectiveness in
learning
Software tool for automatic tutoring
Manual of ATT
Report on testing and evaluation of ATT
Papers to present the results to project workshops and to other
scientific events connected to ODL and ICT based learning
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Tutor Agent
Communication
Module
Module for accessing learning
resources and managing
interactions:
- Problem Solving KB
- Selection of relevant knowledge
- Coordination activities
Control Module
Module to select
learning modalities
and to adapt to
learner profile
Problem
Solving
Knowledge
Base (PSKB)
Module to respond to
learner requests and
needs
Tutor Agent KB:
 Knowledge to access
PSKB
 Methodological know.
 Knowledge on how to
adjust to learner profile
Tutor Agent architecture and functionality
Other
agents
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WP4: Learner’s Personal Assistant (LPA)
T4.1
T4.2
T4.3
D4.1
D4.2
D4.3
D4.4
Specify the interface and standard form of data for
links with other modules
Install and tailor the LPA
Evaluation and validation of ATT and of its
effectiveness in learning
Software tool for personal assistant
Manual of LPA
Report on testing and evaluation of LPA
Papers to present the results to project workshops and to other
scientific events connected to ODL and ICT based learning
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Learner Personal Agent
Module for accessing learning
resources and managing
interactions:
- Problem Solving KB
- Coordination activities
Communication
Module
Control Module
Module to develop the
learner profile
Problem
Solving KB
Module responsible
for monitoring learner
actions and requests
Learner KB: learner history
and learner profile
Learner Personal Agent architecture and functionality
Other
agents
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Personalized navigation through learning material
Functional Requirements
• Full accessibility from within the Web
• Full database support for all entities in the system
• Multi-level informational structure
• Monitoring/registration of user variables
• Asynchronous communication services
• Multi-language dictionary and thesaurus
• Testing module
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Student Module
Registration
Database
Server
Login
Testing &
Evaluation
Course
Navigation
User
monitoring
System
Features
Forum area
Search
engine
Dictionary
Course
extension
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Level Structure of the Course
Level 1
Content
Course summary
Level 2
Chapter ID
Main course body
Level 3
Detailed information,
References, Links,
Questions
Course description
Chapter List
Subchapter ID
Chapter description
Subchapter List
Subchapter description
Subchapter File
Database
Server
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Level 1
Course summary
• Title and description of chapters
• Final test module
Level 2
Chapter & Subchapter
abstract
• Title and description of chapters
• Intermediary tests
• Self evaluation tests
Course extension feature
Level 3
Detailed information,
References, Links,
Questions, Tests
• Links to other level 3 files
Link to test module
Shared resources: Forum, Dictionary, Search Engine,
Personal reporting module
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Information Retrieval Facilities
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Functional Requirements
Possibility to search for one/multiple word(s)
Links of the fields: And/Or/Phrase
Choice of targets for the search engine: courses,
chapters, subchapters, links
Links to Web Search Engines
Search Engine
Search & Advanced
Search Interface
Parse Phrase
Database
Create
Query
Search Engine
Results Interface
Web
Search
Engines
Database
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WP5: ODL courses on Bio-Medical Data Processing and
Visualisation using the new AI&NN tools (BMDPV)
T5.1
T5.2
T5.3
T5.4
T5.5
T5.6
D5.1
D5.3
D5.4
D5.5
D5.7
D5.8
D5.9
Produce on-line form of learning material for M1
Link on-line material of M1 with the AI&NN too
Experiment M1 with target students and evaluate
learning performances and pedagogical merits
Produce on-line form of learning material for M2
Link on-line material of M2 with the AI&NN tools
Experiment M2 with target students and evaluate
learning performances and pedagogical merits
ODL module M1, D5.2 CD with M1
Manual of M1 (printed and on-line)
Report on experiments and evaluation for M1
ODL module M2, D5.6 CD with M2
Manual of M2 (printed and on-line)
Report on experiments and evaluation for M2
Papers to present the results to project workshops and to other
scientific events connected to ODL and ICT based learning
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WP6: Elaboration of Instructions, Guidelines, and
Examples of integrating the AI&NN tools with existent ODL
materials (IGE)
T6.1
T6.2
T6.3
T6.4
T6.5
Elaborate instructions and guidelines on how to integrate the AI&NN
tools with existing ODL material
Development of the current experimental exercises to produce a set
of simple parallel programming exercises designed to collect and
store information in a format suitable for input to the AI&NN tools
Integrate AI&NN tools with the HPC course
Develop a new course exercise, based on collaborative work.
Evaluate overall effectiveness of system and provide input to
guidelines on methodology for development
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D6.1
Report on methodology for development and integration
D6.2
AI&NN enhanced ODL module to teach HPC
D6.3
CD with the module
D6.4
Manual of module (printed and on-line)
D6.5
Report on experiments and evaluation
D6.6
Papers to present the results to project workshops and to
other scientific events connected to ODL and ICT based learning
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WP7: Testing, evaluation, assessment and dissemination
of AI&NN tools for innovative ODL (TEAD)
T7.1
T7.2
T7.3
T7.4
T7.5
T7.6
T7.7
T7.8
Perform testing
Perform evaluation
Elaborate questionnaires, perform survey and
synthesis of the results
Develop the website of the project
Produce leaflet and CD for project presentation
Contact other institutions to participate
in the evaluation and further dissemination of results
Produce regular inputs for the dissemination of project
results and deliverables by the European Commission
Produce an executive summary of the key deliverables
and translate it into the partners’ languages:
French, German, Portuguese, and Romanian
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D7.1 General report evaluation and assessment
D7.2 General report on methodolgy
D7.3 Proceedings of workshops and summer schools
D7.4 Website of the project (see components above)
D7.5 Leaflet of the project
D7.6 CD of presentation of the project
D7.7 Regular inputs for the dissemination of project results and
deliverables by the European Commission and for the participation
in the electronic fora organised by the EC
D7.8 Executive summary of the key deliverables of the workpackages
into each of the partners’ languages
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Testing module
Components:
• Self-Evaluation Tests
• Final Tests
Possible use of test results:
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user profiling
student reports for the use of teachers
student classification
customizing future tests
adapting the course content
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Additional resources
Forum
• asynchronous tool for communication
• compensates the lack of direct communication
• communication between students – teacher
• posting of messages
• reading of messages posted by other people
• replying to other people's messages
Dictionary
• bilingual dictionary
• more than 80000 entries
• exact search of a word
• expression search based on a given word
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