Book Chapters
Christos Bouras; Maria Nani
Using Open Source to Building and Accessing Learning Objects and Online Courses Book Chapter
In: Open Source for Knowledge and LearningManagement: Strategies beyond Tools, pp. 268 - 298, IDEA Group Publishing, 2007.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags:
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abstract = {As e-learning continuously gains the interest of the scientific community, industry, and government, a wide variety of learning technology products have been incorporated into the marketplace. Advances in information and communication technologies are in favor of the incorporation of innovative services and functionalities in such systems, though content creation and delivery remain the two key factors in any e-learning system. Therefore, in this chapter, we present the design and implementation of a tool targeted at building and accessing learning objects and online courses through the Web. This tool aims to facilitate instructors and trainers to easily develop accessible, reusable, and traceable learning content that can meet their distant students? needs for anytime and anyplace learning. Learners are able to access learning content, in addition to consulting, at any time, reports on their interactions within a course and get support by subject experts. Furthermore, all users can request to upgrade their role in the system and, thus, actively participate in the learning process. Special attention has been paid on the utilization of reliable and qualitative open source technologies and Web standards so that the proposed solution can form an easily accessible system.},
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As e-learning continuously gains the interest of the scientific community, industry, and government, a wide variety of learning technology products have been incorporated into the marketplace. Advances in information and communication technologies are in favor of the incorporation of innovative services and functionalities in such systems, though content creation and delivery remain the two key factors in any e-learning system. Therefore, in this chapter, we present the design and implementation of a tool targeted at building and accessing learning objects and online courses through the Web. This tool aims to facilitate instructors and trainers to easily develop accessible, reusable, and traceable learning content that can meet their distant students? needs for anytime and anyplace learning. Learners are able to access learning content, in addition to consulting, at any time, reports on their interactions within a course and get support by subject experts. Furthermore, all users can request to upgrade their role in the system and, thus, actively participate in the learning process. Special attention has been paid on the utilization of reliable and qualitative open source technologies and Web standards so that the proposed solution can form an easily accessible system.
Christos Bouras; Thrasivoulos Tsiatsos; Eleftheria Giannaka; Alexandros Panagopoulos; Maria Nani
An Integrated Platform for Educational Virtual Environments Book Chapter
In: Web-Based Intelligent e - Learning Systems: Technologies and Applications, Chapter XV, pp. 291 - 320, IDEA Group Publishing, 2006.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags:
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abstract = {In this chapter, we present the design and implementation of an integrated platform for Educational Virtual Environments. This platform aims to support an educational community, synchronous online courses in multi-user three-dimensional (3D) environments, and the creation and access of asynchronous courses through a learning content management system. In order to offer synchronous courses, we have implemented a system called EVE-II, which supports stable event sharing for multi-user 3D places, easy creation of multi-user 3D places, H.323-based voice- over IP services fully integrated in a 3D space, as well as many concurrent 3D multi-user spaces.},
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In this chapter, we present the design and implementation of an integrated platform for Educational Virtual Environments. This platform aims to support an educational community, synchronous online courses in multi-user three-dimensional (3D) environments, and the creation and access of asynchronous courses through a learning content management system. In order to offer synchronous courses, we have implemented a system called EVE-II, which supports stable event sharing for multi-user 3D places, easy creation of multi-user 3D places, H.323-based voice- over IP services fully integrated in a 3D space, as well as many concurrent 3D multi-user spaces.
Christos Bouras; Agis Konidaris
Modeling Data Intensive Web Sites for Personalisation, Integrity and Performance Book Chapter
In: Information Modeling for Internet Applications, Chapter XII, pp. 259 - 276, IDEA Group Publishing, 2003.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags:
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title = {Modeling Data Intensive Web Sites for Personalisation, Integrity and Performance},
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abstract = {This chapter presents a step-by-step approach to the design, implementation and management of a Data-Intensive Web Site (DIWS). The approach introduces five data formulation and manipulation graphs that are presented analytically. The core concept behind the modeling approach is that of “Web fragments,” that is an information decomposition technique that aids design, implementation and management of DIWS. We then present the steps that must be followed in order to “build” a DIWS based on Web fragments. Finally, we show how our approach can be used to ensure the basic DIWS user requirements of personalization, integrity and performance.},
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This chapter presents a step-by-step approach to the design, implementation and management of a Data-Intensive Web Site (DIWS). The approach introduces five data formulation and manipulation graphs that are presented analytically. The core concept behind the modeling approach is that of “Web fragments,” that is an information decomposition technique that aids design, implementation and management of DIWS. We then present the steps that must be followed in order to “build” a DIWS based on Web fragments. Finally, we show how our approach can be used to ensure the basic DIWS user requirements of personalization, integrity and performance.
Christos Bouras; Agis Konidaris; Afroditi Sevasti
Virtual Environments in Educational Networks Book Chapter
In: COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING IN EDUCATION Learning in a Networked society, Edited by T. Downes and D. Watson, pp. 195 - 203, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags:
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title = {Virtual Environments in Educational Networks},
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abstract = {The field of Virtual Environments (VEs) is rapidly evolving into a new means of communication and accessing information, likely to overcome many existent technologies. However, being a new field makes the design and implementation of educational VEs an important aspect for scientific research in their educational potentials and the exploitation of existent technologies. New technologies in the field of VEs have appeared the establishment and combination of which, is yet to be investigated. This paper makes an effort to approach the issue of developing educational VEs introducing new aspects in the issues of interface, interaction with the user and functionality.},
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The field of Virtual Environments (VEs) is rapidly evolving into a new means of communication and accessing information, likely to overcome many existent technologies. However, being a new field makes the design and implementation of educational VEs an important aspect for scientific research in their educational potentials and the exploitation of existent technologies. New technologies in the field of VEs have appeared the establishment and combination of which, is yet to be investigated. This paper makes an effort to approach the issue of developing educational VEs introducing new aspects in the issues of interface, interaction with the user and functionality.
Proceedings
Christos Bouras; Thrasivoulos Tsiatsos; Eleftheria Giannaka
An Object Driven Partitioning Approach for Distributed Virtual Environments Proceedings
2007.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags:
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title = {An Object Driven Partitioning Approach for Distributed Virtual Environments},
author = {Christos Bouras and Thrasivoulos Tsiatsos and Eleftheria Giannaka},
url = {https://telematics.upatras.gr/7430pdcat2007_bouras/},
year = {2007},
date = {2007-12-01},
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abstract = {Distributed virtual environments tend to become a de facto solution for large-scale networked virtual environments. One of the key issues and problems that need to be handled in the design of a scalable and effective distributed virtual environment system is the partitioning problem, which refers to the efficient assignment of the systems workload to the available resources of the system. This paper presents an object driven partitioning approach based on the partitioning algorithm of Lui & Chan, who proposed a three step technique for balancing the workload among the servers of the Distributed Virtual Environment.},
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Distributed virtual environments tend to become a de facto solution for large-scale networked virtual environments. One of the key issues and problems that need to be handled in the design of a scalable and effective distributed virtual environment system is the partitioning problem, which refers to the efficient assignment of the systems workload to the available resources of the system. This paper presents an object driven partitioning approach based on the partitioning algorithm of Lui & Chan, who proposed a three step technique for balancing the workload among the servers of the Distributed Virtual Environment.
Proceedings Articles
Christos Bouras; Apostolos Gkamas
SRAMT-LE: A hybrid sender and receiver-based adaptation scheme for TCP friendly multicast transmission using layered encoding Proceedings Article
In: Communication Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference (CNDS'03), pp. 71–76, 2003.
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