Publications

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• Invited Talks
• Summer Schools/Tutorials/Workshops
  

DISSERTATIONS:

Management von Lernprozessen : Konzept und Anwendung.

Saarbrücken, Universität des Saarlandes, Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Dissertation, 2009.

PAPERS:

2010

Marion R. Gruber, Christian Glahn, Marcus Specht, & Rob Koper
Orchestrating Learning using Adaptive Educational Designs in IMS Learning Design
To appear in: Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL 2010).

Paul De Bra, David Smits, Kees van der Sluijs, Alexandra Cristea, Maurice Hendrix
GRAPPLE: Personalization and Adaptation in Learning Management Systems
To appear in:  Proceedings of the 22nd World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA 2010)

Fabian Abel, Nicola Henze, Eelco Herder, Daniel Krause
Interweaving Public User Profiles on the Web.
International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP), USA, June 2010.

Fabian Abel, Ricardo Kawase, Daniel Krause
The Art of Tagging - Interweaving spatial annotations, categories, meaningful URIs and tags.
Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, Valencia, Spain, April 2010 (to appear)

Fabian Abel, Ricardo Kawase, Daniel Krause
The Impact of Multifaceted Tagging on Learning Tag Relations and Search
Proceedings of the 7th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), May 2010, Heraklion, Greece.

2009

Kees van der Sluijs and Kai Michael Höver
Integrating adaptive functionality in a LMS
in: International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), Vol 4, No 4, pp. 46-50, Online-Journals.org, 2009 (available here)

Kai Michael Höver and Christina M. Steiner
Adaptive Learning Environments: A Requirements Analysis in Business Settings
in: International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC), Vol 2, No 3, pp. 27-33, Online-Journals.org, 2009
(available here)

Alexander Nussbaumer, Christian Gütl, Dietrich Albert, Denis Helic
Competence-based Adaptation of Learning Environments in 3D Space
Paper at the International Conference on Interactive Mobile and Computer Aided Learning (IMCL 2009)
PDF

Fabian Abel, Dominikus Heckmann, Eelco Herder, Jan Hidders, Geert-Jan Houben, Daniel Krause, Erwin Leonardi, Kees van der Slujis
Mashing up user data in the Grapple User Modeling Framework. 17th Workshop on Adaptivity and User Modeling in Interactive Systems (FGABIS09), Darmstadt, Germany, September, 2009
PDF

Erwin Leonardi, Geert-Jan Houben, Kees van der Sluijs, Jan Hidders, Eelco Herder, Fabian Abel, Daniel Krause and Dominik Heckmann
User Profile Elicitation and Conversion in a Mashup Environment
Paper at the International Workshop on Lightweight Integration on the Web (ComposableWeb'09)
PDF

Fabian Abel, Dominikus Heckmann, Eelco Herder, Jan Hidders, Geert-Jan Houben, Daniel Krause, Erwin Leonardi and Kees van der Sluijs
A Framework for Flexible User Profile Mashups
Paper at the International Workshop on Adaptation and Personalization for Web 2.0 (APWEB 2.0 2009)
PDF

Martin Harrigan, Vincent Wade
Towards a Conceptual and Service-Based Adaptation Model
Paper at the International Workshop on Dynamic and Adaptive Hypertext: Generic Frameworks, Approaches and Techniques (DAH'09)
PDF

Kees van der Sluijs, Jan Hidders, Erwin Leonardi and Geert-Jan Houben
GAL: A Generic Adaptation Language for describing Adaptive Hypermedia
Paper at the International Workshop on Dynamic and Adaptive Hypertext: Generic Frameworks, Approaches and Techniques (DAH'09)
PDF

Matthias Loskyll, Dominikus Heckmann, Ichiro Kobayashi
UbisEditor 3.0: Collaborative Ontology Development on the Web Web 3.0
Merging Semantic Web and Social Web, Workshop at Hypertext 2009

Matthias Loskyll, Dominikus Heckmann and Christian Glahn
Visualization of Spatial Knowledge with Ontology Trees and Adaptable Search Result Grids in the Era of Web 3.0,
9th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Knowledge Technologies

Kees van der Sluijs and Kai Michael Höver
Integrating adaptive functionality in a LMS
Paper on the International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace (ICELW2009)
PDF

Kai Michael Höver and Christina M. Steiner
Adaptive Learning Environments: A Requirements Analysis in Business Settings
Paper on the International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace (ICELW2009)

Dominikus Heckmann and Matthias Loskyll
UbisLabel & UnderscoreEncoding: a new Approach for Label-Encoding in the Multilingual World Wide Web
Internet/WWW 2009

Shlomo Berkovsky, Dominikus Heckmann, Tsvi Kuflik
Addressing Challenges of Ubiquitous User Modeling: Between Mediation and Semantic Integration,
Workshop on Ubiquitous User Modeling, Spring 2009

Luca Mazzola and Riccardo Mazza
Supporting learners in Adaptive Learning Environments through the enhancement of the Student Model
Paper on the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International 2009)
PDF (Springer accesss needed)

Luca Mazzola and Riccardo Mazza
Toward adaptive representations of student models in eLearning environments
Paper on the AIED2009 Doctoral Consortium

Martin Harrigan, Milos Kravcik, Christina Steiner, Vincent Wade
What Do Academic Users Really Want from an Adaptive Learning System?
Short paper at User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization conference (UMAP'09)
PDF (Springer access needed)

Dominikus Heckmann, Matthias Loskyll, Rafael Math, Pascal Recktenwald and Christoph Stahl
UbisWorld 3.0: a Semantic Tool Set
for Ubiquitous User Modeling, Demonstration description in online proceedings of First International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (UMAP 2009)

Maurice Hendrix, Alexandra Cristea and Craig Stewart
Adaptation languages for learning: the CAM meta-model
Short paper at the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2009)

Dominique Verpoorten, Christian Glahn, Milos Kravcik, Stefaan Ternier and Marcus Specht
Personalisation of Learning in Virtual Learning Environments
In Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL 2009) [pdf]

Alexandra Cristea, David Smits, Jon Bevan, Alexandra Cristea
LAG 2.0: Refining a reusable Adaptation Language and Improving on its Authoring
In proceedings of Fourth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning ECTEL 2009, 2009. [pdf]

Maurice Hendrix, Alexandra Cristea
Design of the CAM model and authoring tool
Short paper at  A3H workshop ECTEL2009, 2009 [pdf]

Maurice Hendrix, Alexandra Cristea, Daniel Burgos
Comparative Analysis of Adaptation in Adaptive Educational Hypermedia and IMS-Learning Design
Technical Report RR443, Department of COmputer Science, The University of Warwick [pdf]

Jonathan Foss, Alexandra Cristea
Adaptive Hypermedia Content Authoring using MOT3.0
Short paper at A3H workshop ECTEL2009, 2009 [pdf]

Fawaz Ghali, A. I. Cristea
Authoring for E-Learning 2.0: a Case Study
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT'09) [pdf]

Fawaz Ghali, A. I. Cristea
MOT 2.0: A Case Study on the Usefulness of Social Modeling for Personalized E-Learning Systems
The 14th International Conference of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED'09) [pdf]

Fawaz Ghali, A. I. Cristea
Social Reference Model for Adaptive Web Learning
Advances in Web Based Learning - ICWL'09 [pdf]

Cristea Alexandra I.,  Ghali F. and Joy·M.  2009, Social, Personalized Lifelong Learning E-Infrastructures and Technologies for Lifelong Learning (ETLL), IGI Global.

2008

A Spiral Model for Adding Automatic Adaptive Authoring to Adaptive Hypermedia
In Journal of Universal Computer Science (J.UCS), volume 14, 2008. [pdf]

Fawaz Ghali, Alexandra Cristea, Craig Stewart and Maurice Hendrix
Collaborative Adaptation Authoring and Social Annotation in MOT
Paper in A3H workshop AH2008, 2008 
PDF

Fawaz Ghali, Alexandra Cristea and Maurice Hendrix
Augmenting e-Learning Standards with Adaptation
Paper on the 11th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education, CATE 2008 (Nominated for Best Paper Award)
PDF (Acta Press access needed)

Maurice Hendrix and Alexandra Cristea
A meta level for LAG Adaptation Language re-use in education
Paper in A3H workshop AH2008, 2008
PDF

Maurice Hendrix, Paul De Bra, Mykola Pechenizkiy, David Smits, Alexandra Cristea
Defining adaptation in a generic multi layer model: CAM: The GRAPPLE Conceptual Adaptation Model
Paper on the EC-TEL 2008 conference
PDF (Springer access needed)

POSTERS:

2009

Matthias Loskyll, Dominikus Heckmann:
Ideas for Collaborative Ontology Development on the Upcoming Web 3.0 Era
11th Intl. Protégé Conference

Matthias Loskyll, Dominikus Heckmann:
Towards Collaborative Ontology Development in the Upcoming Web 3.0 Era with UbisEditor
11th Intl. Protégé Conference

Dietrich ALBERT, Alexander NUSSBAUMER, Christina M. STEINER, Maurice HENDRIX and Alexandra CRISTEA
Design and Development of an Authoring Tool for Pedagogical Relationship Types between Concepts
Poster at the 17th International Conference on Computers in Education ( ICCE 2009 )

Olga De Troyer, Frederic Kleinermann, Bram Pellens and Ahmed Ewais
Supporting Virtual Reality in an Adaptive Web-based Learning Environment
Poster at the 4th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning ( EC-TEL 2009 )
Short paper available: here (direct)
Poster available in PDF

Kai Michael Hoever and Nils Faltin
Authoring of an adaptive group-oriented business English course with AHA!
Paper at the International Workshop on Individual and Group Adaptation in Collaborative Learning Environments (IGACLE 2008)
Poster available in PDF

Paul De Bra, Mykola Pechenizkiy, Kees van der Sluijs and David Smits
GRAPPLE: Integrating Adaptive Learning into Learning Management Systems
Poster at ED-MEDIA 2008
Short paper available: here (EdITLib access needed)
Poster available in PDF (direct)

Paul De Bra, David Smits, Mykola Pechenizkiy and Ekaterina Vasilyeva
Adaptation in Any Way You Like
Poster submission for the ELearn 2008 conference
Short paper available: here (EdITLib access needed)
Poster available in PDF (direct)

Reuse Patterns in Adaptation Languages: Creating a meta-level for the LAG adaptation language
Short paper/ poster at AH2008
Short paper available: here (Springer access needed)

Riccardo Mazza and Luca Mazzola
GRAPPLE: Generic Responsive Adaptive Personalized Learning Environment
Poster on the Swiss ICT summit

Invited Talks:

2009

Dominik Heckmann (DFKI)
Adaptives Lernen mit GRAPPLE – Semantische Integration verteilter Benutzerprofile
Invited talk at the E-Learning 2009 (Germany) at 15.09.2009

Nicola Henze
Personalization for e-Learning: The EU project GRAPPLE
Invited talk presented at the Didacta 2009 fair (in German)

GILABS partecipations to the following events with timeslots for GRAPPLE:

• iLearning Forum 2009 Paris, France 19 - 20 January 2009,
• e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East Forum: Inspire, Innovate, Initiate & Impact Dubai 26 - 29 January 2009,
• Learning Technologies London 2009 London, UK 28 - 29 January 2009
• CEBIT 2009, Hannover (Germany), 3 - 8 March 2009
• Forum PA, Rome (IT), 10 - 14 May 2009
• IMS Learning Impact 2009, Barcelona (ES), 11-14 May 2009
• Periodic Internal presentations of the Project results to the International Sales team (EMEA, America and APAC). These events involve a froup of 2 - 5 people from the Sales team. Meetings are organised in Sestri Levante, Florence and online.
• ePortfolio 2009, Key Competencies, Skills for life, Learning Networks and Communities, London (UK), 22 - 24 June 2009
• Sun PASIG Meeting, Malta, 24 - 26 June 2009
• Learning and Competence Development in Europe for tomorrow and behond, Sestri Levante (IT), 16 July 2009
• Online Educa Berlin 2009, Berlin (Germany), 2 - 4 December 2009

2008

Alexandra Cristea
GRAPPLE: Generic Responsive Adaptive Personalized Learning Environment
Invited talk at the SCORE project event, Sarajevo, Bosnia

GRAPPLE related presentations by GILABS

• Internal presentation in Giunti Labs in Florence (headquarters)
• Expo eLearning 2008 Barcelona (ES) 3 - 5 April 2008,
• Elearnity Symposium - "Corporate Learning Technology: The Inside View" London (UK) 15 May 2008,
• OpeniWorld:Europe2008 Lyon (FR) 24 - 27 June 2008,
• Online Educa Berlin 2008 Berlin (Germany) 3 - 5 December 2008,

Events (Summer Schools, Workshops, Tutorials, Demonstrations):

2010

Workshop on User Data Interoperability in the Social Web (UDISW)
at International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces 2010 (IUI). Organizers: Erwin Leonardi, Fabian Abel, Nicola Henze, Eelco Herder, Geert-Jan Houben.

Workshop on  Architectures and building blocks of web-based user-adaptive systems (link)
at User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization 2010 (UMAP)
Organizers: Michael Yudelson, Myola Pechenizkiy, Eelco Herder, Geert-Jan Houben and Fabian Abel

2009

GRAPPLE Tutorial at the EC-TEL Conference

Prof. Paul De Bra gave a full day tutorial on Grapple.

Link to the slides

Minerva Summer School in Israel
Dr. Dominikus Heckmann gave a presentation on “User Modeling for Instrumented Environments" partly based on GRAPPLE technology.

16th International Summer School in Novel Computing
Prof. Paul De Bra gave a week long course named "Platforms for Stories-based Learning in Future Schools". A summary of this course can be found here.
Link to the summer school
Link to the slides
Link to the photos

Ubiquitous User Modeling 2009 (UbiqUM 2009) the 7th International Workshop on Ubiquitous User Modelling.
Organized by Dominikus Heckmann (DFKI)as part of UMAP 2009.
http://www.u2m.org/ubiqum2009/

Joint European Summer School on Technology Enhanced Learning 2009
Prof. Paul De Bra gave a 2 hour lecture in which he explained adaptivity in general and gave an elaborate view of the Grapple project as well.
Link to the summer school
Link to the slides
Link to the photos

 GAT: The FP7 GRAPPLE Authoring Tool Set (M. Hendrix, A. Nussbaumer, M. Dicerto, L. Oneto, A. I. Cristea) In ECTEL 2009 Demonstrations, 2009. [pdf]

Summer School on Technology Enhanced Learning & Knowledge Management 2008
Prof. Paul De Bra gave a 2 hour lecture on adaptive learning environments and on the GRAPPLE project. Because of the timing mainly the plans of GRAPPLE were presented.
Link to the summer school
Link to the slides
Link to the photos