A semantic repository for Special Education

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Published: Aug 31, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/99
Keywords:
Educational Technology, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), Network Technologies and Home Education, Homebound Education, Semantic repository, ICF, International Classification for Functioning, User modelling, Web research,

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Vincenza Benigno
Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche - CNR | Genova
Nicola Capuano
Centro di Ricerca in Matematica Pura e Applicata (CRMPA), Salerno
Giuseppina Rita Mangione
Centro di Ricerca di Matematica Pura e Applicata, Università di Salerno, Salerno
Manuela Repetto
Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche - CNR | Genova

Abstract

Searching through the limitless amount of information and resources available on the web poses a serious problem of information overload. Knowledge and semantic technologies may offer a solution in this regard. This paper illustrates a methodology for user modeling that describes user profiles and backgrounds in the use of a semantic repository for Special Education called Knowledge Hub (KH). The main functionalities and resource categories of KH are described.knowledge by accessing, sharing and collaborating with others in knowledge development.

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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2013): TD59 - Network Technologies and Home Education
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Articles - Special Issue

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Author Biography

Nicola Capuano, Centro di Ricerca in Matematica Pura e Applicata (CRMPA), Salerno

Centro di Ricerca in Matematica Pura e Applicata (CRMPA), Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettronica e Ingegneria Informatica (DIEII)

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