Published Papers

Fifth Russian Conference on Digital Libraries 2003

Terry Smith, Alex Ushakov, Bill Heller "Some Aspects of Developing and Using the Virtual Learning Environment in Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype" Fifth Russian Conference on Digital Libraries; October 29-31, 2003; Saint-Petersburg, Russia <http://www.rcdl2003.spbu.ru/en/>

Abstract: The paper describes technological (software) and pedagogical aspects of building an educational service in front of/interfacing with Alexandria Digital Library (ADL) and Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype (ADEPT).

7th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries 2003

T. R. Smith, D. Ancona, O. Buchel, M. Freeston, W. Heller, R. Nottrott, T. Tierney, and A. Ushakov "The ADEPT Concept-based Digital Learning Environment" 7th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries; August 17-22, 2003; Trondheim, Norway <http://www.ecdl2003.org/>

Abstract: We describe the design and application of a Digital Learning Environment (DLE) that is integrated with the collections and services of the Alexandria Digital Library (ADL). This DLE is in operational use in undergraduate teaching environments. Its design and development incorporate the assumption that deep understanding of both scientific phenomena and scientific methods is facilitated when learning materials are explicitly organized, accessed and presented at the level of granularity of appropriate sets of scientific concepts and their interrelationships. The DLE supports services for the creating, searching, and displaying: (1) knowledge bases (KBs) of strongly structured models of scientific concepts; (2) DL collections of information objects organized and accessible by the concepts of the KBs; and (3) collections of presentation materials, such as lectures and laboratory materials, that are organized as trajectories through the KB of concepts.