Towards a visual Educational Modeling Language for effective learning
Educational Modeling Languages (EMLs) are design languages intended to teachers for modeling any educational unit, independently of the pedagogical approach, context, users or resources employed. However, most existing educational modeling languages are criticized for being too abstract and too complex to be understood and manipulated by teachers. In this paper, we present a visual EML that simplifies the process of authoring learning scenarios for teachers with no programming background. Based on the conceptual framework of the activity theory, our resulting visual EML uses an explicit flow representation to design adaptive sequencing within learning activities, especially for effective learning purposes.
Keywords: Educational modeling language, Domain Specific modeling, Authoring systems, learning scenario
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Asmaâ Retbi
Engineer degree in Computer Science in 1997, DESA degree in Computer Science in 2000, PhD Student in Computer Science With RIME team at the Mohamed V University Agdal, Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI); Teacher at the Computer Science Department at the Mohammadia School of Engineers; Ongoing research interests: E-learning, Authoring tool, MDE and Domain Specific Modeling.
Farid Merrouch
Engineer degree in Computer Science in 1999, DESA degree in Software Engineering in 2006, PhD Student in Computer Science With RIME team at the Mohamed V University Agdal, Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI); Ongoing research interests: E-learning, Authoring tool, MDE and Domain Specific Modeling.
Mohammed Khalidi Idrissi
Doctorate degree in Computer Science in 1986, PhD in Computer Science in 2009; Former Assistant chief of the Computer Science Department at the Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI); Professor at the Computer Science Department-EMI; Ongoing research interests: SI, ontology, Web services, MDA, elearning and evalution
Samir Bennani
Engineer degree in Computer Science in 1982; Doctorate degree in Computer Science, PhD in Computer Science in 2005; Former chief of the Computer Science Department at the Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI); Professor at the Computer Science Department-EMI; Ongoing research interests: SI, Modeling in Software Engineering, Information System, eLearning content engineering, tutoring, assessment and tracking.
Asmaâ Retbi
Engineer degree in Computer Science in 1997, DESA degree in Computer Science in 2000, PhD Student in Computer Science With RIME team at the Mohamed V University Agdal, Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI); Teacher at the Computer Science Department at the Mohammadia School of Engineers; Ongoing research interests: E-learning, Authoring tool, MDE and Domain Specific Modeling.
Farid Merrouch
Engineer degree in Computer Science in 1999, DESA degree in Software Engineering in 2006, PhD Student in Computer Science With RIME team at the Mohamed V University Agdal, Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI); Ongoing research interests: E-learning, Authoring tool, MDE and Domain Specific Modeling.
Mohammed Khalidi Idrissi
Doctorate degree in Computer Science in 1986, PhD in Computer Science in 2009; Former Assistant chief of the Computer Science Department at the Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI); Professor at the Computer Science Department-EMI; Ongoing research interests: SI, ontology, Web services, MDA, elearning and evalution
Samir Bennani
Engineer degree in Computer Science in 1982; Doctorate degree in Computer Science, PhD in Computer Science in 2005; Former chief of the Computer Science Department at the Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI); Professor at the Computer Science Department-EMI; Ongoing research interests: SI, Modeling in Software Engineering, Information System, eLearning content engineering, tutoring, assessment and tracking.
