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Knowledge Annotation for Intelligent Textbooks
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Wang, Mengdi; Chau, Hung; Thaker, Khushboo; Brusilovsky, Peter; He, Daqing – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2023
With the increased popularity of electronic textbooks, there is a growing interest in developing a new generation of "intelligent textbooks," which have the ability to guide readers according to their learning goals and current knowledge. Intelligent textbooks extend regular textbooks by integrating machine-manipulable knowledge, and the…
Descriptors: Documentation, Electronic Publishing, Textbooks, Artificial Intelligence
Intelligent Discovery for Learning Objects Using Semantic Web Technologies
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Hsu, I-Ching – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
The concept of learning objects has been applied in the e-learning field to promote the accessibility, reusability, and interoperability of learning content. Learning Object Metadata (LOM) was developed to achieve these goals by describing learning objects in order to provide meaningful metadata. Unfortunately, the conventional LOM lacks the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Metadata, Knowledge Representation, Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning for Information Retrieval: Neural Networks, Symbolic Learning, and Genetic Algorithms.
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Chen, Hsinchun – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1995
Presents an overview of artificial-intelligence-based inductive learning techniques and their use in information science research. Three methods are discussed: the connectionist Hopfield network; the symbolic ID3/ID5R; evolution-based genetic algorithms. The knowledge representations and algorithms of these methods are examined in the context of…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Indexing, Induction, Information Processing
Intelligent Information Systems.
Zabezhailo, M. I.; Finn, V. K. – International Forum on Information and Documentation, 1996
An Intelligent Information System (IIS) uses data warehouse technology to facilitate the cycle of data and knowledge processing, including input, standardization, storage, representation, retrieval, calculation, and delivery. This article provides an overview of IIS products and artificial intelligence systems, illustrates examples of IIS…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computation, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing
Learning from a Computer Tutor with Natural Language Capabilities
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Michael, Joel; Rovick, Allen; Glass, Michael; Zhou, Yujian; Evens, Martha – Interactive Learning Environments, 2003
CIRCSIM-Tutor is a computer tutor designed to carry out a natural language dialogue with a medical student. Its domain is the baroreceptor reflex, the part of the cardiovascular system that is responsible for maintaining a constant blood pressure. CIRCSIM-Tutor's interaction with students is modeled after the tutoring behavior of two experienced…
Descriptors: Natural Language Processing, Medical Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Artificial Intelligence
The Continuity Project, Fall 1997 Report.
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Wasilko, Peter J. – 1997
The Continuity Project is a research, development, and technology transfer initiative aimed at creating a "Library of the Future" by combining features of an online public access catalog (OPAC) and a campus wide information system (CWIS) with advanced facilities drawn from such areas as artificial intelligence (AI), knowledge…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Mediated Communication