Designing Distributed Learning Environments with Intelligent Software Agents

Chapter 1: A Human Collaborative Online Learning Environment Using Intelligent Agents

Figure 1: Example of an “idea”

Figure 2: Windows used in a mock-up

Figure 3: Agent architecture

Figure 4: Agents’ physical deployment

Figure 5: Agents’ logical deployment

Figure 6: Main classes present in a COLE environment

Figure 7: A case using the Portfolio agent

Figure 8: A case using the Dictionary agent

Chapter 2: Intelligent Agents Supporting Distributed Collaborative Learning

Figure 1: Agent topology Source: Nwana (1996).

Figure 2: Progressive inquiry model Source: Muukkonen, Hakkarainen, and Lakkala (1999).

Figure 3: Screenshot of the FLE with a facilitator agent

Figure 4: Agent gives advice in the agent message box

Figure 5: Awareness agent provides information

Figure 6: Agent gives asynchronous advice

Figure 7: Integration of facilitator agent and FLE

Figure 8: Architecture of facilitator agent in Mindmap building tool

Chapter 3: Privacy and Trust in Agent-Supported Distributed Learning

Figure 1: LTSA system components

Figure 2: LTSA-based agent architecture for distance learning

Figure 3: Structure of PISA agent

Figure 4: Model of PISA system

Chapter 4: Intelligence in MAS-Based Distributed Learning Environments

Figure 1: NaCoDAE: A CCBR system Source: Adapted from Aha and Maney (1997).

Figure 2: CCBR-based coordinating infrastructure of MAS for DLEs

Figure 3: Architecture of the Collision Avoidance Expert System

Figure 4: MAS-based infrastructure for navigation training

Figure 5: Risk distribution around planned route

Figure 6: Example of recommended course line

Chapter 5: Knowledge Management for Agent-Based Tutoring Systems

Figure 1: Knowledge layer in networked education

Chapter 6: Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Distributed Learning

Figure 1: Components of an intelligent tutoring system

Chapter 7: Integrating Agents and Web Services into Adaptive Distributed Learning Environments

Figure 1: IEEE’s LTSA

Figure 2: Illustration of the main educational components and dependency model of Athabasca University, Canada

Figure 3: The system architecture for course maintenance

Figure 4: Tables for the database

Figure 5: A screen shot of the Web monitoring agent

Chapter 8: A Multiagent Framework for an Adaptive E-Learning System

Figure 1: System architecture

Figure 2: Adaptation of external course content

Chapter 9: A Language for Specifying Agent Systems in E-Learning Environments

Figure 1: The program for student project evaluation

Figure 2: The program for student project evaluation with mobile agents

Figure 3: An e-mail filtering program

Figure 4: An image-transportation program

Figure 5: The program maintaining the Web pages

Figure 6: A conversation schemata for course maintenance

Figure 7: The course material maintenance program

Figure 8: Architecture of ProjEvaMob program

Chapter 10: A VR-Based Virtual Agent System

Figure 1: An integrated e-learning platform based on SCORM and SOAP

Figure 2: A generic layout design of user interface

Figure 3: Preliminary design of the open plaza

Figure 4: Preliminary design of the library

Figure 5: Preliminary design of the faculty office

Figure 6: Preliminary design of the discussion room

Figure 7: Preliminary design of the classroom

Figure 8: A Nondeterministic finite state automata for the virtual campus

Figure 9: The graphical user interface of the declarative specification