An Ontology-Based Framework for Student Profiling and Content Personalization in Higher Education

Abstract

The expansion of access to Digital Information and Communication Technologies and the offer of distance or semi-distance education courses that make use of virtual learning environments brought changes in the teaching and learning processes, requiring that the student be even more protagonist in this process. The present study aimed to identify important aspects to be considered in the implementation and improvement of self-paced learning and e-learning in higher education courses, with the purpose of rethinking pedagogical models of courses offered at a distance so that they reach even more of your learning objectives. The research is characterized as qualitative, of bibliographic nature, and discusses techniques to monitor and record, electronically and automatically, the results of the process and learning. The importance of processes that store and manage the student's profile is highlighted, both in terms of content and forms of access. The article proposes the use of ontologies to store information about the educational process and presents a computational architecture for this purpose.