Edukalibre Project: versatility in e-learning

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2005

Authors

Jaime Enrique Villate Matiz (Author) FEUP; Guilherme de Oliveira Dutra (Author) FEUP; Nuno Costa Martins de Faria (Author) FEUP; Mário Filipe Amorim Faria Oliveira Lopes (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Open Source for Education in Europe, Research & Proctise -Conference proceedings

Pages: 127-136

Open Source for Education in Europe 2005

Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, Holanda, 14 a 15 de Novembro de 2005

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Knowledge engineering ; Physical sciences > Computer science > Informatics ; Technological sciences > Technology > Information technology

Other information

Abstract (EN): Edukalibre, a project funded by the Socrates/Minerva program of the European Union, aims at the promotion of information and communication technology in education. Its main goal is to transpose the advantages of the Free Software development model to the case of the production of educational documentation. This article focuses on the solutions found within the Edukalibre project to facilitate collaboration for the production of educational materials. The tools under development allow different authors to work on the same document, using different computer programs and therefore different document formats, without the need to rewrite existing content or to learn new formatting languages. The Edukalibre system also includes document version management and the possibility of writing documents on-line and/or off-line, via a user-friendly Web platform or through the Webdav protocol. The results of a case study involving the elaboration of work reports by university students using the Edukalibre platform are also presented.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific