4. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the specific solutions of this project are:
A. Design and Implementation of Innovative Learning Solutions
Given that several groups will work in parallel to develop different solutions, a set of technical standards
will be set to ensure the interoperability of the different solutions. The topics to be agreed during those
discussions are for example learning material metadata standards (Dublin core or LOM etc.), packaging
standards (SCORM or IMS or LAMS etc.) and communication standards (SQI or OAI-PMH etc.). All
partners participate in the discussion and the task coordinators will publish a final document. The use of
appropriate standards ensures the maximum exploitability of the solutions. All partners will follow the
agreed standards that will be included in the quality plan document.
B. Designs and Implementation Plan for the Learning Solutions
Different solutions based on learning technologies will be proposed as ways to reduce the gap between
private and public-schooled students in Latin American Universities. These solutions will exploit the
research conducted in several areas of learning technologies in Europe and Worldwide. Each solution
will be designed and implemented by development teams. The first partner in the development team
coordinates the work. The tentative solutions, pending confirmation by the need analysis, are the
following:
C. Adaptive Learning Materials
Adaptive Learning Materials, which provides a methodology and tools for the easy creation of content
that adapts to the student’s specific needs. The development team enables and produces adaptation to
100 learning materials.
D. Problem Solving Protocols
Problem Solving Protocols, which provides a way to adapt not only the content, but the process, needed
solve a problem, depending of the mental models of each student. For the pilot courses the development
team will produce 40 problem protocols.
E. Adaptive Learning Design
Adaptive Learning Design is a solution providing a methodology and tools for the creation of learning
paths and designs in a way that enable the automatic adaptation to the students background knowledge
and skills. The development team produces accordingly 60 learning designs for the use in the pilot
courses.
F. Social Sharing and Recommendation of Learning Materials
Social Sharing and Recommendation of Learning Materials is a solution for integrating familiar social
media features into the process of sharing and recommend learning materials. This solution serves also
as the main valorization channel as all produced solutions and learning materials are distributed freely
as open source through the platform.
G. Evolving Adaptive Framework
Evolving Adaptive Framework this solution will provide the students an integrated and personalized
way to access and use the other solutions created in this project.
The main precondition and assumption in this project is that the knowledge and skill deficiencies of
public schooled students are a major reason for their under-par performance at university and the failure
in obtaining professional degrees. If economical or social factors have a much bigger influence in their
performance, the impact of the solutions proposed in this project would be negligible, However this
assumption is well based given that even students that have public scholarships and have no major family
issues, still present the same type of performance-related problems.