Bridging the gap between instructional design and double loop learning

Spoelstra, H., Matera, M., Rusman, E., Van Bruggen, J., & Koper, R. (2006). Bridging the gap between instructional design and double loop learning. Proceedings of IV International Conference on Multimedia and Information and Communication Technologies in Education (m-ICTE2006). November, 22-25, 2006, Seville, Spain.There seems to be a gap between instructional design, as implemented in workflow-like e-learning sys-tems, and double loop learning, because the former predefines educational processes and the latter as-sumes these processes can be reflected upon and can be modified by the learners. Instructional designs implemented in workflow-like e-learning systems that use modelling standards enable portability of the designs. While maintaining this advantage of portability, the COOPER environment aims to make room for learning reflection and influence as well. We will present a pedagogical scenario called “Virtual Com-pany”, which uses double loop learning extensively, to demonstrate the feasibility of our proposed solu-tion. We provide learners with “atomic actions”, that can be used to create and revise processes “on the fly”, thus enabling double-loop learning.This article is sponsored by the COOPER Project that is funded by the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme, priority 2 IST. Contract no.: 027073 (www.cooper-project.org

A Petri nets-based approach to modeling SCORM sequence

[[abstract]]In order to adapt teaching in accordance with the abilities of individual students in the distance learning environment, more research emphasis is needed on constructing personalised courseware. The new version of SCORM 1.3 (scalable content object reference model) attempts to add the sequence concept into this course standard. The concept describes how the sequencing process is invoked, what occurs during the sequencing process and the potential outputs of the sequencing process. As a result, we apply the valuable features of Petri nets to decrease the complexity of the sequencing definition model in the SCORM 1.3 specification and construct a framework within various instructional strategies by piecing subnets together.[[conferencetype]]國際[[conferencedate]]20040627~20040630[[booktype]]紙

Supporting flexible processes through recommendations based on history

In today's fast changing business environment exible information systems are required to allow companies to rapidly adjust their business processes to changes in the environment. However, increasing exibility in large information system usually leads to less guidance for its users and consequently requires more experienced users. In order to allow for exible systems with a high degree of guidance, intelligent user assistance is required. In this paper we propose a recommendation service, which, when used in combination with exible information systems, can guide end users during process execution by giving recommendations on possible next steps. Recommendations are generated based on similar past process executions by considering the specific optimization goals. This paper also describes an implementation of the proposed recommendation service in the context of ProM and the declarative work ow management system DECLARE

Towards a taxonomy of process flexibility (extended version)

Effective business processes must be able to accommodate changes to the environment in which they operate, e.g., new laws, changes in business strategy. The ability to encompass such changes is termed process flexibility. In this paper, we take a deeper look into the various ways in which flexibility can be achieved and propose a comprehensive taxonomy of these methods which identifies both the manner in which each of them is facilitated, and also the various configuration options and alternatives that exist in each case. This taxonomy is subsequently used to evaluate a selection of process-aware information systems and identify their potential to deploy flexible business processes

Conceptualizando el espacio multidimensional

Un proceso para toma de decisiones efectivo es vital para toda empresa. Su funcionamiento exitoso depende de muchos factores, pero en particular del acoplamiento apropiado entre el tipo de Modelo de Negocios de la Empresa, el Modelo para Soporte a la Toma de Decisiones y el Modelo Tecnológico para Soporte a la Toma de Decisiones. Dado que existen muchas propuestas para  “mejor modelo de negocios”, que las empresas experimentan a lo largo del tiempo, esto implica que el Modelo para Soporte a la Toma de Decisiones debe estar cambiando en consonancia y que el Modelo Tecnológico para su soporte debe ser suficientemente flexible para adecuarse rápida y efectivamente a estos cambios, o de lo contrario los usuarios del modelo decisional tenderán a rechazar su implementación por inapropiada o inflexible. Este artículo investiga los requerimientos funcionales de una abstracción, denominada el Espacio Multidimensional. Este espacio representa la problemática de toma de decisiones de la empresa en forma apropiada y por tanto es suficientemente flexible y robusto de forma que una implementación del Modelo Tecnológico para Soporte a la Toma de Decisiones con base en tal abstracción, es capaz de soportar cambios en el Modelo de Negocios de la Empresa y/o su Modelo de Soporte a la Toma de Decisiones

DECLARE: Full Support for Loosely-Structured Processes

Traditional Workflow Management Systems (WFMSs) are not flexible enough to support loosely-structured pro- cesses. Furthermore, flexibility in contemporary WFMSs usually comes at a certain cost, such as lack of support for users, lack of methods for model analysis, lack of methods for analysis of past executions, etc. DECLARE is a proto- type of a WFMS that uses a constraint-based process mod- eling language for the development of declarative models describing loosely-structured processes. In this paper we show how DECLARE can support loosely-structured pro- cesses without sacrificing important WFMSs features like user support, model verification, analysis of past execu- tions, changing models at run-time, etc

Supporting flexible workflow processes with a progression model

Users require flexibility when interacting with information systems to contend with changing business processes and to support diverse workflow. Model-based user interface design can accommodate flexible business processes by integrating workflow modelling with other modelling approaches. We present a workflow model, the progression model, to help in developing systems that support flexible business processes. The progression model tracks a user’s interaction with an application as a set of data elements we refer to as a workflow transaction. The steps a user takes to create a workflow transaction and the state of the workflow transaction at each step is made explicit. By making the workflow status and workflow transaction state explicit, the user can change the order of the steps in a process, manage multiple workflow transactions, keep track of data as it is accumulated, and so on. The intent is to provide the user with a mechanism to deal with partial information, interrupted and concurrent workflow transaction entry, and the processing of multiple workflow transactions. This thesis describes the progression model, an XML-compliant notation to specify the progression model, and a prototype system