Title:	CREATING AN ARCHITECTURE FOR INTELLIGENT TUTORS: A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
Author(s):	José Miguel Castillo , Laura Moreno , José Llobell
ISBN:	978-972-8924-55-3
Editors:	Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2008
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Methodology, e-learning, avatars, intelligent tutors, friendly interfaces, knowledge transfer.
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	47
Last Page:	54
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	E-learning can be applied to almost any field of knowledge. Nowadays, we can observe a growing use of learning services where IT (Information Technology) is integrated. In order to guide the use of this technology in the right direction, so that any learning process can be developed and adapted to the necessities of any student, we have developed an e-learning methodology. In this paper, we are going to briefly explain the methodology steps and also an intelligent tutor-based course that has been developed under the methodology. The architecture of the course is built on three main subjects: the correct application of contents, the student’s progress automatic evaluation and the use of friendly interfaces to interact with the student. A 3D-avatar is used as the interface in charge of giving advice to the student and guiding him during the knowledge transfer. Initially, the student self-evaluates his level and the course contents are automatically adapted. Once the student finishes each lesson, the knowledge transfer is evaluated. If the student’s progress is not adequate, the intelligent tutor will invite him either to review the main concepts of the lesson or to move to a lower level (depending on the evaluation results). In the case of the student’s progress being satisfactory, the intelligent tutor will encourage the student to start with the following lesson or to move to an upper level, if the student got an extraordinary evaluation. The results obtained by using the course in a real knowledge transfer process, allow us to assure that both the methodology and the intelligent tutor course, provide a proven way of knowledge transfer by using an e-learning environment.
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