Using Eclipse in Building Model-driven e-Learning Supports


Antonio Natali, Antonio Del Cinque, Enrico Oliva

Paolo Maresca (eds.)
Eclipse: a Great Opportunity for Industry and Universities in Italy, pages 27–42
Cuzzolin Editore
October 2007

In this paper we discuss the role of modelling and of EMF (Eclipse Modeling Framework) and GMF (Eclipse Graphical Modeling Framework) in the design and development of supports for eLearning applications. A model driven approach to eLearning applications is presented, rooted on the explicit representation of the model of the didactic content, based on a metamodel language expressed in Ecore. Besides exploiting the integration of Java, XML and UML provided by EMF, we introduce a Prolog-based representation of models as a more convenient way to overcome the gap between the user level and the technology level and as a mean to reduce the cost of design and implementation of learning strategies. Working in a MDA perspective, the tool exploits GMF and Jet (Java Emitter Templates) to produce code for a knowledge based, SCORM® compliant Platform Specific Model. The content model provides the Platform Independent Model that allows to achieve the intended behavioural semantics.

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Publication

— authors

Antonio Natali, Antonio Del Cinque, Enrico Oliva

— editors

Paolo Maresca

— status

published

— sort

paper in proceedings

— publication date

October 2007

— volume

Eclipse: a Great Opportunity for Industry and Universities in Italy

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1

— pages

27–42

identifiers

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978-88-87998-79-5

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1st International Conference on Eclipse Technologies (Eclipse - I 2007), Napoli, Italy

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