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Using an Ontological and Rule-Based Approach for Contextual Semantic Annotations in Online Communities

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Recently, a lot of research focuses on knowledge management and reuse. Pertinent reuse can facilitate learning, knowledge creation and sharing. In this research, we focus on the knowledge capitalization and reuse within Communities of Practice of E-learning (CoPEs). These communities are a virtual framework for exchanging and sharing techno-pedagogical knowledge and know-how between e-learning actors. In this chapter, we propose and discuss a knowledge capitalization approach for knowledge reuse within a CoPE. Our approach is based on contextual semantic annotations to model CoPEs members’ tacit and explicit knowledge. The context dimension represents the situation in which the members create or reuse annotations. To illustrate our approach, we have developed a prototype of knowledge capitalization system based on contextual semantic annotations, called CoPEAnnot. Ontological and rule-based context reasoning have been used to improve knowledge reuse by adapting CoPEAnnot features according to the current activity context of members. Preliminary tests and experimentation of CoPEAnnot conducted within a CoPE made up of members from the Algerian Higher National School of Computer Science show advantages and benefits.

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Boudebza, S., Berkani, L., Azouaou, F., Nouali, O. (2015). Using an Ontological and Rule-Based Approach for Contextual Semantic Annotations in Online Communities. In: Isaías, P., Spector, J., Ifenthaler, D., Sampson, D. (eds) E-Learning Systems, Environments and Approaches. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05825-2_8

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