Integration of external tools in VLEs with the GLUE! architecture: a case study

Authors:
Carlos Alario-Hoyos;Miguel Luis Bote-Lorenzo;Eduardo Gómez-Sánchez;Juan Ignacio Asensio-Pérez;Guillermo Vega-Gorgojo;Adolfo Ruiz-Calleja
Affiliations:
School of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain;School of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain;School of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain;School of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain;School of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain;School of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Venue:
EC-TEL'12 Proceedings of the 7th European conference on Technology Enhanced Learning
Year:
2012

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Demonstration of the integration of external tools in VLEs with the GLUE! architecture

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Demonstration of the integration of external tools in VLEs with the GLUE! architecture

EC-TEL'12 Proceedings of the 7th European conference on Technology Enhanced Learning

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Abstract

This paper presents a case study of the usage of GLUE!, a loosely-coupled architecture that enables the integration of external tools in VLEs. The case study is a collaborative learning situation carried out through a VLE, but involving several external tools. GLUE! is used to instantiate and enact this situation in two authentic experiments. Evaluation results show that GLUE! alleviated educators in the instantiation process, and facilitated the effective collaboration among students. These results are relevant as this is a real situation with a complex structure and groups that change over time.