Integration of External Tools in VLEs with the GLUE! Architecture: A Case Study

  1. Alario-Hoyos, Carlos 1
  2. Bote-Lorenzo, Miguel Luis 1
  3. Gómez-Sánchez, Eduardo 1
  4. Asensio-Pérez, Juan Ignacio 1
  5. Vega-Gorgojo, Guillermo 1
  6. Ruiz-Calleja, Adolfo 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

Book:
21st Century Learning for 21st Century Skills: Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Technolog Enhanced Learning: EC-TEL 2012

ISSN: 0302-9743,  1611-3349

ISBN: 9783642332623,  9783642332630

Year of publication: 2012

Pages: 371-376

Type: Book chapter

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33263-0_29 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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.

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