Orlando DE PIETRO
Professori Associati
Pedagogia sperimentale (PAED-02/B)
Contacts
- Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica
- Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica
- depietro@unical.it
- orlando.depietro@unical.it
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Orlando De Pietro, is an Associate Professor (SSD M-PED/04 - Experimental Pedagogy. Competition SC 11/D2 - Education, Special Education and educational research) at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria. He teaches of: Methodology of Educational Research, Theory and Methods of Assessment, Educational Technologies and General Didactics. He also teaches a Master’s Degree Course in the Science of Primary Education. He is the scientific coordinator of several research projects aimed at the study, design and implementation of virtual environments for online learning that are supported by intelligent agents and e-Learning 2.0 platforms.
At the beginning of the academic career, scientific interests are oriented towards the study of human-machine interaction in virtual learning environments based on the use of optical supports; the application of models for multimodal man-machine communication in multimedia environments and issues related to Artificial Reality and Artificial Intelligence. Over the years, studies and research activities are oriented towards the methodology of research in education. The research is contextualized in the didactic-educational context and focuses on the design and use of didactic technologies for the creation of innovative educational-training environments; on the dynamics of the design of teaching-learning processes for skills and the assessment of skills. On educational research to develop and structure learning-teaching processes to make the subjects in training (pupils/students, teachers/professors) acquire the Soft Skills, that is, those skills that today represent a fundamental support in working contexts. The research interest is therefore aimed at those didactic and innovative strategies (Service Learning, Digital Storytelling, Debate, STEAM, etc.) that allow subjects to mature the Soft Skills.
Academic career and didactical activities
Academic career
Orlando De Pietro is Professor for the Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Calabria, in the Scientific Sector of M-PED/04 - Experimental Pedagogy; Competition sector11/D2 - Education, Special Education and educational research.
Is graduated in Maths, application course, at the Faculty of S.M.F.N, University of Calabria, November 13th 1981. Thesis title: From the basic language to ADA. In this work is analysed the new structured programming language ADA and his possible use for the implementation of learning environments within the education field.
From January 1982, begins an intense collaboration (with occasional private contract) within the Economics Faculty of the University of Calabria. He holds seminars and courses on personal computers during the course of Statistics and Probability. Then (with contract ex. Art. 26) was appointed head of the IT sector and holds teaching-training courses on ICT for staff of the Faculty. Carries out research activities for the ECOlab, Department of Business Management, University of Calabria, on teaching methodologies supported by the calculator (CBE) using videodisc; man-machine interface problems; personal computer graphics. Is teaching assistant of Automatic Calculation. Carries out scientific and research collaborations on Programming applications to optical memories management and realization of virtual learning environments, for the Multimedia technologies Laboratory, Maths Department, University of Genova; holds seminars for laboratory students and members. In May 1988 takes part to the organization and is member of the CTS for the conference on “OPTODISCOTECHE: new knowledge archives”, Unical, Rende, May 19/20th 1988. [see Conference: OPTO].
In January 1990 is hired by the University of Calabria as Technical-Scientific Official. Within the Business Management Department is in charge of the Multimedia Laboratory and carries out several researches on Media Technologies, Information, Knowledge and communications; He is particularly interested in planning and implementation of learning environments. Collaborates with the Chair of General Computer Science and from a.y. 1993-94 to a.y. 1998-99 is teaching assistant of General Informatics; carries out practical classes for the Economics Faculty; holds seminaries on calculator supported learning methodologies (CBE) and on Computer Based Training (CBT). From march 1997 is responsible of the Statistics and Informatics Sector (SIS) of the Economics Faculty, UniCal.
From 1999 is Researcher Professor for the Economics Faculty, University of Calabria, within the scientific fieyd INF/01 – computer Science, with specialization in IMCT analysis and implementation in education-training.
In February 2001 is nominated coordinator of the Working group of Teledidactics of the University of Calabria. In March 2001 is Scientific Responsible of the GRIDA2001 project, Department of Economics – Unical, 2001.
From a.y. 2001-2002 undertakes an intensive collaboration with the Chair of Experimental Pedagogy, Educational Department, University of Calabria; he is particularly involved in the 2003-2005 PRIN project; Scientific Responsible Prof. Carmelo Piu; on planing and implementation of “ simulation models and on line learning”.
In 2005 establishes the scientific laboratory GRIAD (research group for Computer science applied to Didactics).
In 2006 is member of the Local Unit (Unical) of the PRIN project 2006-2008.
In September 2006, is member of the CTS committee for the Conference Knowledge, competences and New Technologies, Crotone, 19-20 Otto/2006. Edits the conference acts in the book “Knowledge, competences and New Technologies. Methods and tools within training”.
In April 2011 he requests and obtains the transition to Disciplinary Scientific Sector M-PED/04 (Conpetition Sector11/D2), D.R. n. 1700 del 18 luglio 2011.
From march 2012 is permanent member of CTS of the Institute of Higher Education “ITCG-ISA”, S. Giovanni in Fiore (CS), (L. n. 133 of the 6/08/2008 and DPR 15/03/2010), regarding the implementation and monitoring of courses of study provided by the Institute and its relations with the territory, (Prot. n° 775/B.10 of the 5/03/2012, ITCG-ISA, Institute Council report n° 1 of the 13/02/2012).
From May 2012 is permanent member of CTS of the Fundation ITS (Higher Technical Institute) “Energy sector” Antonio Monaco, Cosenza, according to DPCM 25/01/2008, (Verbal Fundation of the 18/05/2012).
Didactical activities
Is professor of computer science and education technologies within several university courses of Economics, Communication Science, Arts, Media Education, for the University of Calabria, Telematic University “Pegaso” of Naples and University “Magna Grecia” of Catanzaro.
Tenures
• Planning and Evaluation of education technologies, from a.a. 2007/2008 up to now, for the Master Degree course of Media Education, University of Calabria;
• Computer Science and web communication technologies, from a.a. 2002/2003 up to now, Economics Department, University of Calabria;
• Computer Science for Tourism, from a.a. 2001/2002 up to now, Tourism Science Course, University of Calabria;
• Information processing systems, from a.a. 2004/2005 up to now, Master degree course in Tourism, University of Calabria;
• Applied computer Science, from aa. 2001/2002 to 2002/2003, Economics, University of Calabria;
• Computer science, from a.a. 2001/2002 to 2003/2004 and from 2007/08 up to now, Communication Science, University of Calabria;
• Information processing systems, from a.a. 2002/2003 to 2003/04, Law and Economics, University of Calabria;
• Computer Science, from A.A. 2006/2007 up to now, Educational Department, for Telematic University “Pegaso”;
• Computer science and instructional technology, a.a. 2000/01 and a.a. 2004/05, Economics, University “Magna Grecia” of Catanzaro;
• Information processing systems, a.a 2002/2003 and a.a 2003/2004, Economics, University “Magna Grecia” of Catanzaro;
• General Computer Science, didactical Pole of Catanzaro, a.a 2001/2002, a.a.2001/2002, Economics, University of Calabria;
Tutor activities in PhD Courses
Member of Board:
- of the PhD course in “Programming Psychology and Artificial Intelligence”, University of Calabria, year 2008, 2009, Cycle XXIV, XXV;
- of the ”Archimede” School of Science, Communication and Technology, University of Calabria, year 2010, 2011, 2012, Cycle XXVI, XXVII, XXXVIII;
and is tutor of PhD Student in:
a) Educational Technologies;
b) E-learning 2.0;
c) Artificial Intelligence
d) Cognitive styles and user profiling.
Was member of Board for the PhD Course in “Epistemological fundaments of the anthropological research and engineering complexity”, XX Cycle, University of Calabria.
Teaching activities and coordination for Post Degree Courses
• A.Y. 2010/2011 – Professor and Board Scientific Member of the First Level Post Degree Course on “Personalization and individualization of the educational process: theoretical foundations and operational settings”, Educational Department, University of Calabria.
• A.Y. 2007/2008, 2008-2009 – Professor and Board Scientific Member of the Second Level Post Degree Course on “Planning and Evaluating within training”, Educational Department, University of Calabria;
• A.Y. 2008/2009 - – Professor and Board Scientific Member of the First Level Post Degree Course on “Didactical Models. Theoretical Analysis and operative dimension ”, Educational Department, University of Calabria;
• A.Y. 2006/2007 – Professor and Board Scientific Member of the First Level Post Degree Course on Planning and Evaluating”, Educational Department, University of Calabria;
• A.Y. 2007/2008 - Professor and Director of the High Training, after degree course, on “Economics expert and technologies for web communication for Toursim”, POR Calabria 2000-2006, FSE Mis 3.7, Region Calabria, University of Calabria;
• A.Y. 2002/2003 Didactical coordinator and technical director of the FAD modality for the After Degree course Person and Market, University of Calabria, University of Camerino, University of Benevento, ACU;
• 2001 – Didactical coordinator and technical director of the FAD Modality of the After degree course on Consume and Consumers Law, University of calabria, CNCU, Ministry of Industry, CCIAA Cosenza.
Main interests of scientific research
His scientific interest, at the beginning of his academic carreer, it’s been turned towards man-machine interaction studies, within virtual learning environments, based on the use of optical devices; towards the application of communication models multi-modal man-machine within multimedia environments and Artificial intelligence, always looking at the educational application. During the years his research interest has moved towards the Research-Action methodology in an educational direction and to the analysis and the implementation of IMCT (Information, Media and Communication Technologies) within the educational-training field. Thanks to the experience matured during the years, both on the application side and on the scientific one, orientates his researcher activity towards the planning and the use of educational technologies (see publications: [1], [2], [3], [4], [6], [7], [12], [13], [15], [16], [24], [25], [42]). In particular, orientates his studies on the analysis and the implementation of tools and methodologies for innovative distance learning environments construction; those activities are followed by several publications at conferences and on national and international conferences (see publications: [6], [8], [9], [10], [11], [17], [18], [20], [21], [23], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [32], [33] , [42], [40], [42]).
Thanks to the collaboration with the Chair of Experimental Pedagogy, Department of Education Science, University of Calabria, his scientific research has been centred on communication technologies for didactics and training, on e-learning, on planning and evaluation of educational technologies, in particular, on different forms of communication and their didactical and training application and in the theory and methodology of educational research and experimental research (see publication: [1], [2], [3], [5], [6], [7], [11], [12], [13], [15], [16], [18], [20], [22], [23], [25], [26], [27], [27], [28], [29], [32], [33] , [42], [40], [42]).
Research activities as a manager and/or scientific coordinator.
 Scientific responsible and coordinator, for the University of Calabria, of the LC3 project, Public, private Laboratory on cultural knowledge communication, (MIUR DD 14/03/2005 prot. n. 602/Ric/2005). (See publications: 24, 25, 26).
 Scientific coordinator and responsible of training and evaluation planning of the High Education Course on “Expert of Cultural Contents on the web”, (ECCR), developed within the same LC3 project, (MIUR DD 14/03/2005 prot. n. 602/Ric/2005), 2006.
 Scientific coordinator and responsible of the research project “Information Management of knowledge, of productive processes and of working activities through the web based system paradigm”, Calabria Region, Department of Economics and statistic (Unical), 2005. (See Description Researches [GEINF]).
 Scientific coordinator and responsible of the project “Telematic services development, through Ict technologies, for the supplying of on line courses/seminarie promoted by PROMOCOSENZA – Special Business of CCIAA of Cosenza”, Promo Cosenza, Department of Economics and Statistic (Unical), 2006, (See publications: 16)
 PRIN 2006-2008 - Is member of Scientific Research Programme on “Simualation and meta-cognition. Experimental studies on the effects of simulation within meta-cognitive competences development, of conditions and processes of self-evaluation within personalized training”- Scientific Coordinator Prof. Cosimo La Neve – Scientific Responsible of the Local Unit Prof. Carmelo Piu. Has partecipated, with the Responsible proxy, to scientific meetings and has given seminaries on the research activities. (See Description Researches [PRIN2006] and publications: 3, 23);
 [GRIAD] - Orlando De Pietro is scientific co-responsible, Department of Education Science, University of Calabria, of GRIAD (Research Group for Information technology applied to Didactics). Research laboratory, constituted in 2005, has as scientific field the analysis and the implementation of information technologies tools within e-learning, on perspective of constructivist socio-educational paradigm and standards oriented Web 2.0.
Scientific Responsible of research projects:
• e-Underline: a tool for collaborative learning in e-Learning environment, (See Description Researches [PR2010]);
• Education communication technologies and personalization learning in environments e-learning: Identification of cognitive styles and retrieving content, 2009, (See Description Researches [PR2009]);
• An integrated control system in natural language for the monitoring of e-learning activities, 2008 (See Description Researches [PR2008]);
• I-Questions: Indexed lesson in WIS e-learning oriented, 2007 (See Description Researches [PR2007]) ;
• A web based tool based on AIML language, for on line tutoring activities within a web learning platform, 2006 (See Description Researches [PR2006]);
• Wis-Learning, an e-learning evaluation system of learning based on QTI-XML standard, 2005 (See Description Researches [PR2005]);
• A web learning platform: Web based Information System learning oriented, 2003 (See Description Researches [PR2003]);
• A web-learning platform: Content management solutions and technologies, 2002 (See Description Researches [PR2002]).
Orlando De Pietro was a member of the research groups, which concerned the following issues:
 Year 1987 - Problems of human-machine interaction through videodisc (see Description Research [GR87]);
 Year 1988 - Problems of Interaction with Interactive Systems (see Description Research [GR88]);
 Year 1989 - Structures and methods for access to Bases Reality Multimedia (see Description Research [GR89]);
 Year 1990 - Artificial Reality through recordable video discs (see Description Research [GR90]);
 Year 1991 - Man-Machine Interaction videographic via CD-I (see Description Research [GR91]);
 Year 1993 - Man-Machine Interaction through multimedial technologies (see Description Research [GR93])
Technical Committees on Scientific activities
From march 2012 is permanent member of CTS of the Institute of Higher Education “ITCG-ISA”, S. Giovanni in Fiore (CS), (L. n. 133 of the 6/08/2008 and DPR 15/03/2010), regarding the implementation and monitoring of courses of study provided by the Institute and its relations with the territory, (Prot. n° 775/B.10 of the 5/03/2012, ITCG-ISA, Institute Council report n° 1 of the 13/02/2012).
From May 2012 is permanent member of CTS of the Fundation ITS (Higher Technical Institute) “Energy sector” Antonio Monaco, Cosenza, according to DPCM 25/01/2008, (Verbal Fundation of the 18/05/2012).
National and international papers referee
He is a permanent member of the Editorial Review Board of the International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC)
He is a member of Program Committee SWISM 2012, Palermo 4/6 Lug. 2012-07-02
Revisions for Journal of Educational Resouces in Computing by ACM
Revisions at the International Conference EISTA 2007 – Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications, July 12-15, 2007, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Scientific Boards and Committes membership
• SIREM Member– Italian society of Media Education Research;
• SIRD Member- Italian Society of Didactical Research;
• Sie-L Member – Italian e-Learning society;
• ACM Member – Association for Computing Machinery;
• AACE Member – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education;
• AI*IA – Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence.
National and international Conferences: organization and participation
[OPTO] - Conference “OPTOSCOPIC: New archives of knowledge”, Rende, May 19/20 1988; has pointet out multi-disciplinar problems realted to filing and the fruition of knowledge memorized on an optical support. Conference acts were multimedia iper-texts on interactive videodiscs;
[SAPERI] - Conference “Knowledge, skilss and new technologies”, at I.T.I.S. “Donegani” of Crotone, in collaboration with the Department of Education Science, University of Calabria, with the support of the Crotone Province, and School Department for Calabria, October 19/20, 2006.
Has partecipated at National Scientific Congress SIREM 2012, Contenuti, significati e valori nella cultura trans mediale, Milan, 5/6 Giu, 2012
Has partecipated at SWISM 2012, International Workshop in Semantic Web/Cloud Information and Services Discovery and Management, Palermo, Italy, July 4/6, 2012
Has partecipated at National Scientific Congress SIREM 2011, Competenze digitali e formazione degli insegnanti, Roma, 30 Sett., 2011
Has partecipated at ELEARN-2011, World conference organized by AACE, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 14/21 October, 2011
Has partecipated at VII National Scientific Congress “Università e scuola: valutare per quale società?”, Padova 1/3 Dic., 2011
Has partecipated at II National Scientific Congress SIREM, Media, Tecnologie e Scuola, Roma, 25/26 Mar., 2010
Has parteciapted at ED-MEDIA 2008, Information Technology &Teacher Education International Conference, Vienna, Austria; June 30-July 4, 2008;
Has partecipated at VI National Scientific Congress SIRD, “Le nuove sfide della ricerca didattica tra saperi, comunità sociali e culture”, Roma 11/13 Dic., 2008
Has partecipated at ED-MEDIA 2007, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Vancouver BC, Canada, June 25-29, 2007;
Has partecipated at E-Learn 2006, World conference organized by AACE, Honolulu, Hawai, USA, October 13-17, 2006;
Has partecipated at EISTA 2006, The 4th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications, Orlando, Florida, July 20-23, 2006.
Has partecipated at Conference EXPO e-Learning 2005, Ferrara, Italy, Oct. 6-7, 2005.
Systems I.C.T. designed and implemented
The activities of research conducted have found explicit in the following design and implementation of technological systems for learning.
[GRIADLEARN] -GRIADLearn is a platform for the management and delivery of distance learning courses, e-Learning, whose technological structure is based on the architecture of functional CMS (Course Management System) open source Moodle. GRIADLearn presents a simple graphical interface and an intuitive interface that allows the learner to interact with all stakeholders in education (teachers, tutors, administrators, technical-scientific, other learners, etc..). The platform meets a training model based on social-constructivist paradigm and in particular the so-called cooperative learning, ie in a way that allows the learner to the "construction" of a form of shared knowledge. GRIADLearn is, therefore, a learning environment in a generation networking within the meaning of "intellectual work environment" within which they develop the socio-affective subjects in training and is favored to reach the paradigms related to just-in-time learning, student-centered-learning and co-learning. Reference publications: [14].
[I-LESSON] I-LESSON is a tool for the management and delivery of multimedia content that can be easily integrated into learning environments on the network then web-based training systems. The tool allows the trainees the use of a video-lesson indexed on the basis of indices that represent meta-data of the lecture itself, through the use of various forms of communication and using a multichannel approach. This allows you to create a collaborative learning environment in which the lesson takes on the new paradigm of "participatory class" and the subject-user takes an active and participatory. The strength of the system is the ability to synchronize in a single web interface the various media objects (video, images, text, etc..) And then enjoy them with remarkable ease, effectiveness and interaction. Reference publications: [12], [20], [33].
[I-OBSERVATION] - I-OBSERVATION represents an extension of I-LESSON tool that allows forms of interaction in multimedia content indexed with the aim to create an environment of cooperative and collaborative work in optics. During the use of indexed video lesson, the subject has the ability to adjust the video and post their opinion (comments, questions, reflections, etc..); Quesisti these are stored in the database associated with the timer in the video where it was post surgery and a series of meta-data (learner profile, index of video lessons, etc..). The teacher has the ability to monitor operations through an administration interface and can perform a series of choices: to provide the answer, and suggestions for further reflection, analysis etc.. All subjects then-users have the possibility of retrieving the interventions according to various methods of consultation. Reference publications: [14], [19], [30].
Projects
[A] A system of Internet-based distance learning - a platform for distance learning, Internet based, web-interfaced, Faculty of Economics, Unical. The project is an e-learning platform, the model is composed of a broadcast service of the lessons, which allows groups of students located in remote classrooms or individual students to their homes, to take lessons simply by placing an Internet connection and a web-browser. The platform has a web conference service, multi-point, through which the teacher or the tutor can interact (on distance) with small groups of students. It also allows you to use transmission services such as: 1) a live videoconferencing one-to-many based 2) an interactive web conference: a peer and collaborative communication, many-to-many, where information and applications can be shared 3) acquisition of knowledge on demand aimed to self-designed learning; is that the learner can access to the educational material that is available on the server and can also review seminars and lectures, asynchronous communication with use of the service everywhere-everytime. 4) An area in which the virtual community can collaborate and share information through chat, forum and virtual library.
[B] Educational portal – Design and implementation of a portal to support one or more courses held by the teacher, it is an educational communication system based on network technologies that enables the student to interact with the teacher through a web interface. The system is designed both to support classroom teaching and as a tool for practice and application of educational technologies, in the theoretical-disciplinary fields of the courses and according to an independent business plan. The portal is structured in modules according to functional areas and topics: authentication and registration, knowledge on demand, forums, asynchronous communication, assessment, video or tutoring. Software: PHP, MySQL.
[C] WebCard – Project for the use of microchip cards as multifunctional card for university services, Faculty of Economics, Unical. The project aims to provide all students of the Faculty a smart card (smartcard) – named wCard - through which the student has access to all educational services: the electronic management of their own curriculum, the management of electronic curriculum through university and Electronic Purse benefits of paid services (canteen, transport, etc..)within the university.
[D] Project GRIDA2001 - The project aims at updating and implementation of process automation services to support the teaching of the Faculty of Economics. The continuous increase of the student population is directly proportional to the growth of the information flow that has to be managed. This requires an improvement in quality academics services already offered and that will be offered in the future. The project involves the adaptation of the Information System to the new reality, integrating the services already established and available in a network with next-generation multimedia services, which have as a Web environment: e-mail experimental systems, , direct Web-server and RealVideo mp3, dynamic web sites, call contact web.
[E] ComNet – Portal of the course "Computer Proof of eligibility", Faculty of Economics, Unical
The site develops the concept of "virtual learning communities" by providing a general pattern of interaction for students, teachers, experts and the outside world.
[F] PDS – Curriculums, Faculty of Economics, Unical. The program allows students after entering their account, to draw up the curriculum in an interactive and driven way by respecting the constraints of degree courses and the rules adopted by the Faculty Council. Development suite used: Visual Studio ver. 6 and Visual Basic.
[G] D.E.CO.R.O. - a system dedicated to the exploration of knowledge in Operations Research, CUD and Unical, Rende, 1989 / (with others).
It 's an hypertext for a course of Operational Research. The first implementation of the system, limited to self-paced course in Graph Theory and applications, has been implemented on computer terminals and VAX/780 the IVIS Digital. DECORO is a teaching of the concept of hypermedia.
FACCIATE: Impronte, Mnemosegni, Metagrafi e Optodiscoteche, Interactive videodisc, Editorial 2000, Cosenza, 1988. / (With others). Archive of images and words for notes.
[H] GIOTTO, Bassilichi SpA, Firenze, 1987 / (with others).
[I] Museum system to videodisc, managed as an hypertext with "notes". Developed in PROLOG.G.I.T.A. - Guida Interattiva Turistica in Autoistruzione, DIGITAL Eq. e UniCal, Rende, 1985 / (with others). Simulation of an interactive videodisc station for tourism. Built on the VAX computer terminals for IVIS, implementing an hypertext structure.
[J] G.I.T.A. - Guida Interattiva Turistica in Autoistruzione, DIGITAL Eq. e UniCal, Rende, 1985 / (con altri).
Description of the research.
[PRIN2006] - The research has its roots on one hand on the current concept of training and on the other hand on the potential assumed by the new information technologies, media and knowledge (IMCT), regarded as tools for intellectual work, and increasingly used in educational field, it aims to identify and validate methods for the design of simulated learning environments on-site and online, through the creation of a system of e-learning and blended learning.
The purpose is to demonstrate how the simulation, understood as a teaching strategy, it may represent, in the value of e-learning, a highly significant resource to develop and facilitate the metacognitive dimension of the trainees in the development and construction skills; in addition to making the e-learning system "adaptive", cognitively compatible, so as to allow both activity retrievial semantically relevant information for the student who interacts with both a different projection of educational content in a manner of representation in line with the cognitive profile of each student (user profiling).
The research, also, with reference to models of interaction, dialogue and dialectic, natural language, critical self-evaluation and constant reflection towards collaborative, cooperative and shared ideas, the objective is to study valid pedagogical models that are learner centered, that is based on collaborative and cooperative learning. The research was carried out in collaboration between experts in teaching on the one hand, and experts in communication technology education and the other involves the construction of a tool, based on an intelligent agent, called "TutorBot". The research, to date, has allowed the publications [22], [23].
[LC3] - The research projectc LC3 aims the development of methodologies and repeatable solutions to accompany the digitization and communication of documentary memories of the local reservoirs, supporting the creation of post-coordinated and didactic narrative paths through the testimony of history and local culture. The aim is to study and implement a prototype platform for the delivery of audiovisual content encrypted and protected by DRM with remote management policy, favoring social-economic identity of the territory through effective solutions to promote tourism and the creation of new resources for the world of education. In particular, the results of the research include: 1) definition of a methodology and solutions for metadata management 2) The development of a management architecture of digital media; 3) The development of a reference model semantic annotation and versatile solutions for assisted generation of domain ontologies; 4) the development of solutions and to support the work of semantic annotation of documentary sources (repositories digital domain) and semantically enriched information retrieval on the same; 5) The establishment of an integrated environment of storytelling; 6) the development of a methodology and technology solutions for the assisted production of multi-level web publications based on XML and management of user profiles; 7) the definition of methods of user profiling for personalized information delivery; 8) The creation of a software component for the use of media content delivery systems and the optimization of the distribution network architectures which will be determined as appropriate by the project . The research project to date has allowed the followingpublications [24], [25], [26].
[GEINF] - The research analyzed the flow of information produced by business organizations (public and private) to arrive at the conceptual definition of a system in place to improve the internal management of production processes, taking into account the whole chain that leads to the generation of knowledge. The system is an integration of technologies, methods and algorithms "web based" designed to help manage information and knowledge has created a computer system to catalog, manage and track digital information produced by companies.
[PROMO] - Objective of the research project was the implementation and customization of e-learning platform for the management and delivery of on-line courses /seminars, on the basis of face-to-face educational activities. The platform as well as performing the functions of LMS (Learning Management System), for the management of educational content alone, was further extended and localized to a C-LMS (Content - Learning Management System) for the management of non-educational content: presentation of the course catalog, manage a web based form for registration on the web entry forms, publication of news, etc.. The research project has allowed the following publication [16].
[PR2010] - The research ranges from the increasingly close relations between the world of education and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), which recently led to the independence of education on physical and temporal constraints and a shift attention on the needs of the learner, placing more emphasis on collaboration in learning environments. The current knowledge society requires that education has to be maintained throughout life (life-long-learning) that will result in building social skills, so as to ensure autonomy and cognitive flexibility to the learner new knowledge supported by information technology and communication. The goal is to foster the process of building and knowledge sharing in online learning environments through the design and implementation of a Web-based tool called e-Underline, which allows the student to take an active role in his learning process, attributing great importance to the aspects of sociability, informality and spontaneity, the crucial elements of Web 2.0.
[PR2009] - The object of research has its roots on one hand on the current concept of education and on the other hand on training potentials’ assumed by the new technologies of information and knowledge, considered as tools for intellectual work and lately used invasively in educational contexts. The process of training, having to continue throughout the life span (life-long-learning) and having to translate the social construction of skills, is increasingly called upon to ensure autonomy and cognitive flexibility in acquiring new knowledge is subjects to both the relate to new knowledge, increasingly channeled and supported by information technology and communication. The aim is to encourage and facilitate students' metacognitive dimension in the development and construction skills and to deliver online content to the cognitive and learning styles of the trainees, in order to customize the processes of teaching and learning. Parallel to the production and organization of multimedia materials on line, some research areas will be developed, linked to the methods of communication and learning in constructionist direction, so as to establish a dialectical relationship between the nature of the materials, context and the dynamic nature and integrated metacognitive skills, developed through the ongoing identification and profiling of students' learning styles and through the dialogical, critical reflexivity and collaborative and shared, thereby activating the processes of metacognition that they move towards the development of a mentality scientific, and critical issues. The research, therefore, intends to follow oriented methods to communication and constructivist learning and metacognitive skills as well as self-assessment, using methodologies and statistical and computer techniques for the identification of user profiles and cognitive styles, navigation and learning.
[PR2008] - The research aims to create a tool integrated by an intelligent agent for the management of natural language, a PABX (Private Automatic Branch eXchange) and a VoIP system (daemon) of control for monitoring the activities of servers within web-learning environments, with the aim of controlling the activities of e-learning platform at all times to promptly notify the teaching team in case of need for the learning community on assistance to the contents and alert the technical area in case of malfunctions of the server hosting the e-learning platform.
[PR2007] - The research led to the creation of a tool called Indexed Questions (IQ) that allows the learner to formulate questions on-line with the ability to attach them to an index that points directly to the video-lesson concerned. The questions once stored in the database, allow to enrich the base knowledge of the system and to ensure high levels of interactivity. The tool, that is the main object of the study, is able to share information among students, and to increase interaction with the teacher. In the application was finally included the possibility to notify the teacher by chat directly from the webpage of the video-lesson, which is automatic after the activation by the teacher. The research to date has allowed the following publications [6], [10], [19].
[PR2006] - The purpose of this research was the identification of tools to facilitate human-machine interaction and at the same time the interaction between all actors involved in the processes of learning, fostering the main objectives underlying the socio-constructivist model and applying intelligent agents in e-learning contexts, in order to achieve greater automation of processes of learning, while optimizing the management arrangements of knowledge. The research allowed to design and implement a tool to support the activities of online tutoring based on the language AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language), able to minimize the activities performed by humans, specifically by the tutors, in a platform and e-learning, with the advantage of being always available. The research to date has allowed the following publications [22], [23].
[PR2005] - The research focused on the management tools for monitoring and evaluation of learning in the network, focusing on the adoption of a standard for the management of on-line test, in order to improve the entire learning process and to ensure high levels of interoperability, reuse and platform-independence. We analyzed the tools for monitoring and evaluation on line, with particular attention to the study and adoption of the Standard QTI-XML, which is used by most of e-learning platforms and used internationally. The main purpose was to provide specifications for the implementation of an authoring system that automates the organization and management of a process of assessment in all its phases: generation - storage - Administration - Evaluation. The research has allowed the following publication [27].
[PR2004] - The research allowed us to develop a model of information system, based on the paradigm of the world wide web and that can handle heterogeneous and multimedia data. The main features implemented were: 1) Improving the quality of teaching and reducing educational costs, 2) Ease of access and use through integration with the Internet and with cellular networks to 3G and 2.5 G, 3) Flexibility in the sense of implementing a model that can adapt to different logistical conditions (internet, intranet, LAN, wireless networks, heterogeneous terminal user equipement, etc..) and hardware / software structures that host, 4) Management of Multimedia through 'import, export, analysis and retrieving information in highly structured and multimedia based; 5) Support to Communication, Interoperability from/to other platforms and multi-channel (mobile terminals, pOS, wireless terminals, mobile phones, etc..).
[PRIN2003] - The research allowed to design, implement and assess the added value of education sites and e-learning modules, describing and validating, through experimentation, development methodologies and transfer of best practices in university teaching. To achieve this goal, the research sought to identify the pathways operating in two critical areas such as: 1. methods of communication and constructivist learning; 2.monitoring and evaluation on line. - Project PRIN 2003-2005 - Local unit Unical title of the project "Simulation and Training. The effects of simulation training in skills and in their proper management ", scientific director Prof. C. Piu. The research has allowed the following publications [11], [12].
[PR2003] - The purpose of this research was to illustrate how a WIS (Web based Information System) can be considered a tool to enhance the management, dissemination and sharing of knowledge on the web, passing a narrower vision that would see only the WIS as business tools in a strict sense, extending them, therefore, to applications e-learning-oriented, web learning, teleworking, etc. The final goal of this study was the implementation of technological infrastructure on which a WIS-learning must rest. The study has allowed the following publication [30].
[PR2002] - The research sought to explain the technological and human factors that govern the development and management of an educational portal, specifying some solutions regarding the management of educational content from being created in the presentation of the user. In that regard has been designed and implemented the technology infrastructure on which it must rest.
[GR87] - The purpose of this research was the study of a man-machine interaction protocol using a videodisc and evaluating the impact of this form of communication in interpersonal relationships. The project has enabled us to define a protocol for interaction between Man and Automatic Systems clarifying the concept of interactivity of discussions. During the research have been developed the concepts of Media Unit, Expressive Flow and Artificial Environment, these concepts have been tested with applications using videodiscs in collaboration with technologically advanced companies. It was realized the management software of very complex procedures to access data, intelligently selecting the alternatives in order to offer a very simple man-machine interface, based on natural language and graphics, and further developed the software G.I.T.A. [J].
[GR88]- The research studied a man-machine interaction protocol using optical media, particularly the videodisc, and evaluated the impact of this form of communication in artistic applications. The study project has allowed us to define a model for human/machine multimodal communication in a multimedia environment, introducing the concepts of expressive flow and range of expression, communication, or dialogue, between man and machine takes place on two separate channels, one dedicated to receiving from the man video-signs, and the other to receipt by the machine of actions.
[GR89] – The Research has defined models of access to audiovisual and alphanumeric infos in an indifferent way comparing to the models of inquiry, using the structures of metagrafo; has specified the concepts of capacity and flow expressions in the context of artistic archiving; determined the values obtained for the flow of expression in systems for the use of integrated audio-visual artwork. The conference OPTODISCOTECHE allowed to present the results and verify the interactions with researchers in national media on the topic of technology. It 'was made on videodisc FACCIATE [H].
[GR90] – The research has established a model for a simple artificial reality for editorial use utilizing the concepts of metagrafo. The result was the creation of a prototype WORM disk. [GR91] - The research has provided a model for multimodal human-machine communication in a multimedia environment, has studied the mode of exposition database of still and moving images, texts and music integrated. The result of this research was a prototype authoring system to create titles in the field of education and didactics.
[GR93] - Research on issues relating to Artificial Reality, has provided a model for human-computer interaction in a multimedia environment and studied the mode of exposition of integrated databases, including text and digital audio. The result of this research was a prototype of optical media for possible applications in the field of education and didactics.
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