ASPIRE: Functional Specification and Architectural Design
Antonija Mitrovic, Brent Martin, Pramuditha Suraweera, Konstantin Zakharov, Nancy Milik and Jay Holland
Department of Computer Science
University of Canterbury
Abstract
This document reports the work done during the initial two months of the ASPIRE project, funded by the e-Learning Collaborative Development Fund grant 502. In this project, we will develop a Web-enabled authoring system called ASPIRE, for building intelligent learning agents for use in e-learning courses. ASPIRE will support the process of developing intelligent educational agents by automating the tasks involved, thus making it possible for tertiary teachers with little computer background to develop systems for their courses. In addition, we will develop several intelligent agents using the authoring system, so that we can evaluate its effectiveness and efficiency. The resulting e-learning courses will overcome the deficiencies of existing distance learning courses and support deep learning. The proposed project will dramatically extend the capability of the tertiary education system in the area of e-learning.