Towards the Learning Grid
Towards the Learning Grid

Author: Pierluigi Ritrovato

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1586035347

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Annotation Towards the Learning Grid Advances in Human Learning Services Volume 127 Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications Edited by: P. Ritrovato, C. Allison, S.A. Cerri, T. Dimitrakos, M. Gaeta and S. Salerno November 2005, approx. 248 pp., hardcover There is a paradigm shift in informatics in general and in technologies enhancing human learning in particular. The debate between the evolutionaries those that wish to optimize and refine current approaches and the revolutionaries those that support a fundamental change of approach is quite actual. Within the Internet communities, the debate is hidden behind the words semantic WEB versus semantic Grid ; within educational technologists between content/resource centered and conversation centered e-learning, or either between teaching and pedagogy on the one side, and learning and communities of practice on the other. In general, in informatics, the shift from a product-page oriented to a service-conversation oriented view may possibly impact most if not all the foreseen applications, in e-learning, but also in e-science, e-democracy, e-commerce, e-health, etc. Part A of the book is dedicated to Position papers: visions about what to do and why to do it in the next years. The remaining parts (B to D) offer partial answers to how to do it. Part B concerns what we called: Content-centered services, i.e.: a vision of learning systems that privileges knowledge and its structures, standards and their interoperability, storage and retrieval services. The subsequent part C has been called: Holistic services to refer to more mature and integrated solutions that address not only content but more generally the creation and management of human Virtual Communities connected on the Grid in order to offer and consume different services facilitating and enhancing human learning. Finally part D is concerned with new directions in learning services.

The Learning Grid Handbook
The Learning Grid Handbook

Author: S. Salerno

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2008-03-03

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1607503050

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Grid technologies are rising with the next generation of Internet by defining a powerful computing paradigm. Grid could be used as a technology ‘glue’ providing users with a uniform way to access resources by means of several devices. These technologies can provide a support for Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) by enabling new learning environments based on collaboration, real direct experience, personalization, ubiquity, accessibility and contextualization. Nevertheless, to be effectively used in TEL, Grid must be complemented with other elements like semantics and educational modelling; leading to the concept of ‘Learning Grid’ as defined in the homonymous Special Interest Group (SIG) of the European Network of Excellence ‘Kaleidoscope: Shaping the Scientific Evolution of Technology Enhanced Learning’. The key challenge that Kaleidoscope is facing is the scientific and structural integration of the European TEL research. In this context, the Learning Grid SIG aims at contributing to the achievement of an improvement in TEL practices through the definition of open, distributed and pervasive environments for effective human learning taking into account that effective learning requires an active attitude of learners and that learning is a social and collaborative activity so requiring a technology that allows for active and realistic experiments, personalization, knowledge creation and evolution, as well as autonomous and dynamic creation of communities. The first section of the book is about the concept of Learning Grid and related technologies. The second chapter analyses and compares existing languages for the dynamic composition of distributed learning resources and services in a Learning Grid.

Grid Computing: Software Environments and Tools
Grid Computing: Software Environments and Tools

Author: Omer F. Rana

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-07-03

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1846283396

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Grid Computing requires the use of software that can divide and farm out pieces of a program to as many as several thousand computers. This book explores processes and techniques needed to create a successful Grid infrastructure. Leading researchers in Europe and the US look at the development of specialist tools and environments which will encourage the convergence of the parallel programming, distributed computing and data management communities. Specific topics covered include: An overview of structural and behavioural properties of Computer Grid applications Discussion of alternative programming techniques Case studies displaying the potential of Computer Grids in solving real problems This book is unique in its outline of the needs of Computational Grids both in integration of high-end resources using OGSA/Globus, and the loose integration of Peer-2-Peer/Entropia/United Devices. Readers will gain an insight on the limitations of existing approaches as well as the standardisation activities currently taking place.

The Arts of the Grid
The Arts of the Grid

Author: Liora Bigon

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2021-10-04

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 3110733226

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This is the first collection of interdisciplinary scholarship to expand on gridded modalities, with a strong affinity to the arts. It seeks to inspire new avenues of research by exploring a horizon of gridded relationships among humans, between humans and the environment, and between human and non-human actors. By bringing together philosophical themes and applied practices, the volume traces a genealogy of the "grid" as an exercise in grasping its inherent complexity and incomplete quality. A collective effort by a group of researchers, practitioners, and designers, it promotes an understanding of gridded modalities as complex networks that interact with other networks, generating new meanings and reflecting changes in thought.

Learning and Teaching with Maps
Learning and Teaching with Maps

Author: Patrick Wiegand

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780415312097

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This title provides a comprehensive account of how young children learn with maps and how teachers can best teach them. A particular feature of the book is the integration of digital and conventional mapping.

A BIM Professional's Guide to Learning Archicad
A BIM Professional's Guide to Learning Archicad

Author: Stefan Boeykens

Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd

Published: 2023-05-19

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 1803245344

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Move from 2D CAD drafting to 3D BIM with Archicad to boost productivity by mastering this powerful software Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Explore the Archicad GUI, file format, and tools to get started with residential projects Use out-of-the-box documentation tools combined with a powerful publishing workflow Translate conceptual designs into compelling imagery using various visualization methods Book Description A BIM Professional's Guide to Learning Archicad is a comprehensive introduction to all that Archicad has to offer for creating 3D models, 2D document extracts, and related outputs. This book is not a click-by-click series of recipes, but rather focuses on helping you understand why and how Archicad works by providing realistic examples and expert tips. The book gradually introduces you to Archicad tools using ample examples. It then helps you master its complexity through clear modules, allowing you to start your first project quickly, gain useful skills in subsequent projects, and keep using the book as a source for insights into the software. You'll start with the basic modeling of construction elements and then move on to adding roofs, stairs, and objects to the project. Next, you'll dive into basic drafting and 2D views for creating 2D output, and grasp how to use attributes and more advanced modeling tools for designing curtain walls and sites. The concluding chapters will show you how to extract and visualize your data and automate the publishing of your extracts and 2D documents into a variety of output formats. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a solid understanding of Archicad, how to implement it efficiently in your architectural projects, and how BIM can improve your overall design workflow. What you will learn Create an architectural model from scratch using Archicad as BIM software Leverage a wide variety of tools and views to fully develop a project Achieve efficient project organization and modeling for professional results with increased productivity Fully document a project, including various 2D and 3D documents and construction details Professionalize your BIM workflow with advanced insight and the use of expert tips and tricks Unlock the geometric and non-geometric information in your models by adding properties and creating schedules to prepare for a bill of quantities Who this book is for This book is for design engineers, architectural designers, residential designers, BIM professionals, and anyone working in construction, manufacturing, or similar fields. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a professional looking to upgrade your engineering design and urban planning skills, you'll find this book useful. Although no prior knowledge of Archicad is necessary, knowledge of construction (architectural design) and a basic understanding of 2D CAD drafting is recommended. The book is based on the international version of the software and uses metric units.

Retrieval Practice
Retrieval Practice

Author: Kate Jones

Publisher:

Published: 2021-01-20

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780645008401

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retrieval practice is a low effort, high impact strategy - very worthwhile for teachers to know about. This book explains it in simple terms

Grid Computing
Grid Computing

Author: European Across Grids Conference

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-02-18

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 3540210482

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First European Across Grids Conference held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain in February 2003. The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers address all current issues in grid computing, in particular grid middleware architectures, tools, resource management, job scheduling, data management, grid-based distant e-learning, stream-oriented database management, data stripping, large-scale grid applications, simulation, visualization, data mining, grid performance analysis, and grid monitoring.