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In this paper we present a framework for collaborative environments that support lifelong learning based on agent technologies, according to the requirements for these environments. We define a lifelong learning environment as an Internet based environment that supports self-directed, generative and intentional learning, where software elements assist the learner in planning her/his learning activities, in order to meet changing society demands, supporting her/him to collaborate in the social construction of knowledge in a virtual community.
We discuss the design and implementation of CAS SIEL, a prototype of a lifelong learning environment developed based on the theory of knowledge creation by Nonaka and Takeuchi (Nonaka, 95). We present how this theory of knowledge creation in learning organizations, from the area of knowledge management, is suitable for constructing virtual communities of practice. We present how software agents support the diverse types of awareness required and allows the social construction of knowledge, based on a theory of knowledge management, proposing the design issues for lifelong learning environments on the Internet.
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Ayala, G. (2003). Towards Lifelong Learning Environments: Agents Supporting the Collaborative Construction of Knowledge in Virtual Communities. In: Wasson, B., Ludvigsen, S., Hoppe, U. (eds) Designing for Change in Networked Learning Environments. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0195-2_19
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