History-Enriched Digital Objects as a Factor of Improvement of Adaptive Educational Web Site Navigation

Abstract

Modern educational websites offer a wealth of information and content intended for both students and teachers. Such facilities often are not grouped in a single location. While students are in need of fast and efficient access to certain content, teachers are in need for an insight into the learning process of students. By using capabilities of Ajax, it is possible to implement a system for mutual support, where teachers and students who have knowledge of the desired resource would share it with students who are in need of such information in real time. History-enriched digital objects can be used to store information about knowledge sharing. In combination with the records of user’s behavior from the log files, this shared knowledge can make a significant contribution to the successful design and navigation of adaptive web sites. Adaptive web sites can change their content and presentation based on the previously recorded user’s behavior.