Supporting collaborative learning and e-discussions using artificial intelligence techniques

International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-46

  McLaren, Bruce M ^a,b   Scheuer, Oliver ^a   Mikšátko, Jan ^a  

^a GERMAN RESEARCH CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DFKI   (Germany)

^b Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

Author keywords

artificial intelligence; Collaborative learning; machine learning; shallow text processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650150016     PISSN: 15604292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAI-2010-0001     Document Type: Article

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