Designing a user interface to manage recommendations in virtual learning communities

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 354-374

  Santos, Olga C ^a   Mazzone, Emanuela ^a   Aguilar, Maria Jose ^b   Boticario, Jesus G ^a  

^a Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Department   (Spain)

^b Tuenti Technologies   (Spain)

Author keywords

Administration graphical interface; Information architecture; Interaction mock up; Recommendations; Recommendations management; UCD; User centred design; Virtual learning communities

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MOCKUPS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); USER CENTERED DESIGN;

GRAPHICAL INTERFACE; INFORMATION ARCHITECTURES; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; RECOMMENDATIONS; VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITY;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 84864262498     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2012.048057     Document Type: Review

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