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Many organizations' performance and survival challenges need dynamic capabilities and technology to speed the development of those capabilities. Companies are constantly visiting the strategies used in learning as a crucial element in preparing their workforce for the accelerated changes. Learning Technologies stand as a facilitator of these challenges, which is why they are so important. There is still a good margin of exploration in the field of the learning technologies. The reality is that a reduced number of studies explore the technology as important in accelerating innovation, performance, and competitiveness. The present research will focus on the strategic implementation of learning technologies. The approach we chose to solve this problem is to develop guidelines that support the strategy for implementing technology in the learning field. The approach will allow us to relate the strategy with the challenges and the impact the organization is expected to achieve.

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This position paper provides an overview of the most important practices in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) used in educational contexts, with a focus on the main platforms used for teaching (LMS) to support the development of a research work at EduardoMondlane University (UEM) in Mozambique. To that end, definitions and descriptions of relevant terms, a brief historical overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education and an overview of the common goals and practices of using computational methods in educational contexts are provided. The state of the art regarding the adaptation and use of Artificial Intelligence is presented and we discuss the potential benefits and the open challenges. The paper also presents the methodology and key steps which will be developed at UEM to achieve the research goals.

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Como corolário do trabalho de investigação e desenvolvimento, iniciado em 1996, na área das tecnologias da comunicação e dos serviços multimédia em contexto de formação profissional, pretende-se, com este estudo, identificar os principais contributos das ciências e tecnologias da comunicação e da educação nos processos de especificação, concepção, desenvolvimento e utilização do sistema de gestão de aprendizagem Formare, em contexto de formação profissional. Tendo em conta a fundamentação teórica, a participação em projectos de investigação e de inovação e uma vivência prática de mais de 14 anos de actividade na área do ensino a distância, do eLearning e do bLearning em contexto empresarial, desenvolveu-se um modelo conceptual para a nova versão do LMS Formare baseada nos fundamentos da comunicação e da gestão da aprendizagem em ambiente real de utilização. Para além de estudar os fundamentos das Learning Organizations, do Ensino a Distância, da Comunicação Educacional Multimédia, do eLearning, do bLearning e dos seus principais componentes, esta tese focaliza-se na análise de dois estudos de caso, suportados pelo Formare – um, em contexto de Auto-aprendizagem no Campus PT, e outro, em contexto de Aprendizagem Colaborativa na Formação de eFormadores. Pela análise das conclusões de cada um dos estudos de caso realizados, foi possível validar as opções tecnológicas e pedagógicas utilizadas, conhecer a percepção, o grau de utilização e a avaliação pedagógica dos formandos, assim como identificar os principais indicadores de implementação do eLearning nas organizações que aderiram ao LMS Formare. A tese termina com a apresentação dos principais resultados, limitações e conclusões do estudo de investigação, e apresenta um conjunto de considerações futuras nesta área de actividade, esperando contribuir para o desenvolvimento do eLearning em contexto de uma Learning Organization.;This study has grown out of research and development work, begun in 1996, in the field of communication technologies and multimedia services in the context of professional training. It has been designed to identify and report on the factors that determine the way in which communication technologies influence the performance of learners in learning contexts and distributed learning communities and in eLearning and bLearning environments. It is based on the specification and validation experience that has been gained from solutions used in the “Formare” learning management system. A conceptual model for the new version of LMS Formare has been developed on the basis of a number of factors. These include a theoretical framework, research outcomes and the results of innovation projects allied with 14 years professional experience of delivering distance teaching, eLearning and bLearning in a business context, this delivery being based on the principles of communication and the management of learning in real learning environments. In addition to investigating the underlying principles and main components of learning organizations, distance teaching, communication, multimedia education, eLearning and bLearning, this thesis focuses on the analysis of two case studies supported by Formare. The first of these involves self-learning on Campus PT and the second collaborative learning in the context of training eTrainers. For each of the case studies, the technological and pedagogical options employed were analyzed and validated. Data was collected on trainee’s perceptions, degree of use and pedagogical assessments. The main conclusions and indicators involved in implementing eLearning in organizations using LMS Formare were also identified. The thesis draws these various threads together by presenting the main results, limitations and conclusions of the research. It also outlines a number of concerns bearing on future activity in this area, thus attempting to contribute to the development of eLearning in Learning Organizations.

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This paper presents a framework for the design and implementation of learning objects using a competence-based approach. This framework is illustrated by the development of a standalone Windows application (Trilho GOA) whose primary purpose is to create standardized pedagogical contents trough the aggregation and standardization of instructional resources in several formats that can be used later on a Learning Management System (LMS) supporting SCORM 1.2. The paper contains a brief introduction to the developed software, its system architecture, main features and several pedagogical advantages for its users.

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The art of telling stories in digital format is currently widely available due to the popularization of digital cameras, computers and other mobile devices. In this paper we discuss the use of collaborative learning strategies based on Digital Storytelling in corporative training. The text includes a concise review on theoretical and technical foundations about educational communication through the use of audiovisual products based on disciplines such as Communication, Education and Cognitive Sciences. We will also discuss how Digital Storytelling may be integrated in traditional contents oriented self-training systems, used by many corporations. However the main focus will be the discussion of the potential of the use of Digital Storytelling methodology in corporative training context which will be detailed based on data collected in scenarios from Portugal and Brazil. The paper is based on qualitative research and it will argue that digital storytelling may contribute to the improvement of the effectiveness of collaborative learning processes in corporative training, because it provides means for the swift delivery of highly contextualized learning materials and the sharing of relevant personal trainers and trainees’ experiences. Furthermore, Digital Storytelling methodology provides an opportunity to value, respect and promote the multiple and different cultural and social interactions in the corporative knowledge construction process. The research methodology adopted on this study involved three phases: 1) literature review; 2) detailed analysis of the digital Storytelling methodology and its implications in corporative training context; 3) collecting data from and discussing about some corporative cases in Portugal and Brazil. The result of the research aims at suggesting a critical analysis and creative attitude in the production of audiovisual teaching materials for the corporative training context.