LTfLL · Language Technology for Lifelong Learning

The objective of the LTfLL project is to create next-generation support services to enhance competence building and knowledge creation in educational and organizational settings. The services run (semi)automatically to avoid aggravating the workload of tutors. <br/>Involving expertise in language technology (LT), cognition, and technology- enhanced learning (TEL) LTfLL will design, develop and validate services that: <br/>1. establish a starting position and recommendations for the learner on what to learn<br/>2. give support and feedback during learning <br/>3. support social and informal learning<br/>The services operate in a common knowledge infrastructure to support knowledge co-construction and extraction and to create the foundation for purposeful and meaningful advice. <br/>The services will result in improved<br/>1. appreciation of learner requirements leading to better advice on study plans and selection of study resources<br/>2. progress monitoring based on learning activities rather than on formal assessments to advice appropriate activities for further competence building<br/>3. co-construction of knowledge in social and informal learning <br/>Research activities are enveloped by activities that ensure common ground in:<br/>1 use cases and pedagogically sound scenarios that steer the design and development of the services and guide the validation<br/>2. a technical infrastructure for the creation and integration of the services<br/>3. a validation structure that ensures rigorous evaluation in realistic settings, with several languages supported.<br/>The consortium is balanced in geographical and institutional background, leading in LT, TEL and Medical Education, and brings a language distribution that ensures services supporting several EU languages. The partners have excellent track records in European programs and projects (e.g. LT4EL, TenCompetence, Cooper, iCamp, Prolearn). Extensive use can be made of the experience and results of LT4EL (IST-027391) and TenCompetence (IST-027087).