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EpiTalk a platform for epiphyte advisor systems dedicated to both individual and collaborative learning

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Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 1996)

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In distance learning environments, advisors can start off again a stalled learning process. EpiTalk is a platform enabling to develop advisors for individual and collaborative learning. EpiTalk advisors rely on agents, organizations and hierarchical graphs. Hierarchical graphs describe advisors. At run-time, agents provide autonomy to each advisor's components, while organizations link and co-ordinate agents. Since advisors are grafted onto existing arbitrary information systems, we say that they are epiphyte.

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  1. LICEF/UER Science et Technologie, Télé-Université, 1001 Sherbrooke est, H2L 4L5, Montréal, P.Q., Canada

    Sylvain Giroux, Gilbert Paquette & Jean Girard

  2. LAFORIA, Université Paris VI, 4, place Jussieu, 75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

    François Pachet

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Giroux, S., Paquette, G., Pachet, F., Girard, J. (1996). EpiTalk a platform for epiphyte advisor systems dedicated to both individual and collaborative learning. In: Frasson, C., Gauthier, G., Lesgold, A. (eds) Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ITS 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1086. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-61327-7_134

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