ARCA Objectives ARCA Ambiente de Realidade Virtual Colaborativo

ARCA - Objectives • ARCA - Ambiente de Realidade Virtual Colaborativo de Aprendizagem –Design and implementation of a virtual laboratory (based on a existing prototype) using virtual reality environment coupled with a chat robot whose knowledge base can be structured using AIML and answer questions (about content related to experiments developed in virtual laboratory) in different languages –Design and implementation of metadada (according existing/being developed standards) and a directory service to hold information about learning objects built for this virtual laboratory. BRAZIL WORKSHOP Rio, 30 -31 st July 2002 @LIS Pilot & Demostration Projects

ARCA - Objectives • ARCA - Ambiente de Realidade Virtual Colaborativo de Aprendizagem –Adapt existing content for active distance learning (via virtual laboratory and educational interactive multimidia) on physics concepts needed to understand computer network technology for human resources formation aimed to support and troubleshoot networks based on regular wired technologies as well as wireless and optical networks nowadays used for Information Society support. BRAZIL WORKSHOP Rio, 30 -31 st July 2002 @LIS Pilot & Demostration Projects

ARCA Known Partners: – INESC (Portugal) – Frauhoff Institute (IPA Stuttgart - Alemanha) – CNED - Centre Nacional d’Enseignement à Distance - França – UFRGS - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil – UCPel - Universidade Católica de Pelotas - Brasil – UNLP - Universidad de la Plata - Argentina – RNP - Rede Nacional de Pesquisa - Brasil – REUNA - Chile Needed Partners: – Language translation for content localization (Portuguese, Spanish, German, French) – Educational interactive multimedia content production for adaptation of content for the virtual laboratory and design of learning activities using this environment – Specialist in virtual reality to help building of the lab itself. BRAZIL WORKSHOP Rio, 30 -31 st July 2002 @LIS Pilot & Demostration Projects

Activities • Design and localize content and learning activities in the virtual laboratory adjusting/adapting regarding cultural diversity at least of the partners environment. • Integrate chat robot to the virtual laboratory and build knowledge bases for virtual tutors aimed to give students support and advisoring on designed experiments; localize knowledge base for interaction in the targeted languages (Portuguese, Spanish, German, French); optimize the knowledge base used by the chat robot BRAZIL WORKSHOP Rio, 30 -31 st July 2002 @LIS Pilot & Demostration Projects

ARCA • Contacts Name and Organisation: Liane Tarouco - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (liane. tarouco@ufrgs. br) Vera Frossard - Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (vera@rnp. br) Proposal N. LA-7 -0109 Obs. : European applicant will be selected by partners during August/2002 • Broker: Georges Grunberg BRAZIL WORKSHOP Rio, 30 -31 st July 2002 ggrunberg@wanadoo. fr @LIS Pilot & Demostration Projects