ReCredible : Topic Maps for knowledge management and e-learning

Abstract

Topic Map technology (ISO 13250) is a way to facilitate the management and navigation of knowledge by creating meta-level perspectives of the underlying concepts, and the relationships between concepts that are expressed by domain ontologies. Topic maps are known to be an effective tool for organizing and navigating information, and for integrating different kinds of knowledge resources. In addition, Topic Map technology can become the core of an e-learning portal that will allow users to explore and navigate datasets through faceted searches and graph browsing, to discover related information and to understand concepts and their relationships better than using traditional reading of continuous texts. This paper discusses the need for an innovative virtual study environment. The focus is on our work on the development of the innovative platform, ‘ReCredible’ that will allow users to find information quickly and to learn more easily using Topic Maps.