International Symposium on ICT for Environmental Sustainability (ICTES 2014)
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Item Survey on Metadata Standards for an E-Teaching Environment(Department of Zoology, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014-06) Vasanthapriyan, S.E--teaching is commonly referred to as the intentional use of networked information and communications technology (ICT) in teaching and learning processes. In order to be easily retrieved, shared and used by different users and for different purposes, the various types of e- teaching documents have to be described following common schemes and rules e.g. specifications or standards and metadata. But the web lacks a uniform organization scheme that would allow easy access to these e-teaching material. It means that there should be efficient accessibility and the recoverability of educational resources. This objective can be gained using the ―Metadata Standards‖. Several institutions and professionals have established Metadata Standards. In this research, a survey was carried out to find out the existing Metadata Standards and their characteristics to propose common Metadata standards to the e—teaching environment. Therefore, the retrieval of information of various types including print, images, animations, presentations, audio, and video in the environment can be easily done.Item Influence of Human Computer Interaction in Learning Management System(Department of Zoology, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014-06) Thuseethan, S.; Vasanthapriyan, S.The word E-learning in many developing and developed countries is inseparable from the field of education and more common in nature. The usefulness of Learning Management Systems in e-learning lies not only in performing the academic task itself but also in sharing of knowledge between users, which includes academics and students. The current trend in developing Learning Management Systems is largely empirical, and academically sound learning experiences are still absent. At the first glance faster, more flexible, more natural, easier and more convenient means for users and Learning Management Systems to interchange information are required. In user‘s perspective, the use of Learning Management System is constrained by the human‘s perceptual and cognitive abilities. On the other hand, in computer side, it constrained only by devices used in the system and the limitations in software design. The best way to overcome both types of constraints therefore now totally lies in designing the user interface rather than the internal system design. In this research appropriate strategies for developing interfaces to Learning Management Systems at a national level were considered. The issues in designing interfaces for Learning Management System for academics are little different from the design standard of interfaces taken from the literature of Human Computer Interaction standards. These differences were considered with the help of a survey done in an academic organization and are described, explained, and clarified. Finally we came up with some modification of standards with the help of existing standards in Human Computer Interaction and with the research output. This type of Human Computer Interaction standards for Learning Management System can satisfy the desires of its intended academic users and deliver a suitable opening for advance research and development.Item Knowledge Sharing and Management Application for National Wildlife Training Center, Sri Lanka(Department of Zoology, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014-06) Wickramasingha, W.A.K.L.M.; Kudavidanage, E.P.; Vasanthapriyan, S.; Priyadarshana, T.S.There is a critical need to share and manage biodiversity data for conservation purposes. A comprehensive inventory of biodiversity data on a location together with information on subjects such as habitat use, conservation status, availability of specimens and previous research can benefit both researchers and decision makers. The National Wildlife Training Center (NWTC) is located in the dry zone, close to Minneriya– Giritale Nature Reserve Block II. It is surrounded by well grown Tropical dry mixed forests and harbors a diverse array of fauna and flora including many endemics and nationally threatened species. The center provides compulsory training to staff of the Department of Wildlife Conservation and has facilities for researchers. It is currently being developed to become an International Training School. Therefore, there is a great necessity to have well documented information on the biodiversity of the locality that can be accessed by visitors, trainees and researchers. In addition an advance form of a database can assist to monitor the use of the specimen collection at the museum and help future development of the site that might affect some of the faunal habitats. Thus this project aims to provide knowledge sharing and management solutions using Information and Communication Technology. The objectives of the study are to provide knowledge sharing and management solutions for using Girithale National Training Center as a model, assist maintaining the specimen collection, provide remote access to users, to reduce barrier between researches and application, to simplify the data searching process and to promote data driven decision making. The project used both primary and secondary data. A biodiversity survey was conducted around the training center in the sanctuary since no previous intensive study on the site has been carried out. The field data as well records from the specimen collection was used as the primary source for project. The research reports at the center were used as secondary sources. The data sharing platform constructed is a web site developed using PHP and the Data base using MySQL. Maps were prepared using digital image processing, use queries, search engine or artificial intelligence agent to retrieve data. In addition a mobile web page was also created. The NWTC could host this web site as a knowledge sharing center. This system provides a knowledge sharing and management system that will help to protect rare and threaten habitats of Girithale and also will provide easy access to different studies conducted. Thus it finally will reduce the gap between conservationists, researchers, decision makers and public and will also facilitate more informed decision making and efficient use of resources.